Batlan (בטלן) means slacker in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
slacker
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Batlan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שאינו עוסק במלאכה ובעשייה מועילה.
- 2יהדותתלמיד חכם. (שבטל ממלאכה ועסוק בתורה רוב זמנו).
- 3עממיאדם לא יוצלח. שאינו רואה ברכה בעסקיו.
The word Batlan is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- בַּטְלָן
- Written without vowel points
- בטלן
- Said
- batlan
- Root
- ב־ט־ל
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- בַּטְלָנִים
- Feminine form
- בַּטְלָנִית
- Inflections
- נ' בַּטְלָנִית, ר' בַּטְלָנִים, נ"ר בַּטְלָנִיוֹת
- Gematria
- 91
This is how Batlan is said in other languages.
- English
- slacker
- Arabic
- كَسْلان
These words mean nearly the same as Batlan.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Batlan.
- פעילactivist
- פעלתןhyperactive
- עסקן
- חרוץ
- עמלן
- תועמלן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Batlan.
The word Batlan comes from the root ב־ט־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Batlan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Batlan.
What does Batlan (בטלן) mean in Hebrew?
Batlan (בטלן) means slacker. It is said batlan, with the stress on lan.
What is a synonym for Batlan (בטלן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Batlan (בטלן) are עצל, עצלן, and אברך.
What is the opposite of Batlan (בטלן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Batlan (בטלן) are פעיל, פעלתן, עסקן, חרוץ, עמלן, and תועמלן.
What rhymes with Batlan (בטלן)?
Words that rhyme with Batlan (בטלן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בטלן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.