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.
- רֻטֲפַשׁ H7375 ruṭăphash to grow fresh 1
- רִי H7377 rîy moisture 1
- רֵיחַ H7382 rêyach odor 1
- רֹךְ H7391 rôk tenderness 1
- רִכְבָּה H7396 rikbâh riding 1
- רְכוּב H7398 rᵉkûwb chariot 1
- רָכָל H7403 Râkâl Rachal 1
- רֶ֫כֶס H7406 rekeç rough place 1
- רֹכֶס H7407 rôkeç conspiracy 1
- רָמוּת H7419 râmûwth height 1
- רַמִּי H7421 rammîy Syrian 1
- רַמְיָה H7422 Ramyâh Ramiah 1
- רַמָּךְ H7424 rammâk mare 1
- רוֹמֵמוּת H7427 rômêmuth uplifting 1
- רֶמֶת H7432 Remeth Remeth 1
- רָמָתִי H7435 Râmâthîy Ramathite 1
- רֹן H7438 rôn ringing cry 1
- רָנָה H7439 rânâh to rattle 1
- רִנָּה H7441 Rinnâh Rinnah 1
- רְנָנִים H7443 renen ostrich 1
- רַנֵּן H7444 rannên shout 1
- רֶ֫סֶן H7449 Reçen Resen 1
- רָסַס H7450 râçaç to moisten 1
- רֹעָה H7465 rôʻâh broken 1
- רְעִי H7471 rᵉʻîy pasture 1
- רֵעִי H7472 Rêʻîy Rei 1
- רָעַל H7477 râʻal to quiver 1
- רַ֫עַל H7478 raʻal reeling 1
- רְעָלָה H7479 raʻălâh veil 1
- רְעֵלָיָה H7480 Rᵉʻêlâyâh Reelaiah 1
- רַעְמָה H7483 raʻmâh vibration 1
- רַעַמְיָה H7485 Raʻamyâh Raamiah 1
- רַעֲנַן H7487 raʻănan flourishing 1
- רִפְאוּת H7500 riphʼûwth healing 1
- רְפָאֵל H7501 Rᵉphâʼêl Rephael 1
- רָפוּא H7505 Râphûwʼ Raphu 1
- רֶ֫פַח H7506 Rephach Rephah 1
- רְפִידָה H7507 rᵉphîydâh support 1
- רִפְיוֹן H7510 riphyôwn sinking 1
- רַפְסֹדָה H7513 raphçôdâh raft 1
- רָפַק H7514 râphaq to lean 1
- רֶ֫פֶשׁ H7516 rephesh mire 1
- רֶ֫פֶת H7517 repheth stall 1
- רַץ H7518 rats bar 1
- רָצָא H7519 râtsâʼ to run 1
- רָצַד H7520 râtsad to watch 1
- רִצְיָא H7525 Ritsyâʼ Rezia 1
- רָצַע H7527 râtsaʻ to pierce 1
- רָצַף H7528 râtsaph to fit 1
- רֶצֶף H7529 retseph hot stone 1
- רִקָּבוֹן H7539 riqqâbôwn decay 1
- רַקּוֹן H7542 Raqqôwn Rakkon 1
- רֶ֫קַח H7544 reqach spice 1
- רַקָּח H7546 raqqâch perfumer 1
- רַקּוּחַ H7547 raqquach ointment 1
- רַקָּחָה H7548 raqqâchâh perfumer 1
- רִקּוּעַ H7555 riqquaʻ expansion 1
- רָקַק H7556 râqaq to spit 1
- רַקַּת H7557 Raqqath Rakkath 1
- רִשְׁיוֹן H7558 rishyôwn permission 1
- רָשַׁם H7559 râsham to inscribe 1
- רֶ֫שֶׁף H7566 Resheph Resheph 1
- רַתּוֹק H7569 rattôwq chain 1
- רֶ֫תַח H7571 rethach boiling 1
- רָתַם H7573 râtham to bind 1
- רְתֻקָה H7577 rᵉthuqâh chain 1
- רְתֵת H7578 rᵉthêth trembling 1
- שָׁאָה H7583 shâʼâh to gaze 1
- שַׁאֲוָה H7584 shaʼăvâh devastating storm 1
- שָׁאוּלִי H7587 Shâʼûwlîy Shaulites 1
- שְׁאִיָּה H7591 shᵉʼîyâh ruin 1
- שְׁאָל H7594 Shᵉʼâl Sheal 1
- שְׁאֵלָא H7595 shᵉʼêlâʼ request 1
- שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל H7598 Shᵉʼaltîyʼêl Shealtiel 1
- שָׁאַס H7601 shâʼaç to plunder 1
- שַׁאֲרָה H7608 shaʼărâh kinswomen 1
- שֶׁאֱרָה H7609 Sheʼĕrâh Sherah 1
- שֵׁאת H7612 shêʼth devastation 1
- שְׁבָאִי H7615 Shᵉbâʼîy Sabeans 1
- שְׁבָבִים H7616 shâbâb splinters 1
- שְׁבַט H7625 shᵉbaṭ clan 1
- שְׁבָט H7627 Shᵉbâṭ Shebat 1
- שֹׁבִי H7629 Shôbîy Shobi 1
- שָׁבִיב H7632 shâbîyb flame 1
- שָֽׂכְיָה H7634 Shobyâh Shachia 1
- שָׁבִיס H7636 shâbîyç front band 1
- שָׂבָךְ H7638 sâbâk network 1
- שֹׁ֫בֶל H7640 shôbel flowing skirt 1
- שַׁבְּלוּל H7642 shablûwl snail 1
- שִׂבְעָה H7653 sibʻâh satisfaction 1
- שִׁבְעָה H7656 Shibʻâh Shebah 1
- שִׁבְעָ֫נָה H7658 shibʻânâh seven 1
- שָׁבָץ H7661 shâbâts anguish 1
- שֶׁ֫בֶר H7669 Sheber Sheber 1
- שְׁבָרִים H7671 Shᵉbârîym Shebarim 1
- שְׁבַשׁ H7672 shᵉbash to confuse 1
- שָׁגֵה H7681 Shâgeʼ Shage 1
- שְׁגִיאָה H7691 shᵉgîyʼâh error 1
- שְׁדַר H7712 shᵉdar to strive 1
- שַׁדְרַךְ H7714 Shadrak Shadrach 1
- שָׂהֵד H7717 sâhêd witness 1
- שֹׁ֫הַם H7719 Shôham onyx 1
- שׂוֹא H7721 sôwʼ rising 1
- שׁוּבָה H7729 shûwbâh withdrawal 1
- שׂוֹבֶךְ H7730 sôwbek network 1
- שׁוֹבֵק H7733 Shôwbêq Shobek 1
- שׂוּג H7734 sûwg to turn away 1
- שׂוּג H7735 sûwg to fence 1
- שׁוּד H7736 shûwd to destroy 1
- שָׁוָה H7738 shâvâh storm 1
- שׂוּחַ H7742 sûwach to meditate 1
- שׁוּחָה H7746 Shûwchâh Shuah 1
- שׁוּחָם H7748 Shûwchâm Shuham 1
- שׂוּכָתִים H7756 Sûwkâthîy Suchathites 1
- שׁוּם H7762 shûwm garlic 1
- שׁוּנִי H7765 Shûwnîy Shunites 1
- שׁוֹעַ H7772 Shôwaʻ Shoa 1
- שֶׁוַע H7773 shevaʻ cry 1
- שׁוּפָמִי H7781 Shûwphâmîy Shuphamites 1
- שׂוּר H7787 sûwr to saw 1
- שׁוּר H7790 shûwr watcher 1
- שׂוֹרָה H7795 sôwrâh row 1
- שֹׂרֵק H7796 Sôwrêq Sorek 1
- שַׁוְשָׁא H7798 Shavshâʼ Shavsha 1
- שׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵא H7801 Shûwshankîy Susanchites 1
- שַׁח H7807 shach low 1
- שֵׂחַ H7808 sêach thought 1
- שָׂחוּ H7813 sâchûw swimming 1
- שְׁחוֹר H7815 shᵉchôwr blackness 1
- שְׁחוּת H7816 shᵉchûwth pit 1
- שָׂחַט H7818 sâchaṭ to squeeze 1
- שְׁחִיטָה H7821 shᵉchîyṭâh slaughtering 1
- שָׁחִיף H7824 shâchîyph wainscot 1
- שְׁחֵ֫לֶת H7827 shᵉchêleth onycha 1
- שָׁחַר H7835 shâchar to be black 1
- שַׁחֲרוּת H7839 shachărûwth blackness 1
- שְׁחַרְחֹר H7840 shᵉcharchôreth blackish 1
- שְׁחַרְיָה H7841 Shᵉcharyâh Shehariah 1
- שַׁחֲרַ֫יִם H7842 Shachărayim Shaharaim 1
- שֵׂט H7846 sêṭ revolter 1
- שֹׁטֵט H7850 shôṭêṭ scourge 1
- שִׂטְנָה H7855 siṭnâh enmity 1
- שִׂטְנָה H7856 Siṭnâh Sitnah 1
- שְׂטַר H7859 shᵉṭar side 1
- שִׂיא H7863 sîyʼ loftiness 1
- שְׁיָא H7864 Shᵉyâʼ Sheva 1
- שִׂיאֹן H7865 Sîyʼôn Sion 1
- שִׁיאוֹן H7866 Shîyʼôwn Shion 1
- שֵׂיב H7869 sêyb old age 1
- שִׁיבָה H7870 shîybâh restoration 1
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