Gadol (גדול) means large in Hebrew.
It can also mean big. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
large, big
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Gadol.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל מידה מרובה, תופס מרחב רב.
...וַיֹּאמֶר לְנַעֲרוֹ שְׁפֹת הַסִּיר הַגְּדוֹלָה וּבַשֵּׁל נָזִיד לִבְנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים.
- 2בוגר.
וּלְלָבָן שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת; שֵׁם הַגְּדֹלָה לֵאָה, וְשֵׁם הַקְּטַנָּה רָחֵל.
- 3חשוב.
לֹא־תַעֲשׂוּ עָוֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּט – לֹא־תִשָּׂא פְנֵי־דָל, וְלֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָדוֹל; בְּצֶדֶק תִּשְׁפֹּט עֲמִיתֶךָ.
- 4סלנגטוב, מוצלח והוגן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gadol is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּדוֹל
- Written without vowel points
- גדול
- Said
- gadol
- Pattern
- קָטוֹל
- Plural
- גְּדוֹלִים
- Feminine form
- גְּדוֹלָה
- Inflections
- נ' גְּדוֹלָה, ר' גְּדוֹלִים, נ"ר גְּדוֹלוֹת
- Gematria
- 43
This is how Gadol is said in other languages.
- English
- large, big
- Arabic
- كبير
- Russian
- большой
- French
- gros, grand
- Spanish
- grande
- German
- groß
- Yiddish
- גרויס
These words mean nearly the same as Gadol.
- כביר
- רב מידות
- ענק
- עצום
- רב
- רבא
- אדירmighty
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Gadol.
- קטן
- זעיר
- רך
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Gadol.
The word Gadol is part of these phrases and sayings.
- האח הגדול
- זה הקטן גדול יהיה
- כוהן גדול
- כנסת הגדולה
- נכנס לנעליים גדולות
- ראש גדול
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Gadol in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gadol.
What does Gadol (גדול) mean in Hebrew?
Gadol (גדול) means large and big. It is said gadol, with the stress on dol.
What is a synonym for Gadol (גדול)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Gadol (גדול) are כביר, רב מידות, ענק, עצום, רב, and רבא.
What is the opposite of Gadol (גדול)?
Words that mean the opposite of Gadol (גדול) are קטן, זעיר, and רך.
What rhymes with Gadol (גדול)?
Words that rhyme with Gadol (גדול) include קול, כול, אלכוהול, חול, גבעול, and מחול.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גדול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.