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.
- קוֹף H6971 qôwph ape 2
- קְוֻצּוֹת H6977 qᵉvutstsâh lock 2
- קוּר H6980 qûwr thread 2
- קְטֹן H6995 qôṭen little finger 2
- קְיָם H7010 qᵉyâm decree 2
- קַיָּם H7011 qayâm secure 2
- קֵרֹס H7026 Qêyrôç Keros 2
- קַלַּ֫חַת H7037 qallachath caldron 2
- קָלָל H7044 qâlâl burnished 2
- קִמּוֹשׂ H7057 qimmôwsh thistles 2
- קָמַט H7059 qâmaṭ to seize 2
- קָמֵל H7060 qâmal to wither 2
- קַנּוֹא H7072 qannôwʼ jealous 2
- קְנָת H7079 Qᵉnâth Kenath 2
- קָצַב H7094 qâtsab to cut off 2
- קָצַע H7106 qâtsaʻ to scrape 2
- קֹרֵא H7124 qôrêʼ partridge 2
- קִרְבָה H7132 qᵉrâbâh approach 2
- קִרְיַת חֻצוֹת H7155 Qiryath Chutsôwth Kirjath-huzoth 2
- קָרַם H7159 qâram to cover 2
- קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ H7163 qeren hap-pûwk Keren-happuch 2
- קָרַס H7164 qâraç to stoop 2
- קַרְסֹל H7166 qarçôl ankle 2
- קְרַץ H7170 qᵉrats slander 2
- קְשֹׁט H7187 qᵉshôwṭ truth 2
- קָשַׁח H7188 qâshach to make hard 2
- קשט H7189 qôsheṭ truth 2
- קִשְׁיוֹן H7191 Qishyôwn Kishion 2
- קִשֻּׁרִים H7196 qishshur bands 2
- רָאמוֹת H7215 râʼmâh corals 2
- רַב H7228 rab archer 2
- רָבַב H7232 râbab to shoot 2
- רָבִיד H7242 râbîyd necklace 2
- רֶ֫בַע H7254 Rebaʻ Reba 2
- רֹ֫בַע H7255 rôbaʻ fourth part 2
- רֶ֫גֶב H7263 regeb clod 2
- רֹגְלִים H7274 Rôgᵉlîym Rogelim 2
- רֶ֫גֶם מֶ֫לֶךְ H7278 Regem Melek Regem-melech 2
- רֶ֫גֶשׁ H7285 regesh throng 2
- רְדִיד H7289 râdîyd veil 2
- רֵו H7299 rêv appearance 2
- רָהְגָּה H7303 Rôwhăgâh Rohgah 2
- רֶ֫וַח H7305 revach relief 2
- רְוָחָה H7309 rᵉvâchâh relief 2
- רְוָיָה H7310 rᵉvâyâh saturation 2
- רָזָה H7329 râzâh to grow lean 2
- רָזֶה H7330 râzeh lean 2
- רָזִי H7334 râzîy leanness 2
- רַ֫חַב H7338 rachab breadth 2
- רָהִיט H7351 rᵉchîyṭ rafters 2
- רָחָם H7360 râchâm vulture 2
- רַ֫חַץ H7366 rachats washing 2
- רַחְצָה H7367 rachtsâh washing 2
- רִיבַי H7380 Rîybay Ribai 2
- רִיפָה H7383 rîyphâh grain 2
- רִיפַת H7384 Rîyphath Riphath 2
- רִיר H7388 rîyr spittle 2
- רָכַס H7405 râkaç to bind 2
- רָמוֹת H7418 Râmôwth Ramoth 2
- רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּה H7434 Râmath ham-Mit-speh Ramath-mizpeh 2
- רָמָתַיִם צוֹפִים H7436 Râmâthayim Tsôwphîym Ramathaim-zophim 2
- רָמַת לֶחִי H7437 Râmath Lechîy Ramath-lehi 2
- רִסָּה H7446 Riççâh Rissah 2
- רָסִיס H7447 râçîyç drop 2
- רֵעַ H7454 rêaʻ thought 2
- רְעוּ H7470 rᵉʻûwth good pleasure 2
- רְעַע H7490 rᵉʻaʻ to crush 2
- רָעַץ H7492 râʻats to shatter 2
- רָפָא H7498 Râphâʼ Rapha 2
- רָפַס H7511 râphaç to humble 2
- רְפַס H7512 rᵉphaç to trample 2
- רֶ֫צַח H7524 retsach shattering 2
- רֶ֫צֶף H7530 Retseph Rezeph 2
- רָקֵב H7537 râqab to rot 2
- רֹ֫קֵחַ H7545 rôqach perfume 2
- רָשַׁשׁ H7567 râshash to shatter 2
- רַתִּיקָה H7572 rattîyqâh chain 2
- רִתְמָה H7575 Rithmâh Rithmah 2
- רָתַק H7576 râthaq to bind 2
- שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב H7610 Shᵉʼâr Yâshûwb Shear-jashub 2
- שְׁבוֹ H7618 shᵉbûw agate 2
- שֹׁבָ֑י H7630 Shôbay Shobai 2
- שְׂבִיב H7631 sᵉbîyb flame 2
- שָׁבַץ H7660 shâbats to weave 2
- שֵׂ֫בֶר H7664 sêber hope 2
- שִׁבָּרוֹן H7670 shibrôwn destruction 2
- שָׂגָא H7679 sâgâʼ to grow 2
- שַׂגִּיא H7689 saggîyʼ great 2
- שִׁגָּיוֹן H7692 shiggâyôwn song 2
- שֵׁגָל H7694 shêgâl queen 2
- שֵׁד H7700 shêd demon 2
- שִׁדָּה H7705 shiddâh concubine 2
- שְׁוָא H7724 Shᵉvâʼ Sheva 2
- שׁוֹבַךְ H7731 Shôwbâk Shobach 2
- שָׁוֵה H7740 Shâvêh level plain 2
- שׁוּחַ H7744 Shûwach Shuah 2
- שׁוּחָמִי H7749 Shûwchâmîy Shuhamites 2
- שׂוּט H7750 sûwṭ to fall away 2
- שׂוּךְ H7753 sûwk to fence 2
- שׂוֹךְ H7754 sôwk bough 2
- שׁוּלַמִּית H7759 Shûwlammîyth Shulamite 2
- שֹׁמֵר H7763 Shôwmêr Shomer 2
- שׁוּנִי H7764 Shûwnîy Shuni 2
- שׁוּעַ H7769 shûwaʻ cry 2
- שׁוּעַ H7770 Shûwaʻ Shuah 2
- שׁוּעָא H7774 Shûwʻâʼ Shua 2
- שׁוּעָל H7777 Shûwʻâl Shual 2
- שׁוֹפָךְ H7780 Shôwphâk Shophach 2
- שׂוּר H7786 sûwr to rule 2
- שׁוּר H7788 shûwr to travel 2
- שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת H7802 Shûwshan ʻÊdûwth Shoshannim-eduth 2
- שָׁחַד H7809 shâchad to give 2
- שחיס H7823 shâchîyç volunteer grain 2
- שְׁחִית H7825 shᵉchîyth pit 2
- שַׁ֫חַף H7828 shachaph seagull 2
- שַׁחֶ֫פֶת H7829 shachepheth consumption 2
- שַׁ֫חַץ H7830 shachats dignity 2
- שַׁחֲצִ֫ימָה H7831 Shachătsôwm Shahazimah 2
- שִׁטְרַי H7861 Shiṭray Shitrai 2
- שִׂיב H7867 sîyb to be gray 2
- שִׂיד H7874 sîyd to whitewash 2
- שִׁיחוֹר לִבְנָת H7884 Shîychôwr Libnâth Shihor-libnath 2
- שַׁ֫יִט H7885 shayiṭ rowing 2
- שִׁילֹה H7886 Shîylôh tranquillity 2
- שַׁ֫יִן H7890 shayin urine 2
- שִׁית H7897 shîyth garment 2
- שָׁכֵחַ H7913 shâkêach forgetting 2
- שְׁכֵן H7932 shᵉkan to dwell 2
- שֶׂ֫כֶר H7938 seker wages 2
- שָׂכָר H7940 Sâkâr Sacar 2
- שָׁלַב H7947 shâlab to be bound 2
- שָׁלָה H7952 shâlâh to mislead 2
- שלח H7975 Shilôach Shiloah 2
- שִׁלְחִי H7977 Shilchîy Shilhi 2
- שִׁלְטוֹן H7983 shilṭôwn mastery 2
- שִׁלְטוֹן H7984 shilṭôwn governor 2
- שָׁלָךְ H7994 shâlâk cormorant 2
- שָׁלֵם H8004 Shâlêm Salem 2
- שִׁלֵּם H8006 Shillêm Shillem 2
- שַׂלְמַי H8014 Salmay Shalmai 2
- שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֫סֶר H8022 Shalmanʼeçer Shalmaneser 2
- שֶׁ֫לֶף H8026 sheleph Sheleph 2
- שַׁמָּא H8037 Shammâʼ Shamma 2
- שַׁמְגַּר H8044 Shamgar Shamgar 2
- שִׁמָּמוֹן H8078 shimmâmôwn horror 2
- שִׁמְעָה H8093 Shimʻâh Shimeah 2
- שִׁמְעִי H8097 Shimʻîy Shimites 2
- שִׁמְעָת H8100 Shimʻath Shimeath 2
- שֵׁ֫מֶץ H8102 shemets whisper 2
- שִׁמֻּר H8107 shimmur night watch 2
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