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.
- נָזִיר H5139 nâzîyr Nazarite 16
- נָזַל H5140 nâzal to flow 16
- נַעֲמָן H5283 Naʻămân Naaman 16
- נֵר H5369 Nêr Ner 16
- נָשָׁא H5377 nâshâʼ to deceive 16
- נָשַׁךְ H5391 nâshak to bite 16
- סוּפָה H5492 çûwphâh Suphah 16
- סַם H5561 çam spice 16
- עֵ֫דֶן H5731 ʻÊden Eden 16
- עֻזִּיאֵל H5816 ʻUzzîyʼêl Uzziel 16
- עָטַף H5848 ʻâṭaph to faint 16
- עֲמָשָׂא H6021 ʻĂmâsâʼ Amasa 16
- עָרוֹם H6174 ʻârôwm naked 16
- עֲרֹעֵר H6177 ʻĂrôwʻêr Aroer 16
- עׇרְלָה H6190 ʻorlâh foreskin 16
- עָשׂוֹר H6218 ʻâsôwr ten 16
- פָּרַע H6544 pâraʻ to let loose 16
- פֵּ֫שֶׁת H6593 pishteh linen 16
- צִיבָא H6717 Tsîybâʼ Ziba 16
- צִידֹנִי H6722 Tsîydônîy Sidonians 16
- צִיָּה H6723 tsîyâh drought 16
- צֶ֫מֶר H6785 tsemer wool 16
- קַשׁ H7179 qash stubble 16
- קֶ֫שֶׁר H7195 qesher conspiracy 16
- רָגַם H7275 râgam to stone 16
- רֵיקָם H7387 rêyqâm in vain 16
- רַךְ H7390 rak tender 16
- רִמּוֹן H7417 Rimmôwn Rimmon 16
- שְׁאֵר H7607 shᵉʼêr flesh 16
- שְׂבָכָה H7639 sᵉbâkâh network 16
- שׁוּר H7789 shûwr to see 16
- שֵׂ֫כֶל H7922 sekel prudence 16
- שָׁלַל H7997 shâlal to plunder 16
- שַׂלְמָה H8008 salmâh garment 16
- שֶׁ֫פֶט H8201 shepheṭ judgment 16
- אֲהָהּ H162 ʼăhâhh alas 15
- אֲחִיטוּב H285 ʼĂchîyṭûwb Ahitub 15
- אֲחִימַ֫עַץ H290 ʼĂchîymaʻats Ahimaaz 15
- אֱלִיפַז H464 ʼĔlîyphaz Eliphaz 15
- אַמְתַּ֫חַת H572 ʼamtachath sack 15
- אֵפוֹ H645 ʼêphôw then 15
- אָרֵךְ H750 ʼârêk patient 15
- בָּנִי H1137 Bânîy Bani 15
- גָּזַז H1494 gazâz to shear 15
- גֶּ֫זֶר H1507 Gezer Gezer 15
- גֻּלָּה H1543 gullâh bowl 15
- גָּלוּת H1546 gâlûwth exile 15
- גְּעָרָה H1606 gᵉʻârâh rebuke 15
- גָּרָה H1624 gârâh to stir up strife 15
- גֹּ֫שֶׁן H1657 Gôshen Goshen 15
- דָּגָה H1710 dâgâh fish 15
- דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ H1868 Dârᵉyâvêsh Darius 15
- דֶּ֫שֶׁא H1877 desheʼ grass 15
- דֶּ֫שֶׁן H1880 deshen fatness 15
- זוּ H2098 zûw this 15
- זִמְרִי H2174 Zimrîy Zimri 15
- חָבֵר H2270 châbêr companion 15
- חוּר H2354 Chûwr Hur 15
- חֹם H2527 chôm heat 15
- חָצָה H2673 châtsâh to divide 15
- חֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּ H2811 Chăshabyâh Hashabiah 15
- טׇהֳרָה H2893 ṭohŏrâh purification 15
- יְחִיאֵל H3171 Yᵉchîyʼêl Jehiel 15
- יְרֵימוֹת H3406 Yᵉrîymôwth Jerimoth 15
- כָּבַשׁ H3533 kâbash to subdue 15
- כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ H3566 Kôwresh Cyrus 15
- כָּלִיל H3632 kâlîyl whole 15
- מֹאזֵן H3976 môʼzên scales 15
- מִבְטָח H4009 mibṭâch trust 15
- מוּר H4171 mûwr to change 15
- מְחִיר H4242 mᵉchîyr price 15
- מִלֻּא H4394 milluʼ installation 15
- מֶמְשָׁלָה H4475 memshâlâh dominion 15
- מִקְנָה H4736 miqnâh purchase 15
- מִרְיָם H4813 Miryâm Miriam 15
- נָגַן H5059 nâgan to play stringed instrument 15
- נְהַר H5103 nᵉhar river 15
- סַל H5536 çal basket 15
- עֵ֫בֶר H5677 ʻÊbêr Eber 15
- עַם H5972 ʻam people 15
- עֲנָתוֹת H6068 ʻĂnâthôwth Anathoth 15
- עֶפְרוֹן H6085 ʻEphrôwn Ephron 15
- עֵ֫קֶב H6118 ʻêqeb consequence 15
- עֵ֫רֶב H6154 ʻêreb mixture 15
- עָרָה H6168 ʻârâh to uncover 15
- עֲרָפֶל H6205 ʻărâphel cloud 15
- עָרַץ H6206 ʻârats to tremble 15
- עֹ֫שֶׁק H6233 ʻôsheq oppression 15
- פָּצָה H6475 pâtsâh to open 15
- פֶּ֫רֶץ H6557 Perets Perez 15
- פַּת H6595 path morsel 15
- צִיץ H6731 tsîyts flower 15
- צֶ֫מֶד H6776 tsemed yoke 15
- צָמַת H6789 tsâmath to cut off 15
- צִקְלַג H6860 Tsiqlag Ziklag 15
- קָדַד H6915 qâdad to bow down 15
- קְהָתִי H6956 Qŏhâthîy Kohathites 15
- רַב H7229 rab great 15
- רַבָּה H7237 Rabbâh Rabbath 15
- רֹ֫מַח H7420 rômach spear 15
- רְמִיָּה H7423 rᵉmîyâh deceit 15
- רִשְׁעָה H7564 rishʻâh wickedness 15
- שׁוּשַׁן H7799 shûwshan lily 15
- שְׂחֹק H7814 sᵉchôwq laughter 15
- שָׁעָה H8159 shâʻâh to look 15
- שֶׁ֫רֶץ H8318 sherets swarmers 15
- תֹּ֫אַר H8389 tôʼar form 15
- תַּנּוּר H8574 tannûwr furnace 15
- תְּרָפִים H8655 tᵉrâphîym teraphim 15
- אֵזוֹר H232 ʼêzôwr waist 14
- אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר H461 ʼĔlîyʻezer Eliezer 14
- אִלֵּךְ H479 ʼillêk these 14
- אָנַף H599 ʼânaph to be angry 14
- בֵּית אָ֫וֶן H1007 Bêyth ʼÂven Beth-aven 14
- בְּכֹרָה H1062 bᵉkôwrâh birthright 14
- בֶּ֫לַע H1106 Belaʻ Bela 14
- בר H1250 bâr grain 14
- גְּאֻלָּה H1353 gᵉʼullâh redemption 14
- גָּבִיעַ H1375 gᵉbîyaʻ cup 14
- גָּעַר H1605 gâʻar to rebuke 14
- גֵּרְשֹׁם H1647 Gêrᵉshôm Gershom 14
- דְּבִיר H1688 Dᵉbîyr Debir 14
- דֶּ֫גֶל H1714 degel banner 14
- דּוּשׁ H1758 dûwsh to thresh 14
- דַּק H1851 daq thin 14
- דָּת H1882 dâth decree 14
- הֵן H2004 hên these 14
- חַד H2298 chad a 14
- חֲוָה H2324 chăvâʼ to show 14
- חוּשַׁי H2365 Chûwshay Hushai 14
- חֹתָם H2368 chôwthâm seal 14
- חָכָה H2442 châkâh to wait 14
- חַכִּים H2445 chakkîym wise 14
- חַלָּה H2471 challâh cake 14
- חֵ֫צִי H2678 chitstsîy arrow 14
- חֵת H2845 Chêth Heth 14
- טוּל H2904 ṭûwl to hurl 14
- יַבָּשָׁה H3004 yabbâshâh dry land 14
- יָגוֹן H3015 yâgôwn grief 14
- יְכִל H3202 yᵉkêl to prevail 14
- יְרֻבַּ֫עַל H3378 Yᵉrubbaʻal Jerubbaal 14
- יְרֻשָּׁה H3425 yᵉrushshâh inheritance 14
- יֹ֫שֶׁר H3476 yôsher uprightness 14
- כָּבֵד H3516 kâbêd liver 14
- כְּהֻנָּה H3550 kᵉhunnâh priesthood 14
- לביא H3833 lâbîyʼ lion 14
- לוּלֵא H3884 lûwlêʼ unless 14
- לַפִּיד H3940 lappîyd torch 14
- מָחַץ H4272 mâchats to shatter 14
- מֵישַׁךְ H4336 Mêyshak Meshach 14
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