Big in Hebrew is גָּדוֹל (gadol).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
גָּדוֹל
gadol
adjective
In English
big
/bɪɡ/
These are the Hebrew words for big as an adjective.
adult
- גָּדוֹלגדולgadolIn the Hebrew dictionary
of a great size
- גָּדוֹלגדולgadólIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word גָּדוֹל.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּדוֹל
- Written without vowel points
- גדול
- Said
- gadol
- Feminine form
- גְּדוֹלָה
- Its meanings in English
- big, big, large, great, important
The Hebrew dictionary's page for גדול, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with big.
These words come before and after big in the list.
These are the questions people ask about big in Hebrew.
How do you say big in Hebrew?
big in Hebrew is גָּדוֹל, said gadol. Without vowel points it is written גדול.
What else does גדול mean in English?
Besides big, גדול can mean big, large and great, important.
How is big pronounced in English?
big is pronounced /bɪɡ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry big and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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