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.
- נְטַר H5202 nᵉṭar to keep 1
- נִי H5204 nîy wailing 1
- נִיד H5205 nîyd quivering 1
- נִידָה H5206 nîydâh impurity 1
- נִיס H5211 nîyç refuge 1
- נִיצוֹץ H5213 nîytsôwts spark 1
- נָכָא H5217 nâkâʼ to strike 1
- נֵכֶה H5222 nêkeh stricken 1
- נָכוֹן H5225 Nâkôwn Nachon 1
- נֵ֫כֶל H5231 nêkel cunning 1
- נָלָה H5239 nâlâh to complete 1
- נְמִבְזֶה H5240 nᵉmibzeh despised 1
- נְמוּאֵלִי H5242 Nᵉmûwʼêlîy Nemuelites 1
- נְמַר H5245 nᵉmar leopard 1
- נִמְרָה H5247 Nimrâh Nimrah 1
- נְסִבָּה H5252 nᵉçibbâh turn of affairs 1
- נְסַח H5256 nᵉçach to tear away 1
- נָסַךְ H5259 nâçak to weave 1
- נְסַךְ H5260 nᵉçak to pour out 1
- נְסַךְ H5261 nᵉçak drink offering 1
- נָסַס H5263 nâçaç to be sick 1
- נָסַס H5264 nâçaç to be lifted up 1
- נסק H5266 nâçaq to ascend 1
- נֵעָה H5269 Nêʻâh Neah 1
- נְעִיאֵל H5272 Nᵉʻîyʼêl Neiel 1
- נָ֑עַם H5277 Naʻam Naam 1
- נַעֲמִי H5280 Naʻămîy Naamites 1
- נַעֲמָן H5282 naʻămân pleasantness 1
- נָעַר H5286 nâʻar to growl 1
- נַ֫עַר H5289 naʻar shaking 1
- נַעֲרַי H5293 Naʻăray Naarai 1
- נַעֲרָן H5295 Naʻărân Naaran 1
- נְפִישְׁסִים H5300 Nᵉphûwshᵉçîym Nephishesim 1
- נֹ֫פַח H5302 Nôphach Nophah 1
- נֶ֫פֶץ H5311 nephets storm 1
- נֶ֫פֶת H5316 nepheth height 1
- נַפְתּוּלִים H5319 naphtûwl wrestlings 1
- נָצָא H5323 nâtsâʼ to fly 1
- נִצָּב H5325 nitstsâb hilt 1
- נִצְבָּה H5326 nitsbâh firmness 1
- נְצַח H5330 nᵉtsach to excel 1
- נְצִיב H5334 Nᵉtsîyb Nezib 1
- נציר H5336 nâtsîyr preserved 1
- נִצָּן H5339 nitstsân blossom 1
- נָצַץ H5340 nâtsats to shine 1
- נְקֵא H5343 nᵉqêʼ pure 1
- נֶ֫קֶב H5345 neqeb hole 1
- נֶ֫קֶב H5346 Neqeb Nekeb 1
- נְקֻדָּה H5351 nᵉquddâh drop 1
- נָקַט H5354 nâqaṭ to loathe 1
- נִקְפָּה H5364 niqpâh rope 1
- נְקַשׁ H5368 nᵉqash to knock 1
- נֵרְגָּ֑ל H5370 Nêrᵉgal Nergal 1
- נִשֵּׂאת H5379 nissêʼth portion 1
- נְשׂוּאָה H5385 nᵉsûwʼâh load 1
- נְשִׁיָּה H5388 nᵉshîyâh forgetfulness 1
- נְשִׁין H5389 nâshîyn wives 1
- נָשַׁם H5395 nâsham to pant 1
- נִשְׁמָא H5396 nishmâʼ breath 1
- נְתִין H5412 Nᵉthîyn temple slave 1
- נָתַס H5420 nâthâç to break down 1
- נָתַע H5421 nâthaʻ to break down 1
- נְתַר H5426 nᵉthar to strip off 1
- סְאוֹן H5430 çᵉʼôwn sandal 1
- סָאַן H5431 çâʼan to tread 1
- סֵאסֵא H5432 çaʼçᵉʼâh to drive away 1
- סְבָאִים H5436 Çᵉbâʼîy Sabeans 1
- סִבָּה H5438 çibbâh turn of events 1
- סְבֹךְ H5441 çôbek thicket 1
- סְבַל H5446 çᵉbal to bear load 1
- סִבֹּלֶת H5451 çibbôleth ear of grain 1
- סְבַר H5452 çᵉbar to think 1
- סִבְרַ֫יִם H5453 Çibrayim Sibraim 1
- סְגַר H5463 çᵉgar to shut 1
- סַגְרִיר H5464 çagrîyd steady rain 1
- סֵ֫דֶר H5468 çeder arrangement 1
- סַ֫הַר H5469 çahar roundness 1
- סוֹא H5471 Çôwʼ So 1
- סוּג H5473 çûwg to fence 1
- סוּגַר H5474 çûwgar cage 1
- סוֹדִי H5476 Çôwdîy Sodi 1
- סוּחַ H5477 Çûwach Suah 1
- סוּחָה H5478 çûwchâh offal 1
- סוּסָה H5484 çûwçâh mare 1
- סוּסִי H5485 Çûwçîy Susi 1
- סוּף H5489 Çûwph Suph 1
- סוּר H5494 çûwr degenerate 1
- סוּר H5495 Çûwr Sur 1
- סָחָה H5500 çâchâh to scrape 1
- סְחִי H5501 çᵉchîy offscourings 1
- סְחֹרָה H5506 çᵉchôrâh merchandise 1
- סֹחֵרָה H5507 çôchêrâh buckler 1
- סֹחֶ֫רֶת H5508 çôchêreth paving stone 1
- סִיוָן H5510 Çîyvân Sivan 1
- סִינִים H5515 Çîynîym Sinim 1
- סַךְ H5519 çâk multitude 1
- סִכּוּת H5522 çikkûwth Sikkuth 1
- סֻכִּיִּים H5525 Çukkîy Sukkiims 1
- סְכָכָה H5527 Çᵉkâkâh Secacah 1
- סֶ֫כֶל H5529 çekel folly 1
- סָכַת H5535 çâkath to be silent 1
- סָלָא H5537 çâlâʼ to weigh 1
- סִלָּא H5538 Çillâʼ Silla 1
- סָלַד H5539 çâlad to leap 1
- סַלָּח H5546 çallâch forgiving 1
- סֻלָּם H5551 çullâm ladder 1
- סַלְסִלָּה H5552 çalçillâh basket 1
- סׇלְעָם H5556 çolʻâm locust 1
- סְמַכְיָהוּ H5565 Çᵉmakyâhûw Semachiah 1
- סָמַן H5567 çâman to mark off 1
- סָמָר H5569 çâmâr bristling 1
- סֶ֑נֶּה H5573 Çeneh Seneh 1
- סַנְסִנִּים H5577 çançin bough 1
- סַנְסַנָּה H5578 Çançannâh Sansannah 1
- סָ֑ס H5580 çâç moth 1
- סְעַד H5583 çᵉʻad to support 1
- סָעָה H5584 çâʻâh to rush 1
- סָעַף H5586 çâʻaph to lop off 1
- סֵעֵף H5588 çêʻêph divided 1
- סַף H5593 Çaph Saph 1
- סִפַּי H5598 Çippay Sippai 1
- סְפִינָה H5600 çᵉphîynâh ship 1
- סִפֻּן H5604 çippun paneling 1
- סָפַף H5605 çâphaph to guard threshold 1
- סְפָר H5610 çᵉphâr census 1
- סְפָר H5611 Çᵉphâr Sephar 1
- סְפָרַ֑ד H5614 Çᵉphârâd Sepharad 1
- סְפֹרָה H5615 çᵉphôrâh number 1
- סְפַרְוִי H5616 Çᵉpharvîy Sepharvite 1
- סָרָב H5621 çârâb brier 1
- סַרְגֿוֹן H5623 Çargôwn Sargon 1
- סַרְדִּי H5625 Çardîy Sardites 1
- סרה H5626 Çirâh Sirah 1
- סֶ֫רַח H5629 çerach excess 1
- סַרְעַפָּה H5634 çarʻappâh bough 1
- סָרַף H5635 çâraph to burn 1
- סִרְפָּד H5636 çarpâd brier plant 1
- סְתוּר H5639 Çᵉthûwr Sethur 1
- סִתְרִי H5644 Çithrîy Sithri 1
- עֲבָד H5652 ʻăbâd work 1
- עַבְדְּאֵל H5655 ʻAbdᵉʼêl Abdeel 1
- עַבְדִּיאֵל H5661 ʻAbdîyʼêl Abdiel 1
- עַבְטִיט H5671 ʻabṭîyṭ debts 1
- עִבְרִי H5681 ʻIbrîy Ibri 1
- עֶבְרֹן H5683 ʻEbrôn Hebron 1
- עָבַשׁ H5685 ʻâbash to shrivel 1
- עָבַת H5686 ʻâbath to weave 1
- עֲגָבָה H5691 ʻăgâbâh lustfulness 1
- עָגַם H5701 ʻâgam to be grieved 1
- עָגַן H5702 ʻâgan to shut up 1
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