גדול

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־ד־ל‎ (g-d-l)

From the root ג־ד־ל‎ .

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈdo̞l/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [ɡɔːˈðoː.ol]
• Rhymes: -ol

Adjective

גָּדוֹל • (gadól) (feminine גְּדוֹלָה‎, masculine plural גְּדוֹלִים‎, feminine plural גְּדוֹלוֹת‎) [pattern: קָטוֹל]

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, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible