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.
- מִכְשׁוֹל H4383 mikshôwl stumbling block 14
- מָן H4478 mân manna 14
- מָנָה H4490 mânâh portion 14
- מִסְפֵּד H4553 miçpêd wailing 14
- מַעֲרָב H4628 maʻărâb west 14
- מָרַר H4843 mârar to be bitter 14
- נָשָׁה H5383 nâshâh to lend 14
- נְתַנְאֵל H5417 Nᵉthanʼêl Nethaneel 14
- נֶ֫תֶק H5424 netheq scab 14
- סוּג H5472 çûwg to backslide 14
- סָתַם H5640 çâtham to stop up 14
- עֲבַר H5675 ʻăbar beyond 14
- עֶגְלָה H5697 ʻeglâh heifer 14
- עֲדִי H5716 ʻădîy ornaments 14
- עֻזָּא H5798 ʻUzzâʼ Uzza 14
- עָכַר H5916 ʻâkar to trouble 14
- עֹ֫מֶר H6016 ʻômer sheaf 14
- עַמְרָם H6019 ʻAmrâm Amram 14
- עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר H6100 ʻEtsyôwn Geber Ezion-geber 14
- עָצֵל H6102 ʻâtsêl sluggard 14
- פאר H6286 pâʼar to glorify 14
- פָּגַשׁ H6298 pâgash to encounter 14
- פּוּחַ H6315 pûwach to breathe 14
- פְּעֻלָּה H6468 pᵉʻullâh wages 14
- פֶּ֫רֶד H6505 pered mule 14
- פָּרַס H6536 pâraç to break 14
- פַּשְׁחוּר H6583 Pashchûwr Pashur 14
- צָבָא H6633 tsâbâʼ to wage war 14
- צַ֫עַד H6806 tsaʻad step 14
- קְבֻרָה H6900 qᵉbûwrâh grave 14
- קָבַל H6901 qâbal to receive 14
- קֶ֫מַח H7058 qemach flour 14
- קָצַץ H7112 qâtsats to cut off 14
- קָרֵחַ H7143 Qârêach Kareah 14
- קֶ֫רֶן H7162 qeren horn 14
- רֵאשׁ H7217 rêʼsh chief 14
- רָוָה H7301 râvâh to saturate 14
- רֵיק H7386 rêyq empty 14
- שְׁאֵלָה H7596 shᵉʼêlâh petition 14
- שָׁאַף H7602 shâʼaph to pant 14
- שְׂאֵת H7613 sᵉʼêth exaltation 14
- שַׁדְרַךְ H7715 Shadrak Shadrach 14
- שִׂיחַ H7879 sîyach meditation 14
- שְׁלַח H7972 shᵉlach to send 14
- שׇׁלְטָן H7985 sholṭân dominion 14
- שָׁרַץ H8317 shârats to swarm 14
- תֹּר H8449 tôwr dove 14
- תּוֹשָׁב H8453 tôwshâb sojourner 14
- תַּ֫חַשׁ H8476 tachash badger 14
- תָּם H8535 tâm perfect 14
- אוֹפִיר H211 ʼÔwphîyr Ophir 13
- אֵיתָן H386 ʼêythân perpetual 13
- אֵלָה H424 ʼêlâh terebinth 13
- אָמוֹץ H531 ʼÂmôwts Amoz 13
- אָֽנָּ֫א H577 ʼânnâʼ I beseech you 13
- אָסִיר H615 ʼâçîyr captive 13
- אָרַג H707 ʼârag to weave 13
- בָּחִיר H972 bâchîyr chosen 13
- בָּרִיא H1277 bârîyʼ fat 13
- בָּרָק H1301 Bârâq Barak 13
- בַּת H1324 bath bath 13
- גַּב H1354 gab back 13
- גְּדוּלָּה H1420 gᵉdûwlâh greatness 13
- גֹּ֫דֶל H1433 gôdel greatness 13
- גַּו H1459 gav midst 13
- גְּוִיָּה H1472 gᵉvîyâh corpse 13
- גָּזַר H1504 gâzar to cut off 13
- גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי H1649 Gêrᵉshunnîy Gershonite 13
- דָּגוֹן H1712 Dâgôwn Dagon 13
- דּוּר H1753 dûwr to dwell 13
- דֵּךְ H1791 dêk this 13
- דָּקַק H1854 dâqaq to crush 13
- הֵיכַל H1965 hêykal temple 13
- הִנֹּם H2011 Hinnôm Hinnom 13
- וָו H2053 vâv hook 13
- זֵד H2086 zêd arrogant 13
- זוֹב H2101 zôwb flow 13
- זָמַם H2161 zâmam to devise 13
- חָבַק H2263 châbaq to embrace 13
- חָזֶה H2373 châzeh breast 13
- חֲמוֹר H2544 Chămôwr Hamor 13
- חָמַם H2552 châmam to be warm 13
- חָמֵץ H2557 châmêts leaven 13
- חַנָּה H2584 Channâh Hannah 13
- חַנּוּן H2587 channûwn gracious 13
- חָנֵף H2611 chânêph godless 13
- חֹר H2715 chôr noble 13
- חֶרְמוֹן H2768 Chermôwn Hermon 13
- טִיט H2916 ṭîyṭ mud 13
- טַ֫עַם H2940 ṭaʻam taste 13
- יְבוּל H2981 yᵉbûwl produce 13
- יָלִיד H3211 yâlîyd born 13
- יַעְזֵר H3270 Yaʻăzêyr Jazer 13
- יֶ֫רַח H3391 yerach month 13
- יְשִׁימוֹן H3452 yᵉshîymôwn wilderness 13
- כֶּ֫סֶל H3689 keçel loins 13
- כְּסַף H3702 kᵉçaph silver 13
- כְּעַן H3705 kᵉʻan now 13
- כֶּ֫שֶׂב H3775 keseb lamb 13
- כַּשְׂדַּי H3779 Kasday Chaldean 13
- לוּלַי H3924 lulâʼâh loop 13
- מַבּוּל H3999 mabbûwl flood 13
- מִבְחָר H4005 mibchâr choicest 13
- מָה H4101 mâh whatever 13
- מַחְמָד H4261 machmâd desire 13
- מַחֲנַיִם H4266 Machănayim Mahanaim 13
- מַחְסוֹר H4270 machçôwr need 13
- מִיכָאֵל H4317 Mîykâʼêl Michael 13
- מֵ֫צַח H4696 mêtsach forehead 13
- מְצִלְתַּיִם H4700 mᵉtsêleth cymbals 13
- מִרְעֶה H4829 mirʻeh pasture 13
- מְשׁוּבָה H4878 mᵉshûwbâh apostasy 13
- נְבוֹ H5015 Nᵉbôw Nebo 13
- נְבָלָה H5039 nᵉbâlâh folly 13
- נְגִינָה H5058 nᵉgîynâh song 13
- נָעִים H5273 nâʻîym pleasant 13
- נֵ֫תַח H5409 nêthach piece 13
- סַנְחֵרִיב H5576 Çanchêrîyb Sennacherib 13
- עֶגְלוֹן H5700 ʻEglôwn Eglon 13
- עִדָּן H5732 ʻiddân time 13
- עַמִּינָדָב H5992 ʻAmmîynâdâb Amminadab 13
- עָקֵב H6119 ʻâqêb heel 13
- פֶּ֫לֶא H6382 peleʼ wonder 13
- פְּנִ֫ימָה H6441 pᵉnîymâh within 13
- פִּסֵּחַ H6455 piççêach lame 13
- פָּקִיד H6496 pâqîyd officer 13
- צָחַק H6711 tsâchaq to laugh 13
- צְפַרְדֵּעַ H6854 tsᵉphardêaʻ frogs 13
- קַדִּישׁ H6922 qaddîysh holy 13
- קֵינִי H7017 Qêynîy Kenite 13
- קַל H7031 qal swift 13
- קֵן H7064 qên nest 13
- רָבַב H7231 râbab to become many 13
- רָגַע H7280 râgaʻ to stir up 13
- רַחוּם H7349 rachûwm compassionate 13
- רֵכָב H7394 Rêkâb Rechabites 13
- רָמָה H7411 râmâh to throw 13
- רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ H7425 Rᵉmalyâhûw Remaliah 13
- רָעֵב H7456 râʻêb to be hungry 13
- רָעַם H7481 râʻam to thunder 13
- שַׂגִּיא H7690 saggîyʼ great 13
- שׁוֹא H7722 shôwʼ devastation 13
- שׁוּט H7751 shûwṭ to go about 13
- שְׁחִין H7822 shᵉchîyn boil 13
- שִׁכֹּר H7910 shikkôwr drunken 13
- שְׁפַטְיָהוּ H8203 Shᵉphaṭyâh Shephatiah 13
- שְׂרֵפָה H8316 sᵉrêphâh burning 13
- תַּחְתּוֹן H8481 tachtôwn lower 13
- תַּ֫עַר H8593 taʻar razor 13
- תֶּ֫רַח H8646 Terach Terah 13
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