גדול

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־ד־ל‏

From the root ג־ד־ל‏ .

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈdɔl/

Adjective

גָּדוֹל • (gadól) (feminine גְּדוֹלָה‏, masculine plural גְּדוֹלִים‏, feminine plural גְּדוֹלוֹת‏)

1. big, large
2. great, important
   • Exodus 3:3, with translation of the King James Version:

     ‏אָסֻרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶה הַגָּדֹל הַזֶּה‎

     asuro-ná v'er'é et-hamar'é hagadól hazé

     I will now turn aside, and see this great sight

   • Jeremiah 32:19, with translation of the King James Version:

     ‏גְּדֹל הָעֵצָה וְרַב הָעֲלִילִיָּה‎

     g'dól haetsá v'ráv haaliliyá

     Great in counsel, and mighty in work

References

• “H1419”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979