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.
- עִדָּה H5708 ʻêd menstruation 1
- עָדִין H5719 ʻâdîyn voluptuous 1
- עֲדִינָא H5721 ʻĂdîynâʼ Adina 1
- עֲדִינוֹ H5722 ʻădîynôw Adino 1
- עֲדִיתַ֫יִם H5723 ʻĂdîythayim Adithaim 1
- עַדְלָ֑י H5724 ʻAdlay Adlai 1
- עָדַן H5727 ʻâdan to luxuriate 1
- עֲדְעָדָה H5735 ʻĂdʻâdâh Adadah 1
- עֶ֫דֶר H5738 ʻEder Ader 1
- עוּב H5743 ʻûwb to becloud 1
- עוֹבָל H5745 ʻÔwbâl Obal 1
- עוּג H5746 ʻûwg to bake 1
- עוֹד H5751 ʻôwd yet 1
- עֲוָיָה H5758 ʻivyâʼ perversity 1
- עֲוִיל H5760 ʻăvîyl perverse one 1
- עִין H5770 ʻâvan to eye 1
- עֹנָה H5772 ʻôwnâh cohabitation 1
- עִוְעִים H5773 ʻavʻeh distorting 1
- עוּר H5783 ʻûwr to be laid bare 1
- עוּר H5784 ʻûwr chaff 1
- עוּשׁ H5789 ʻûwsh to help 1
- עוּת H5790 ʻûwth to hasten to 1
- עַוָּתָה H5792 ʻavvâthâh subversion 1
- עֵז H5796 ʻêz she-goat 1
- עַזְבּוּק H5802 ʻAzbûwq Azbuk 1
- עֲזוּבָה H5805 ʻăzûwbâh desolation 1
- עָזָז H5811 ʻÂzâz Azaz 1
- עֻזִּיָּא H5814 ʻUzzîyâʼ Uzzia 1
- עֲזִיאֵל H5815 ʻĂzîyʼêl Aziel 1
- עֲזִיזָא H5819 ʻĂzîyzâʼ Aziza 1
- עַזָּן H5821 ʻAzzân Azzan 1
- עָזַק H5823 ʻâzaq to dig about 1
- עֶ֫זֶר H5827 ʻEzer Ezer 1
- עֶזְרָה H5834 ʻEzrâh Ezra 1
- עֶזְרִי H5836 ʻEzrîy Ezri 1
- עֲזַרְיָה H5839 ʻĂzaryâh Azariah 1
- עֵטָא H5843 ʻêṭâʼ counsel 1
- עֲטִין H5845 ʻăṭîyn bucket 1
- עֲטִישָׁה H5846 ʻăṭîyshâh sneezing 1
- עֲטָרָה H5851 ʻĂṭârâh Atarah 1
- עֵילוֹם H5865 ʻêylôwm forever 1
- עִילַי H5866 ʻÎylay Ilai 1
- עִיף H5888 ʻâyêph to be weary 1
- עִיר H5893 ʻÎyr Ir 1
- עִירוּ H5900 ʻÎyrûw Iru 1
- עִירִי H5901 ʻÎyrîy Iri 1
- עַכּוֹ H5910 ʻAkkôw Accho 1
- עָכַס H5913 ʻâkaç to rattle 1
- עָכָר H5917 ʻÂkâr Achar 1
- עַכְשׁוּב H5919 ʻakshûwb viper 1
- עֵ֫לָּא H5924 ʻêllâʼ above 1
- עֻלָּא H5925 ʻUllâʼ Ulla 1
- עִלֵּג H5926 ʻillêg stammering 1
- עֲלָת H5928 ʻălâh burnt offering 1
- עַלְוָה H5932 ʻalvâh injustice 1
- עֲלוּקָה H5936 ʻălûwqâh leech 1
- עָלֵז H5938 ʻâlêz exultant 1
- עֱלִי H5940 ʻĕlîy pestle 1
- עֲלִיל H5948 ʻălîyl furnace 1
- עֲלִילִיָּה H5950 ʻălîylîyâh deed 1
- עֲלִיצוּת H5951 ʻălîytsûwth exultation 1
- עֲלִי H5952 ʻallîyth roof chamber 1
- עַלְמוֹן H5960 ʻAlmôwn Almon 1
- עֵלְמָיֵא H5962 ʻAlmîy Elamite 1
- עָלַע H5966 ʻâlaʻ to drink 1
- עֲלַע H5967 ʻălaʻ rib 1
- עֻלְפֶּה H5969 ʻulpeh wilted 1
- עָמַד H5976 ʻâmad to stand 1
- עֶמְדָּה H5979 ʻemdâh standing ground 1
- עֻמָּה H5981 ʻUmmâh Ummah 1
- עַמִּיזָבָד H5990 ʻAmmîyzâbâd Ammizabad 1
- עַמִּיחוּר H5991 ʻAmmîychûwr Ammihur 1
- עֲמִיק H5994 ʻămîyq deep 1
- עָמָל H6000 ʻÂmâl Amal 1
- עֲמַסְיָה H6007 ʻĂmaçyâh Amasiah 1
- עַמְעָד H6008 ʻAmʻâd Amad 1
- עֹ֫מֶק H6011 ʻômeq depth 1
- עֲמַר H6015 ʻămar wool 1
- עֲמַשְׁסַי H6023 ʻĂmashçay Amashai 1
- עֲנָי H6033 ʻănâh poor 1
- עָנוּב H6036 ʻÂnûwb Anub 1
- עֱנוּת H6039 ʻĕnûwth affliction 1
- עָנִים H6044 ʻÂnîym Anim 1
- עָנֵם H6046 ʻÂnêm Anem 1
- עֲנַמֶּ֫לֶךְ H6048 ʻĂnammelek Anammelech 1
- עֲנָן H6050 ʻănan cloud 1
- עָנָן H6052 ʻÂnân Anan 1
- עֲנָנָה H6053 ʻănânâh cloud 1
- עֲנָנִי H6054 ʻĂnânîy Anani 1
- עָנֵף H6058 ʻânêph dense 1
- עֲנָשׁ H6065 ʻănash fine 1
- עַנְתֹתִיָּה H6070 ʻAnthôthîyâh sweet wine 1
- עָסַס H6072 ʻâçaç to press 1
- עֳפָיִם H6073 ʻŏpheʼ branch 1
- עׇפְנִי H6078 ʻOphnîy Ophni 1
- עָפַר H6080 ʻâphar to dust 1
- עֲצַב H6088 ʻătsab pained 1
- עָצֵב H6092 ʻâtsêb labourer 1
- עָצָה H6095 ʻâtsâh to shut 1
- עָצֶה H6096 ʻâtseh backbone 1
- עֵצָה H6097 ʻêtsâh trees 1
- עָצֵל H6101 ʻâtsal to be sluggish 1
- עַצְלוּת H6104 ʻatslûwth laziness 1
- עַצֻמָה H6110 ʻatstsumâh strong 1
- עֶ֫צֶר H6114 ʻetser restraint 1
- עָקֵב H6120 ʻâqêb supplanter 1
- עׇקְבָה H6122 ʻoqbâh craftiness 1
- עָקַד H6123 ʻâqad to bind 1
- עָקָה H6125 ʻâqâh oppression 1
- עָקַל H6127 ʻâqal to bend 1
- עֲקַלָּתוֹן H6129 ʻăqallâthôwn crooked 1
- עֲקָן H6130 ʻÂqân Akan 1
- עֵ֫קֶר H6133 ʻêqer offspring 1
- עֵקֶר H6134 ʻÊqer Eker 1
- עֲרָד H6167 ʻărâd wild ass 1
- עָרָה H6169 ʻârâh bare place 1
- עָרוֹד H6171 ʻârôwd wild ass 1
- עַרְוָה H6173 ʻarvâh dishonor 1
- עָרוּץ H6178 ʻârûwts chasm 1
- עֵרִי H6180 ʻÊrîy Erites 1
- עָרִיף H6183 ʻârîyph cloud 1
- עָרַם H6192 ʻâram to heap up 1
- עֹ֫רֶם H6193 ʻôrem craftiness 1
- עֵרָן H6197 ʻÊrân Eran 1
- עֵרָנִי H6198 ʻÊrânîy Eranites 1
- עַרְעָר H6199 ʻarʻâr destitute 1
- עֲרֹעֵרִי H6200 ʻĂrôʻêrîy Aroerite 1
- עָשׁוֹק H6216 ʻâshôwq oppressor 1
- עָשׁוֹת H6219 ʻâshôwth smooth 1
- עַשְׁוָ֑ת H6220 ʻAshvâth Ashvath 1
- עֲשִׂיאֵל H6221 ʻĂsîyʼêl Asiel 1
- עָשַׂק H6229 ʻâsaq to quarrel 1
- עֵ֫שֶׂק H6230 ʻêseq Esek 1
- עֵ֫שֶׁק H6232 ʻÊsheq Eshek 1
- עׇשְׁקָה H6234 ʻoshqâh oppression 1
- עֶשְׂרִין H6243 ʻesrîyn twenty 1
- עֲשִׁת H6246 ʻăshith to think 1
- עֶ֫שֶׁת H6247 ʻesheth plate 1
- עַשְׁתּוּת H6248 ʻashtûwth thought 1
- עֶשְׁתֹּנָה H6250 ʻeshtônâh thought 1
- עַשְׁתְּרָתִי H6254 ʻAshtᵉrâthîy Ashterathite 1
- עָתוּד H6259 ʻâthûwd ready 1
- עִתִּי H6261 ʻittîy ready 1
- עֲתִיד H6263 ʻăthîyd ready 1
- עֲתָיָה H6265 ʻĂthâyâh Athaiah 1
- עָתִיק H6266 ʻâthîyq choice 1
- עֲתָ֑ךְ H6269 ʻĂthâk Athach 1
- עַתְלַי H6270 ʻAthlay Athlai 1
- עָתַם H6272 ʻâtham to be scorched 1
- עׇתְנִי H6273 ʻOthnîy Othni 1
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