Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
ג־ד־ל (g-d-l)

From the root ג־ד־ל .

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Adjective edit

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

  1. big, large
  2. great, important
    • Tanach, 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
    • Tanach, 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

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Noun edit

גִּדּוּל (gidúlm

  1. defective spelling of גידול