גָּדוֹל

גָּדוֹלm., גְּדוֹלָה f. (b. h.; גדל) 1) great, distinguished; (noun) a great man, leader. Sabb.94b, a. fr. ג׳ כבוד הבריותוכ׳ human dignity is something great, for it overrules a prohibitive law Ned.49b ג׳ מלאכהוכ׳ labor is something great, for it honors him who pursues it.Sot.I, 9 ג׳ ממנו his superior. Gen. R. s. 100 גְּדוֹל העולמים the Great One of the worlds, the Lord.Snh.21b גְּ׳ העולם a world-renowned man (Solomon). M. Kat. 22a גְּ׳ הדור a prominent man of his days. Y. ib. III, 82c top גְּ׳ המשפחה the chief of the family; a. v. fr. 2) adult, of age, older. Yeb.II, 8 בג׳ on the eldest brother. Ib. XIII, 11 ג׳ וקטנה if one of the brothers widows is of age, and the other a minor; a. fr.כהן גדול (abbr. כ״ג) Highpriest. Ib. IX, 1; a. fr.Pl. גְּדוֹלִים, גְּדוֹלִין; גְּדוֹלוֹת. Koh. R. to VII, 8 גְּדוֹלֵי הדור scholars, v. supra; ג׳ ירושלים prominent citizens of Jerusalem.Ab. Zar.18a ג׳ רומי Roman dignitaries; a. fr.Ber.23b, a. e. גדולים (sub. נקבים) the larger functions of the body, movement of the bowels; v. דַּק.