Sipuri savta (סיפורי סבתא) means old wives' tales in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סִפּוּרֵי סָבְתָא
sipuri savta
noun · masculine
In English
old wives' tales
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sipuri savta.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דבר מופרך, חסר כל אמינות.
The word Sipuri savta is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סִפּוּרֵי סָבְתָא
- Written without vowel points
- סיפורי סבתא
- Said
- sipuri savta
- Root
- ס־פ־ר
- Gematria
- 829
This is how Sipuri savta is said in other languages.
- English
- old wives' tales
- Yiddish
- באָבע־מעשׂה
The word Sipuri savta comes from the root ס־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Sipuri savta in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sipuri savta.
What does Sipuri savta (סיפורי סבתא) mean in Hebrew?
Sipuri savta (סיפורי סבתא) means old wives' tales. It is said sipuri savta, with the stress on pu.
Is Sipuri savta (סיפורי סבתא) masculine or feminine?
The word Sipuri savta (סיפורי סבתא) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספורי סבתא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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