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.
- פְּקַחְיָה H6494 Pᵉqachyâh Pekahiah 3
- פֶּקָעִים H6497 peqaʻ knob 3
- פַּרְוָר H6503 Parbâr Parbar 3
- פִּרְדָּה H6506 pirdâh she-mule 3
- פַּרְדֵּס H6508 pardêç park 3
- פָּרוּר H6517 pârûwr pan 3
- פְּרָזָה H6519 pᵉrâzâh village 3
- פָּרַם H6533 pâram to tear 3
- פרס H6537 pᵉraç to break 3
- פַּרְשֶׁ֫גֶן H6573 parshegen copy 3
- פַּרְתְּמִים H6579 partam nobleman 3
- צָב H6632 tsâb litter 3
- צֶ֫בַע H6648 tsebaʻ dyed cloth 3
- צָדָה H6658 tsâdâh to lie in wait 3
- צָהֹב H6669 tsâhôb yellow 3
- צוּף H6687 tsûwph to overflow 3
- צוּק H6694 tsûwq to pour out 3
- צִיּוּן H6725 tsîyûwn signpost 3
- צִיחָא H6727 Tsîychâʼ Ziha 3
- צָלָה H6740 tsâlâh to roast 3
- צִלָּה H6741 Tsillâh Zillah 3
- צַלַּ֫חַת H6747 tsallachath dish 3
- צָלִי H6748 tsâlîy roasted 3
- צַלְמוֹן H6756 Tsalmôwn Zalmon 3
- צֶ֫לַע H6761 tselaʻ limping 3
- צִמָּאוֹן H6774 tsimmâʼôwn thirsty ground 3
- צָנַח H6795 tsânach to go down 3
- צָנַף H6801 tsânaph to wrap 3
- צְעָדָה H6807 tsᵉʻâdâh stepping chains 3
- צָעִיף H6809 tsâʻîyph shawl 3
- צַעֲנַנִּים H6815 Tsaʻănannîym Zaanannim 3
- צָעַר H6819 tsâʻar to become small 3
- צְפוֹ H6825 Tsᵉphôw Zepho 3
- צְפִירָה H6843 tsᵉphîyrâh crown 3
- צִפֹּרָה H6855 Tsippôrâh Zipporah 3
- צָרֶ֫בֶת H6867 tsârebeth scab 3
- צִרְעָה H6880 tsirʻâh hornets 3
- צׇרְעָתִי H6882 Tsorʻîy Zorites 3
- צָֽרְפַת H6886 Tsârᵉphath Zarephath 3
- צָֽרְתָן H6891 Tsârᵉthân Zarthan 3
- קַבֵּל H6902 qᵉbal to receive 3
- קַבְצְאֵל H6909 Qabtsᵉʼêl Kabzeel 3
- קַדְמַי H6933 qadmay former 3
- קוֹרֵא H6981 Qôwrêʼ Kore 3
- קֶ֫טֶב H6986 qeṭeb destruction 3
- קָטַל H6991 qâṭal to slay 3
- קְטַר H7001 qᵉṭar knot 3
- קְלִיטָא H7042 Qᵉlîyṭâʼ Kelita 3
- קֶ֫לֶס H7047 qeleç derision 3
- קְמוּאֵל H7055 Qᵉmûwʼêl Kemuel 3
- קָמַץ H7061 qâmats to grasp 3
- קָנָה H7071 Qânâh Kanah 3
- קִנָּמוֹן H7076 qinnâmôwn cinnamon 3
- קֶ֫סֶת H7083 qeçeth inkpot 3
- קִפֹּד H7090 qippôwd porcupine 3
- קֶ֫צֶב H7095 qetseb cut 3
- קָ֫צוּ H7099 qetsev border 3
- קֶ֫צַח H7100 qetsach black cummin 3
- קְצָת H7118 qᵉtsâth end 3
- קַר H7119 qar cool 3
- קֵרֵחַ H7142 qêrêach bald 3
- קָרִיא H7148 qârîyʼ called 3
- קְשִׂיטָה H7192 qᵉsîyṭâh unit 3
- רִבּוֹ H7240 ribbôw ten thousand times ten thousand 3
- רָבַךְ H7246 râbak to mix 3
- רָבַע H7250 râbaʻ to lie down 3
- רָגַן H7279 râgan to murmur 3
- רְגַשׁ H7284 rᵉgash to throng 3
- רַ֫הַב H7293 rahab pride 3
- רַ֫הַב H7294 Rahab Rahab 3
- רָוֶה H7302 râveh saturated 3
- רָוַח H7304 râvach to be wide 3
- רָזוֹן H7332 râzôwn leanness 3
- רָחַף H7363 râchaph to grow soft 3
- רַכָּב H7395 rakkâb horseman 3
- רֵעַ H7452 rêaʻ roar 3
- רְעָבוֹן H7459 rᵉʻâbôwn hunger 3
- רָעַד H7460 râʻad to tremble 3
- רֵעָה H7464 rêʻâh companion 3
- רַעְיוֹן H7475 raʻyôwn longing 3
- רְפֻאָה H7499 rᵉphuʼâh remedy 3
- רָפַד H7502 râphad to spread 3
- רָפַשׂ H7515 râphas to tread 3
- רַק H7534 raq thin 3
- רֹק H7536 rôq spittle 3
- רָתַח H7570 râthach to boil 3
- שְׁאָט H7589 shᵉʼâṭ contempt 3
- שׁוּט H7590 shâʼṭ to despise 3
- שְׁבוּל H7635 shâbîyl way 3
- שֶׁ֫בֶת H7674 shebeth cessation 3
- שַׁבְּתַי H7678 Shabbᵉthay Shabbethai 3
- שְׂגָא H7680 sᵉgâʼ to grow great 3
- שָׁגַח H7688 shâgach to gaze 3
- שֵׁגָל H7695 shêgâl consort 3
- שִׁגָּעוֹן H7697 shiggâʻôwn madness 3
- שָׂדַד H7702 sâdad to harrow 3
- שִׂדִּים H7708 Siddîym Siddim 3
- שָׁדַף H7710 shâdaph to scorch 3
- שַׂהֲרוֹן H7720 sahărôn moon 3
- שׁוֹבֵב H7728 shôwbêb backsliding 3
- שְׁוָה H7739 shᵉvâh to be made 3
- שׁוּנֵם H7766 Shûwnêm Shunem 3
- שׁוֹעַ H7771 shôwaʻ noble 3
- שׁוּק H7783 shûwq to overflow 3
- שָׁזַף H7805 shâzaph to see 3
- שָׂחָה H7811 sâchâh to swim 3
- שְׁחַת H7844 shᵉchath to corrupt 3
- שַׁי H7862 shay gift 3
- שִׂיחָה H7881 sîychâh meditation 3
- שִׁיחָה H7882 shîychâh pit 3
- שְׁכוֹל H7908 shᵉkôwl bereavement 3
- שׇׂכְלְתָנוּ H7924 soklᵉthânûw insight 3
- שֶׁ֫כֶם H7928 Shekem Shechem 3
- שִׁכָּרוֹן H7943 shikkârôwn drunkenness 3
- שֶׁל H7945 shel who 3
- שַׁלָבִּים H7948 shâlâb joinings 3
- שַׁלְהֶ֫בֶת H7957 shalhebeth flame 3
- שִׁלּוּחִים H7964 shillûwach parting gift 3
- שִׁלּוּם H7966 shillûwm reward 3
- שְׁלֵם H8000 shᵉlam to finish 3
- שְׁמִידָ֑ע H8061 Shᵉmîydâʻ Shemida 3
- שְׁמִינִית H8067 shᵉmîynîyth Sheminith 3
- שָׁנָא H8132 shânâʼ to change 3
- שֹׁ֫עַל H8168 shôʻal handful 3
- שַׁעַלְבִים H8169 Shaʻalbîym Shaalbim 3
- שְׂעַר H8177 sᵉʻar hair 3
- שַׁעֲרַ֫יִם H8189 Shaʻărayim Shaaraim 3
- שֻׁפִּים H8206 Shuppîym Shuppim 3
- שְׁפַר H8232 shᵉphar to be fair 3
- שֶׂ֫רַח H8294 Serach Serah 3
- שָׂרַט H8295 sâraṭ to tattoo 3
- שָׂרִיג H8299 sârîyg branch 3
- שָׂרַע H8311 sâraʻ to stretch out 3
- שֹׂרֵק H8321 sôrêq choice grapes 3
- שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ H8330 shôresh root 3
- שֵׁשַׁי H8344 Shêshay Sheshai 3
- תִּבְנִי H8402 Tibnîy Tibni 3
- תֵּבֵץ H8405 Têbêts Thebez 3
- תָּו H8420 tâv mark 3
- תָּוָה H8427 tâvâh to mark 3
- תַּחְפְּנֵיס H8472 Tachpᵉnêyç Tahpenes 3
- תֹּךְ H8496 tôk oppression 3
- תְּלִיתַי H8523 tᵉlîythay third 3
- תְּמַהּ H8540 tᵉmahh wonder 3
- תַּמְרוּר H8563 tamrûwr bitterness 3
- תַּנָּה H8568 tannâh jackals 3
- תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת H8580 tanshemeth unclean bird 3
- תְּעוּדָה H8584 tᵉʻûwdâh testimony 3
- תַּעֲלֻמָּהֿ H8587 taʻălummâh secret 3
- תִּפְלָה H8604 tiphlâh folly 3
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