Atslan (עצלן) means sloth in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַצְלָן
atslan
noun · masculine
In English
sloth
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Atslan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יונק דמוי קוף שוכן עצים וכבד תנועה. לעצלן טפרים דמויי קרסים שבהם הוא נתלה בענף מבלי להתאמץ. ניזון מעלים ומפירות.
The word Atslan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַצְלָן
- Written without vowel points
- עצלן
- Said
- atslan
- Root
- ע־צ־ל
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- עַצְלָנִים
- Inflections
- עַצְלַן־; ר' עַצְלָנִים, עַצְלָנֵי־
- Gematria
- 240
This is how Atslan is said in other languages.
- English
- sloth
These words rhyme with Atslan.
The word Atslan comes from the root ע־צ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Atslan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Atslan.
What does Atslan (עצלן) mean in Hebrew?
Atslan (עצלן) means sloth. It is said atslan, with the stress on lan.
What rhymes with Atslan (עצלן)?
Words that rhyme with Atslan (עצלן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Atslan (עצלן) masculine or feminine?
The word Atslan (עצלן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עַצְלָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עצלן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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