סָב
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. An elderly man; an aged or old man.
2. grandfather (a father of someone's parent)
3. An old wise man.
Pronunciation
sav
Examples61
סבי הָפַךְ אֵת הַחֶבְרָה למָה שֶׁהִיא הַיּוֹם.
My grandfather made the company what it is today.
סבי מֵת לִפְנֵי שָׁלוֹשׁ שָׁנִים.
My grandfather died three years ago.
סבי הָיָה בֵּן 89 במוֹתוֹ.
My grandfather lived till he was eighty-nine.
אבי, שֶׁעֲדַיִן חַי, וסבי היו מוֹרִים לשפות.
My father, who's still alive, and my grandfather were language professors.
סבי נָפַל במִלְחֶמֶת הָעוֹלָם הַשְּׁנִיָּה.
My grandfather was killed in World War II.
סבי הָיָה ארכיאולוג.
My grandfather was an archaeologist.