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Savta rabta (סבתא רבתא) means great-grandmother in Hebrew.

It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

סָבְתָא רַבְּתָא
savta rabta
phrase
In English

great-grandmother

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ס

The dictionary gives one meaning for Savta rabta.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    כינוי לאם הסבתא או הסבא.

The word Savta rabta is a phrase.

Written with vowel points
סָבְתָא רַבְּתָא
Written without vowel points
סבתא רבתא
Said
savta rabta
Gematria
1,066

This is how Savta rabta is said in other languages.

English
great-grandmother
Russian
прабабушка
French
arrière-grand-mère, bisaïeule
Spanish
bisabuela
German
Urgroßmutter
Yiddish
עלטער באָבע

These words mean nearly the same as Savta rabta.

  • אם שילשה
  • סבתא גדולה

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What does Savta rabta (⁨סבתא רבתא⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Savta rabta (⁨סבתא רבתא⁩) means great-grandmother. It is said savta rabta, with the stress on sa.

What is a synonym for Savta rabta (⁨סבתא רבתא⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Savta rabta (⁨סבתא רבתא⁩) are ⁨אם שילשה⁩ and ⁨סבתא גדולה⁩.

What is the opposite of Savta rabta (⁨סבתא רבתא⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Savta rabta (⁨סבתא רבתא⁩) are ⁨שלש⁩, ⁨רבע⁩, ⁨נין⁩, and ⁨נינה⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סבתא רבתא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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