Saba (סבא) means gramps in Hebrew.
It can also mean grandfather. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
gramps, grandfather
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Saba.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כינוי לאב ההורה, סב.
- 2זקן, ישיש.
The word Saba is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סַבָּא
- Written without vowel points
- סבא
- Said
- saba
- Root
- ש־ו־ב
- Plural
- סָבִים
- Inflections
- ר' סָבִים; סב־, ר' סָבֵי־ (ראו להלן בסעיף "מידע נוסף")
- Gematria
- 63
This is how Saba is said in other languages.
- English
- gramps, grandfather
- Arabic
- جد
- Russian
- дед
- French
- grand-père, aïeul
- Spanish
- abuelo
- German
- Großvater, Opa, Opi
- Yiddish
- זײדע
These words mean nearly the same as Saba.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Saba.
- ילד
- נער
- תינוקbaby
- קטן
- נכדgrandchild
- נכדה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Saba.
The word Saba is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ישראל סבא
- כפר סבא
- מקל סבא
- סבא בביתא פאחא בביתא
- סבא גדול
- סבא רבא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Saba comes from the root ש־ו־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Saba in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Saba.
What does Saba (סבא) mean in Hebrew?
Saba (סבא) means gramps and grandfather. It is said saba, with the stress on sa.
What is a synonym for Saba (סבא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Saba (סבא) are בא בימים, זקן, ישיש, סב, קשיש, and אב זקן.
What is the opposite of Saba (סבא)?
Words that mean the opposite of Saba (סבא) are ילד, נער, תינוק, קטן, נכד, and נכדה.
What rhymes with Saba (סבא)?
Words that rhyme with Saba (סבא) include לבה, אבא, and סבבה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סבא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.