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.
- חֹרִי H2752 Chôrîy Horite 6
- יָאַשׁ H2976 yâʼash to despair 6
- יְדִיעֲאֵל H3043 Yᵉdîyʻăʼêl Jediael 6
- יְהוּדִית H3066 Yᵉhûwdîyth Hebrew 6
- יוֹנֶ֫קֶת H3127 yôwneqeth young shoot 6
- יַחֲזִיאֵל H3166 Yachăzîyʼêl Jahaziel 6
- יָמִין H3226 Yâmîyn Jamin 6
- יְמִינִי H3227 yᵉmîynîy right 6
- יָעֵל H3278 Yâʻêl Jael 6
- יׇקְטָן H3355 Yoqṭân Joktan 6
- יֶ֫רֶק H3418 yereq greenery 6
- יֵרָקוֹן H3420 yêrâqôwn mildew 6
- כְּאֵב H3511 kᵉʼêb pain 6
- כּוֹבַע H3553 kôwbaʻ helmet 6
- כּוֹנַנְיָ֫הוּ H3562 Kôwnanyâhûw Cononiah 6
- כַּ֫חַשׁ H3585 kachash deception 6
- כִּיס H3599 kîyç purse 6
- כָּסַף H3700 kâçaph to long for 6
- כָּשַׁף H3784 kâshaph to practice witchcraft 6
- כֶּ֫שֶׁף H3785 kesheph witchcraft 6
- כָּתַר H3803 kâthar to surround 6
- לֹא דְבָר H3810 Lôʼ Dᵉbar Lo-debar 6
- לוּז H3868 lûwz to depart 6
- לִוְיָתָן H3882 livyâthân leviathan 6
- לוּשׁ H3888 lûwsh to knead 6
- לַח H3892 lach moist 6
- לָחַךְ H3897 lâchak to lick 6
- לָט H3909 lâṭ secrecy 6
- לִמֻּד H3928 limmûwd taught 6
- מַדָּע H4093 maddâʻ knowledge 6
- מַהְפֵּכָה H4114 mahpêkâh overthrow 6
- מוֹט H4132 môwṭ pole 6
- מָחוֹל H4234 mâchôwl dance 6
- מחלה H4245 machăleh disease 6
- מֵיטָב H4315 mêyṭâb best 6
- מִכְבָּר H4345 makbêr lattice 6
- מֶ֫כֶס H4371 mekeç tax 6
- מַכְפֵּלָה H4375 Makpêlâh Machpelah 6
- מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם H4457 melqâch snuffers 6
- מָנוֹחַ H4494 mânôwach resting place 6
- מַנְעוּל H4514 manʻûwl bolt 6
- מָעַד H4571 mâʻad to slip 6
- מְעוּנִים H4586 Mᵉʻûwnîy Mehunim 6
- מַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים H4610 Maʻălêh ʻAqrabbîym Ascent of Scorpions 6
- מַצֶּבֶת H4678 matstsebeth pillar 6
- מָצוֹד H4685 mâtsôwd siege 6
- מָצוֹק H4689 mâtsôwq distress 6
- מָרֵא H4756 mârêʼ lord 6
- מַרְגְּלוֹת H4772 margᵉlâh feet 6
- מֶרְחָב H4800 merchâb wide place 6
- מְרִיב בַּ֫עַל H4807 Mᵉrîyb Baʻal Merib-baal 6
- מְרִיבָה H4809 Mᵉrîybâh Meribah 6
- מְרֵמוֹת H4822 Mᵉrêmôwth Meremoth 6
- מִשְׁכַּב H4903 mishkab couch 6
- מַשְׂכִּית H4906 maskîyth image 6
- מְשִׁסָּה H4933 mᵉshiççâh spoil 6
- מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַח H4968 Mᵉthûwshelach Methuselah 6
- מַתַּת H4991 mattâth gift 6
- נֹאד H4997 nôʼd skin bottle 6
- נֹב H5011 Nôb Nob 6
- נְבִיאָה H5031 nᵉbîyʼâh prophetess 6
- נָגַהּ H5050 nâgahh to shine 6
- נֵד H5067 nêd heap 6
- נָהַר H5102 nâhar to shine 6
- נוּם H5123 nûwm to slumber 6
- נָזִיד H5138 nâzîyd pottage 6
- נְחֵת H5182 nᵉchath to descend 6
- נָמֵר H5246 nâmêr leopard 6
- נָסִיךְ H5257 nᵉçîyk libation 6
- נָקַר H5365 nâqar to bore 6
- נָשָׁה H5382 nâshâh to forget 6
- סָבָא H5433 çâbâʼ to drink heavily 6
- סִבְלָה H5450 çᵉbâlâh burden 6
- סָגַד H5456 çâgad to prostrate 6
- סוּף H5486 çûwph to cease 6
- סִין H5512 Çîyn Sin 6
- סַלּוּ H5543 Çallûw Sallu 6
- סְנֶה H5572 çᵉneh bush 6
- סָעִיף H5585 çâʻîyph cleft 6
- סָפַח H5596 çâphach to join 6
- סָפַן H5603 çâphan to cover 6
- סָפִר H5613 çâphêr scribe 6
- עֶ֫בֶד H5651 ʻEbed Ebed 6
- עָבַט H5670 ʻâbaṭ to pledge 6
- עֲבִידָה H5673 ʻăbîydâh service 6
- עָגֹל H5696 ʻâgôl round 6
- עֲזַרְאֵל H5832 ʻĂzarʼêl Azarael 6
- עַזְרִיקָם H5840 ʻAzrîyqâm Azrikam 6
- עֵין גַּנִּים H5873 ʻÊyn Gannîym En-gannim 6
- עֵין־דֹּר H5874 ʻÊyn-Dôʼr En-dor 6
- עִירָא H5896 ʻÎyrâʼ Ira 6
- עַכְבָּר H5909 ʻakbâr mouse 6
- עָכָן H5912 ʻÂkân Achan 6
- עֹלֵלוֹת H5955 ʻôlêlâh gleaning 6
- עֹ֫מֶד H5977 ʻômed standing place 6
- עַמִּיאֵל H5988 ʻAmmîyʼêl Ammiel 6
- עַקְרָב H6137 ʻaqrâb scorpion 6
- עָר H6144 ʻÂr Ar 6
- ערב H6152 ʻĂrâb steppe 6
- עֶרְיָה H6181 ʻeryâh nakedness 6
- עָרַף H6202 ʻâraph to break neck 6
- עָשַׁן H6225 ʻâshan to smoke 6
- עֲשַׂר H6236 ʻăsar ten 6
- פּוֹטִי פֶ֫רַע H6319 Pôwṭîy Pheraʻ Poti-pherah 6
- פֶּ֫לַח H6400 pelach mill stone 6
- פָּלַס H6424 pâlaç to weigh 6
- פֻּם H6433 pum mouth 6
- פָּסַל H6458 pâçal to hew 6
- פָּרִיץ H6530 pᵉrîyts robber 6
- פֶּ֫רֶךְ H6531 perek cruelty 6
- פָּרַס H6540 Pâraç Persia 6
- פַּרְעֹשׁ H6551 Parʻôsh Parosh 6
- פִּתְגָם H6600 pithgâm decree 6
- פֶּ֫תֶן H6620 pethen serpent 6
- צִי H6728 tsîyîy wild beast 6
- צלצל H6767 tsᵉlâtsal whirring 6
- צָנִיף H6797 tsânîyph turban 6
- צָפִיר H6842 tsâphîyr he-goat 6
- צֳרִי H6875 tsᵉrîy balm 6
- קָבַע H6906 qâbaʻ to rob 6
- קַדְמָה H6927 qadmâh antiquity 6
- קָדֵשׁ H6945 qâdêsh male prostitute 6
- קוּט H6962 qûwṭ to loathe 6
- קוֹץ H6976 Qôwts Koz 6
- קוּר H6979 qûwr to dig 6
- קֵינָן H7018 Qêynân Kenan 6
- קִישׁוֹן H7028 Qîyshôwn Kishon 6
- קָלָה H7034 qâlâh to disgrace 6
- קָלִי H7039 qâlîy parched grain 6
- קַנָּא H7067 qannâʼ jealous 6
- קִנֵּן H7077 qânan to nest 6
- קָרַח H7139 qârach to be bald 6
- רֹאֶה H7203 rôʼeh seer 6
- רְבָה H7236 rᵉbâh to grow great 6
- רְבִיבִים H7241 râbîyb heavy showers 6
- רַב־סָרִיס H7249 Rab-Çârîyç chief eunuch 6
- רוּם H7312 rûwm haughtiness 6
- רָזַן H7336 râzan to be weighty 6
- רָטַשׁ H7376 râṭâsh to dash to pieces 6
- רָכִיל H7400 râkîyl slanderer 6
- רָמֹם H7426 râmam to be exalted 6
- רַ֫עַד H7461 raʻad trembling 6
- רְעוּת H7468 rᵉʻûwth companion 6
- רַעְיוֹן H7476 raʻyôwn thought 6
- רַ֫עַם H7482 raʻam thunder 6
- רֶ֫קֶם H7552 Reqem Rekem 6
- שָׁאָה H7582 shâʼâh to crash 6
- שְׁאֵל H7593 shᵉʼêl to ask 6
- שְׁבוּאֵל H7619 Shᵉbûwʼêl Shebuel 6
- שְׂבָם H7643 Sᵉbâm Shibmah 6
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