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.
- אֲבִיהוּא H30 ʼĂbîyhûwʼ Abihu 12
- אֲבִינָדָב H41 ʼĂbîynâdâb Abinadab 12
- אֲדֹמִי H130 ʼĔdômîy Edomite 12
- אַדֶּ֫רֶת H155 ʼaddereth glory 12
- אוֹן H202 ʼôwn vigour 12
- אֶלְיָקִים H471 ʼElyâqîym Eliakim 12
- אָנַח H584 ʼânach to groan 12
- אׇרְנָן H771 ʼOrnân Ornan 12
- אַשְׁקְלוֹן H831 ʼAshqᵉlôwn Ashkelon 12
- בַּהֶ֫רֶת H934 bôhereth white patch 12
- בּוּז H936 bûwz to despise 12
- בּוּס H947 bûwç to trample 12
- בִּי H994 bîy please 12
- בְּעָא H1156 bᵉʻâʼ to ask 12
- בַּ֫עַל פְּעוֹר H1187 Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr Baal-peor 12
- בַּרְזִלַּי H1271 Barzillay Barzillai 12
- גֵּיחֲזִי H1522 Gêychăzîy Gehazi 12
- גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶת H1538 gulgôleth skull 12
- גַּנָּה H1593 gannâh garden 12
- דֹּב H1677 dôb bear 12
- הֶאָח H1889 heʼâch aha 12
- הָגָר H1904 Hâgâr Hagar 12
- הֲדַד H1908 Hădad Hadad 12
- הִמּוֹ H1994 himmôw they 12
- הֹר H2023 Hôr Hor 12
- הָרָר H2042 hârâr mountain 12
- זֶ֫בַח H2078 Zebach Zebah 12
- זֹה H2090 zôh this 12
- זִכְרִי H2147 Zikrîy Zichri 12
- זְנוּנִים H2183 zânûwn fornication 12
- זָעַם H2194 zâʻam to be indignant 12
- חוּרָם H2361 Chûwrâm Huram 12
- חֱזוּ H2376 chêzêv vision 12
- חֲלִיפָה H2487 chălîyphâh change 12
- חָנָן H2605 Chânân Hanan 12
- חָפָה H2645 châphâh to cover 12
- חָצַר H2690 châtsar to trumpet 12
- חֵ֫קֶר H2714 chêqer search 12
- חָרָן H2771 Chârân Haran 12
- חָרַץ H2782 chârats to sharpen 12
- טֶ֫בַח H2874 ṭebach slaughter 12
- טוּחַ H2902 ṭûwach to overlay 12
- יָחִיד H3173 yâchîyd only 12
- כְּפוֹר H3713 kᵉphôwr bowl 12
- כְּתָב H3792 kᵉthâb writing 12
- לַ֫הַב H3851 lahab flame 12
- לַ֫חַץ H3906 lachats oppression 12
- מְגִדּוֹ H4023 Mᵉgiddôwn Megiddo 12
- מְהוּמָה H4103 mᵉhûwmâh tumult 12
- מוֹטָה H4133 môwṭâh bar 12
- מוֹרָא H4172 môwrâʼ fear 12
- מַחְלִי H4249 Machlîy Mahli 12
- מַסַּע H4550 maççaʻ journey 12
- מִצְנֶ֫פֶת H4701 mitsnepheth turban 12
- מִקְוֶה H4723 miqveh hope 12
- מִקְצֹעַ H4740 maqtsôwaʻ corner 12
- מֹר H4753 môr myrrh 12
- מָרַט H4803 mâraṭ to make bare 12
- מִשְׁעֵנָה H4938 mishʻênâh support 12
- מָתוֹק H4966 mâthôwq sweet 12
- נָוָה H4999 nâʼâh pasture 12
- נָוִית H5121 Nâvîyth Naioth 12
- נָפַח H5301 nâphach to breathe 12
- נְפַל H5308 nᵉphal to fall 12
- נְפַק H5312 nᵉphaq to come forth 12
- נְצִיב H5333 nᵉtsîyb garrison 12
- נֶ֫שֶׁךְ H5392 neshek usury 12
- נֶ֫שֶׁף H5399 nesheph twilight 12
- סְגִ֑ד H5457 çᵉgid to worship 12
- סָכַן H5532 çâkan to be useful 12
- סָלַל H5549 çâlal to exalt 12
- סָעַד H5582 çâʻad to support 12
- עֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ H5663 ʻEbed Melek Ebed-melech 12
- עָזַז H5810 ʻâzaz to be strong 12
- עֵין גֶּ֫דִי H5872 ʻÊyn Gedîy En-gedi 12
- עָמִית H5997 ʻâmîyth neighbor 12
- עֲמָלֵקִי H6003 ʻĂmâlêqîy Amalekite 12
- עֲנָה H6034 ʻĂnâh Anah 12
- עָקָר H6135 ʻâqâr barren 12
- עָשׁ H6211 ʻâsh moth 12
- עַשְׁתָּרוֹת H6252 ʻAshtârôwth Ashtaroth 12
- פַּ֫חַת מוֹאָב H6355 Pachath Môwʼâb Pahath-moab 12
- פֶּ֫טֶר H6363 peṭer firstborn 12
- צוֹבָא H6678 Tsôwbâʼ Zoba 12
- צֵידָה H6720 tsêydâh provision 12
- צִיר H6735 tsîyr messenger 12
- צַלְמֻנָּע H6759 Tsalmunnâʻ Zalmunna 12
- צֶ֫מַח H6780 tsemach sprout 12
- קֵדָר H6938 Qêdâr Kedar 12
- קֶ֫דֶשׁ H6943 Qedesh Kedesh 12
- קוֹץ H6975 qôwts thorn 12
- קָצִין H7101 qâtsîyn ruler 12
- רֹאשׁ H7219 rôʼsh gall 12
- רָבַע H7251 râbaʻ to square 12
- רַגְלִי H7273 raglîy foot soldier 12
- רוּת H7327 Rûwth Ruth 12
- רִיק H7385 rîyq emptiness 12
- רְמָא H7412 rᵉmâh to cast 12
- רִקְמָה H7553 riqmâh embroidered 12
- שְׁאָר H7606 shᵉʼâr remainder 12
- שִׁבְיָה H7633 shibyâh captivity 12
- שָׁחַר H7836 shâchar to seek 12
- שֻׁם H8036 shum name 12
- שָׁקַד H8245 shâqad to watch 12
- שָׁרַק H8319 shâraq to hiss 12
- תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶ֫סֶר H8407 Tiglath Pilʼeçer Tiglath-pileser 12
- תּוּשִׁיָּה H8454 tûwshîyâh wisdom 12
- תִּמְנָה H8553 Timnâh Timnah 12
- תָּמָר H8558 tâmâr palm tree 12
- אֲבִירָם H48 ʼĂbîyrâm Abiram 11
- אֲבָל H61 ʼăbâl surely 11
- אָדָם H121 ʼÂdâm Adam 11
- אוֹדָה H182 ʼôwdôwth cause 11
- אַיָּל H354 ʼayâl stag 11
- אֱלִיהוּ H453 ʼĔlîyhûw Elihu 11
- אֲנָחָה H585 ʼănâchâh groaning 11
- אִסָּר H632 ʼĕçâr bond 11
- אֲרַוְנָה H728 ʼĂravnâh Araunah 11
- אֲרַמִּי H761 ʼĂrammîy Syrian 11
- אָרַשׂ H781 ʼâras to betroth 11
- אֶתְנַן H868 ʼethnan hire 11
- בְּהַל H927 bᵉhal to frighten 11
- בּוּז H937 bûwz contempt 11
- בִּלְהָה H1090 Bilhâh Bilhah 11
- בְּמוֹ H1119 bᵉmôw in 11
- בֵּן H1123 bên son 11
- בְּרִיעָה H1283 Bᵉrîyʻâh Beriah 11
- בֶּרֶכְיָה H1296 Berekyâh Berachiah 11
- גָּאַל H1351 gâʼal to defile 11
- גָּדֵר H1447 gâdêr wall 11
- גְּדֵרָה H1448 gᵉdêrâh wall 11
- גָּזִית H1496 gâzîyth hewing 11
- גִּיל H1524 gîyl rejoicing 11
- גַּלְגַּל H1534 galgal whirlwind 11
- גִּלְעָדִי H1569 Gilʻâdîy Gileadite 11
- גֵּרָה H1625 gêrâh cud 11
- דְּדָן H1719 Dᵉdân Dedan 11
- דָּחָה H1760 dâchâh to push 11
- דִּיבֹן H1769 Dîybôwn Dibon 11
- דָּקַר H1856 dâqar to pierce 11
- דָּשֵׁן H1878 dâshên to be fat 11
- הָדַף H1920 Hâdaph to drive out 11
- הֲלֹם H1988 hălôm here 11
- זָדוֹן H2087 zâdôwn arrogance 11
- זַךְ H2134 zak clean 11
- זְמַן H2166 zᵉmân season 11
- זָנָב H2180 zânâb tail 11
- חֶ֫בֶר H2268 Cheber Heber 11
- חַגַּי H2292 Chaggay Haggai 11
- חוֹחַ H2336 chôwach thorn 11
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