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.
- מְלֵחָה H4420 mᵉlêchâh saltness 3
- מַלְכִּיאֵל H4439 Malkîyʼêl Malchiel 3
- מָמוֹת H4463 mâmôwth death 3
- מְנֵא H4484 mᵉnêʼ mina 3
- מָנַ֫חַת H4506 Mânachath Manahath 3
- מִנְיָמִין H4509 Minyâmîyn Miniamin 3
- מַסְוֶה H4533 maçveh veil 3
- מִסְפַּ֫חַת H4556 miçpachath scab 3
- מָעַךְ H4600 mâʻak to press 3
- מַעֲנָה H4618 maʻănâh ploughing ground 3
- מפלה H4654 mappâlâh ruin 3
- מִפְעָל H4659 miphʻâl work 3
- מַצָּה H4683 matstsâh strife 3
- מִצְעָד H4703 mitsʻâd step 3
- מֵצַר H4712 mêtsar distress 3
- מַקָּבָה H4717 maqqâbâh hammer 3
- מֵרָב H4764 Mêrâb Merab 3
- מַרְבֶה H4766 marbeh abundance 3
- מָרוֹד H4788 mârûwd restlessness 3
- מֶרְכָּב H4817 merkâb chariot 3
- מָרָק H4839 mârâq broth 3
- מִרְקַ֫חַת H4842 mirqachath ointment 3
- מָרֹר H4844 mᵉrôr bitter herb 3
- מַשָּׁא H4855 mashshâʼ usury 3
- מַשְׁבֵּר H4866 mishbêr breach 3
- מָשָׁה H4871 mâshâh to draw 3
- מְשׁוֹאָה H4875 mᵉshôwʼâh desolation 3
- מִשְׁטוֹחַ H4894 mishṭôwach spreading place 3
- מְשֵׁיזַבְאֵל H4898 Mᵉshêyzabʼêl Meshezabeel 3
- מֹ֫שֶׁל H4915 môshel dominion 3
- מַשְׁקוֹף H4947 mashqôwph lintel 3
- מְתַלְּעוֹת H4973 mᵉthallᵉʻâh teeth 3
- מַתָּן H4977 Mattân Mattan 3
- מַתְּנָא H4978 mattᵉnâʼ gift 3
- מַתְּנַי H4982 Mattᵉnay Mattenai 3
- נָאָה H4998 nâʼâh to be comely 3
- נְבוּאָה H5016 nᵉbûwʼâh prophecy 3
- נֹ֫בַח H5025 Nôbach Nobah 3
- נָדָה H5077 nâdâh to cast out 3
- נָהָה H5091 nâhâh to lament 3
- נַהֲלֹל H5096 Nahălâl Nahalal 3
- נוֹב H5108 nôwb fruit 3
- נְוָלוּ H5122 nᵉvâlûw dunghill 3
- נוץ H5132 nûwts to fly 3
- נִחוּם H5150 nichûwm comfort 3
- נֶחֱלָמִי H5161 Nechĕlâmîy Nehelamite 3
- נְטִישָׁה H5189 nᵉṭîyshâh tendril 3
- נִין H5209 nîyn offspring 3
- נֶ֫כֶד H5220 neked offspring 3
- נָכֵה H5223 nâkeh stricken 3
- נְכוֹ H5224 Nᵉkôw Necho 3
- נְכֹת H5238 nᵉkôth treasure 3
- נְמוּאֵל H5241 Nᵉmûwʼêl Nemuel 3
- נְסַק H5267 nᵉçaq to ascend 3
- נְעַרְיָה H5294 Nᵉʻaryâh Neariah 3
- נְפִלִים H5303 nᵉphîyl giants 3
- נְפוּסִים H5304 Nᵉphîyçîym Nephusim 3
- נָפִישׁ H5305 Nâphîysh Naphish 3
- נֵ֫פֶל H5309 nephel miscarriage 3
- נָפַשׁ H5314 nâphash to refresh 3
- נְצַל H5338 nᵉtsal to rescue 3
- נִקּוּד H5350 niqqud crumbs 3
- נָקִיק H5357 nâqîyq cleft 3
- נָקַע H5361 nâqaʻ to be estranged 3
- נֵרְדְּ H5373 nêrd spikenard 3
- נְשָׂא H5376 nᵉsâʼ to lift 3
- נָשַׁב H5380 nâshab to blow 3
- נִשְׁכָּה H5393 nishkâh chamber 3
- נשק H5400 nâsaq to kindle 3
- נָשַׁת H5405 nâshath to be dry 3
- נִשְׁתְּוָן H5407 nishtᵉvân letter 3
- סֵ֫בֶל H5447 çêbel load 3
- סֹ֫בֶל H5448 çôbel burden 3
- סְחָבָה H5499 çᵉchâbâh rag 3
- סָ֫חַר H5505 çâchar traffic 3
- סָכַר H5534 çâkar to shut up 3
- סְלִיחָה H5547 çᵉlîychâh forgiveness 3
- סֶ֫לַע H5554 Çelaʻ Sela 3
- סְמַדֵר H5563 çᵉmâdar grape blossom 3
- סְנָאָה H5570 Çᵉnâʼâh Senaah 3
- סַנְוֵרִים H5575 çanvêr sudden blindness 3
- סעף H5587 çâʻiph division 3
- סַר H5620 çar stubborn 3
- עָב H5646 ʻâb threshold 3
- עַבְדוּת H5659 ʻabdûwth bondage 3
- עַבְדִּי H5660 ʻAbdîy Abdi 3
- עָבָה H5666 ʻâbâh to be fat 3
- עַד H5706 ʻad booty 3
- עֲדִיאֵל H5717 ʻĂdîyʼêl Adiel 3
- עֲדֻלָּמִי H5726 ʻĂdullâmîy Adullamite 3
- עֶ֫דֶן H5729 ʻEden Eden 3
- עֵ֫דֶר H5740 ʻÊder Eder 3
- עֹדֵד H5752 ʻÔwdêd Oded 3
- עַוָּה H5754 ʻavvâh distortion 3
- עֲוִית H5762 ʻĂvîyth Avith 3
- עוּל H5764 ʻûwl suckling 3
- עִוָּרוֹן H5788 ʻivvârôwn blindness 3
- עֱזוּז H5807 ʻĕzûwz might 3
- עַזּוּר H5809 ʻAzzûwr Azur 3
- עֲזַזְיָ֫הוּ H5812 ʻĂzazyâhûw Azaziah 3
- עֶזְרָא H5831 ʻEzrâʼ Ezra 3
- עַזְרִיאֵל H5837 ʻAzrîyʼêl Azriel 3
- עֲטַלֵּף H5847 ʻăṭallêph bat 3
- עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב H5854 ʻAṭrôwth bêyth Yôwʼâb Ataroth 3
- עִיּוֹן H5859 ʻÎyôwn Ijon 3
- עִיט H5860 ʻîyṭ to swoop 3
- עֵינָם H5879 ʻÊynayim Enam 3
- עִיר H5894 ʻîyr watcher 3
- עִלָּה H5931 ʻillâh matter 3
- עַלְוָה H5933 ʻAlvâh Alvah 3
- עָלַס H5965 ʻâlaç to rejoice 3
- עָמַם H6004 ʻâmam to darken 3
- עמר H6014 ʻâmar to bind sheaves 3
- עָנֹג H6028 ʻânôg delicate 3
- עָנַק H6059 ʻânaq to adorn 3
- עֲנָק H6060 ʻânâq necklace 3
- עָנֵר H6063 ʻÂnêr Aner 3
- עֳפִי H6074 ʻŏphîy foliage 3
- עִצָּבוֹן H6093 ʻitstsâbôwn toil 3
- עֶ֫צֶם H6107 ʻEtsem Azem 3
- עֹ֫צֶם H6108 ʻôtsem might 3
- עׇצְמָה H6109 ʻotsmâh strength 3
- עַצְמוֹן H6111 ʻAtsmôwn Azmon 3
- עֹ֫צֶר H6115 ʻôtser restraint 3
- עָקֹב H6121 ʻâqôb deceitful 3
- עִקַּר H6136 ʻiqqar root 3
- עִקֵּשׁ H6142 ʻIqqêsh Ikkesh 3
- עָרַב H6150 ʻârab to become evening 3
- עֵרָבוֹן H6162 ʻărâbôwn security 3
- עָרַג H6165 ʻârag to pant after 3
- עָשֵׁשׁ H6244 ʻâshêsh to waste away 3
- עַשְׁתֹּ֫רֶת H6253 ʻAshtôreth Ashtoreth 3
- עַתִּיק H6268 ʻattîyq ancient 3
- פִּדְיוֹם H6306 pidyôwm redemption 3
- פֶּ֫דֶר H6309 peder fat 3
- פּוּר H6331 pûwr to break 3
- פֶּחָם H6352 pechâm coal 3
- פַּטִּישׁ H6360 paṭṭîysh hammer 3
- פִּיד H6365 pîyd ruin 3
- פִּיכֹל H6369 Pîykôl Phichol 3
- פַּךְ H6378 pak flask 3
- פִּלְאִי H6383 pilʼîy wonderful 3
- פְּלֻגָּה H6391 pᵉluggâh division 3
- פְּלוֹנִי H6397 Pᵉlôwnîy Pelonite 3
- פְּלָיָה H6411 Pᵉlâyâh Pelaiah 3
- פָּלִיל H6414 pâlîyl judge 3
- פְּלֹנִי H6423 pᵉlônîy certain one 3
- פְּנִנָּה H6444 Pᵉninnâh Peninnah 3
- פָּצַע H6481 pâtsaʻ to bruise 3
- פִּקָּדוֹן H6487 piqqâdôwn store 3
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