Sav (סב) means grandfather in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
grandfather
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Sav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אֲבי האב או האֵם.
- 2אדם בא בימים.
The word Sav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סָב
- Written without vowel points
- סב
- Said
- sav
- Root
- ש־ו־ב
- Plural
- סָבִים
- Feminine form
- סָבָה
- Inflections
- נ' סָבָה, סָבַת־; ר' סָבִים, סָבֵי־; נ"ר סָבוֹת; סַב־
- Gematria
- 62
This is how Sav is said in other languages.
- English
- grandfather
- Spanish
- abuelo
- Yiddish
- זײדע
These words mean nearly the same as Sav.
- סבא
- אב זקןgrandfather
- זקן
- ישיש
- קשישelderly
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These words mean the opposite of Sav.
- תינוקbaby
- עולל
- רך
- דרדק
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These words rhyme with Sav.
The word Sav comes from the root ש־ו־ב, like these words.
This is where the word Sav comes from.
צורה ארמית של שָׂב.
These words come before and after Sav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sav.
What does Sav (סב) mean in Hebrew?
Sav (סב) means grandfather. It is said sav, with the stress on sav.
What is a synonym for Sav (סב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sav (סב) are סבא, אב זקן, זקן, ישיש, and קשיש.
What is the opposite of Sav (סב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sav (סב) are תינוק, עולל, רך, and דרדק.
What rhymes with Sav (סב)?
Words that rhyme with Sav (סב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.