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gadol

gadol noun: an eminent, highly respected rabbi, esp. of the past.

Noun

gadol (plural gedolim)

  1. An eminent, highly respected rabbi, esp. of the past.
    • There were many gedolim who said that it is infinitely preferable that the mosque be there than not, when there is no Beis Hamikdash.2001 January 11, David Goldman, “JEWS FORBIDDEN ON TEMPLE MOUNT”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)

Forms of gadol

pluralgedolim

Origin of gadol

Borrowed from Hebrew גָּדוֹל (“big, great”).

Phrases with gadol

Questions about gadol

What does gadol mean?
Gadol means an eminent, highly respected rabbi, esp. of the past.
What part of speech is gadol?
Gadol is a noun.
What is the plural of gadol?
The plural of gadol is gedolim.

Words near gadol in the dictionary

  1. gadofosveset
  2. gadofullerene
  3. gadofullerenes
  4. gadoid
  5. gadoids
  6. gadol
  7. gadoleic
  8. gadoleic acid
  9. gadolinate
  10. gadolinates
  11. gadolinia

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