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.
- חָלָץ H2504 châlâts loins 11
- חֲמוֹת H2545 chămôwth mother-in-law 11
- חָנוּן H2586 Chânûwn Hanun 11
- חֲנָנִי H2607 Chănânîy Hanani 11
- חָנֵף H2610 chânêph to be profaned 11
- חָפֵץ H2655 châphêts delighting 11
- חַרְטֹם H2748 charṭôm diviner 11
- חָרִם H2766 Chârim Harim 11
- חָרַר H2787 chârar to burn 11
- חָשַׂף H2834 châsaph to strip 11
- חָשַׁק H2836 châshaq to love 11
- טָבַח H2873 ṭâbach to slaughter 11
- טָעַם H2938 ṭâʻam to taste 11
- יְדַעְיָה H3048 Yᵉdaʻyâh Jedaiah 11
- יִדְּעֹנִי H3049 yiddᵉʻônîy soothsayer 11
- יְהוֹחָנָן H3076 Yᵉhôwchânân Jehohanan 11
- יוֹאָח H3098 Yôwʼâch Joah 11
- יָוָן H3120 Yâvân Javan 11
- יֶ֫פֶת H3315 Yepheth Japheth 11
- יָצוּעַ H3326 yâtsûwaʻ bed 11
- יָקַר H3365 yâqar to be precious 11
- יֹתֶ֫רֶת H3508 yôthereth appendage 11
- כָּנַס H3664 kânaç to gather 11
- לְבֵנָה H3843 lᵉbênâh brick 11
- לָהַט H3857 lâhaṭ to burn 11
- לֶ֫מֶךְ H3929 Lemek Lamech 11
- מָגוֹר H4033 mâgûwr dwelling place 11
- מַד H4055 mad measure 11
- מְדִינָה H4083 mᵉdîynâh district 11
- מוֹסָדָה H4146 môwçâdâh foundation 11
- מוֹסֵר H4147 môwçêr bond 11
- מְחִתָּה H4288 mᵉchittâh destruction 11
- מִכְמָס H4363 Mikmâç Michmas 11
- מִלְכָּה H4435 Milkâh Milcah 11
- מַעֲבָר H4569 maʻăbâr ford 11
- מְצוֹלָה H4688 mᵉtsôwlâh depth 11
- מַרְאָה H4759 marʼâh vision 11
- מְרַאֲשָׁוֹת H4763 mᵉraʼăshâh dominion 11
- מַשְׁחִית H4889 mashchîyth destruction 11
- מַשְׂכִּיל H4905 maskîyl song 11
- נָבַע H5042 nâbaʻ to flow 11
- נָגַח H5055 nâgach to gore 11
- נָחַשׁ H5172 nâchash to divine 11
- נְטֹפָתִי H5200 Nᵉṭôphâthîy Netophathite 11
- נָעַר H5287 nâʻar to shake 11
- נָצָה H5327 nâtsâh to struggle 11
- סֹלְלָה H5550 çôlᵉlâh mound 11
- סַפִּיר H5601 çappîyr sapphire 11
- עִדּוֹ H5714 ʻIddôw Iddo 11
- עָוַת H5791 ʻâvath to be crooked 11
- עֻזִּי H5813 ʻUzzîy Uzzi 11
- עָמַל H5998 ʻâmal to labor 11
- עָנַן H6049 ʻânan to practice sorcery 11
- עֲצָרָה H6116 ʻătsârâh assembly 11
- עִקֵּשׁ H6141 ʻiqqêsh crooked 11
- עָרוּם H6175 ʻârûwm crafty 11
- עֲרֵמָה H6194 ʻârêm pile 11
- פָּארָן H6290 Pâʼrân Paran 11
- פֶּ֫קַח H6492 Peqach Pekah 11
- פִּתּוּחַ H6603 pittûwach engraving 11
- פָּתִיל H6616 pâthîyl cord 11
- צֶאֱצָא H6631 tseʼĕtsâʼ offspring 11
- צוּק H6693 tsûwq to constrain 11
- צְלׇפְחָד H6765 Tsᵉlophchâd Zelophehad 11
- קׇדְקֹד H6936 qodqôd head 11
- קִדְרוֹן H6939 Qidrôwn Kidron 11
- קְנַז H7073 Qᵉnaz Kenaz 11
- קֶ֫סֶם H7081 qeçem divination 11
- קְרָא H7123 qᵉrâʼ to call 11
- קׇרְחָה H7144 qorchâh baldness 11
- רִבּוֹ H7239 ribbôw ten thousand 11
- רִבְלָה H7247 Riblâh Riblah 11
- רִיחַ H7306 rûwach to smell 11
- רוּחַ H7308 rûwach spirit 11
- רְעוּאֵל H7467 Rᵉʻûwʼêl Reuel 11
- רֹעִי H7473 rôʻîy shepherd 11
- רְצִין H7526 Rᵉtsîyn Rezin 11
- רָקַע H7554 râqaʻ to beat out 11
- שָׁבַח H7623 shâbach to praise 11
- שַׁבָּתוֹן H7677 shabbâthôwn Sabbath observance 11
- שֹׁ֫הַם H7718 shôham onyx 11
- שׁוֹט H7752 shôwṭ whip 11
- שׁוּל H7757 shûwl skirt 11
- שַׁוְעָה H7775 shavʻâh cry for help 11
- שָׁמִיר H8068 shâmîyr thorn 11
- שָׁסָה H8154 shâçâh to plunder 11
- שֶׁ֫קֶץ H8263 sheqets abomination 11
- תִּיכוֹן H8484 tîykôwn middle 11
- תֵּימָן H8487 Têymân Teman 11
- תְּלָת H8532 tᵉlâth three 11
- תְּעָלָה H8585 tᵉʻâlâh conduit 11
- אִגֶּ֫רֶת H107 ʼiggereth letter 10
- אָדֹם H119 ʼâdam to be red 10
- אוּץ H213 ʼûwts to press 10
- אֵזוֹב H231 ʼêzôwb hyssop 10
- אַיָּלוֹן H357 ʼAyâlôwn Ajalon 10
- אֵיפֹה H375 ʼêyphôh where? 10
- אֱלִיאֵל H447 ʼĔlîyʼêl Eliel 10
- אִמֵּר H564 ʼImmêr Immer 10
- אֲפֵלָה H653 ʼăphêlâh darkness 10
- אֶפְרָ֫תָה H672 ʼEphrâth Ephrath 10
- אַרְיֵה H744 ʼaryêh lion 10
- אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם H763 ʼĂram Nahărayim Aram-naharaim 10
- אַתּוּן H861 ʼattûwn furnace 10
- בָּדָד H910 bâdâd isolation 10
- בֶּ֫דֶק H919 bedeq breach 10
- בִּזָּה H961 bizzâh booty 10
- בַּלָּהָה H1091 ballâhâh terror 10
- בְּעוֹר H1160 Bᵉʻôwr Beor 10
- בַּ֫עַל חָנָן H1177 Baʻal Chânân Baal-hanan 10
- בְּתוּאֵל H1328 Bᵉthûwʼêl Bethuel 10
- בְּתוּלִים H1331 bᵉthûwlîym virginity 10
- גֹּב H1358 gôb den 10
- גְּבוּלָה H1367 gᵉbûwlâh boundary 10
- גָּדַר H1443 gâdar to wall up 10
- גּוֹג H1463 Gôwg Gog 10
- גָּלָל H1558 gâlâl on account of 10
- גָּעַל H1602 gâʻal to abhor 10
- גָּעַשׁ H1607 gâʻash to shake 10
- גְּרָר H1642 Gᵉrâr Gerar 10
- גִּתִּי H1663 Gittîy Gittite 10
- דְּבוֹרָה H1683 Dᵉbôwrâh Deborah 10
- דְּקַק H1855 dᵉqaq to shatter 10
- דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ H1867 Dârᵉyâvêsh Darius 10
- דָּתָן H1885 Dâthân Dathan 10
- הָתַל H2048 hâthal to mock 10
- וַשְׁתִּי H2060 Vashtîy Vashti 10
- זִיד H2102 zûwd to act presumptuously 10
- זִיף H2128 Zîyph Ziph 10
- זַכּוּר H2139 Zakkûwr Zaccur 10
- זֵר H2213 zêr border 10
- חָדַשׁ H2318 châdash to renew 10
- חֶמְאָה H2529 chemʼâh butter 10
- חָפַז H2648 châphaz to hurry 10
- טָבַע H2883 ṭâbaʻ to sink 10
- יְהוּדַי H3062 Yᵉhûwdâʼîy Jew 10
- יְהוֹיָכִין H3078 Yᵉhôwyâkîyn Jehoiachin 10
- יוֹזָבָד H3107 Yôwzâbâd Jozabad 10
- יָחַם H3179 yâcham to conceive 10
- יְעוּשׁ H3266 Yᵉʻûwsh Jehush 10
- יָעֵף H3286 yâʻaph to be weary 10
- יָצַר H3334 yâtsar to bind 10
- יֵ֫צֶר H3336 yêtser form 10
- יָקַץ H3364 yâqats to awake 10
- יְרֹחָם H3395 Yᵉrôchâm Jeroham 10
- יִתְרוֹן H3504 yithrôwn profit 10
- כַּבִּיר H3524 kabbîyr mighty 10
- כֶּ֫לֶא H3608 keleʼ confinement 10
- כְּרֵתִי H3774 Kᵉrêthîy Cherethites 10
- כִּתִּי H3794 Kittîy Chittim 10
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