Saba raba (סבא רבא) means great grandfather in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
great grandfather
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Saba raba.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כינוי לאבי הסב.
The word Saba raba is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סַבָּא רַבָּא
- Written without vowel points
- סבא רבא
- Said
- saba raba
- Feminine form
- סָבְתָא רַבְּתָא
- Inflections
- נ' סָבְתָא רַבְּתָא
- Gematria
- 266
This is how Saba raba is said in other languages.
- English
- great grandfather
- Arabic
- الجد الاعلى
- Russian
- прадед, прадедушка
- French
- arrière-grand-père
- Spanish
- bisabuelo
- German
- Urgroßvater
- Yiddish
- עלטער־זײדע
These words mean nearly the same as Saba raba.
- סבא גדול
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Saba raba.
- ריבע
- ניןgreat grandson
- נינה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Saba raba in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Saba raba.
What does Saba raba (סבא רבא) mean in Hebrew?
Saba raba (סבא רבא) means great grandfather. It is said saba raba, with the stress on sa.
What is a synonym for Saba raba (סבא רבא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Saba raba (סבא רבא) are סבא גדול.
What is the opposite of Saba raba (סבא רבא)?
Words that mean the opposite of Saba raba (סבא רבא) are ריבע, נין, and נינה.
Is Saba raba (סבא רבא) masculine or feminine?
The word Saba raba (סבא רבא) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סבא רבא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.