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.
- אֲזַי H233 ʼăzay then 3
- אֶזְרָחִי H250 ʼEzrâchîy Ezraite 3
- אָח H254 ʼâch pot 3
- אָחוּ H260 ʼâchûw reeds 3
- אֲחִיסָמָךְ H294 ʼĂchîyçâmâk Ahisamach 3
- אַחַר H311 ʼachar after 3
- אִי H338 ʼîy jackal 3
- אַיָּה H344 ʼayâh hawk 3
- אִי־כָבוֹד H350 ʼÎy-kâbôwd Ichabod 3
- אֵילוֹן בֵּית חָנָן H358 ʼÊylôwn Bêyth Chânân Elon Beth-hanan 3
- אַיֶּלֶת H365 ʼayeleth doe 3
- אָיֹם H366 ʼâyôm terrible 3
- אֵימִים H368 ʼÊymîym Emims 3
- אִיתִיאֵל H384 ʼÎythîyʼêl Ithiel 3
- אַכְשָׁף H407 ʼAkshâph Achshaph 3
- אֶלְגָּבִישׁ H417 ʼelgâbîysh hail 3
- אַלְגּוּמִּים H418 ʼalgûwmmîym algum tree 3
- אָלַח H444 ʼâlach to be corrupt 3
- אֱלִישָׁה H473 ʼĔlîyshâh Elishah 3
- אַלְמֻגִּים H484 ʼalmuggîym almug tree 3
- אַלְמֹנִי H492 ʼalmônîy someone 3
- אֶלְפַּ֫עַל H508 ʼElpaʻal Elpaal 3
- אֻמָּה H523 ʼummah people 3
- אֲמַן H540 ʼăman to trust 3
- אִמַּר H563 ʼimmar lamb 3
- אֵסוּר H612 ʼêçûwr bond 3
- אֱסוּר H613 ʼĕçûwr bond 3
- אָֽסְנַת H621 ʼÂçᵉnath Asenath 3
- אָסֹף H624 ʼâçuph storehouse 3
- אֹ֫סֵף H625 ʼôçeph harvest 3
- אֲפֻדָּה H642 ʼêphuddâh ephod 3
- אֶפְעֶה H660 ʼephʻeh viper 3
- אפרסכי H671 ʼĂpharçᵉkay Apharsathchites 3
- אֶצְבַּע H677 ʼetsbaʻ finger 3
- אַצִּיל H679 ʼatstsîyl joint 3
- אַרְאֵלִי H692 ʼArʼêlîy Areli 3
- אַרְגְּוָן H711 ʼargᵉvân purple 3
- אַרְגַּז H712 ʼargâz chest 3
- אֻרְיָה H723 ʼurvâh manger 3
- אֲרִאֵיל H741 ʼăriʼêyl hearth 3
- אָרֹךְ H752 ʼârôk long 3
- אֹשׁ H787 ʼôsh foundation 3
- אַשְׁבֵּל H788 ʼAshbêl Ashbel 3
- אַשְׁכְּנַז H813 ʼAshkᵉnaz Ashkenaz 3
- אֵ֫שֶׁל H815 ʼêshel tamarisk tree 3
- אָשֵׁם H818 ʼâshêm guilty 3
- אַשְׂרִיאֵל H844 ʼAsrîyʼêl Ashriel 3
- אָת H852 ʼâth sign 3
- בָּאַר H874 bâʼar to make clear 3
- בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָן H885 Bᵉʼêrôth Bᵉnêy-Yaʻăqan Beeroth Bene-Jaakan 3
- בְּאֹשׁ H889 bᵉʼôsh stench 3
- בֹּהוּ H922 bôhûw emptiness 3
- בּוּז H938 Bûwz Buz 3
- בּוּךְ H943 bûwk to confuse 3
- בֶּ֫זֶק H966 Bezeq Bezek 3
- בְּחוּרִים H979 bᵉchurôwth youth 3
- בִּטָּחוֹן H986 biṭṭâchôwn trust 3
- בֵּין H997 bêyn between 3
- בִּיתָן H1055 bîythân house 3
- בֵּל H1078 Bêl Bel 3
- בִּלְגָּה H1083 Bilgah Bilgah 3
- בְּלוֹ H1093 bᵉlôw tribute 3
- בְּלוֹא H1094 bᵉlôwʼ rags 3
- בְּלִיל H1098 bᵉlîyl fodder 3
- בֻּנִּי H1138 Bunnîy Bunni 3
- בְּעֵל H1169 bᵉʻêl lord 3
- בַּעֲלָת H1191 Baʻălâth Baalath 3
- בַּעֲנָא H1195 Baʻănâʼ Baana 3
- בֵּצָ֑י H1209 Bêtsay Bezai 3
- בַּקְבֻּק H1228 baqbuq bottle 3
- בַּקְבֻּקְיָה H1229 Baqbuqyâh Bakbukiah 3
- בִּרְיָה H1279 biryâh food 3
- בָּרִיחַ H1281 bârîyach fugitive 3
- בְּרָכָה H1294 Bᵉrâkâh Berachah 3
- ברקת H1304 bâreqeth emerald 3
- בְּשׂוֹר H1308 Bᵉsôwr Besor 3
- בְּשַׁר H1321 bᵉshar flesh 3
- בֶּ֫תֶר H1335 bether piece 3
- גִּדּוּפִים H1421 giddûwph revilings 3
- גָּהַר H1457 gâhar to crouch 3
- גַּו H1458 gav back 3
- גּוֹב H1462 gôwb locusts 3
- גּוּד H1464 gûwd to attack 3
- גֵּוָה H1466 gêvâh pride 3
- גָּזָם H1501 gâzâm locusts 3
- גֶּ֫זַע H1503 gezaʻ trunk 3
- גָּלָל H1559 Gâlâl Galal 3
- גָּלַע H1566 gâlaʻ to expose 3
- גְּמוּלָה H1578 gᵉmûwlâh recompense 3
- גְּנָזִים H1595 genez treasury 3
- גְּנַז H1596 gᵉnaz treasure 3
- גִּנְּתוֹן H1599 Ginnᵉthôwn Ginnetho 3
- גַּעְתָּם H1609 Gaʻtâm Gatam 3
- גַּף H1611 gaph wing 3
- גָּרָב H1618 gârâb scab 3
- גָּרֵב H1619 Gârêb Gareb 3
- גָּרַם H1633 gâram to cut off 3
- גִּתִּית H1665 Gittîyth Gittith 3
- דָּאֵב H1669 dâʼab to become faint 3
- דֶּ֫בֶק H1694 debeq joint 3
- דָּבֵק H1695 dâbêq adhering 3
- דבר H1699 dôber pasture 3
- דָּֽבְרַת H1705 Dăbrath Daberath 3
- דֹּדָה H1733 dôwdâh aunt 3
- דַּוָּי H1742 davvây faint 3
- דּוּמָם H1748 dûwmâm silence 3
- דּוּר H1754 dûwr ball 3
- דַּכָּא H1793 dakkâʼ dust 3
- דִּכֵּן H1797 dikkên this 3
- דְּכַר H1798 dᵉkar ram 3
- דִּכְרוֹן H1799 dikrôwn record 3
- דָּלַח H1804 dâlach to stir up 3
- דָּלַף H1811 dâlaph to drip 3
- דְּמָמָה H1827 dᵉmâmâh whisper 3
- דָּפַק H1849 dâphaq to beat 3
- דָּשֵׁן H1879 dâshên fat 3
- דֹּתָן H1886 Dôthân Dothan 3
- הָגָה H1898 hâgâh to remove 3
- הֶ֫גֶה H1899 hegeh moan 3
- הֲדַר H1922 hădar to glorify 3
- הֲדַר H1923 hădar honor 3
- הֹוָה H1943 hôvâh disaster 3
- הוֹשַׁעֲיָה H1955 Hôwshaʻyâh Hoshaiah 3
- הֲלַךְ H1981 hălak to walk 3
- הֲלָךְ H1983 hălâk toll 3
- הֵנַע H2012 Hênaʻ Hena 3
- הֵרָיוֹן H2032 hêrôwn conception 3
- זְבוּלֹנִי H2075 Zᵉbûwlônîy Zebulonite 3
- זוּעַ H2111 zûwaʻ to tremble 3
- זוּר H2115 zûwr to crush 3
- זָחַל H2119 zâchal to shrink back 3
- זִיז H2123 zîyz moving creatures 3
- זִיפִי H2130 Zîyphîy Ziphites 3
- זַכַּי H2140 Zakkay Zaccai 3
- זַלְעָפָה H2152 zalʻâphâh burning heat 3
- זִמָּה H2155 Zimmâh Zimmah 3
- זָמַן H2163 zâman to appoint 3
- זָמַר H2168 zâmar to prune 3
- זִמְרָת H2176 zimrâth song of praise 3
- זַן H2177 zan kind 3
- זֶ֫פֶת H2203 zepheth pitch 3
- חָבוֹר H2249 Châbôwr Habor 3
- חֲבָל H2257 chăbal injury 3
- חֲבַר H2269 chăbar companion 3
- חֲגָוִים H2288 chăgâv hideouts 3
- חַגִּי H2291 Chaggîy Haggi 3
- חָדָה H2302 châdâh to rejoice 3
- חָדִיד H2307 Châdîyd Hadid 3
- חָדֵל H2310 châdêl rejected 3
- חוּג H2329 chûwg circle 3
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