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.
- יְקַד H3345 yᵉqad to burn 8
- יָקַע H3363 yâqaʻ to be dislocated 8
- יָקֹשׁ H3369 yâqôsh to snare 8
- יְרַחְמְאֵל H3396 Yᵉrachmᵉʼêl Jerahmeel 8
- יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי H3459 Yishmâʻêʼlîy Ishmaelite 8
- יִשְׂרָאֵל H3479 Yisrâʼêl Israel 8
- יַתִּיר H3493 yattîyr extraordinary 8
- כָּאַב H3510 kâʼab to be in pain 8
- כְּבָר H3529 Kᵉbâr Chebar 8
- כִּבְשָׂה H3535 kibsâh ewe 8
- כָּהָה H3543 kâhâh to grow dim 8
- כָּהֵן H3549 kâhên priest 8
- כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ H3567 Kôwresh Cyrus 8
- כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַ֫יִם H3573 Kûwshan Rishʻâthayim Cushan-rishathaim 8
- כְּלַל H3635 kᵉlal to finish 8
- כֵּן H3652 kên thus 8
- כַּרְמִי H3756 Karmîy Carmi 8
- כְּתַב H3790 kᵉthab to write 8
- לבן H3835 lâban to be white 8
- לָהֵן H3861 lâhên but 8
- לוּז H3870 Lûwz Luz 8
- לַעֲנָה H3939 laʻănâh wormwood 8
- מְאָה H3969 mᵉʼâh hundred 8
- מֶ֫גֶד H4022 meged excellence 8
- מָגוֹר H4032 mâgôwr fear 8
- מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז H4122 Mahêr Shâlâl Châsh Baz Maher-shalal-hash-baz 8
- מוּשִׁי H4187 Mûwshîy Mushi 8
- מַחְבֶּ֫רֶת H4225 machbereth joint 8
- מִחְיָה H4241 michyâh sustenance 8
- מְחוֹלָה H4246 mᵉchôlâh dance 8
- מְטָא H4291 mᵉṭâʼ to reach 8
- מַטְעָם H4303 maṭʻam dainties 8
- מְלֵאָה H4395 mᵉlêʼâh fulness 8
- מַלְבּוּשׁ H4403 malbûwsh clothing 8
- מַלּוּךְ H4409 Mallûwk Malluch 8
- מָלוֹן H4411 mâlôwn inn 8
- מַלְקוֹחַ H4455 malqôwach prey 8
- מַלְקוֹשׁ H4456 malqôwsh spring rain 8
- מָנוֹס H4498 mânôwç refuge 8
- מְנַחֵם H4505 Mᵉnachêm Menahem 8
- מָעוֹן H4584 Mâʻôwn Maon 8
- מַעֲכָתִי H4602 Maʻăkâthîy Maachathite 8
- מַעֲנֶה H4617 maʻăneh answer 8
- מַפֶּ֫לֶת H4658 mappeleth carcass 8
- מִפְתָּן H4670 miphtân threshold 8
- מוֹץ H4671 môts chaff 8
- מְצוּרָה H4694 mᵉtsûwrâh rampart 8
- מָרֵשָׁה H4762 Marʼêshâh Mareshah 8
- מְרִיא H4806 mᵉrîyʼ fatling 8
- מַתִּתְיָ֫הוּ H4993 Mattithyâh Mattithiah 8
- נְבִיא H5029 nᵉbîyʼ prophet 8
- נְחֶמְיָה H5166 Nᵉchemyâh Nehemiah 8
- נַ֫חַת H5183 Nachath rest 8
- נָעַל H5274 nâʻal to lock 8
- נָעֵם H5276 nâʻêm to be pleasant 8
- נָתַר H5425 nâthar to tremble 8
- סְגֻלָּה H5459 çᵉgullâh treasure 8
- סֹ֫הַר H5470 çôhar roundhouse 8
- סָכַל H5528 çâkal to be foolish 8
- סָכָל H5530 çâkâl fool 8
- סָרָה H5627 çârâh apostasy 8
- עֲבַד H5649 ʻăbad servant 8
- עַבְדּוֹן H5658 ʻAbdôwn Abdon 8
- עָגַב H5689 ʻăgab to lust 8
- עָדָה H5711 ʻÂdâh Adah 8
- עֲדֻלָּם H5725 ʻĂdullâm Adullam 8
- עוּץ H5780 ʻÛwts Uz 8
- עַזְמָ֫וֶת H5820 ʻAzmâveth Azmaveth 8
- עֵיבָל H5858 ʻÊybâl Ebal 8
- עַ֫יִט H5861 ʻayiṭ bird of prey 8
- עֵין רֹגֵל H5883 ʻÊyn Rôgêl En-rogel 8
- עָלַץ H5970 ʻâlats to exult 8
- עִנְיָן H6045 ʻinyân occupation 8
- עׇפְרָה H6084 ʻOphrâh Ophrah 8
- עַקּוּב H6126 ʻAqqûwb Akkub 8
- עֲשָׂיָה H6222 ʻĂsâyâh Asaiah 8
- פֹּארָה H6288 pᵉʼôrâh branch 8
- פְּדָהצוּר H6301 Pᵉdâhtsûwr Pedahzur 8
- פְּדָיָהוּ H6305 Pᵉdâyâh Pedaiah 8
- פּוּר H6332 Pûwr Purim 8
- פְּלֶ֫שֶׁת H6429 Pᵉlesheth Philistia 8
- פִּסְגָּה H6449 Piçgâh Pisgah 8
- פָּסַח H6452 pâçach to skip 8
- פֶּ֫צַע H6482 petsaʻ bruise 8
- פַּת־בָּג H6598 pathbag delicacies 8
- צְבֹיִים H6636 Tsᵉbôʼîym Zeboim 8
- צִבְעוֹן H6649 Tsibʻôwn Zibeon 8
- צָעַד H6805 tsâʻad to march 8
- קַדְמִיאֵל H6934 Qadmîyʼêl Kadmiel 8
- קִיא H6958 qôwʼ to vomit 8
- קִינֵן H6969 qûwn to lament 8
- קַתָרֹס H7030 qîythârôç lyre 8
- קְצָת H7117 qᵉtsâth end 8
- קָרֵב H7131 qârêb near 8
- קׇרְחִי H7145 Qorchîy Korahite 8
- קִרְיָתַ֫יִם H7156 Qiryâthayim Kiriathaim 8
- קַרְקַע H7172 qarqaʻ floor 8
- קַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂת H7193 qasqeseth scale 8
- קָשַׁשׁ H7197 qâshash to gather 8
- רֶ֫בַע H7253 rebaʻ fourth part 8
- רַבְרַב H7260 rabrab great 8
- רְגַל H7271 rᵉgal foot 8
- רְחוּם H7348 Rᵉchûwm Rehum 8
- רָכַךְ H7401 râkak to be weak 8
- רְפָאִים H7496 râphâʼ ghosts 8
- רִצְפָּה H7531 ritspâh pavement 8
- רָקַח H7543 râqach to mix 8
- רָקִיק H7550 râqîyq wafer 8
- שָׂבָע H7647 sâbâʻ plenty 8
- שֹׂ֫בַע H7648 sôbaʻ abundance 8
- שָׂבַר H7663 sâbar to wait 8
- שׂוֹכֹה H7755 Sôwkôh Shocho 8
- שׁוּנַמִּית H7767 Shûwnammîyth Shunammite 8
- שִׁישַׁק H7895 Shîyshaq Shishak 8
- שֵׁלָה H7956 Shêlâh Shelah 8
- שָׁלֵו H7961 shâlêv quiet 8
- שַׁלְוָה H7962 shalvâh quietness 8
- שֶׁ֫לַח H7973 shelach weapon 8
- שָׁלַט H7980 shâlaṭ to dominate 8
- שִׁנְעָר H8152 Shinʻâr Shinar 8
- שָׂעַר H8175 sâʻar to dread 8
- שָׁפָט H8202 Shâphâṭ Shaphat 8
- שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה H8274 Shêrêbᵉyâh Sherebiah 8
- שְׁרֵקָה H8322 shᵉrêqâh hissing 8
- שָׁרַשׁ H8327 shârash to uproot 8
- שֵׁת H8352 Shêth Seth 8
- שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי H8370 Shᵉthar Bôwzᵉnay Shethar-boznai 8
- תָּאַר H8388 tâʼar to draw 8
- תּוּב H8421 tûwb to return 8
- תּוּבַל H8422 Tûwbal Tubal 8
- תַּחְפַּנְחֵס H8471 Tachpanchêç Tahpanhes 8
- תֵּימָנִי H8489 Têymânîy Temanite 8
- תְּנוּךְ H8571 tᵉnûwk lobe 8
- תְּשׁוּבָה H8666 tᵉshûwbâh answer 8
- אֲבַד H7 ʼăbad to perish 7
- אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר H44 ʼĂbîyʻezer Abiezer 7
- אֲגַף H102 ʼaggâph wing 7
- אַוָּה H185 ʼavvâh desire 7
- אוּרִים H224 ʼÛwrîym Urim 7
- אַזְכָּרָה H234 ʼazkârâh memorial offering 7
- אֲזַל H236 ʼăzal to go 7
- אֲחִינֹ֫עַם H293 ʼĂchîynôʻam Ahinoam 7
- אֲחֹרַנִּית H322 ʼăchôrannîyth backwards 7
- אֵלוֹן H356 ʼÊylôwn Elon 7
- אֲכַל H399 ʼăkal to eat 7
- אִכָּר H406 ʼikkâr plowman 7
- אֶלְנָתָן H494 ʼElnâthân Elnathan 7
- אֱנוֹשׁ H583 ʼĔnôwsh Enos 7
- אֳנִי H590 ʼŏnîy fleet 7
- אׇסְפַּרְנָא H629 ʼoçparnâʼ diligently 7
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