Avtala (אבטלה) means unemployment in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַבְטָלָה
avtala
noun · feminine
In English
unemployment
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Avtala.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בטלה
- 2מצב שבו אנשים, שגילם מתאים לעבודה, לא מועסקים.
The word Avtala is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַבְטָלָה
- Written without vowel points
- אבטלה
- Said
- avtala
- Root
- ב־ט־ל
- Pattern
- אַקְטָלָה
- Inflections
- אַבְטָלַת־
- Gematria
- 47
This is how Avtala is said in other languages.
- English
- unemployment
- Arabic
- بطالة
- Russian
- безработица
- French
- chômage
- Spanish
- desempleo
- German
- arbeitslosigkeit
These words rhyme with Avtala.
The word Avtala is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נר של אבטלה
- אבטלה סמויה
- דמי אבטלה
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The word Avtala comes from the root ב־ט־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Avtala in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Avtala.
What does Avtala (אבטלה) mean in Hebrew?
Avtala (אבטלה) means unemployment. It is said avtala, with the stress on la.
What rhymes with Avtala (אבטלה)?
Words that rhyme with Avtala (אבטלה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
Is Avtala (אבטלה) masculine or feminine?
The word Avtala (אבטלה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אבטלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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