Kesher savta (קשר סבתא) means granny knot in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קֶשֶׁר סָבְתָא
kesher savta
noun · masculine
In English
granny knot
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kesher savta.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קשר לחיבור שני קצותיו של חבל או שרוך הכרוך סביב חפץ; מעין קשר שטוח "הפוך".
The word Kesher savta is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֶשֶׁר סָבְתָא
- Written without vowel points
- קשר סבתא
- Said
- kesher savta
- Root
- ק־ש־ר
- Plural
- קִשְׁרֵי סָבְתָא
- Inflections
- ר' קִשְׁרֵי סָבְתָא
- Gematria
- 1,063
This is how Kesher savta is said in other languages.
- English
- granny knot
- Russian
- бабий узел
- French
- nœud en queue de cochon
- German
- Altweiberknoten
The word Kesher savta comes from the root ק־ש־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Kesher savta in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kesher savta.
What does Kesher savta (קשר סבתא) mean in Hebrew?
Kesher savta (קשר סבתא) means granny knot. It is said kesher savta, with the stress on ke.
Is Kesher savta (קשר סבתא) masculine or feminine?
The word Kesher savta (קשר סבתא) is a masculine noun, and its plural is קִשְׁרֵי סָבְתָא.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קשר סבתא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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