P'altan (פעלתן) means hyperactive in Hebrew.
It can also mean active. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
hyperactive, active
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for P'altan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל עיסוקים רבים, פעיל מאוד.
The word P'altan is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- פְּעַלְתָּן
- Written without vowel points
- פעלתן
- Said
- p'altan
- Root
- פ־ע־ל
- Pattern
- קְטַלְתָּן
- Plural
- פְּעַלְתָּנִים
- Feminine form
- פְּעַלְתָּנִית
- Inflections
- ר' פְּעַלְתָּנִים; נ' פְּעַלְתָּנִית, נ"ר פְּעַלְתָּנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 630
This is how P'altan is said in other languages.
- English
- hyperactive, active
- Arabic
- شَخْص نَشيط, شَخْص فَعَّال
These words mean nearly the same as P'altan.
- דינמיdynamic
- נמרץenergetic
- אנרגטי
- היפראקטיבי
- פעילactivist
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These words mean the opposite of P'altan.
These words rhyme with P'altan.
The word P'altan comes from the root פ־ע־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after P'altan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word P'altan.
What does P'altan (פעלתן) mean in Hebrew?
P'altan (פעלתן) means hyperactive and active. It is said p'altan, with the stress on tan.
What is a synonym for P'altan (פעלתן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as P'altan (פעלתן) are דינמי, נמרץ, אנרגטי, היפראקטיבי, and פעיל.
What is the opposite of P'altan (פעלתן)?
Words that mean the opposite of P'altan (פעלתן) are בטלן and פלגמטי.
What rhymes with P'altan (פעלתן)?
Words that rhyme with P'altan (פעלתן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פעלתן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.