Most Frequent Hebrew Words

The Hebrew words that occur most often in the Hebrew Bible, ranked by frequency. Learning vocabulary in frequency order is the fastest route to reading fluency — the top few hundred words cover the great majority of the text. Each links to its full Strong’s entry with the BDB/Thayer definition and every occurrence.

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אֵת H853 ʼêth - 10,979
יהוה H3068 Yᵉhôvâh LORD 6,518
עַל H5921 ʻal upon 5,779
אֶל H413 ʼêl to 5,514
אֲשֶׁר H834 ʼăsher which 5,502
כֹּל H3605 kôl all 5,417
אָמַר H559 ʼâmar to say 5,314
לֹא H3808 lôʼ not 5,191
בֵּן H1121 bên son 4,941
כִּי H3588 kîy that 4,488
הָיָה H1961 hâyâh to be 3,575
עָשָׂה H6213 ʻâsâh to do 2,640
אֱלֹהִים H430 ʼĕlôhîym God 2,600
בּוֹא H935 bôwʼ to enter 2,592
מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428 melek king 2,526
יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Yisrâʼêl Israel 2,507
אֶ֫רֶץ H776 ʼerets land 2,505
יוֹם H3117 yôwm day 2,304
אִישׁ H376 ʼîysh man 2,187
פָּנֶה H6440 pânîym face 2,127
בית H1004 bayith house 2,056
נָתַן H5414 nâthan to give 2,015
הוּא H1931 hûwʼ he 1,889
עַם H5971 ʻam people 1,870
יָד H3027 yâd hand 1,627
דָּבָר H1697 dâbâr word 1,455
רָאָה H7200 râʼâh to see 1,314
עַד H5704 ʻad until 1,262
מן H4480 min from 1,230
אָב H1 ʼâb father 1,213
זֶה H2088 zeh this 1,178
שָׁמַע H8085 shâmaʻ to hear 1,165
דָבַר H1696 dâbar to speak 1,144
אַתָּ֫ה H859 ʼattâh you 1,104
עִיר H5892 ʻîyr city 1,095
יָשַׁב H3427 yâshab to dwell 1,092
יָצָא H3318 yâtsâʼ to go out 1,076
שׁוּב H7725 shûwb to return 1,073
אִם H518 ʼim if 1,070
דָּוִד H1732 Dâvid David 1,070
עִם H5973 ʻim with 1,049
יָלַךְ H3212 yâlak to walk 1,044
אֶחָד H259 ʼechâd one 976
לָקַח H3947 lâqach to take 967
יָדַע H3045 yâdaʻ to know 953
עַ֫יִן H5869 ʻayin eye 897
עָלָה H5927 ʻâlâh to go up 894
אֵת H854 ʼêth with 889
שָׁנָה H8141 shâneh year 880
אֲנִי H589 ʼănîy I 874
שֵׁם H8034 shêm name 863
שָׁלַח H7971 shâlach to send 847
הִנֵּה H2009 hinnêh behold 843
מוּת H4191 mûwth to die 839
שָׁם H8033 shâm there 835
יְהוּדָה H3063 Yᵉhûwdâh Judah 819
אָכַל H398 ʼâkal to eat 815
עֶ֫בֶד H5650 ʻebed servant 803
אַ֫יִן H369 ʼayin nothing 790
אִשָּׁה H802 ʼishshâh woman 781
כֵּן H3651 kên thus 771
גַּם H1571 gam also 769
שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 shᵉnayim two 768
מֹשֶׁה H4872 Môsheh Moses 765
נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315 nephesh soul 757
מָה H4100 mâh what 750
כֹּהֵן H3548 kôhên priest 749
אֵ֫לֶּה H428 ʼêl-leh these 747
קָרָא H7121 qârâʼ to call 739
אַל H408 ʼal not 725
אַחַר H310 ʼachar after 718
דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870 derek way 712
רַע H7451 raʻ evil 666
נָשָׂא H5375 nâsâʼ to lift 654
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫͏ם H3389 Yᵉrûwshâlaim Jerusalem 643
מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714 Mitsrayim Egypt 635
אָח H251 ʼâch brother 630
קוּם H6965 qûwm to rise 628
זֹאת H2063 zôʼth this 605
רֹאשׁ H7218 rôʼsh head 600
לֵב H3820 lêb heart 596
בַּת H1323 bath daughter 590
שׂוּם H7760 sûwm to put 586
מֵאָה H3967 mêʼâh hundred 585
מַי H4325 mayim water 582
כֹּה H3541 kôh thus 577
גּוֹי H1471 gôwy nation 567
הֵ֫מָּה H1992 hêm they 566
טוֹב H2896 ṭôwb good 565
עָבַר H5674 ʻâbar to pass over 562
אָדָם H120 ʼâdâm man 552
הַר H2022 har mountain 547
גָּדוֹל H1419 gâdôwl great 530
עָמַד H5975 ʻâmad to stand 526
תַּחַת H8478 tachath under 511
הָלַךְ H1980 hâlak to walk 510
אֶ֫לֶף H505 ʼeleph thousand 508
קוֹל H6963 qôwl voice 506
חַי H2416 chay living 503
נָכָה H5221 nâkâh to strike 502
יָלַד H3205 yâlad to bear 500
פֶּה H6310 peh mouth 498
צָוָה H6680 tsâvâh to command 496
עוֹד H5750 ʻôwd still 488
צָבָא H6635 tsâbâʼ army 487
שָׁמַר H8104 shâmar to keep 469
קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944 qôdesh holiness 467
רַב H7227 rab many 461
מָצָא H4672 mâtsâʼ to find 457
אֲדֹנָי H136 ʼĂdônây lord 445
עוֹלָם H5769 ʻôwlâm forever 437
נָפַל H5307 nâphal to fall 435
עַתָּ֫ה H6258 ʻattâh now 435
שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 shâlôwsh three 431
מִשְׁפָּט H4941 mishpâṭ judgment 424
מִי H4310 mîy who 423
שָׁמַיִם H8064 shâmayim heaven 421
שַׂר H8269 sar prince 421
תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 tâvek midst 420
חֶ֫רֶב H2719 chereb sword 413
בֵּין H996 bêyn between 406
שָׁאוּל H7586 Shâʼûwl Saul 406
כֶּ֫סֶף H3701 keçeph silver 403
מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 mizbêach altar 403
נָא H4994 nâʼ please 403
מָקוֹם H4725 mâqôwm place 401
יָם H3220 yâm sea 396
שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 shebaʻ seven 395
זָהָב H2091 zâhâb gold 389
יָרַד H3381 yârad to go down 381
אֵשׁ H784 ʼêsh fire 378
רוּחַ H7307 rûwach spirit 378
בָּנָה H1129 bânâh to build 377
נְאֻם H5002 nᵉʼum utterance 376
שַׁ֫עַר H8179 shaʻar gate 375
נָגַד H5046 nâgad to make known 371
דָּם H1818 dâm blood 361
אָֽנֹכִ֫י H595 ʼânôkîy I 359
מָלַךְ H4427 mâlak to reign 351
יַעֲקֹב H3290 Yaʻăqôb Jacob 349
אֹ֫הֶל H168 ʼôhel tent 348
דִּי H1768 dîy which 347
אַהֲרֹן H175 ʼAhărôwn Aaron 346
חָמֵשׁ H2568 châmêsh five 346
עָשָׂר H6240 ʻâsâr teen 338
סָבִיב H5439 çâbîyb round about 337
שָׂדֶה H7704 sâdeh field 334
בָּרַךְ H1288 bârak to bless 330
עֵץ H6086 ʻêts tree 330
אָדוֹן H113 ʼâdôwn lord 329

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