The 100 most common हिब्रू words
These hundred words make up a large share of everything written in हिब्रू. Learn them and a page stops looking like a wall.
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How the cards work
Frequency order, not alphabetical
New words arrive in order of how often they appear in real हिब्रू. The first twenty do more work for you than the next two hundred, so they come first.
Each word keeps its own schedule
Answer that you knew a word and it comes back later. Answer that you did not and it comes back sooner. The gap grows every time you get it right, which is what moves a word from recognised to known.
How fast you answer counts
A word you answer instantly is scheduled further out than one you hesitate over, even though you got both right. Hesitation is the signal that a word is not secure yet.
The full list
All hundred, in frequency order. Words you have practised are marked.
- 1את(marks the direct object), you (to a woman)
- 2הואhe, it, is
- 3היאshe, it, is
- 4שלof, belonging to
- 5עלon, about, over
- 6לאno, not
- 7היהto be, was, there was
- 8זהthis, it, that
- 9אניI
- 10אוor
- 11יותרmore
- 12עםwith, people
- 13אלto, toward, do not
- 14אבלbut, however
- 15שלוhis, its
- 16שלהher, hers, its
- 17אךbut, however, only
- 18כמוlike, as, similar to
- 19אותוhim, it, the same
- 20כלall, every, each
- 21רקonly, just
- 22כדיin order to, so that
- 23מהwhat
- 24הםthey
- 25אמרto say, to tell
- 26שםthere, name
- 27אתהyou (to a man)
- 28ישthere is, there are, to have
- 29אםif, whether, mother
- 30לוto him, for him
- 31אחדone, someone
- 32שובagain
- 33אותהher, it, the same
- 34גםalso, too, as well
- 35כאןhere
- 36ליto me, for me
- 37שליmy, mine
- 38ביןbetween, among
- 39לפניbefore, in front of, ago
- 40כברalready, yet
- 41יוםday
- 42אנחנוwe
- 43כיbecause, since
- 44איןthere is not, there are no, none
- 45עודmore, still, another
- 46מאודvery, much
- 47אזthen, so
- 48עכשיוnow
- 49תמידalways
- 50פהhere, mouth
- 51כןyes, so
- 52מיwho
- 53איפהwhere
- 54למהwhy
- 55איךhow
- 56מתיwhen
- 57כמהhow much, how many, a few
- 58עדuntil, up to
- 59אחריafter
- 60עשהto do, to make
- 61ראהto see
- 62ידעto know
- 63רצהto want, to wish
- 64באto come, to arrive
- 65הלךto go, to walk
- 66נתןto give, to let
- 67לקחto take
- 68יכולcan, to be able to
- 69צריךto need, must, should
- 70אהבto love, to like
- 71חשבto think
- 72דיברto speak, to talk
- 73שאלto ask
- 74ענהto answer, to reply
- 75מצאto find
- 76שמעto hear, to listen
- 77גרto live, to reside
- 78אכלto eat, food
- 79כתבto write
- 80קראto read, to call
- 81למדto learn, to study
- 82אישman, person
- 83אישהwoman, wife
- 84ילדchild, boy
- 85בןson, boy, years old
- 86בתdaughter, girl, years old
- 87אבאdad, father
- 88אמאmom, mother
- 89ביתhouse, home
- 90לילהnight
- 91שנהyear
- 92זמןtime
- 93מיםwater
- 94ספרbook
- 95דברthing, something, word
- 96חייםlife
- 97ידhand, arm
- 98טובgood, well
- 99גדולbig, large, great
- 100קטןsmall, little