Pa'il (פעיל) means activist in Hebrew.
It can also mean active. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
activist, active
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Pa'il.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט המשתתף כחבר בקבוצה. שלוקח על עצמו אחריות לביצוע פעולה כלשהי, או מנהיגות.
- 2גורם המבצע פעילות, שאינו נח, ואינו סביל.
- 3דקדוקנטיה של פועל בשפה העברית. המתארת את ביצוע הפעולה באופן יזום.
The word Pa'il is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פָּעִיל
- Written without vowel points
- פעיל
- Said
- pa'il
- Root
- פ־ע־ל
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- פְּעִילִים
- Feminine form
- פְּעִילָה
- Inflections
- נ' פְּעִילָה, פְּעִילַת־; ר' פְּעִילִים, פְּעִילֵי־; נ"ר פְּעִילוֹת
- Gematria
- 190
This is how Pa'il is said in other languages.
- English
- activist, active
- Arabic
- ناشط, نشيط
These words mean nearly the same as Pa'il.
- אקטיביסט
- אקטיבי
- נמרץenergetic
- עסקן
- פעלתןhyperactive
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Pa'il.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Pa'il.
The word Pa'il is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פעיל פוליטי
- פעיל חברתי
- פעיל מפלגה
- פעיל שלום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Pa'il comes from the root פ־ע־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Pa'il in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pa'il.
What does Pa'il (פעיל) mean in Hebrew?
Pa'il (פעיל) means activist and active. It is said pa'il, with the stress on il.
What is a synonym for Pa'il (פעיל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pa'il (פעיל) are אקטיביסט, אקטיבי, נמרץ, עסקן, and פעלתן.
What is the opposite of Pa'il (פעיל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Pa'il (פעיל) are סביל, עצל, פסיבי, פלגמט, בטלן, and אינרטי.
What rhymes with Pa'il (פעיל)?
Words that rhyme with Pa'il (פעיל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and אליל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פעיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.