Rosh gadol (ראש גדול) means initiative in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רֹאשׁ גָּדוֹל
rosh gadol
noun · masculine
In English
initiative
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rosh gadol.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סלנגאדם בעל צורת חשיבה רחבה ומקיפה בענינים רלוונטיים, אדם שמגלה אחריות ואכפתיות.
The word Rosh gadol is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֹאשׁ גָּדוֹל
- Written without vowel points
- ראש גדול
- Said
- rosh gadol
- Plural
- רָאשִׁים גְּדוֹלִים
- Inflections
- ר' רָאשִׁים גְּדוֹלִים
- Gematria
- 544
This is how Rosh gadol is said in other languages.
- English
- initiative
These words mean the opposite of Rosh gadol.
- ראש קטן
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These words come before and after Rosh gadol in the dictionary.
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What does Rosh gadol (ראש גדול) mean in Hebrew?
Rosh gadol (ראש גדול) means initiative. It is said rosh gadol, with the stress on dol.
What is the opposite of Rosh gadol (ראש גדול)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rosh gadol (ראש גדול) are ראש קטן.
Is Rosh gadol (ראש גדול) masculine or feminine?
The word Rosh gadol (ראש גדול) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רָאשִׁים גְּדוֹלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ראש גדול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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