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.
- אֱסָר H633 ʼĕçâr decree 7
- אָפַק H662 ʼâphaq to hold 7
- אָצֵל H682 ʼÂtsêl Azel 7
- אריוך H746 ʼĂryôwk Arioch 7
- אַשְׁמוּרָה H821 ʼashmurâh watch 7
- אַשְׁפֹּת H830 ʼashpôth ash heap 7
- אֶשְׁתָּאוֹל H847 ʼEshtâʼôl Eshtaol 7
- בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר H1113 Bêlshaʼtstsar Belshazzar 7
- בִּנּוּי H1131 Binnûwy Binnui 7
- בִּנְיָן H1146 binyân building 7
- בְּעִיר H1165 bᵉʻîyr beasts 7
- בָּצִיר H1210 bâtsîyr vintage 7
- בָּקַר H1239 bâqar to seek 7
- בַּר H1249 bar pure 7
- בָּרָה H1262 bârâh to eat 7
- בָּֽשְׂמַת H1315 Bosmath Bashemath 7
- גָּאָה H1342 gâʼâh to rise up 7
- גִּבְעֹנִי H1393 Gibʻônîy Gibeonite 7
- גָּדַף H1442 gâdaph to revile 7
- גְּדוֹר H1446 Gᵉdôr Gedor 7
- גֵּו H1460 gêv back 7
- גּוּר H1482 gûwr cub 7
- גִּזָּה H1492 gâzzah fleece 7
- גִּיד H1517 gîyd sinew 7
- גׇּפְרִית H1614 gophrîyth brimstone 7
- גִּרְגָּשִׁי H1622 Girgâshîy Girgashite 7
- דָּאַג H1672 dâʼag to fear 7
- דּוּד H1731 dûwd pot 7
- דּוּדַי H1736 dûwday mandrake 7
- דֹּאר H1756 Dôwr Dor 7
- דִּישֹׁן H1787 Dîyshôwn Dishon 7
- דְּלָיָ֫הוּ H1806 Dᵉlâyâh Dalaiah 7
- הָדַר H1921 hâdar to honor 7
- הֵידָד H1959 hêydâd shout 7
- הַלָּז H1975 hallâz this 7
- הֲלִיכָה H1979 hălîykâh going 7
- הָרָן H2039 Hârân Haran 7
- זְאֵב H2061 zᵉʼêb wolf 7
- זְוָעָה H2113 zᵉvâʻâh terror 7
- זֵק H2131 zîyqâh spark 7
- זִלְפָּה H2153 Zilpâh Zilpah 7
- זָקַק H2212 zâqaq to purify 7
- זֶ֫רֶת H2239 zereth span 7
- חַבּוּרָה H2250 chabbûwrâh wound 7
- חֶ֫בֶר H2267 cheber association 7
- חֲגוֹר H2290 chăgôwr belt 7
- חוּט H2339 chûwṭ thread 7
- חֲוִילָה H2341 Chăvîylâh Havilah 7
- חוֹף H2348 chôwph seashore 7
- חֹר H2356 chôwr hole 7
- חֲזִיר H2386 chăzîyr swine 7
- חַי H2417 chay alive 7
- חִיל H2427 chîyl anguish 7
- חַ֫יִל H2429 chayil strength 7
- חֹל H2455 chôl profane 7
- חָמַר H2560 châmar to boil 7
- חֹ֫רֶף H2779 chôreph harvest time 7
- חֹ֫רֶשׁ H2793 chôresh forest 7
- טִירָה H2918 ṭîyrâh encampment 7
- יַבֹּק H2999 Yabbôq Jabbok 7
- יְהוּד H3061 Yᵉhûwd Judah 7
- יוֹנָדָב H3122 Yôwnâdâb Jonadab 7
- יְכוֹנְיָה H3204 Yᵉkonyâh Jeconiah 7
- יָפָה H3302 yâphâh to be beautiful 7
- יְקָר H3367 yᵉqâr honour 7
- יֶ֫רֶד H3382 Yered Jared 7
- יַרְמוּת H3412 Yarmûwth Jarmuth 7
- יִשִּׁיָּהוּ H3449 Yishshîyâh Ishiah 7
- יָשֵׁן H3463 yâshên sleeping 7
- יָשָׁן H3465 yâshân old 7
- כֵּן H3654 kên gnat 7
- כִּנֶּ֫רֶת H3672 Kinnᵉrôwth Chinneroth 7
- כְּנָת H3675 kᵉnâth companion 7
- כִּפֻּרִים H3725 kippur atonement 7
- לְבַב H3825 lᵉbab heart 7
- לִבָּה H3826 libbâh heart 7
- לוֹטָן H3877 Lôwṭân Lotan 7
- לַ֫יִשׁ H3919 Layish Laish 7
- לַ֫עַג H3933 laʻag mocking 7
- לַעְדָּן H3936 Laʻdân Laadan 7
- לָקַק H3952 lâqaq to lap 7
- לִשָּׁן H3961 lishshân language 7
- מָאן H3984 mâʼn vessel 7
- מִגְדּוֹל H4024 Migdôwl tower 7
- מִדְיָנִי H4084 Midyânîy Midianite 7
- מַהֲלַלְאֵל H4111 Mahălalʼêl Mahalaleel 7
- מוֹעֵצָה H4156 môwʻêtsâh counsel 7
- מַזְלֵג H4207 mazlêg three-pronged fork 7
- מַחְשָׁךְ H4285 machshâk darkness 7
- מַטָּע H4302 maṭṭâʻ planting 7
- מִישָׁאֵל H4332 Mîyshâʼêl Mishael 7
- מְנָת H4521 mᵉnâth portion 7
- מַסְגֵּר H4525 maçgêr enclosure 7
- מִסְכְּנוֹת H4543 miçkᵉnâh storage 7
- מָצָה H4680 mâtsâh to drain 7
- מְצוּקָה H4691 mᵉtsûwqâh distress 7
- מְרִיבָה H4808 mᵉrîybâh strife 7
- מְרָיוֹת H4812 Mᵉrâyôwth Meraioth 7
- מִרְמָס H4823 mirmâç trampling place 7
- מֵרֵעַ H4828 mêrêaʻ friend 7
- מְשַׁמָּה H4923 mᵉshammâh devastation 7
- משמן H4924 mashmân fatness 7
- נֶ֫גֶף H5063 negeph blow 7
- נְהִי H5092 nᵉhîy lamentation 7
- נֹ֫עַם H5278 nôʻam pleasantness 7
- נֹף H5297 Nôph Noph 7
- נָשַׁל H5394 nâshal to slip off 7
- נְתַן H5415 nᵉthan to give 7
- סִכְלוּת H5531 çiklûwth foolishness 7
- סָלַף H5557 çâlaph to pervert 7
- סָעַר H5590 çâʻar to storm 7
- סְפַרְוַ֫יִם H5617 Çᵉpharvayim Sepharvaim 7
- סָרַח H5628 çârach to go free 7
- עֻגָה H5692 ʻuggâh cake 7
- עִזָּבוֹן H5801 ʻizzâbôwn wares 7
- עֲזֵקָה H5825 ʻĂzêqâh Azekah 7
- עָטַר H5849 ʻâṭar to crown 7
- עַכְבּוֹר H5907 ʻAkbôwr Achbor 7
- עַלִּיז H5947 ʻallîyz exultant 7
- עַלְמָה H5959 ʻalmâh virgin 7
- עָמוֹס H5986 ʻÂmôwç Amos 7
- עָנָף H6057 ʻânâph branch 7
- עֶ֫צֶב H6089 ʻetseb pain 7
- עָקֹד H6124 ʻâqôd striped 7
- עקר H6131 ʻâqar to pluck up 7
- עָרַב H6149 ʻârêb to be pleasant 7
- עֹרֵב H6159 ʻÔrêb Oreb 7
- עָתִיד H6264 ʻâthîyd ready 7
- עׇתְנִיאֵל H6274 ʻOthnîyʼêl Othniel 7
- פְּאֵר H6287 pᵉʼêr turban 7
- פּוּט H6316 Pûwṭ Phut 7
- פּוּק H6329 pûwq to bring out 7
- פִּי הַחִירֹת H6367 Pîy ha-Chîyrôth Pi-hahiroth 7
- פֶּ֫לֶג H6389 Peleg Peleg 7
- פָּלָה H6395 pâlâh to distinguish 7
- פְּלֵתִי H6432 Pᵉlêthîy Pelethites 7
- פְּנִינִים H6443 pânîyn jewel 7
- פַּעֲמֹן H6472 paʻămôn bell 7
- פָּצַר H6484 pâtsar to push 7
- פֶּ֫רֶשׁ H6569 peresh dung 7
- פֶּתַע H6621 pethaʻ suddenness 7
- צָבַר H6651 tsâbar to heap up 7
- צוּרִישַׁדָּ֑י H6701 Tsûwrîyshadday Zurishaddai 7
- צָמִיד H6781 tsâmîyd bracelet 7
- צֹ֫עַן H6814 Tsôʻan Zoan 7
- צִפּוֹר H6834 Tsippôwr Zippor 7
- צַפַּ֫חַת H6835 tsappachath jar 7
- קֹהֶ֫לֶת H6953 qôheleth preacher 7
- קְטַל H6992 qᵉṭal to slay 7
- קָל H7032 qâl voice 7
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