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.
- עִיר־הַמֶּ֫לַח H5898 ʻÎyr ham-Melach Ir-hammelech 2
- עִירָם H5902 ʻÎyrâm Iram 2
- עִיר נָחָשׁ H5904 ʻÎyr Nâchâsh Ir-nahash 2
- עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ H5905 ʻÎyr Shemesh Ir-shemesh 2
- עַ֫יִשׁ H5906 ʻAyish Great Bear 2
- עַכָּבִישׁ H5908 ʻakkâbîysh spider 2
- עֶ֫כֶס H5914 ʻekeç anklet 2
- עַלְוָן H5935 ʻAlvân Alvan 2
- עִלִּי H5942 ʻillîy upper 2
- עֶ֫לֶם H5958 ʻelem young man 2
- עֲלָמוֹת H5961 ʻĂlâmôwth young women 2
- עָמוֹק H5987 ʻÂmôwq Amok 2
- עַמְרָמִי H6020 ʻAmrâmîy Amramites 2
- עֲנָב H6024 ʻĂnâb Anab 2
- עֹ֫נֶג H6027 ʻôneg delight 2
- עָנַד H6029 ʻânad to bind 2
- עַנְוָה H6037 ʻanvâh meekness 2
- עֲנָיָה H6043 ʻĂnâyâh Anaiah 2
- עֲנָמִים H6047 ʻĂnâmîym Anamim 2
- עֲנַנְיָה H6055 ʻĂnanyâh Ananiah 2
- עֹ֫נֶשׁ H6066 ʻônesh penalty 2
- עֲנָת H6067 ʻĂnâth Anath 2
- עָפַל H6075 ʻâphal to swell 2
- עַצְלָה H6103 ʻatslâh laziness 2
- עֵצֶן H6112 ʻêtsen spear 2
- עֲקַלְקַל H6128 ʻăqalqal crooked 2
- עֲקַר H6132 ʻăqar to be rooted up 2
- עֶקְרוֹנִי H6139 ʻEqrôwnîy Ekronites 2
- עִקְּשׁוּת H6143 ʻiqqᵉshûwth crookedness 2
- עָר H6145 ʻâr enemy 2
- עָר H6146 ʻâr adversary 2
- עָרֵב H6156 ʻârêb sweet 2
- עֲרֻבָּה H6161 ʻărubbâh pledge 2
- עַרְבָתִי H6164 ʻArbâthîy Arbathite 2
- עֲרוֹעֵר H6176 ʻărôwʻêr naked 2
- עֵרִי H6179 ʻÊrîy Eri 2
- עָרַל H6188 ʻârêl to remain uncircumcised 2
- עַרְמוֹן H6196 ʻarmôwn plane tree 2
- עָרַף H6201 ʻâraph to drop 2
- עׇרְפָּה H6204 ʻOrpâh Orpah 2
- עָרַק H6207 ʻâraq to gnaw 2
- עַרְקִי H6208 ʻArqîy Arkite 2
- עָשֵׁן H6226 ʻâshên smoking 2
- עָשַׁת H6245 ʻâshath to gleam 2
- עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם H6255 ʻAshtᵉrôth Qarnayim Ashtoreth-karnaim 2
- עָתֹד H6257 ʻâthad to prepare 2
- עַתִּיק H6267 ʻattîyq old 2
- עֵת קָצִין H6278 ʻÊth Qâtsîyn Ittah-kazin 2
- עָתַר H6280 ʻâthar to multiply 2
- עֶ֫תֶר H6281 ʻEther Ether 2
- עָתָר H6282 ʻâthâr incense 2
- פָּארוּר H6289 pâʼrûwr heat 2
- פֶּ֫גַע H6294 pegaʻ occurrence 2
- פָּגַר H6296 pâgar to faint 2
- פָּדוֹן H6303 Pâdôwn Padon 2
- פּוֹטִיפַר H6318 Pôwṭîyphar Potiphar 2
- פּוֹל H6321 pôwl beans 2
- פּוּנֹן H6325 Pûwnôn Punon 2
- פּוּק H6328 pûwq to reel 2
- פּוּרָה H6333 pûwrâh winepress 2
- פָּזַז H6339 pâzaz to bound 2
- פַּ֫חַד H6344 pachad thigh 2
- פָּחַז H6348 pâchaz to be wanton 2
- פְּטַשׁ H6361 paṭṭîysh garment 2
- פִּי־בֶ֫סֶת H6364 Pîy-Beçeth Pi-beseth 2
- פִּיחַ H6368 pîyach soot 2
- פִּינֹן H6373 pîynôn Pinon 2
- פִּיפִיָּה H6374 pîyphîyâh tooth 2
- פִּיתוֹן H6377 Pîythôwn Pithon 2
- פֶּ֫לֶט H6404 Peleṭ Pelet 2
- פַּלֵּט H6405 pallêṭ deliverance 2
- פַּלְטִי H6406 Palṭîy Palti 2
- פַּלְטִיאֵל H6409 Palṭîyʼêl Paltiel 2
- פֶּ֫לֶס H6425 peleç scale 2
- פֶּ֫לֶת H6431 Peleth Peleth 2
- פַּס H6447 paç palm 2
- פַּס דַּמִּים H6450 Paç Dammîym Pas-dammim 2
- פָּ֑עוּ H6464 Pâʻûw Pau 2
- פָּצַל H6478 pâtsal to peel 2
- פְּקוֹד H6489 Pᵉqôwd Pekod 2
- פִּקֵּחַ H6493 piqqêach clear 2
- פְּקַח־קוֹחַ H6495 pᵉqach-qôwach opening 2
- פֻּרָה H6513 Purâh Phurah 2
- פְּרוּדָא H6514 Pᵉrûwdâʼ Peruda 2
- פֶּ֫רֶז H6518 pârâz chieftain 2
- פְּרָזוֹן H6520 pᵉrâzôwn rural people 2
- פֶּ֫רֶס H6538 pereç bird of prey 2
- פָּרְסָאָה H6543 Parçîy Persian 2
- פֶּ֫רַע H6545 peraʻ hair 2
- פֶּ֫רַע H6546 parʻâh commander 2
- פרעה חפרע H6548 Parʻôh Chophraʻ Pharaoh-hophra 2
- פַּרְעֹשׁ H6550 parʻôsh flea 2
- פֶּ֫רֶק H6563 pereq crossroad 2
- פָּרָשָׁה H6575 pârâshâh declaration 2
- פָּשַׂק H6589 pâsaq to open wide 2
- פְּשַׁר H6590 pᵉshar to interpret 2
- פֹּת H6596 pôth sockets 2
- פִּתְגָּם H6599 pithgâm edict 2
- פְּתוֹר H6604 Pᵉthôwr Pethor 2
- פְּתַח H6606 pᵉthach to open 2
- פִּתְחוֹן H6610 pithchôwn opening 2
- פְּתָי H6613 pᵉthay breadth 2
- פַּתְרֻסִים H6625 Pathruçîy Pathrusim 2
- צֵאָה H6627 tsâʼâh filth 2
- צֶאֱלִים H6628 tseʼel lotus 2
- צָבָה H6638 tsâbâh to swell 2
- צִבְיָה H6645 Tsibyâh Zibiah 2
- צְבִיָּה H6646 tsᵉbîyâh gazelle 2
- צְבֹעִים H6650 Tsᵉbôʻîym Zeboim 2
- צַד H6655 tsad side 2
- צְדָד H6657 Tsᵉdâd Zedad 2
- צְדִיָּה H6660 tsᵉdîyâh ambush 2
- צוֹא H6674 tsôwʼ filthy 2
- צוּף H6688 tsûwph honeycomb 2
- צוֹפַח H6690 Tsôwphach Zophah 2
- צְחֹק H6712 tsᵉchôq laughter 2
- צָיוֹן H6724 tsîyôwn parched ground 2
- צִיר H6736 tsîyr idol 2
- צְלָא H6739 tsᵉlâʼ to pray 2
- צְלִיל H6742 tsᵉlûwl cake 2
- צָלַל H6751 tsâlal to be dark 2
- צַלְמֹנָה H6758 Tsalmônâh Zalmonah 2
- צֵלַע H6762 Tselaʻ Zelah 2
- צֶ֫לֶק H6768 Tseleq Zelek 2
- צִלְּתַי H6769 Tsillᵉthay Zilthai 2
- צַמִּים H6782 tsammîym snare 2
- צְמִיתֻת H6783 tsᵉmîythuth perpetuity 2
- צְמָרִי H6786 Tsᵉmârîy Zemarite 2
- צְמָרַיִם H6787 Tsᵉmârayim Zemaraim 2
- צֵן H6791 tsên thorn 2
- צֹנֶה H6792 tsônêʼ flock 2
- צִנּוֹר H6794 tsinnûwr pipe 2
- צָנִין H6796 tsânîyn thorn 2
- צָנַע H6800 tsânaʻ to be humble 2
- צָפִיעַ H6832 tsᵉphûwaʻ dung 2
- צָֽפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ H6847 Tsophnath Paʻnêach Zaphnath-paaneah 2
- צִפֹּ֫רֶן H6856 tsippôren fingernail 2
- צֹר H6864 tsôr flint 2
- צְרֵדָה H6868 Tsᵉrêdâh Zereda 2
- צָרַח H6873 tsârach to roar 2
- צֶרֶת הַשַּׁ֫חַר H6890 Tsereth hash-Shachar Zareth-shahar 2
- קֻבַּעַת H6907 qubbaʻath cup 2
- קִדָּה H6916 qiddâh cassia 2
- קַדַּ֫חַת H6920 qaddachath fever 2
- קַדְמָה H6928 qadmâh before 2
- קֵ֑דְמָה H6929 Qêdᵉmâh Kedemah 2
- קְהִלָּה H6952 qᵉhillâh congregation 2
- קְהֵלָ֫תָה H6954 Qᵉhêlâthâh Kehelathah 2
- קוֹבַע H6959 qôwbaʻ helmet 2
- קוֹלָיָה H6964 Qôwlâyâh Kolaiah 2
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