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.
- דַּנָּה H1837 Dannâh Dannah 1
- דֳּפִי H1848 dophîy blemish 1
- דֹּק H1852 dôq veil 1
- דַּר H1858 dar pearl 1
- דַּרְדַּע H1862 Dardaʻ Darda 1
- דְּרַע H1872 dᵉraʻ arm 1
- דָּרַע H1873 Dâraʻ Dara 1
- הַבְהָב H1890 habhâb gift 1
- הָגוּת H1900 hâgûwth meditation 1
- הָגִין H1903 hâgîyn suitable 1
- הֵד H1906 hêd shout 1
- הָדָה H1911 hâdâh to stretch out 1
- הִדַּי H1914 Hidday Hiddai 1
- הָדַךְ H1915 hâdak to tread down 1
- הֲדַסָּה H1919 Hădaççâh Hadassah 1
- הֲדַר H1924 Hădar Hadar 1
- הֶ֫דֶר H1925 heder splendor 1
- הָהּ H1929 hâhh alas 1
- הוֹד H1936 Hôwd Hod 1
- הוֹדְיָה H1937 Hôwdᵉvâh Hodevah 1
- הוֹדַיְוָהוּ H1939 Hôwdayvâhûw Hodaiah 1
- הוֹהָם H1944 Hôwhâm Hoham 1
- הוֹלֵלוּת H1948 hôwlêlûwth madness 1
- הוֹמָ֑ם H1950 Hôwmâm Homam 1
- הוּן H1951 hûwn to be easy 1
- הושמע H1953 Hôwshâmâʻ Hoshama 1
- הָזָה H1957 hâzâh to dream 1
- הִי H1958 hîy lamentation 1
- הֻיְּדוֹת H1960 huyᵉdâh songs of praise 1
- הַיָּה H1962 hayâh destruction 1
- הֵילֵל H1966 hêylêl Lucifer 1
- הֵימָם H1967 Hêymâm Hemam 1
- הָכַר H1970 hâkar to deal wrongly 1
- הַכָּרָה H1971 hakkârâh appearance 1
- הָלָא H1972 hâlâʼ to be removed 1
- הַלֵּ֫זוּ H1977 hallêzûw this 1
- הָלִיךְ H1978 hâlîyk step 1
- הֶ֫לֶם H1987 Helem Helem 1
- הַלְמוּת H1989 halmûwth hammer 1
- הָ֑ם H1990 Hâm Ham 1
- הֵם H1991 hêm tumult 1
- הֲמוֹנָהֿ H1997 Hămôwnâh Hamonah 1
- הֶמְיָה H1998 hemyâh music 1
- הֶ֫מֶס H2003 hâmâç brushwood 1
- הֲנָחָה H2010 hănâchâh holiday 1
- הֲפוּגָה H2014 hăphugâh ceasing 1
- הֹפֶךְ H2017 hôphek perversity 1
- הֲפֵכָה H2018 hăphêkâh overthrow 1
- הֲפַכְפַּךְ H2019 hăphakpak crooked 1
- הַצָּלָה H2020 hatstsâlâh deliverance 1
- הֹ֫צֶן H2021 hôtsen armour 1
- הָרָא H2024 Hârâʼ Hara 1
- הַרְאֵל H2025 harʼêl altar 1
- הַרְהֹר H2031 harhôr imagination 1
- הֲרוֹרִי H2033 Hărôwrîy Harorite 1
- הֲרִיסָה H2034 hărîyçâh ruin 1
- הֲרִיסוּת H2035 hărîyçûwth destruction 1
- הֹרָם H2036 Hôrâm Horam 1
- הָרֻם H2037 Hârum Harum 1
- הַרְמוֹן H2038 harmôwn Harmon 1
- הֶ֫רֶס H2041 hereç destruction 1
- הָשֵׁם H2044 Hâshêm Hashem 1
- הַשְׁמָעוּת H2045 hashmâʻûwth report 1
- הִתּוּךְ H2046 hittûwk melting 1
- הֲתֻלִֿים H2049 hâthôl mockery 1
- הוּת H2050 hâthath to shout at 1
- וְדָן H2051 Vᵉdân Vedan 1
- וָהֵב H2052 Vâhêb Vaheb 1
- וָזָר H2054 vâzâr guilty 1
- וַיְזָתָא H2055 Vayzâthâʼ Vajezatha 1
- וָלָד H2056 vâlâd child 1
- וַנְיָה H2057 Vanyâh Vaniah 1
- וׇפְסִי H2058 Vophçîy Vophsi 1
- וַשְׁנִי H2059 Vashnîy Vashni 1
- זָבַד H2064 zâbad to endow 1
- זֶ֫בֶד H2065 zebed endowment 1
- זָבוּד H2071 Zâbûwd Zabud 1
- זבוד H2072 Zabbûwd Zabbud 1
- זְבִינָא H2081 Zᵉbîynâʼ Zebina 1
- זָבַל H2082 zâbal to exalt 1
- זְבַן H2084 zᵉban to buy 1
- זָג H2085 zâg grape cluster 1
- זָהַם H2092 zâham to loathe 1
- זָ֑הַם H2093 Zaham Zaham 1
- זְהַר H2095 zᵉhar careful 1
- זוֹ H2097 zôw this 1
- זוּד H2103 zûwd to act presumptuously 1
- זוּזִים H2104 Zûwzîym Zuzim 1
- זוֹחֵת H2105 Zôwchêth Zoheth 1
- זוּן H2109 zûwn to feed 1
- זוּן H2110 zûwn to feed 1
- זוּרֶה H2116 zûwreh crushed thing 1
- זָזָא H2117 zâzâʼ Zaza 1
- זֹחֶ֫לֶת H2120 Zôcheleth Zoheleth 1
- זֵידוֹן H2121 zêydôwn proud 1
- זִיזָה H2125 Zîyzâh Zizah 1
- זִינָא H2126 Zîynâʼ Zina 1
- זִיעַ H2127 Zîyaʻ Zia 1
- זִיפָה H2129 Zîyphâh Ziphah 1
- זֵיתָן H2133 Zêythân Zethan 1
- זָכוּ H2136 zâkûw purity 1
- זְכוּכִית H2137 zᵉkûwkîyth glass 1
- זֶ֫כֶר H2144 Zeker Zacher 1
- זֻלּוּת H2149 zullûwth vileness 1
- זַלְזַל H2150 zalzal tendrils 1
- זַמְזֻמִּים H2157 Zamzôm Zamzummims 1
- זָמִיר H2159 zâmîyr pruning 1
- זְמִירָה H2160 Zᵉmîyrâh Zemira 1
- זָמָם H2162 zâmâm evil plan 1
- זֶ֫מֶר H2169 zemer wild goat 1
- זַמָּר H2171 zammâr singer 1
- זִמְרָה H2173 zimrâh choice fruits 1
- זָנַק H2187 zânaq to leap 1
- זֵעָה H2188 zêʻâh sweat 1
- זְעֵיר H2192 zᵉʻêyr small 1
- זָעַךְ H2193 zâʻak to extinguish 1
- זְעִ֑ק H2200 zᵉʻiq to cry 1
- זִפְרֹן H2202 Ziphrôn Ziphron 1
- זֹ֫קֶן H2207 zôqen old age 1
- זְקַף H2211 zᵉqaph to raise 1
- זָרָא H2214 zârâʼ loathing 1
- זָרַב H2215 zârab to dry up 1
- זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל H2217 Zᵉrubbâbel Zerubbabel 1
- זַרְזִיף H2222 zarzîyph dripping 1
- זַרְזִיר H2223 zarzîyr girded 1
- זֶ֫רַח H2225 zerach dawning 1
- זְרַע H2234 zᵉraʻ seed 1
- זָרַר H2237 zârar to sneeze 1
- זֵתַר H2242 Zêthar Zethar 1
- חֹב H2243 chôb bosom 1
- חָבַב H2245 châbab to love 1
- חֲבוּלָא H2248 chăbûwlâh harm 1
- חֶבְיוֹן H2253 chebyôwn hiding place 1
- חִבֵּל H2260 chibbêl mast 1
- חֲבַצִּנְיָה H2262 Chăbatstsanyâh Habaziniah 1
- חַבָּר H2271 chabbâr partner 1
- חֲבַרְבֻּרָה H2272 chăbarburâh stripe 1
- חַבְרָה H2273 chabrâh companion 1
- חֶבְרָה H2274 chebrâh association 1
- חֶבְרִי H2277 Chebrîy Heberites 1
- חֲבֶ֫רֶת H2278 chăbereth companion 1
- חֲבִתִּים H2281 châbêth wafers 1
- חָגָּא H2283 châgâʼ terror 1
- חָגָב H2285 Châgâb Hagab 1
- חַגִּיָּה H2293 Chaggîyâh Haggiah 1
- חַד H2297 chad one 1
- חַדּוּד H2303 chaddûwd sharp 1
- חֶדְוָה H2305 chedvâh joy 1
- חֲדִי H2306 chădîy breast 1
- חֶ֫דֶל H2309 chedel cessation 1
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