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.
- שׇׂבְעָה H7654 sobʻâh satisfaction 6
- שִׁבְעָה H7655 shibʻâh seven 6
- שִׁבְעָתַיִם H7659 shibʻâthayim sevenfold 6
- שְׁדֵמָה H7709 shᵉdêmâh field 6
- שְׁדֵפָה H7711 shᵉdêphâh blight 6
- שׁוּר H7793 Shûwr Shur 6
- שָׁחֹר H7838 shâchôr black 6
- שָׂטָה H7847 sâṭâh to turn aside 6
- שָׁטַח H7849 shâṭach to spread 6
- שָׂטַם H7852 sâṭam to hate 6
- שָׂטַן H7853 sâṭan to oppose 6
- שֶׁ֫טֶף H7858 sheṭeph flood 6
- שִׁילֹנִי H7888 Shîylôwnîy Shilonite 6
- שַׁכּוּל H7909 shakkûwl childless 6
- שְׁלֹמוֹת H8013 Shᵉlômôwth Shelomoth 6
- שַׁמַּי H8060 Shammay Shammai 6
- שָׁמֵם H8076 shâmêm desolate 6
- שִׁמְעָא H8092 Shimʻâʼ Shimea 6
- שִׁפְעָה H8229 shiphʻâh abundance 6
- שָׁקַד H8246 shâqad almond-shaped 6
- שָׁקַע H8257 shâqaʻ to sink 6
- שָׁקַק H8264 shâqaq to run 6
- שָׁקַר H8266 shâqar to deal falsely 6
- שְׁרָא H8271 shᵉrêʼ to loosen 6
- שָׂרַר H8323 sârar to rule 6
- שָׁתַן H8366 shâthan to urinate 6
- תּוֹחֶ֫לֶת H8431 tôwcheleth hope 6
- תּוֹלָע H8439 Tôwlâʻ worm 6
- תַּ֫חַת H8480 Tachath Tahath 6
- תַּלְמַי H8526 Talmay Talmai 6
- תְּמוּרָה H8545 tᵉmûwrâh exchange 6
- תִּמְנָע H8555 Timnâʻ Timna 6
- תִּמְנַת חֶרֶס H8556 Timnath Chereç Timnath-heres 6
- תַּפּוּחַ H8598 tappûwach apple 6
- תַּפּוּחַ H8599 Tappûwach Tappuah 6
- תִּשְׁבִּי H8664 Tishbîy Tishbite 6
- אֲבַדּוֹן H11 ʼăbaddôwn Abaddon 5
- אֲבִידָן H27 ʼĂbîydân Abidan 5
- אֲבִיָּם H38 ʼĂbîyâm Abijam 5
- אֲבִישַׁג H49 ʼĂbîyshag Abishag 5
- אֲבִישׁוּעַ H50 ʼĂbîyshûwaʻ Abishua 5
- אֲגָגִי H91 ʼĂgâgîy Agagite 5
- אַגְמֹן H100 ʼagmôwn bulrush 5
- אַדְמָה H126 ʼAdmâh Admah 5
- אׇהֳלָה H170 ʼOhŏlâh Aholah 5
- אׇהֳלִיאָב H171 ʼOhŏlîyʼâb Aholiab 5
- אוֹנוֹ H207 ʼÔwnôw Ono 5
- אוּר H218 ʼÛwr Ur 5
- אָזַל H235 ʼâzal to go 5
- אֲחוֹחִי H266 ʼĂchôwchîy Ahohite 5
- אֲחִילוּד H286 ʼĂchîylûwd Ahilud 5
- אֲחִירַע H299 ʼĂchîyraʻ Ahira 5
- אׇחֳרָן H321 ʼochŏrân other 5
- אָטֵר H333 ʼÂṭêr Ater 5
- אֵיבָה H342 ʼêybâh enmity 5
- אֲלוּ H431 ʼălûw behold 5
- אַלְיָה H451 ʼalyâh tail 5
- אִלֵּין H459 ʼillêyn these 5
- אֱלִיצוּר H468 ʼĔlîytsûwr Elizur 5
- אֲלֻמָה H485 ʼălummâh sheaf 5
- אֶלְעָלֵא H500 ʼElʻâlêʼ Elealeh 5
- אֲלַ֑ף H506 ʼălaph thousand 5
- אֵמֻן H529 ʼêmûwn faithfulness 5
- אֻמְנָם H552 ʼumnâm verily 5
- אֶ֫מֶשׁ H570 ʼemesh yesterday 5
- אָסוֹן H611 ʼâçôwn evil 5
- אַסִּיר H617 ʼAççîyr Assir 5
- אָע H636 ʼâʻ wood 5
- אָפֵס H656 ʼâphêç to cease 5
- אָפַף H661 ʼâphaph to surround 5
- אֶפְרֹחַ H667 ʼephrôach young one 5
- אֶפְרָתִי H673 ʼEphrâthîy Ephrathite 5
- אָצַל H680 ʼâtsal to withhold 5
- אָצַר H686 ʼâtsar to store up 5
- אֵ֫צֶר H687 ʼEtser Ezer 5
- אַרְגֹּב H709 ʼArgôb Argob 5
- אֲרוּ H718 ʼărûw behold 5
- אָרַח H732 ʼârach to journey 5
- אֲרָמִית H762 ʼĂrâmîyth Aramaic 5
- אֵת H855 ʼêth ploughshare 5
- בְּאֵרוֹת H881 Bᵉʼêrôwth Beeroth 5
- בְּאֵרֹתִי H886 Bᵉʼêrôthîy Beerothite 5
- בַּחֻרִים H980 Bachurîym Bahurim 5
- בֵּית בַּ֫עַל מְעוֹן H1010 Bêyth Baʻal Mᵉʻôwn Beth-baal-meon 5
- בֶּ֫כֶר H1071 Beker Becher 5
- בִּלְדַּד H1085 Bildad Bildad 5
- בָּלֶה H1087 bâleh worn out 5
- בָּעָה H1158 bâʻâh to seek 5
- בַּעֲלָה H1173 Baʻălâh Baalah 5
- בַּ֫עַר H1198 baʻar brutishness 5
- בָּצֵק H1217 bâtsêq dough 5
- בֶּ֫צֶר H1221 Betser Bezer 5
- בֻּקִּי H1231 Buqqîy Bukki 5
- בְּקַר H1240 bᵉqar to seek 5
- בֹּר H1252 bôr pureness 5
- בְּרַךְ H1289 bᵉrak to bless 5
- בְּרַם H1297 bᵉram but 5
- גָּבַל H1379 gâbal to border 5
- גִּדְעֹנִי H1441 Gidʻônîy Gideoni 5
- גּוֹזָן H1470 Gôwzân Gozan 5
- גְלִילָה H1552 gᵉlîylâh Galilee 5
- גַּמְלִיאֵל H1583 Gamlîyʼêl Gamaliel 5
- גָּמַר H1584 gâmar to complete 5
- גְּמַרְיָ֫הוּ H1587 Gᵉmaryâh Gemariah 5
- גֵּרָה H1626 gêrâh gerah 5
- גֶּ֫רֶם H1634 gerem bone 5
- גָּרַר H1641 gârar to drag away 5
- גַּת H1660 gath winepress 5
- דְּבֵלָה H1690 dᵉbêlâh fig cake 5
- דִּבְרָה H1700 dibrâh reason 5
- דָּוֶה H1739 dâveh faint 5
- דּוּחַ H1740 dûwach to rinse 5
- דִּין H1780 dîyn judgment 5
- דִּישָׁן H1789 Dîyshân Dishan 5
- דָּלַג H1801 dâlag to leap 5
- דָּלָה H1802 dâlâh to draw 5
- דָּנִי H1839 Dânîy Danites 5
- דֵּעַ H1843 dêaʻ knowledge 5
- הָבַל H1891 hâbal to become vain 5
- הֲדָרָה H1927 hădârâh adornment 5
- הוּם H1949 hûwm to roar 5
- הֶ֫רֶג H2027 hereg slaughter 5
- הֲרֵגָה H2028 hărêgâh slaughter 5
- הֲרָרִי H2043 Hărârîy Hararite 5
- זְבֻל H2073 zᵉbûwl height 5
- זְמוֹרָה H2156 zᵉmôwrâh branch 5
- זָנוֹחַ H2182 Zânôwach Zanoah 5
- זְעֵיר H2191 zᵉʻêyr a little 5
- זָעַף H2196 zâʻaph to be angry 5
- זְרַחְיָה H2228 Zᵉrachyâh Zerahiah 5
- חָבָה H2247 châbâh to hide 5
- חָבַט H2251 châbaṭ to thresh 5
- חֹבֵל H2259 chôbêl sailor 5
- חָגָב H2284 châgâb locust 5
- חַגִּית H2294 Chaggîyth Haggith 5
- חָזוּת H2380 châzûwth vision 5
- חֹ֫זֶק H2392 chôzeq strength 5
- חַטּוּשׁ H2407 Chaṭṭûwsh Hattush 5
- חׇכְמוֹת H2454 chokmôwth wisdom 5
- חֶלְאָה H2457 chelʼâh rust 5
- חֶ֫לֶד H2465 cheled age 5
- חַלָּמִישׁ H2496 challâmîysh flint 5
- חֵלֹן H2497 Chêlôn Helon 5
- חֶ֫לֶץ H2503 Chelets Helez 5
- חֲמוּטַל H2537 Chămûwṭal Hamutal 5
- חָנַט H2590 chânaṭ to embalm 5
- חָנַךְ H2596 chânak to dedicate 5
- חֹסָה H2621 Chôçâh Hosah 5
- חֹ֫סֶן H2633 chôçen wealth 5
- חׇפְנִי H2652 Chophnîy Hophni 5
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