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.
- מָנָה H4487 mânâh to count 28
- מַסֵּכָה H4541 maççêkâh molten image 28
- מְעִיל H4598 mᵉʻîyl robe 28
- מַ֫עַל H4604 maʻal treachery 28
- נָדַד H5074 nâdad to flee 28
- סוּף H5488 çûwph reed 28
- עֲבַד H5648 ʻăbad to make 28
- עֲבֵד נְגוֹ H5665 ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ Abed-nego 28
- עָלַם H5956 ʻâlam to hide 28
- פֶּחָה H6346 pechâh governor 28
- פְּלֵיטָה H6413 pᵉlêyṭâh escape 28
- פָּרַס H6539 Pâraç Persia 28
- פָּתָה H6601 pâthâh to deceive 28
- קָשָׁה H7185 qâshâh to be hard 28
- רְכוּשׁ H7399 rᵉkûwsh property 28
- שִׁטָּה H7848 shiṭṭâh acacia tree 28
- שָׂכָר H7939 sâkâr wages 28
- שָׁלֵם H8003 shâlêm complete 28
- שְׁמִינִי H8066 shᵉmîynîy eighth 28
- שֵׂעָר H8181 sêʻâr hair 28
- שִׁקּוּץ H8251 shiqqûwts abomination 28
- שִׁשִּׁי H8345 shishshîy sixth 28
- תֵּבָה H8392 têbâh ark 28
- תּוֹכֵחָה H8433 tôwkêchâh rebuke 28
- תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8659 Tarshîysh Tarshish 28
- אַדִּיר H117 ʼaddîyr great 27
- אֵילָם H361 ʼêylâm porch 27
- אֱנָשׁ H606 ʼĕnâsh man 27
- בְּלִיַּ֫עַל H1100 bᵉlîyaʻal worthlessness 27
- זָקֵן H2204 zâqên to be old 27
- חָבַל H2254 châbal to bind 27
- חָקַר H2713 châqar to search 27
- חָשַׂךְ H2820 châsak to withhold 27
- חָתַם H2856 châtham to seal 27
- יוֹבֵל H3104 yôwbêl ram's horn 27
- כַּפֹּרֶת H3727 kappôreth mercy seat 27
- לִיץ H3887 lûwts to scorn 27
- מוֹצָא H4161 môwtsâʼ going forth 27
- מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 môwqêsh snare 27
- מְסִלָּה H4546 mᵉçillâh highway 27
- נְקָמָה H5360 nᵉqâmâh vengeance 27
- נָתַק H5423 nâthaq to pull away 27
- עֻזִּיָּהוּ H5818 ʻUzzîyâh Uzziah 27
- פַּח H6341 pach snare 27
- קָרָה H7136 qârâh to meet 27
- רָדָה H7287 râdâh to rule 27
- שׂוּשׂ H7797 sûws to rejoice 27
- שָׂטָן H7854 sâṭân adversary 27
- שַׁלּוּם H7967 Shallûwm Shallum 27
- שְׁמוּעָה H8052 shᵉmûwʻâh report 27
- אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ H138 ʼĂdônîyâh Adonijah 26
- אֱוִיל H191 ʼĕvîyl fool 26
- בָּרוּךְ H1263 Bârûwk Baruch 26
- בֶּ֫רֶךְ H1290 berek knee 26
- הוֹן H1952 hôwn wealth 26
- חִירָם H2438 Chîyrâm Hiram 26
- טוּר H2905 ṭûwr row 26
- יָגֵעַ H3021 yâgaʻ to toil 26
- יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3390 Yᵉrûwshâlêm Jerusalem 26
- יָרֵחַ H3394 yârêach moon 26
- לָוָה H3867 lâvâh to join 26
- מַגֵּפָה H4046 maggêphâh plague 26
- מָצוֹר H4692 mâtsôwr siege 26
- משחה H4888 mishchâh anointing oil 26
- נְדָבָה H5071 nᵉdâbâh freewill offering 26
- נֶשֶׁר H5404 nesher eagle 26
- נָתִיב H5410 nâthîyb path 26
- סַ֫עַר H5591 çaʻar tempest 26
- עֵדָה H5713 ʻêdâh testimony 26
- עִוֵּר H5787 ʻivvêr blind 26
- עֶזְרָה H5833 ʻezrâh help 26
- עָנָו H6035 ʻânâv poor 26
- פָּרַד H6504 pârad to divide 26
- פָּרָה H6510 pârâh cow 26
- צוֹם H6685 tsôwm fast 26
- צְרוּיָה H6870 Tsᵉrûwyâh Zeruiah 26
- קָדַם H6923 qâdam to meet 26
- רֶ֫חֶם H7358 rechem womb 26
- שְׁאָר H7605 shᵉʼâr remnant 26
- שׂוּם H7761 sûwm to make 26
- תַּנִּין H8577 tannîyn serpent 26
- אֲבִיָּ֫הוּ H29 ʼĂbîyâh Abijah 25
- אֲבִישַׁי H52 ʼĂbîyshay Abishai 25
- אִוֶּ֫לֶת H200 ʼivveleth folly 25
- אַנְתָּה H607 ʼantâh you 25
- אָפָה H644 ʼâphâh to bake 25
- אַרְנוֹן H769 ʼArnôwn Arnon 25
- בָּבֶל H895 Babel Babylon 25
- בַּז H957 baz spoil 25
- גָּבַר H1396 gâbar to be strong 25
- דְּמוּת H1823 dᵉmûwth likeness 25
- הָגָה H1897 hâgâh to moan 25
- חִוִּי H2340 Chivvîy Hivite 25
- חִיצוֹן H2435 chîytsôwn outer 25
- חָצַב H2672 châtsab to hew 25
- חֹ֫שֶׁן H2833 chôshen breastplate 25
- טָרַף H2963 ṭâraph to tear 25
- כַּ֫עַס H3708 kaʻaç anger 25
- לוּ H3863 lûwʼ if only 25
- מָסָךְ H4539 mâçâk covering 25
- מָרַד H4775 mârad to rebel 25
- מְשֻׁלָּם H4918 Mᵉshullâm Meshullam 25
- נָאַץ H5006 nâʼats to despise 25
- נְבָט H5028 Nᵉbâṭ Nebat 25
- נבל H5034 nâbêl to be foolish 25
- נוּד H5110 nûwd to shake 25
- נֵ֫זֶר H5145 nezer consecration 25
- נָסַךְ H5258 nâçak to pour out 25
- עֲגָלָה H5699 ʻăgâlâh wagon 25
- עָשָׁן H6227 ʻâshân smoke 25
- פָּחַד H6342 pâchad to fear 25
- פִּינְחָס H6372 Pîynᵉchâç Phinehas 25
- פָּלַט H6403 pâlaṭ to escape 25
- פָּרֹ֫כֶת H6532 pôreketh curtain 25
- פִּתְאֹם H6597 pithʼôwm suddenly 25
- רָגַל H7270 râgal to walk 25
- רָחַב H7337 râchab to grow wide 25
- רפא H7497 râphâʼ giants 25
- שֹׁד H7701 shôd violence 25
- שַׁ֫חַר H7837 shachar dawn 25
- שֹׁטֵר H7860 shôṭêr officer 25
- שָׁלַף H8025 shâlaph to draw off 25
- שִׁלְשֹׁם H8032 shilshôwm heretofore 25
- תּוֹצָאָה H8444 tôwtsâʼâh outgoing 25
- תְּחִנָּה H8467 tᵉchinnâh supplication 25
- תָּמָר H8559 Tâmâr Tamar 25
- אֵ֫בֶל H60 ʼêbel mourning 24
- אוֹי H188 ʼôwy woe 24
- אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ H281 ʼĂchîyâh Ahijah 24
- אֵיד H343 ʼêyd calamity 24
- אַרְבֶּה H697 ʼarbeh locust 24
- בֹּ֫עַז H1162 Bôʻaz Boaz 24
- בָּשַׂר H1319 bâsar to preach 24
- גָּוַע H1478 gâvaʻ to die 24
- דִּין H1777 dîyn to judge 24
- הוֹד H1935 hôwd majesty 24
- זִכָּרוֹן H2146 zikrôwn memorial 24
- חוּס H2347 chûwç to pity 24
- חֳלִי H2483 chŏlîy sickness 24
- טוֹב H2895 ṭôwb to be good 24
- טְעֵם H2942 ṭᵉʻêm decree 24
- יָבֵשׁ H3003 Yâbêsh Jabesh 24
- יוֹתָם H3147 Yôwthâm Jotham 24
- יָתֵד H3489 yâthêd peg 24
- כָּבָה H3518 kâbâh to quench 24
- כַּרְמֶל H3760 Karmel Carmel 24
- כֹּתֶ֫רֶת H3805 kôthereth capital 24
- לָכִישׁ H3923 Lâkîysh Lachish 24
- מְכוֹנָה H4350 mᵉkôwnâh pedestal 24
- מִלָּה H4406 millâh word 24
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