Great Ones of the World (גְּדוֹלֵי עוֹלָם)
Great Ones of the World (גְּדוֹלֵי עוֹלָם)

Great Ones of the World

Men of great importance in human history.

("Rabbi Berachyah said thus: The two great ones of the world, Rabbi Yochanan and Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish, expounded, 'May God be separated (blessed be He), surely Rabbi Yehuda in the name of Rabbi Shimon said: Separate Him, and the Rabbis say: Separate for the righteous in the future to come.'" - Jerusalem Talmud Berachot 8:6)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גְּדוֹלֵי עוֹלָם

Definition (Hebrew)

אֲנָשִׁים חֲשׁוּבִים בְּיוֹתֵר בַּהִסְטוֹרְיָה הָאֱנוֹשִׁית.

("אָמַר רַבִּי בֶּרֶכְיָה כָּךְ דָּרְשׁוּ שְׁנֵי גְּדוֹלֵי עוֹלָם רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ וְיִבָּדֵל אֱלֹהִים אַבְדָּלָה וַדַּאי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בִּי ר' סִימוֹן אָמַר הִבְדִּילוּ לוֹ וְרַבָּנִין אָמְרִין הִבְדִּילוּ לַצַּדִּיקִים לֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא"-יְרוּשַׁלְמִי בְּרָכוֹת ח, ו)

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