🇮🇱 Hebrew vocabulary
The 300 most common Hebrew words
Learn these first: they make up a big share of everything you'll read. Ranked by frequency, with meanings, romanization and examples for the top 50.
| # | Hebrew | Romanization | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לא אני לא יודע. — I don't know. | lo | no; not | adverb |
| 2 | את אני רואה את הבית. — I see the house. | et / at | (direct object marker); you (f.) | particle |
| 3 | אני אני סטודנט. — I'm a student. | ani | I | pronoun |
| 4 | זה זה הספר שלי. — This is my book. | ze | this, it (m.) | pronoun |
| 5 | אתה אתה רעב? — Are you hungry? | ata | you (m.) | pronoun |
| 6 | מה מה שלומך? — How are you? | ma | what | pronoun |
| 7 | הוא הוא רופא. — He is a doctor. | hu | he, it | pronoun |
| 8 | על הספר על השולחן. — The book is on the table. | al | on; about | preposition |
| 9 | לי תן לי מים. — Give me water. | li | to me, for me | preposition |
| 10 | של הבית של דני. — Danny's house. | shel | of, belonging to | preposition |
| 11 | כן כן, בבקשה. — Yes, please. | ken | yes | interjection |
| 12 | לך יש לך זמן? — Do you have time? | lekha / lakh | to you, for you | preposition |
| 13 | אבל אני עייף, אבל שמח. — I'm tired, but happy. | aval | but | conjunction |
| 14 | יש יש לי שאלה. — I have a question. | yesh | there is; to have (יש לי) | verb |
| 15 | שלי זה שלי. — That's mine. | sheli | my, mine | pronoun |
| 16 | כל כל יום אני רץ. — I run every day. | kol | every, all | determiner |
| 17 | בסדר הכל בסדר. — Everything's fine. | beseder | OK, all right | adjective |
| 18 | עם אני גר עם ההורים. — I live with my parents. | im | with | preposition |
| 19 | היא היא מורה. — She is a teacher. | hi | she, it | pronoun |
| 20 | שלך מה השם שלך? — What's your name? | shelkha / shelakh | your, yours | pronoun |
| 21 | אם אם תרצה, נלך. — If you want, we'll go. | im | if | conjunction |
| 22 | טוב זה רעיון טוב. — That's a good idea. | tov | good; well, OK | adjective |
| 23 | היה היה יום ארוך. — It was a long day. | haya | was; there was | verb |
| 24 | אנחנו אנחנו חברים. — We are friends. | anakhnu | we | pronoun |
| 25 | רוצה אני רוצה קפה. — I want coffee. | rotse | want(s) | verb |
| 26 | אז אז מה עושים? — So what do we do? | az | so, then | adverb |
| 27 | יודע אני יודע את התשובה. — I know the answer. | yodea | know(s) (m.) | verb |
| 28 | רק רק רגע. — Just a moment. | rak | only, just | adverb |
| 29 | הם הם בבית. — They're at home. | hem | they (m.) | pronoun |
| 30 | יכול אתה יכול לעזור לי? — Can you help me? | yakhol | can, able (m.) | verb |
| 31 | אותו ראיתי אותו אתמול. — I saw him yesterday. | oto | him, it | pronoun |
| 32 | אותך אני אוהב אותך. — I love you. | otkha / otakh | you (object) | pronoun |
| 33 | יותר אני צריך יותר זמן. — I need more time. | yoter | more | adverb |
| 34 | כאן חכה כאן. — Wait here. | kan | here | adverb |
| 35 | אותי תשמע אותי. — Listen to me. | oti | me (object) | pronoun |
| 36 | למה למה אתה צוחק? — Why are you laughing? | lama | why | adverb |
| 37 | להיות אני רוצה להיות רופא. — I want to be a doctor. | lihyot | to be | verb |
| 38 | עכשיו אני עסוק עכשיו. — I'm busy now. | akhshav | now | adverb |
| 39 | או תה או קפה? — Tea or coffee? | o | or | conjunction |
| 40 | אחד יש לי אח אחד. — I have one brother. | ekhad | one (m.) | number |
| 41 | משהו אתה רוצה משהו? — Do you want something? | mashehu | something | pronoun |
| 42 | היי היי, מה נשמע? — Hi, what's up? | hay | hi, hey | interjection |
| 43 | צריך אני צריך ללכת. — I have to go. | tsarikh | need(s), must (m.) | verb |
| 44 | כמו הוא נראה כמו אבא שלו. — He looks like his father. | kmo | like, as | preposition |
| 45 | אל בוא אל החלון. — Come to the window. | el | to, towards; don't | preposition |
| 46 | כך זה לא כך. — It's not so. | kakh | so, thus | adverb |
| 47 | איך איך קוראים לך? — What's your name? (lit. how do they call you?) | eikh | how | adverb |
| 48 | אין אין לי זמן. — I don't have time. | ein | there isn't; to not have | verb |
| 49 | נכון נכון מאוד. — Quite right. | nakhon | right, correct; true | adjective |
| 50 | לעשות מה אתה רוצה לעשות? — What do you want to do? | laasot | to do, to make | verb |
| 51 | תודה | toda | thank you | interjection |
| 52 | לו | lo | to him; if (hypothetical) | preposition |
| 53 | לנו | lanu | to us, for us | preposition |
| 54 | מי | mi | who | pronoun |
| 55 | זאת | zot | this, it (f.) | pronoun |
| 56 | שם | sham | there; name | adverb |
| 57 | חושב | khoshev | think(s) (m.) | verb |
| 58 | כדי | kdei | in order to | conjunction |
| 59 | כמה | kama | how many, how much; some | pronoun |
| 60 | פשוט | pashut | simply, just; simple | adverb |
| 61 | אותה | ota | her, it (f., object) | pronoun |
| 62 | אולי | ulay | maybe, perhaps | adverb |
| 63 | באמת | beemet | really, truly | adverb |
| 64 | כי | ki | because; that | conjunction |
| 65 | גם | gam | also, too | adverb |
| 66 | זו | zo | this (f.) | pronoun |
| 67 | עושה | ose | do(es), make(s) | verb |
| 68 | האם | haim | (yes/no question word) | particle |
| 69 | דבר | davar | thing; word | noun |
| 70 | שלו | shelo | his | pronoun |
| 71 | עוד | od | more; another; still | adverb |
| 72 | כבר | kvar | already | adverb |
| 73 | נראה | nire | seems; looks | verb |
| 74 | שלנו | shelanu | our, ours | pronoun |
| 75 | מאוד | meod | very | adverb |
| 76 | לפני | lifnei | before; ago | preposition |
| 77 | הרבה | harbe | a lot, many, much | adverb |
| 78 | בבקשה | bevakasha | please; you're welcome | interjection |
| 79 | הולך | holekh | go(es), walk(s) (m.) | verb |
| 80 | קדימה | kadima | forward; come on | adverb |
| 81 | אומר | omer | say(s) (m.) | verb |
| 82 | יכולה | yekhola | can, able (f.) | verb |
| 83 | פעם | paam | time, once | noun |
| 84 | זמן | zman | time | noun |
| 85 | אתם | atem | you (pl.) | pronoun |
| 86 | עדיין | adayin | still, yet | adverb |
| 87 | עד | ad | until | preposition |
| 88 | ממש | mamash | really, very | adverb |
| 89 | אלוהים | elohim | God | noun |
| 90 | ובכן | uvekhen | well, so | conjunction |
| 91 | איפה | eifo | where | adverb |
| 92 | לה | la | to her, for her | preposition |
| 93 | קצת | ktsat | a little, a bit | adverb |
| 94 | מישהו | mishehu | someone | pronoun |
| 95 | אותם | otam | them (object) | pronoun |
| 96 | אה | a | ah, oh | interjection |
| 97 | לראות | lirot | to see | verb |
| 98 | הנה | hine | here is, here | adverb |
| 99 | פה | po | here; mouth | adverb |
| 100 | אבא | aba | dad, father | noun |
| 101 | הכל | hakol | everything | pronoun |
| 102 | ללכת | lalekhet | to go, to walk | verb |
| 103 | בדיוק | bediyuk | exactly | adverb |
| 104 | אנשים | anashim | people | noun |
| 105 | אף | af | nose; not even (אף אחד: nobody) | noun |
| 106 | לדבר | ledaber | to speak, to talk | verb |
| 107 | חייב | khayav | must (m.) | verb |
| 108 | שוב | shuv | again | adverb |
| 109 | חשבתי | khashavti | I thought | verb |
| 110 | היום | hayom | today | adverb |
| 111 | מצטער | mitstaer | sorry (m.) | adjective |
| 112 | מר | mar | Mr.; bitter | noun |
| 113 | בוא | bo | come! (m.) | verb |
| 114 | קרה | kara | happened | verb |
| 115 | אחת | akhat | one (f.) | number |
| 116 | אמא | ima | mom, mother | noun |
| 117 | אוהב | ohev | love(s), like(s) (m.) | verb |
| 118 | שום | shum | no, none (שום דבר: nothing); garlic | determiner |
| 119 | אחר | akher | other, another | adjective |
| 120 | אפילו | afilu | even | adverb |
| 121 | אדוני | adoni | sir | noun |
| 122 | תמיד | tamid | always | adverb |
| 123 | יום | yom | day | noun |
| 124 | חבר | khaver | friend; boyfriend; member | noun |
| 125 | בטוח | batuakh | sure; safe | adjective |
| 126 | בגלל | biglal | because of | preposition |
| 127 | שלום | shalom | hello; goodbye; peace | interjection |
| 128 | ואז | veaz | and then | conjunction |
| 129 | בטח | betakh | sure, of course | adverb |
| 130 | קורה | kore | happen(s) | verb |
| 131 | אחרי | akharei | after | preposition |
| 132 | מדי | midai | too (much) | adverb |
| 133 | רואה | roe | see(s) | verb |
| 134 | כולם | kulam | everyone | pronoun |
| 135 | איתך | itkha / itakh | with you | preposition |
| 136 | אמר | amar | said (he) | verb |
| 137 | רגע | rega | moment; wait a second | noun |
| 138 | בן | ben | son; boy; aged | noun |
| 139 | אמרתי | amarti | I said | verb |
| 140 | איזה | eize | which, what (a) | pronoun |
| 141 | אדם | adam | person, human | noun |
| 142 | תראה | tire | look! (m.); you'll see | verb |
| 143 | דברים | dvarim | things | noun |
| 144 | מבין | mevin | understand(s) (m.) | verb |
| 145 | טובה | tova | good (f.); favour | adjective |
| 146 | בשביל | bishvil | for | preposition |
| 147 | דרך | derekh | way, road; through | noun |
| 148 | אוקיי | okei | okay | interjection |
| 149 | לעזור | laazor | to help | verb |
| 150 | אותנו | otanu | us (object) | pronoun |
| 151 | בבית | babayit | at home | adverb |
| 152 | מספיק | maspik | enough | adverb |
| 153 | הכי | hakhi | the most | adverb |
| 154 | לדעת | ladaat | to know | verb |
| 155 | כלום | klum | nothing | pronoun |
| 156 | מקום | makom | place | noun |
| 157 | כזה | kaze | such, like this (m.) | pronoun |
| 158 | לקחת | lakakhat | to take | verb |
| 159 | מתכוון | mitkaven | mean(s) (m.) | verb |
| 160 | ככה | kakha | like this, so | adverb |
| 161 | אוכל | okhel | food; eat(s) | noun |
| 162 | איתי | iti | with me | preposition |
| 163 | אפשר | efshar | possible; may | adverb |
| 164 | לומר | lomar | to say | verb |
| 165 | כאילו | keilu | as if; like | conjunction |
| 166 | קשה | kashe | hard, difficult | adjective |
| 167 | הביתה | habayta | home (towards) | adverb |
| 168 | להגיד | lehagid | to say, to tell | verb |
| 169 | שנים | shanim | years | noun |
| 170 | מת | met | dead; died | adjective |
| 171 | די | dai | enough; quite | adverb |
| 172 | למצוא | limtso | to find | verb |
| 173 | גדול | gadol | big, large | adjective |
| 174 | שני | shnei | two; second | number |
| 175 | בלי | bli | without | preposition |
| 176 | אלה | ele | these | pronoun |
| 177 | לקבל | lekabel | to receive, to get | verb |
| 178 | יפה | yafe | beautiful, pretty; nice | adjective |
| 179 | ראיתי | raiti | I saw | verb |
| 180 | מנסה | menase | try(ing) | verb |
| 181 | כמובן | kamuvan | of course | adverb |
| 182 | מותק | motek | sweetie, honey | noun |
| 183 | מדבר | medaber | speak(s), talk(s) (m.) | verb |
| 184 | נהדר | nehedar | wonderful | adjective |
| 185 | סליחה | slikha | excuse me, sorry | interjection |
| 186 | אך | akh | but | conjunction |
| 187 | לעולם | leolam | never; forever | adverb |
| 188 | הלילה | halayla | tonight | adverb |
| 189 | לתת | latet | to give | verb |
| 190 | האמת | haemet | the truth; actually | noun |
| 191 | אחי | akhi | my brother; bro | noun |
| 192 | עבור | avur | for | preposition |
| 193 | תגיד | tagid | say! tell! (m.) | verb |
| 194 | בית | bayit | house, home | noun |
| 195 | מעולם | meolam | never (in past) | adverb |
| 196 | מכאן | mikan | from here | adverb |
| 197 | כסף | kesef | money | noun |
| 198 | עבודה | avoda | work, job | noun |
| 199 | מוכן | mukhan | ready (m.) | adjective |
| 200 | ילד | yeled | child, boy | noun |
| 201 | נחמד | nekhmad | nice, kind | adjective |
| 202 | מרגיש | margish | feel(s) (m.) | verb |
| 203 | רציתי | ratsiti | I wanted | verb |
| 204 | נמצא | nimtsa | is located, is found | verb |
| 205 | אכפת | ikhpat | care (אכפת לי: I care) | adjective |
| 206 | לצאת | latset | to go out | verb |
| 207 | כדאי | kedai | worthwhile; should | adjective |
| 208 | עובד | oved | work(s) (m.); worker | verb |
| 209 | חכה | khake | wait! (m.) | verb |
| 210 | לאן | lean | where to | adverb |
| 211 | מהר | maher | quickly, fast | adverb |
| 212 | בזמן | bizman | on time; during | adverb |
| 213 | לגבי | legabei | about, regarding | preposition |
| 214 | נשמע | nishma | sounds | verb |
| 215 | בכלל | bikhlal | at all; in general | adverb |
| 216 | דקות | dakot | minutes | noun |
| 217 | מספר | mispar | number | noun |
| 218 | מכיר | makir | know (a person) (m.) | verb |
| 219 | ללא | lelo | without | preposition |
| 220 | מחר | makhar | tomorrow | adverb |
| 221 | לספר | lesaper | to tell (a story) | verb |
| 222 | גברת | geveret | lady, Mrs. | noun |
| 223 | לחזור | lakhazor | to return, to come back | verb |
| 224 | בעיה | beaya | problem | noun |
| 225 | רע | ra | bad | adjective |
| 226 | בא | ba | come(s) (m.) | verb |
| 227 | נלך | nelekh | let's go; we will go | verb |
| 228 | משנה | meshane | matters (לא משנה: never mind) | verb |
| 229 | ידעתי | yadati | I knew | verb |
| 230 | מתי | matai | when | adverb |
| 231 | סוף | sof | end | noun |
| 232 | החיים | hakhayim | life | noun |
| 233 | להרוג | laharog | to kill | verb |
| 234 | חלק | khelek | part | noun |
| 235 | מאמין | maamin | believe(s) (m.) | verb |
| 236 | בחור | bakhur | guy, young man | noun |
| 237 | במקום | bimkom | instead of | preposition |
| 238 | גבר | gever | man | noun |
| 239 | זוכר | zokher | remember(s) (m.) | verb |
| 240 | הגיע | higia | arrived | verb |
| 241 | מקווה | mekave | hope(s) | verb |
| 242 | לב | lev | heart | noun |
| 243 | חיים | khayim | life | noun |
| 244 | איש | ish | man | noun |
| 245 | כנראה | kanire | apparently, probably | adverb |
| 246 | כאשר | kaasher | when | conjunction |
| 247 | לבד | levad | alone | adverb |
| 248 | כמעט | kimat | almost | adverb |
| 249 | לילה | layla | night | noun |
| 250 | למעשה | lemaase | in fact, actually | adverb |
| 251 | שנה | shana | year | noun |
| 252 | שמעתי | shamati | I heard | verb |
| 253 | לגמרי | legamrei | completely | adverb |
| 254 | החוצה | hakhutsa | out, outside (towards) | adverb |
| 255 | ילדים | yeladim | children | noun |
| 256 | קטן | katan | small, little | adjective |
| 257 | חשוב | khashuv | important | adjective |
| 258 | בין | bein | between | preposition |
| 259 | שמח | sameakh | happy, glad | adjective |
| 260 | הבא | haba | the next | adjective |
| 261 | הראשון | harishon | the first | adjective |
| 262 | לבוא | lavo | to come | verb |
| 263 | לחשוב | lakhshov | to think | verb |
| 264 | מאז | meaz | since | adverb |
| 265 | בחזרה | bakhazara | back | adverb |
| 266 | מאוחר | meukhar | late | adjective |
| 267 | קודם | kodem | first; before | adverb |
| 268 | אחרת | akheret | otherwise; different (f.) | adverb |
| 269 | ברור | barur | clear; of course | adjective |
| 270 | בהחלט | behekhlet | definitely | adverb |
| 271 | יחד | yakhad | together | adverb |
| 272 | אוי | oy | oh no, oy | interjection |
| 273 | לפחות | lefakhot | at least | adverb |
| 274 | לשמוע | lishmoa | to hear | verb |
| 275 | מוזר | muzar | strange, weird | adjective |
| 276 | לעבוד | laavod | to work | verb |
| 277 | אישה | isha | woman; wife | noun |
| 278 | העולם | haolam | the world | noun |
| 279 | שלוש | shalosh | three (f.) | number |
| 280 | הערב | haerev | this evening | adverb |
| 281 | אתמול | etmol | yesterday | adverb |
| 282 | ספר | sefer | book | noun |
| 283 | חדש | khadash | new | adjective |
| 284 | בוקר | boker | morning | noun |
| 285 | שעות | shaot | hours | noun |
| 286 | מזל | mazal | luck | noun |
| 287 | להביא | lehavi | to bring | verb |
| 288 | בחוץ | bakhuts | outside | adverb |
| 289 | למטה | lemata | down, downstairs | adverb |
| 290 | חברים | khaverim | friends | noun |
| 291 | למעלה | lemala | up, upstairs | adverb |
| 292 | מקרה | mikre | case, event | noun |
| 293 | ביחד | beyakhad | together | adverb |
| 294 | ערב | erev | evening | noun |
| 295 | תקשיב | takshiv | listen! (m.) | verb |
| 296 | ימים | yamim | days | noun |
| 297 | בת | bat | daughter; girl; aged (f.) | noun |
| 298 | שאלה | sheela | question | noun |
| 299 | מים | mayim | water | noun |
| 300 | לאכול | leekhol | to eat | verb |
Frequency ranking based on OpenSubtitles 2018 subtitles (hermitdave/FrequencyWords).
Questions
What are the most common Hebrew words?
The top ten are לא (no; not), את ((direct object marker); you (f.)), אני (I), זה (this), אתה (you (m.)), מה (what), הוא (he), על (on; about), לי (to me), של (of).
How many Hebrew words do I need to know?
The few hundred most frequent words make up a large share of any everyday text, which is why they're the best place to start. To read graded stories comfortably you need roughly 1,000–2,000; for unadapted books, several thousand. Test yourself with the Hebrew vocabulary size test.
Where does this list come from?
The ranking is based on OpenSubtitles 2018 subtitles (hermitdave/FrequencyWords), cleaned by hand to remove names, fragments and noise, with meanings added for learners.