This is what the Hebrew word Sav (שָׂב) means.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אָדָם בְּשֵׂיבָתוֹ, שֶׁאֵינוֹ צָעִיר עוֹד.
גַּם שָׂב גַּם יָשִׁישׁ בָּנוּ כַּבִּיר מֵאָבִיךָ יָמִים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sav is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׂב
- Written without vowel points
- שב
- Said
- sav
- Root
- ש־י־ב
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Inflections
- יחידה: שָׂבָה, ר"ז: שָׂבִים, ר"נ: שָׂבוֹת, נ"ר: שָׂבֵי-
- Gematria
- 302
These words mean nearly the same as Sav.
- ישיש
- בא בימיםold
- זקן
- קשישelderly
- סב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Sav.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Sav.
These words come before and after Sav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sav.
What is a synonym for Sav (שָׂב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sav (שָׂב) are ישיש, בא בימים, זקן, קשיש, and סב.
What is the opposite of Sav (שָׂב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sav (שָׂב) are צעיר and רך.
What rhymes with Sav (שָׂב)?
Words that rhyme with Sav (שָׂב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.