גּוֹדֶל m. (b. h. גֹּדֶל; v. גדל) 1) greatness. Erub. 21ᵇ כבודי וגוֹדְלִי, my glory and my greatness.—Ex. R. s. 29; Cant. R. to I, 2 גָּדְלוֹ His greatness.—Ib. to II, 4; Num. R. s. 2 (play on ודגלו, Cant. l. c.) וגוֹדְלוֹ עלי אהבה even his (the child’s) elevating himself over Me (by putting his finger on the Divine Name) is (a token of) love; (Tanḥ. B’midb. 10 ודגלו; ed. Bub. ib. note וגִידּוּלוֹ Ms. R.). —2) pile.—Pl. גּוֹדְלִין. Y. B. Mets. II, beg. 8ᵇ עשויין ג׳ (coins found) piled up (assorted according to their sizes, pyramid-like; Bab. B. Mets. 25ᵃ כמִגְדָּלִין).
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גּוֹדֶל m. (b. h. גֹּדֶל ; v. גדל ) 1) greatness . Erub. 21ᵇ כבודי וגוֹדְלִי , my glory and my greatness.— Ex. R. s. 29 ; Cant. R. to I, 2 גָּדְלוֹ…
References
- Eruvin 21b:20
- Shemot Rabbah 29
- Shir HaShirim Rabbah 1:2:3
- Shir HaShirim Rabbah 2:4
- Bamidbar Rabbah 2:3
- Jerusalem Talmud Bava Metzia 2:3:2
- Bava Metzia 25a:11