Etymology

gadol

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Today it means: An eminent, highly respected rabbi, esp. of the past. Full definition →

Hebrew גָּדוֹל
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromגָּדוֹל“big, great”
  2. English todaygadol

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.