גדול
Gadol
/gah-DOL/
Big — used as praise: "the man!", "legend", "you're the best"
💬What does Gadol mean in Hebrew?
Gadol (גדול, pronounced gah-DOL) literally means "big" but is used as an exclamation of praise in Israeli Hebrew — "ata gadol!" means "you're the man!" or "you're a legend!". It's said to thank or compliment someone who did something impressive or went out of their way to help.
🔊How to pronounce Gadol
גדול
Gadol
gah-DOL
Capitals = stressed syllable
The Hebrew script reads right-to-left. The English transliteration uses the Israeli Sephardic pronunciation standard.
🇮🇱When do Israelis use Gadol?
A standalone exclamation of praise for someone who did something impressive or helpful.
📝Gadol in a sentence — examples
אתה גדול! תודה שעזרת לי.
Ata gadol! Toda she'azarta li.
You're the man! Thanks for helping me.
היא גדולה, סידרה לנו הכל תוך יום.
Hi gdola, sidra lanu hakol tokh yom.
She's amazing, she sorted everything out for us in a day.
גדול שבאת לתמוך בי היום.
Gadol shebata litmokh bi hayom.
It's huge that you came to support me today.
כל הכבוד, גדול, זה היה מהלך מושלם.
Kol hakavod, gadol, ze haya ma'halakh mushlam.
Nice work, legend, that was a perfect move.
תהיה גדול ותסע אותי לשדה התעופה.
Tihye gadol vetitse oti lisde hate'ufa.
Be a legend and drive me to the airport.
📖Origin of Gadol
Straightforward Hebrew adjective "gadol" (גדול — big, great), extended in colloquial speech from describing size to praising a person, similar to the English idiom "you're the man" used approvingly.
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Related Hebrew slang words
אחלה
Achla
AHKHlah
Awesome, great, excellent, brilliant
חבל על הזמן
Chaval al hazman
khah-VAL al ha-ZMAN
Incredible, amazing (literally: "waste of time")
אחי
Achi
ah-KHEE
Bro, dude, man (literally: my brother)
גבר
Gever
GEH-ver
Man, guy, dude (also: a real man, someone tough)