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.
- מִלּוֹא H4407 millôwʼ Millo 10
- מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ H4444 Malkîyshûwaʻ Malchishua 10
- מִמְכָּר H4465 mimkâr sale 10
- מַמְרֵא H4471 Mamrêʼ Mamre 10
- מָן H4479 mân who 10
- מִסְתָּר H4565 miçtâr hiding place 10
- מְעֹנָה H4585 mᵉʻôwnâh dwelling 10
- מַצָּב H4673 matstsâb station 10
- מְצָד H4679 mᵉtsad stronghold 10
- מִצְפֶּה H4708 Mitspeh Mizpeh 10
- מָקַק H4743 mâqaq to rot 10
- מִקְרֶה H4745 miqreh chance 10
- מִקְשָׁה H4749 miqshâh hammered work 10
- מַרְעִית H4830 mirʻîyth pasturage 10
- מִשְׁלוֹחַ H4916 mishlôwach pasture 10
- נָאוֶה H5000 nâʼveh comely 10
- נָגַר H5064 nâgar to pour 10
- נָהַל H5095 nâhal to lead 10
- נָזַר H5144 nâzar to consecrate 10
- נְחוּשָׁה H5154 nᵉchûwshâh bronze 10
- נַחְשׁוֹן H5177 Nachshôwn Nahshon 10
- נָחֵת H5181 nâchath to descend 10
- נֵרִיָהוּ H5374 Nêrîyâh Neriah 10
- נֶ֫שֶׁק H5402 nesheq equipment 10
- סַנְבַלַּט H5571 Çanballaṭ Sanballat 10
- סָפַק H5606 çâphaq to clap 10
- עָדָה H5710 ʻâdâh to pass on 10
- עָדַר H5737 ʻădar to help 10
- עוֹבֵד H5744 ʻÔwbêd Obed 10
- עַ֫יִר H5895 ʻayir donkey 10
- עֵירֹם H5903 ʻêyrôm naked 10
- עַמִּיהוּד H5989 ʻAmmîyhûwd Ammihud 10
- עָנֹג H6026 ʻânag to be delicate 10
- עַפְעַף H6079 ʻaphʻaph eyelid 10
- עֵר H6147 ʻÊr Er 10
- עֹרֵב H6158 ʻôrêb raven 10
- ערבי H6163 ʻĂrâbîy Arabian 10
- עֶ֫רֶשׂ H6210 ʻeres couch 10
- פָּזַר H6340 pâzar to scatter 10
- פֶּחָה H6347 pechâh governor 10
- פַּ֫חַת H6354 pachath pit 10
- פֶּ֫לֶג H6388 peleg channel 10
- פְּלַח H6399 pᵉlach to serve 10
- פֶּ֫לֶךְ H6418 pelek district 10
- פְּנוּאֵל H6439 Pᵉnûwʼêl Penuel 10
- פֶּ֫רֶא H6501 pereʼ wild ass 10
- פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה H6549 Parʻôh Nᵉkôh Pharaoh-necho 10
- פָּרַק H6561 pâraq to tear away 10
- צְבָא H6634 tsᵉbâʼ to desire 10
- צָהַל H6670 tsâhal to neigh 10
- צָמֵא H6770 tsâmêʼ to be thirsty 10
- צִן H6790 Tsin Zin 10
- צֹ֫עַר H6820 Tsôʻar Zoar 10
- צְפַנְיָהוּ H6846 Tsᵉphanyâh Zephaniah 10
- צְרוֹר H6872 tsᵉrôwr bundle 10
- צׇרְעָה H6881 Tsorʻâh Zorah 10
- קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה H6914 Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh Kibroth-hattaavah 10
- קַדְמֹנִי H6931 qadmôwnîy ancient 10
- קִיר חֶרֶשׂ H7025 Qîyr Cheres Kir-hareseth 10
- קָמָה H7054 qâmâh standing grain 10
- קִנְיָן H7075 qinyân acquisition 10
- קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר H7158 Qiryath Çannâh Kirjath-sepher 10
- קֶ֫רֶס H7165 qereç hook 10
- רְבִיעִי H7244 rᵉbîyʻay fourth 10
- רְחוֹב H7340 Rᵉchôb Rehob 10
- רַעְיָה H7474 raʻyâh attendant 10
- שַׁאֲנָן H7600 shaʼănân at ease 10
- שָׂבֵעַ H7649 sâbêaʻ satisfied 10
- שבע H7652 shebaʻ Sheba 10
- שְׁכַנְיָהוּ H7935 Shᵉkanyâh Shecaniah 10
- שַׁלִּיט H7990 shallîyṭ ruler 10
- שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ H8018 Shelemyâh Shelemiah 10
- שָׁמַט H8058 shâmaṭ to release 10
- שָׁמֵן H8082 shâmên fat 10
- שְׁפִי H8205 shᵉphîy bareness 10
- שְׁרִירוּת H8307 shᵉrîyrûwth stubbornness 10
- שָׁתַל H8362 shâthal to plant 10
- תָּבוֹר H8396 Tâbôwr Tabor 10
- תַּהְפֻּכָה H8419 tahpukâh perversity 10
- תְּמוּנָה H8544 tᵉmûwnâh image 10
- אַב H2 ʼab father 9
- אַבְנֵט H73 ʼabnêṭ girdle 9
- אֲגַם H98 ʼăgam pool 9
- אדם H122 ʼâdôm red 9
- אֵהוּד H164 ʼÊhûwd Ehud 9
- אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין H324 ʼăchashdarpan satrap 9
- אֵל H411 ʼêl these 9
- אֵלוֹן H436 ʼêlôwn oak 9
- אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי H454 ʼElyᵉhôwʻêynay Elioenai 9
- אֲלִיפֶ֫לֶט H467 ʼĔlîypheleṭ Eliphelet 9
- אָלַם H481 ʼâlam to bind 9
- אׇמְנָם H551 ʼomnâm verily 9
- אָנַשׁ H605 ʼânash to be sick 9
- אֹ֫פֶל H652 ʼôphel darkness 9
- אֲפֵק H663 ʼĂphêq Aphek 9
- אֲרֻבָּה H699 ʼărubbâh lattice 9
- אַרְפַּכְשַׁד H775 ʼArpakshad Arphaxad 9
- אֶשְׁכּוֹל H811 ʼeshkôwl cluster 9
- אַשֻּׁר H838 ʼâshur step 9
- אִתַּי H863 ʼIttay Ittai 9
- בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי H883 Bᵉʼêr la-Chay Rôʼîy Beer-lahai-roi 9
- בַּעֲנָה H1196 Baʻănâh Baanah 9
- בְּצַלְאֵל H1212 Bᵉtsalʼêl Bezaleel 9
- בָּקַק H1238 bâqaq to empty 9
- גְּבֶ֫רֶת H1404 gᵉbereth queen 9
- גְּלָא H1541 gᵉlâh to reveal 9
- גַּ֫עַל H1603 Gaʻal Gaal 9
- גֵּרָא H1617 Gêrâʼ Gera 9
- גְּשׁוּר H1650 Gᵉshûwr Geshur 9
- דֹּאֵג H1673 Dôʼêg Doeg 9
- דִּבָּה H1681 dibbâh slander 9
- דָּלַל H1809 dâlal to hang 9
- דָּלַק H1814 dâlaq to burn 9
- דָּעַךְ H1846 dâʻak to go out 9
- הָלַם H1986 hâlam to strike 9
- זְבַדְיָהוּ H2069 Zᵉbadyâh Zebadiah 9
- זְנוּת H2184 zᵉnûwth harlotry 9
- זֶ֫רֶם H2230 zerem rain 9
- חִזָּיוֹן H2384 chizzâyôwn vision 9
- חָטַב H2404 châṭab to cut 9
- חֲסַף H2635 chăçaph clay 9
- חֵ֫פֶר H2660 Chêpher Hepher 9
- חֲרָדָה H2731 chărâdâh fear 9
- חׇרְמָה H2767 Chormâh Hormah 9
- חֵרֵשׁ H2795 chêrêsh deaf 9
- חִתִּית H2851 chittîyth terror 9
- טְרֵפָה H2966 ṭᵉrêphâh torn animal 9
- יָאִיר H2971 Yâʼîyr Jair 9
- יָבֵשׁ H3002 yâbêsh dry 9
- יָדִיד H3039 yᵉdîyd beloved 9
- יַ֫הַץ H3096 Yahats Jahaz 9
- יוֹבָב H3103 Yôwbâb Jobab 9
- יֶ֫לֶק H3218 yeleq locust 9
- יָע H3257 yâʻ shovel 9
- יִצְהָר H3324 Yitshâr Izhar 9
- יָקַד H3344 yâqad to burn 9
- יֶ֫תֶר H3500 Yether Jether 9
- יִתְרוֹ H3503 Yithrôw Jethro 9
- כְּבָר H3528 kᵉbâr already 9
- כֵּהֶה H3544 kêheh dim 9
- כּוּר H3564 kûwr furnace 9
- כִּידוֹן H3591 kîydôwn javelin 9
- כְּמוֹשׁ H3645 Kᵉmôwsh Chemosh 9
- כְּסוּת H3682 kᵉçûwth covering 9
- כֹּר H3734 kôr kor 9
- כֶּ֫רַע H3767 kârâʻ leg 9
- כֶּ֫תֶם H3800 kethem gold 9
- לֶ֫קַח H3948 leqach instruction 9
- מָדוֹן H4079 midyân strife 9
- מָהַהּ H4102 mâhahh to delay 9
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