Lenguia | 1000 Most Common Hebrew Words with Audio

Why these 1,000 words matter

Hebrew vocabulary is astonishingly top-heavy: the 100 most frequent words make up about half of everything you will ever hear or read, and the top 1,000 cover roughly 85% of everyday speech. Learn these first and most sentences around you turn from noise into language.

The list below is ranked by how often each word actually occurs in spoken Hebrew — dictionary forms, with concise English translations, the part of speech, the CEFR level at which learners typically meet the word, and audio for every word in a female and a male voice. Show the top 250, 500 or all 1,000, and flip to A–Z when you want to look something up.

#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Level
1	של	of; belonging to	preposition	A1
2	את	(direct-object marker); you (fem. sing.)	particle	A1
3	לא	no; not	adverb	A1
4	זה	this; it (masc.)	pronoun	A1
5	על	on; about; over	preposition	A1
6	עם	with	preposition	A1
7	אני	I	pronoun	A1
8	הוא	he; it (masc.)	pronoun	A1
9	היא	she; it (fem.)	pronoun	A1
10	מה	what	pronoun	A1
11	יש	there is; there are; have	verb	A1
12	אבל	but	conjunction	A1
13	גם	also; too	adverb	A1
14	כל	all; every; each	determiner	A1
15	כי	because; that	conjunction	A1
16	אם	if; whether	conjunction	A1
17	אז	then; so	adverb	A1
18	רק	only; just	adverb	A1
19	אחד	one (masc.)	number	A1
20	אנחנו	we	pronoun	A1
21	הם	they (masc.)	pronoun	A1
22	אתה	you (masc. sing.)	pronoun	A1
23	כמו	like; as	preposition	A1
24	מי	who	pronoun	A1
25	אין	there is no; there are no	verb	A1
26	עוד	more; still; yet	adverb	A1
27	הזה	this (masc., with article)	determiner	A1
28	איך	how	adverb	A1
29	כן	yes	adverb	A1
30	אנשים	people	noun	A1
31	שם	there; name	adverb	A1
32	היה	to be; was	verb	A1
33	אחר	other; another; after	adjective	A1
34	עכשיו	now	adverb	A1
35	למה	why	adverb	A1
36	בטח	sure; of course; probably	adverb	A1
37	עד	until; up to	preposition	A1
38	הזאת	this (fem., with article)	determiner	A1
39	שלי	my; mine	pronoun	A1
40	טוב	good; well	adjective	A1
41	יום	day	noun	A1
42	הרבה	a lot; many; much	adverb	A1
43	פה	here; mouth	adverb	A1
44	דבר	thing; word; matter	noun	A1
45	איפה	where	adverb	A1
46	כמה	how much; how many; a few	adverb	A1
47	משהו	something	pronoun	A1
48	שלא	that not; so as not to	conjunction	A1
49	מאוד	very	adverb	A1
50	אתם	you (masc. pl.)	pronoun	A1
51	הכל	everything; all	pronoun	A1
52	זאת	this (fem.)	pronoun	A1
53	אולי	maybe; perhaps	adverb	A1
54	לי	to me; for me	preposition	A1
55	הן	they (fem.)	pronoun	A1
56	שלך	your; yours (sing.)	pronoun	A1
57	עשה	to do; to make; did	verb	A1
58	אמר	to say; said	verb	A1
59	ידע	to know; knew	verb	A1
60	רצה	to want; wanted	verb	A1
61	כך	so; thus; this way	adverb	A1
62	שלו	his	pronoun	A1
63	ראה	to see; saw	verb	A1
64	בא	to come; came	verb	A1
65	הלך	to go; to walk; went	verb	A1
66	לך	to you; for you (sing.)	preposition	A1
67	זמן	time	noun	A1
68	שנה	year	noun	A1
69	קצת	a little; a bit	adverb	A1
70	בית	house; home	noun	A1
71	לו	to him; for him	preposition	A1
72	איזה	which; what kind of	determiner	A1
73	נכון	right; correct; true	adjective	A1
74	אף	not any; none; nose	adverb	A1
75	חבר	friend; member	noun	A1
76	לפני	before; in front of; ago	preposition	A1
77	אנו	we (formal)	pronoun	A2
78	הרי	after all; indeed	particle	A2
79	עצמו	himself; itself	pronoun	A2
80	ילד	child; boy	noun	A1
81	אחרי	after; behind	preposition	A1
82	נתן	to give; gave	verb	A1
83	מקום	place; room; spot	noun	A1
84	בין	between; among	preposition	A1
85	גדול	big; large; great	adjective	A1
86	איש	man; person	noun	A1
87	לקח	to take; took	verb	A1
88	אפשר	possible; one can; may	adverb	A1
89	דרך	way; road; through	noun	A1
90	חדש	new	adjective	A1
91	אלה	these	pronoun	A1
92	עבד	to work; worked	verb	A1
93	מים	water	noun	A1
94	אמא	mom; mother	noun	A1
95	אבא	dad; father	noun	A1
96	ממש	really; truly	adverb	A1
97	קרה	to happen; happened	verb	A1
98	הרגיש	to feel; felt	verb	A1
99	חשב	to think; thought	verb	A1
100	ביום	on the day; per day	preposition	A2
101	עיר	city; town	noun	A1
102	קטן	small; little	adjective	A1
103	אישה	woman; wife	noun	A1
104	עבודה	work; job	noun	A1
105	שני	second; two (masc.)	number	A1
106	ספר	book	noun	A1
107	מצא	to find; found	verb	A1
108	יותר	more	adverb	A1
109	פעם	time; once	noun	A1
110	שלנו	our; ours	pronoun	A1
111	לב	heart	noun	A1
112	יד	hand	noun	A1
113	עין	eye; spring	noun	A1
114	ראש	head	noun	A1
115	שאל	to ask; asked	verb	A1
116	עבר	to pass; passed; past	verb	A1
117	למד	to learn; to study; learned	verb	A1
118	בגלל	because of; due to	preposition	A1
119	משפחה	family	noun	A1
120	שמע	to hear; to listen; heard	verb	A1
121	קרא	to read; to call; read	verb	A1
122	אחת	one (fem.)	number	A1
123	כתב	to write; wrote	verb	A1
124	ילדים	children; kids	noun	A1
125	אכל	to eat; ate	verb	A1
126	רגע	moment; instant	noun	A1
127	הבין	to understand; understood	verb	A1
128	עולם	world	noun	A1
129	שלושה	three (masc.)	number	A1
130	חיים	life; alive	noun	A1
131	ליד	next to; near	preposition	A1
132	כסף	money; silver	noun	A1
133	לילה	night	noun	A1
134	שמח	happy; glad	adjective	A1
135	אמת	truth; true	noun	A1
136	יפה	beautiful; nice	adjective	A1
137	קשה	hard; difficult	adjective	A1
138	קל	easy; light	adjective	A1
139	חלק	part; portion; smooth	noun	A1
140	סיפור	story	noun	A1
141	רוצה	wants; wanting	verb	A1
142	צריך	need; must; should	verb	A1
143	יכול	can; able to	verb	A1
144	מדי	too (much); each time	adverb	A2
145	מילה	word	noun	A1
146	שעה	hour; time (of day)	noun	A1
147	בוקר	morning	noun	A1
148	ארץ	country; land; earth	noun	A1
149	פנים	face	noun	A1
150	דלת	door	noun	A1
151	שמש	sun	noun	A1
152	רע	bad; evil	adjective	A1
153	לבד	alone; by oneself	adverb	A1
154	בסדר	okay; fine; all right	adverb	A1
155	מר	mister; bitter	noun	A1
156	שוב	again	adverb	A1
157	תודה	thank you; thanks	interjection	A1
158	בבקשה	please; here you go	interjection	A1
159	שלום	hello; goodbye; peace	interjection	A1
160	סוף	end	noun	A1
161	התחיל	to begin; to start; began	verb	A1
162	גר	to live; to reside; lived	verb	A1
163	נגמר	to end; to run out; ended	verb	A2
164	אהב	to love; to like; loved	verb	A1
165	דיבר	to speak; to talk; spoke	verb	A1
166	עזר	to help; helped	verb	A1
167	שאלה	question	noun	A1
168	סוג	type; kind; sort	noun	A1
169	עצמי	myself	pronoun	A2
170	קיבל	to receive; to get; received	verb	A1
171	מכונית	car	noun	A1
172	רחוב	street	noun	A1
173	בית ספר	school	noun	A1
174	מורה	teacher	noun	A1
175	תלמיד	pupil; student	noun	A1
176	אוכל	food	noun	A1
177	ארוחה	meal	noun	A2
178	לחם	bread	noun	A1
179	קפה	coffee; café	noun	A1
180	חלב	milk	noun	A1
181	ביקש	to ask for; to request; asked	verb	A1
182	כיף	fun; enjoyment	noun	A1
183	משחק	game; play	noun	A1
184	שיחק	to play; played	verb	A1
185	צחק	to laugh; laughed	verb	A1
186	בכה	to cry; cried	verb	A2
187	ישן	to sleep; slept; old	verb	A1
188	קם	to get up; to rise; got up	verb	A1
189	ישב	to sit; sat	verb	A1
190	עמד	to stand; stood	verb	A1
191	רץ	to run; ran	verb	A1
192	נסע	to travel; to ride; travelled	verb	A1
193	הגיע	to arrive; to reach; arrived	verb	A1
194	יצא	to go out; to exit; went out	verb	A1
195	נכנס	to enter; to go in; entered	verb	A1
196	פתח	to open; opened	verb	A1
197	סגר	to close; to shut; closed	verb	A1
198	סיים	to finish; to end; finished	verb	A1
199	עולה	to cost; to go up; costs	verb	A2
200	גבוה	tall; high	adjective	A1
201	נמוך	short; low	adjective	A1
202	ארוך	long	adjective	A1
203	קצר	short (length)	adjective	A1
204	מהר	fast; quickly	adverb	A1
205	לאט	slowly	adverb	A1
206	חם	hot; warm	adjective	A1
207	קר	cold	adjective	A1
208	מלא	full	adjective	A1
209	ריק	empty	adjective	A2
210	נקי	clean	adjective	A2
211	מלוכלך	dirty	adjective	A2
212	חזק	strong; loud	adjective	A1
213	חלש	weak	adjective	A2
214	כבד	heavy	adjective	A2
215	זקן	old (person); beard	adjective	A1
216	צעיר	young	adjective	A1
217	עשיר	rich	adjective	A2
218	עני	poor	adjective	A2
219	חשוב	important	adjective	A1
220	מעניין	interesting	adjective	A1
221	נחמד	nice; pleasant	adjective	A1
222	נהדר	wonderful; great	adjective	A2
223	נורא	terrible; awfully	adjective	A2
224	מפחיד	scary; frightening	adjective	A2
225	שונה	different	adjective	A2
226	דומה	similar	adjective	A2
227	מיוחד	special	adjective	A2
228	רגיל	usual; ordinary	adjective	A2
229	ברור	clear; obvious	adjective	A2
230	בטוח	sure; safe; certain	adjective	A2
231	ניסיון	experience; attempt	noun	B1
232	רגל	leg; foot	noun	A1
233	אוזן	ear	noun	A2
234	שן	tooth	noun	A2
235	גוף	body	noun	A2
236	דם	blood	noun	A2
237	קול	voice; sound	noun	A1
238	שיער	hair	noun	A2
239	תינוק	baby	noun	A1
240	בן	son; boy	noun	A1
241	בת	daughter; girl	noun	A1
242	אח	brother	noun	A1
243	אחות	sister; nurse	noun	A1
244	סבא	grandfather	noun	A1
245	סבתא	grandmother	noun	A1
246	בעל	husband; owner	noun	A2
247	שכן	neighbor	noun	A2
248	אדם	person; human	noun	A1
249	גבר	man	noun	A1
250	חברה	girlfriend; company; society	noun	A1
251	מלך	king	noun	A2
252	מדינה	country; state	noun	A2
253	ממשלה	government	noun	B1
254	מלחמה	war	noun	A2
255	צבא	army	noun	A2
256	כוח	power; strength; force	noun	A2
257	חוק	law	noun	B1
258	זכות	right; privilege	noun	B1
259	שוק	market	noun	A2
260	מחיר	price	noun	A2
261	חנות	shop; store	noun	A1
262	בעיה	problem	noun	A1
263	פתרון	solution	noun	B1
264	סיבה	reason; cause	noun	A2
265	תוצאה	result; outcome	noun	B1
266	מטרה	goal; aim; target	noun	A2
267	רעיון	idea	noun	A2
268	דעה	opinion	noun	A2
269	חדשות	news	noun	A2
270	מידע	information	noun	B1
271	תשובה	answer; reply	noun	A1
272	מכתב	letter	noun	A2
273	הודעה	message; notice	noun	A2
274	תמונה	picture; photo	noun	A1
275	סרט	film; movie; ribbon	noun	A1
276	שיר	song; poem	noun	A1
277	מוזיקה	music	noun	A2
278	צבע	color	noun	A1
279	לבן	white	adjective	A1
280	שחור	black	adjective	A1
281	אדום	red	adjective	A1
282	כחול	blue	adjective	A1
283	ירוק	green	adjective	A1
284	צהוב	yellow	adjective	A1
285	אור	light	noun	A2
286	אש	fire	noun	A2
287	ירח	moon	noun	A2
288	כוכב	star	noun	A2
289	שמים	sky; heaven	noun	A2
290	ים	sea	noun	A1
291	הר	mountain	noun	A2
292	נהר	river	noun	A2
293	עץ	tree; wood	noun	A1
294	פרח	flower	noun	A2
295	אבן	stone; rock	noun	A2
296	אוויר	air	noun	A2
297	גשם	rain	noun	A2
298	רוח	wind; spirit	noun	A2
299	מזג אוויר	weather	noun	A2
300	חורף	winter	noun	A2
301	קיץ	summer	noun	A2
302	חיה	animal	noun	A2
303	כלב	dog	noun	A1
304	חתול	cat	noun	A1
305	סוס	horse	noun	A2
306	ציפור	bird	noun	A2
307	דג	fish	noun	A2
308	בשר	meat	noun	A2
309	ביצה	egg	noun	A2
310	פרי	fruit	noun	A2
311	ירק	vegetable	noun	A2
312	תה	tea	noun	A1
313	סוכר	sugar	noun	A2
314	מלח	salt; sailor	noun	A2
315	מסעדה	restaurant	noun	A2
316	בית חולים	hospital	noun	A2
317	רופא	doctor; physician	noun	A1
318	חולה	sick; patient	adjective	A1
319	תרופה	medicine; drug	noun	A2
320	בריאות	health	noun	A2
321	מחלה	illness; disease	noun	A2
322	כאב	pain; ache	noun	A2
323	מוות	death	noun	A2
324	מנהל	manager; director	noun	A2
325	עובד	worker; employee	noun	A2
326	משרד	office; ministry	noun	A2
327	בניין	building	noun	A2
328	חדר	room	noun	A1
329	מטבח	kitchen	noun	A2
330	שולחן	table	noun	A2
331	כיסא	chair	noun	A2
332	מיטה	bed	noun	A2
333	חלון	window	noun	A2
334	מפתח	key	noun	A2
335	טלפון	telephone; phone	noun	A2
336	מחשב	computer	noun	A2
337	נייר	paper	noun	A2
338	עט	pen	noun	A2
339	בגד	garment; clothes item	noun	A2
340	נעל	shoe	noun	A2
341	חצי	half	noun	A2
342	מספר	number	noun	A1
343	קבוצה	group; team	noun	A2
344	החלטה	decision	noun	B1
345	תוכנית	plan; program	noun	B1
346	מערכת	system; set	noun	B1
347	סביבה	environment; surroundings	noun	B1
348	תרבות	culture	noun	B1
349	היסטוריה	history	noun	A2
350	דת	religion	noun	B1
351	אמנות	art	noun	A2
352	ספורט	sport	noun	A2
353	טיול	trip; hike; tour	noun	A2
354	מטוס	airplane	noun	A2
355	רכבת	train	noun	A2
356	אוטובוס	bus	noun	A1
357	תחנה	station; stop	noun	A2
358	מלון	hotel	noun	A2
359	כרטיס	ticket; card	noun	A2
360	תיק	bag; case; file	noun	A2
361	מפה	map; tablecloth	noun	A2
362	התחלה	beginning; start	noun	A2
363	אמצע	middle; center	noun	A2
364	צד	side	noun	A2
365	קדימה	forward; go ahead	adverb	A2
366	מאחורי	behind	preposition	A2
367	מעל	above; over	preposition	A2
368	מתחת	under; below	preposition	A2
369	בתוך	inside; within	preposition	A2
370	מחוץ	outside	preposition	A2
371	ימין	right (side)	noun	A2
372	שמאל	left (side)	noun	A2
373	צפון	north	noun	A2
374	דרום	south	noun	A2
375	מזרח	east	noun	A2
376	מערב	west	noun	A2
377	קרוב	near; close; relative	adjective	A2
378	רחוק	far	adjective	A2
379	עצוב	sad	adjective	A1
380	כועס	angry	adjective	A2
381	עייף	tired	adjective	A1
382	רעב	hungry; hunger	adjective	A1
383	צמא	thirsty	adjective	A2
384	עסוק	busy	adjective	A2
385	מוכן	ready	adjective	A2
386	פנוי	free; available; single	adjective	A2
387	נכנע	to give up; to surrender	verb	B1
388	זכר	to remember; remembered; male	verb	A1
389	שכח	to forget; forgot	verb	A1
390	קיווה	to hope; hoped	verb	A2
391	האמין	to believe; believed	verb	A2
392	רגש	emotion; feeling	noun	B1
393	ניסה	to try; tried	verb	A1
394	הצליח	to succeed; succeeded	verb	A2
395	נכשל	to fail; failed	verb	B1
396	החליט	to decide; decided	verb	A2
397	בחר	to choose; chose	verb	A2
398	שילם	to pay; paid	verb	A2
399	קנה	to buy; bought	verb	A1
400	מכר	to sell; sold	verb	A2
401	הביא	to bring; brought	verb	A1
402	החזיר	to return; to give back	verb	A2
403	שלח	to send; sent	verb	A2
404	הראה	to show; showed	verb	A1
405	הסביר	to explain; explained	verb	A2
406	ענה	to answer; answered	verb	A1
407	סיפר	to tell; to recount; told	verb	A1
408	ניגן	to play (an instrument)	verb	A2
409	הזמין	to invite; to order; invited	verb	A2
410	הכין	to prepare; prepared	verb	A2
411	בישל	to cook; cooked	verb	A2
412	שתה	to drink; drank	verb	A1
413	לבש	to wear; to put on; wore	verb	A2
414	רחץ	to wash; washed	verb	A2
415	ניקה	to clean; cleaned	verb	A2
416	שבר	to break; broke	verb	A2
417	תיקן	to fix; to repair; fixed	verb	A2
418	בנה	to build; built	verb	A2
419	ייצר	to produce; to manufacture	verb	B1
420	יצר	to create; created	verb	B1
421	צייר	to draw; to paint	verb	A2
422	שר	to sing; sang; minister	verb	A2
423	רקד	to dance; danced	verb	A2
424	צילם	to photograph; filmed	verb	A2
425	עצר	to stop; to arrest; stopped	verb	A2
426	המשיך	to continue; continued	verb	A2
427	חיכה	to wait; waited	verb	A1
428	מיהר	to hurry; hurried	verb	A2
429	נפל	to fall; fell	verb	A2
430	קפץ	to jump; jumped	verb	A2
431	עלה	to go up; to rise; to immigrate	verb	A2
432	ירד	to go down; to descend; got off	verb	A2
433	טס	to fly; flew	verb	A2
434	שחה	to swim; swam	verb	A2
435	זרק	to throw; threw	verb	A2
436	תפס	to catch; to grab; caught	verb	A2
437	החזיק	to hold; held	verb	A2
438	סחב	to carry; to drag	verb	B1
439	הרים	to lift; to raise; lifted	verb	A2
440	הניח	to place; to put down; assumed	verb	B1
441	התגעגע	to miss; to long for	verb	B1
442	שנא	to hate; hated	verb	A2
443	פחד	to be afraid; feared; fear	verb	A2
444	דאג	to worry; to take care	verb	A2
445	התלבט	to hesitate; to deliberate	verb	B1
446	הסכים	to agree; agreed	verb	A2
447	סירב	to refuse; refused	verb	B1
448	הבטיח	to promise; promised	verb	A2
449	שיקר	to lie; lied	verb	B1
450	צעק	to shout; to scream; shouted	verb	A2
451	חייך	to smile; smiled	verb	A2
452	נשק	to kiss; kissed; weapon	verb	B1
453	חיבק	to hug; hugged	verb	B1
454	נגע	to touch; touched	verb	A2
455	הרג	to kill; killed	verb	A2
456	מת	to die; died; dead	verb	A2
457	נולד	to be born; was born	verb	A2
458	גדל	to grow; grew up	verb	A2
459	התחתן	to get married; married	verb	A2
460	נפגש	to meet; met	verb	A2
461	עזב	to leave; left	verb	A2
462	חזר	to return; came back	verb	A1
463	נשאר	to stay; to remain; stayed	verb	A2
464	ביקר	to visit; to criticize	verb	A2
465	התארח	to be a guest; to stay over	verb	B1
466	הכיר	to know; to be acquainted with	verb	A2
467	זיהה	to identify; to recognize	verb	B1
468	גילה	to discover; to reveal	verb	A2
469	חיפש	to look for; to search	verb	A2
470	בדק	to check; to examine; checked	verb	A2
471	שכנע	to convince; to persuade	verb	B1
472	הבחין	to notice; to distinguish	verb	B1
473	הסתכל	to look; to watch; looked	verb	A2
474	הקשיב	to listen; listened	verb	A2
475	הרגיע	to calm; calmed	verb	B1
476	התרגש	to be excited; got excited	verb	B1
477	התעצבן	to get annoyed; got angry	verb	B1
478	נהנה	to enjoy; enjoyed	verb	A2
479	סבל	to suffer; suffered	verb	B1
480	התכוון	to intend; to mean	verb	B1
481	צפה	to watch; to predict; watched	verb	A2
482	הופיע	to appear; to perform	verb	B1
483	נעלם	to disappear; vanished	verb	B1
484	השתנה	to change; changed	verb	B1
485	שינה	to change (something); altered	verb	B1
486	התעורר	to wake up; woke up	verb	A2
487	הפסיק	to stop; to quit; stopped	verb	A2
488	גמר	to finish; finished	verb	A2
489	התכונן	to prepare oneself; got ready	verb	B1
490	הצטער	to be sorry; regretted	verb	B1
491	הודיע	to announce; to inform	verb	B1
492	שיתף	to share; to involve	verb	B1
493	המליץ	to recommend; recommended	verb	B1
494	הזהיר	to warn; warned	verb	B1
495	ציווה	to command; ordered	verb	B1
496	התנצל	to apologize; apologized	verb	A2
497	סלח	to forgive; forgave	verb	A2
498	הודה	to thank; to admit	verb	B1
499	בירך	to bless; to greet; congratulated	verb	B1
500	הצטרך	to need to; had to	verb	A2
501	ראש הממשלה	prime minister	noun	B1
502	נשיא	president	noun	A2
503	שגריר	ambassador	noun	B2
504	בחירות	elections	noun	B1
505	מפלגה	political party	noun	B1
506	עצמאות	independence	noun	B1
507	שלטון	rule; regime; authority	noun	B1
508	משטרה	police	noun	A2
509	שוטר	police officer	noun	A2
510	חייל	soldier	noun	A2
511	גבול	border; limit	noun	B1
512	ביטחון	security; confidence	noun	B1
513	סכנה	danger	noun	A2
514	עסק	business; deal	noun	A2
515	כלכלה	economy	noun	B1
516	בנק	bank	noun	A2
517	מס	tax	noun	B1
518	משכורת	salary	noun	B1
519	לקוח	customer; client	noun	B1
520	מוצר	product	noun	B1
521	שירות	service	noun	A2
522	מסחר	trade; commerce	noun	B1
523	תעשייה	industry	noun	B1
524	חקלאות	agriculture	noun	B2
525	מדע	science	noun	A2
526	טכנולוגיה	technology	noun	B1
527	מחקר	research	noun	B1
528	ניסוי	experiment	noun	B2
529	תגלית	discovery	noun	B2
530	אוניברסיטה	university	noun	A2
531	שיעור	lesson; rate	noun	A2
532	מבחן	test; exam	noun	A2
533	ציון	grade; mark; note	noun	B1
534	תעודה	certificate; diploma	noun	B1
535	חינוך	education	noun	B1
536	ידיעה	knowledge; news item	noun	B1
537	כישרון	talent	noun	B1
538	הצלחה	success	noun	A2
539	כישלון	failure	noun	B1
540	הזדמנות	opportunity; chance	noun	B1
541	מזל	luck; fortune	noun	A2
542	סיכוי	chance; likelihood	noun	B1
543	סיכון	risk	noun	B1
544	משבר	crisis	noun	B2
545	קושי	difficulty	noun	B1
546	לחץ	pressure; stress	noun	B1
547	מאמץ	effort	noun	B1
548	תפקיד	role; function; job	noun	B1
549	אחריות	responsibility	noun	B1
550	חובה	duty; obligation	noun	B1
551	זיכרון	memory	noun	B1
552	נקודה	point; dot; period	noun	A2
553	עתיד	future	noun	A2
554	הווה	present (time)	noun	B1
555	תאריך	date	noun	A2
556	שבוע	week	noun	A1
557	חודש	month	noun	A1
558	דקה	minute	noun	A1
559	שנייה	second (time)	noun	A2
560	ערב	evening	noun	A1
561	צהריים	noon; midday	noun	A2
562	אתמול	yesterday	adverb	A1
563	היום	today	adverb	A1
564	מחר	tomorrow	adverb	A1
565	תמיד	always	adverb	A1
566	אף פעם	never	adverb	A1
567	לפעמים	sometimes	adverb	A1
568	בדרך כלל	usually; in general	adverb	A2
569	כבר	already	adverb	A1
570	עדיין	still; yet	adverb	A1
571	מיד	immediately; at once	adverb	A2
572	פתאום	suddenly	adverb	A2
573	ביחד	together	adverb	A1
574	לגמרי	completely; entirely	adverb	A2
575	בערך	about; approximately	adverb	A2
576	בדיוק	exactly; precisely	adverb	A1
577	באמת	really; truly	adverb	A1
578	כנראה	apparently; probably	adverb	A2
579	בכלל	at all; in general	adverb	A2
580	בעצם	actually; in fact	adverb	A2
581	לכן	therefore; so	conjunction	A2
582	למרות	despite; although	preposition	A2
583	אחרת	otherwise; differently	adverb	A2
584	בזמן	while; during	preposition	A2
585	כאשר	when	conjunction	A2
586	כדי	in order to	conjunction	A1
587	כדי ש	so that	conjunction	A2
588	אפילו	even	adverb	A2
589	בכל זאת	nevertheless; still	adverb	B1
590	או	or	conjunction	A1
591	וגם	and also	conjunction	A1
592	בינתיים	meanwhile; for now	adverb	A2
593	אלא	but rather; except	conjunction	A2
594	בלי	without	preposition	A1
595	נגד	against	preposition	A2
596	בשביל	for; for the sake of	preposition	A1
597	אצל	at (someone's); by	preposition	A2
598	מול	opposite; facing	preposition	A2
599	סביב	around	preposition	A2
600	לאורך	along; throughout	preposition	B1
601	עניין	matter; interest; affair	noun	A2
602	מצב	situation; state; condition	noun	A2
603	מקרה	case; incident	noun	A2
604	דוגמה	example	noun	A2
605	סימן	sign; mark; symbol	noun	A2
606	משמעות	meaning; significance	noun	B1
607	מטבע	coin; currency	noun	B1
608	צורה	shape; form	noun	A2
609	גודל	size	noun	A2
610	משקל	weight	noun	A2
611	כמות	quantity; amount	noun	B1
612	רוב	majority; most	noun	A2
613	מיעוט	minority	noun	B2
614	שאר	the rest; remainder	noun	A2
615	זוג	pair; couple	noun	A2
616	רשימה	list	noun	A2
617	שורה	row; line	noun	A2
618	עמוד	page; pillar	noun	A2
619	פרק	chapter; episode	noun	A2
620	עיתון	newspaper	noun	A2
621	מגזין	magazine	noun	B1
622	טלוויזיה	television	noun	A2
623	רדיו	radio	noun	A2
624	מסך	screen	noun	B1
625	אינטרנט	internet	noun	A2
626	אתר	website; site	noun	B1
627	תוכנה	software	noun	B1
628	קובץ	file	noun	B1
629	מכשיר	device; appliance	noun	B1
630	מצלמה	camera	noun	A2
631	שעון	clock; watch	noun	A2
632	כפתור	button	noun	B1
633	מנוע	engine; motor	noun	B1
634	גלגל	wheel	noun	B1
635	כביש	road; highway	noun	A2
636	גשר	bridge	noun	A2
637	שדה	field	noun	A2
638	גן	garden; kindergarten	noun	A1
639	חצר	yard; courtyard	noun	A2
640	קיר	wall	noun	A2
641	רצפה	floor	noun	A2
642	תקרה	ceiling	noun	B1
643	גג	roof	noun	A2
644	מדרגות	stairs	noun	A2
645	מעלית	elevator; lift	noun	A2
646	דירה	apartment; flat	noun	A2
647	שכונה	neighborhood	noun	B1
648	כפר	village	noun	A2
649	מרכז	center	noun	A2
650	איזור	area; region	noun	B1
651	פקיד	clerk; official	noun	B1
652	מקצוע	profession; occupation	noun	B1
653	מהנדס	engineer	noun	A2
654	עורך דין	lawyer	noun	B1
655	אחות רחמנייה	nurse	noun	B2
656	שף	chef	noun	B1
657	אמן	artist	noun	A2
658	סופר	writer; author; supermarket	noun	A2
659	שחקן	actor; player	noun	A2
660	זמר	singer	noun	A2
661	מדען	scientist	noun	B1
662	חוקר	researcher; investigator	noun	B1
663	עיתונאי	journalist	noun	B1
664	מנהיג	leader	noun	B1
665	אזרח	citizen	noun	B1
666	זר	stranger; foreign; wreath	adjective	A2
667	אורח	guest	noun	A2
668	שכר	wages; rent; reward	noun	B1
669	רופא שיניים	dentist	noun	B1
670	תאום	twin	noun	B1
671	בן דוד	cousin (male)	noun	A2
672	דוד	uncle	noun	A2
673	דודה	aunt	noun	A2
674	נכד	grandson	noun	B1
675	הורה	parent	noun	A2
676	בת זוג	partner; spouse (female)	noun	B1
677	אהבה	love	noun	A1
678	תשוקה	passion; desire	noun	B2
679	שמחה	joy; happiness	noun	A2
680	עצב	sadness; nerve	noun	B1
681	כעס	anger	noun	B1
682	דאגה	worry; concern	noun	B1
683	תקווה	hope	noun	A2
684	חלום	dream	noun	A2
685	מחשבה	thought	noun	A2
686	הרגשה	feeling	noun	A2
687	געגוע	longing; yearning	noun	B2
688	דמיון	imagination; resemblance	noun	B1
689	שכל	mind; intellect; sense	noun	B1
690	נשמה	soul	noun	B1
691	גורל	fate; destiny	noun	B2
692	אמונה	belief; faith	noun	B1
693	ספק	doubt; supplier	noun	B1
694	ודאי	certain; sure	adjective	B1
695	אפשרות	possibility; option	noun	B1
696	צורך	need	noun	B1
697	רצון	will; desire	noun	B1
698	בחירה	choice	noun	B1
699	טעם	taste; flavor; reason	noun	A2
700	ריח	smell; scent	noun	A2
701	מראה	appearance; mirror; sight	noun	B1
702	רעש	noise	noun	A2
703	שקט	quiet; silence	noun	A2
704	חושך	darkness	noun	A2
705	צל	shadow; shade	noun	B1
706	שלג	snow	noun	A2
707	קרח	ice	noun	B1
708	ענן	cloud	noun	A2
709	סערה	storm	noun	B1
710	טבע	nature	noun	A2
711	עונה	season	noun	A2
712	אביב	spring (season)	noun	A2
713	סתיו	autumn; fall	noun	A2
714	יער	forest	noun	A2
715	מדבר	desert	noun	A2
716	חוף	beach; coast	noun	A2
717	אגם	lake	noun	B1
718	עמק	valley	noun	B1
719	אדמה	soil; ground; earth	noun	A2
720	עשב	grass; herb	noun	B1
721	פרפר	butterfly	noun	B1
722	שורש	root	noun	B1
723	זרע	seed	noun	B1
724	ענף	branch	noun	B1
725	פירות	fruits	noun	A2
726	תפוח	apple	noun	A2
727	תפוז	orange (fruit)	noun	A2
728	בננה	banana	noun	A2
729	ענבים	grapes	noun	A2
730	עגבנייה	tomato	noun	A2
731	מלפפון	cucumber	noun	B1
732	בצל	onion	noun	B1
733	תפוח אדמה	potato	noun	A2
734	אורז	rice	noun	A2
735	עוף	chicken; poultry	noun	A2
736	גבינה	cheese	noun	A2
737	חמאה	butter	noun	B1
738	שמן	oil; fat; fatty	noun	A2
739	עוגה	cake	noun	A2
740	ממתק	candy; sweet	noun	B1
741	מרק	soup	noun	A2
742	סלט	salad	noun	A2
743	כוס	cup; glass	noun	A1
744	צלחת	plate; dish	noun	A2
745	סכין	knife	noun	A2
746	מזלג	fork	noun	A2
747	כף	spoon; palm	noun	A2
748	בקבוק	bottle	noun	A2
749	שקית	bag (plastic)	noun	B1
750	קופסה	box; can	noun	B1
751	חולצה	shirt	noun	A2
752	מכנסיים	trousers; pants	noun	A2
753	שמלה	dress	noun	A2
754	חצאית	skirt	noun	B1
755	מעיל	coat	noun	A2
756	כובע	hat; cap	noun	A2
757	גרב	sock	noun	B1
758	משקפיים	glasses; eyeglasses	noun	A2
759	טבעת	ring	noun	B1
760	שעון יד	wristwatch	noun	B1
761	ארנק	wallet; purse	noun	B1
762	מברשת	brush	noun	B1
763	סבון	soap	noun	B1
764	מגבת	towel	noun	B1
765	מקלחת	shower	noun	A2
766	אמבטיה	bathtub; bath	noun	A2
767	שירותים	toilet; restroom	noun	A2
768	עריסה	crib; cradle	noun	B2
769	ארון	closet; cupboard	noun	A2
770	מדף	shelf	noun	B1
771	מגירה	drawer	noun	B1
772	מנורה	lamp	noun	A2
773	וילון	curtain	noun	B2
774	שטיח	carpet; rug	noun	B1
775	כרית	pillow; cushion	noun	B1
776	מקרר	refrigerator	noun	A2
777	תנור	oven; stove	noun	A2
778	כיריים	stovetop; cooktop	noun	B2
779	סיר	pot	noun	B1
780	מחבת	frying pan	noun	B1
781	ברז	faucet; tap	noun	B1
782	כיור	sink	noun	B1
783	זבל	garbage; trash	noun	B1
784	כביסה	laundry	noun	B1
785	מכונת כביסה	washing machine	noun	B1
786	מפית	napkin	noun	B2
787	מטרייה	umbrella	noun	B1
788	מפתחות	keys	noun	A2
789	כלי	tool; instrument; vessel	noun	B1
790	חבל	rope; too bad	noun	B1
791	מסמר	nail	noun	B2
792	פטיש	hammer	noun	B2
793	מספריים	scissors	noun	B1
794	מחט	needle	noun	B2
795	חוט	thread; wire; string	noun	B1
796	בד	cloth; fabric	noun	B1
797	עור	skin; leather	noun	A2
798	זהב	gold	noun	A2
799	ברזל	iron	noun	B1
800	נחושת	copper	noun	B2
801	התפתחות	development	noun	B1
802	שינוי	change	noun	B1
803	שיפור	improvement	noun	B1
804	התקדמות	progress; advancement	noun	B1
805	גידול	growth; tumor; raising	noun	B2
806	עלייה	rise; increase; immigration	noun	B1
807	ירידה	decline; decrease	noun	B1
808	תהליך	process	noun	B1
809	שיטה	method; system	noun	B1
810	אסטרטגיה	strategy	noun	B2
811	גישה	approach; access; attitude	noun	B1
812	עיקרון	principle	noun	B2
813	כלל	rule; general principle	noun	B1
814	תנאי	condition; term	noun	B1
815	הגבלה	restriction; limit	noun	B1
816	הבדל	difference	noun	B1
817	קשר	connection; relationship; contact	noun	A2
818	יחס	attitude; ratio; relation	noun	B1
819	השפעה	influence; effect	noun	B1
820	השלכה	implication; consequence	noun	B2
821	גורם	factor; cause	noun	B1
822	מסקנה	conclusion	noun	B2
823	הוכחה	proof; evidence	noun	B2
824	טענה	claim; argument	noun	B2
825	עובדה	fact	noun	B1
826	פרט	detail; individual	noun	B1
827	נושא	subject; topic	noun	A2
828	תחום	field; area; domain	noun	B1
829	מקור	source; origin	noun	B1
830	שאיפה	aspiration; ambition	noun	B2
831	שותף	partner; associate	noun	B1
832	צוות	team; staff; crew	noun	B1
833	ארגון	organization	noun	B1
834	מוסד	institution	noun	B1
835	ועדה	committee	noun	B2
836	ישיבה	meeting; session; sitting	noun	B1
837	פגישה	meeting; appointment	noun	A2
838	דיון	discussion; debate	noun	B2
839	הסכם	agreement; contract	noun	B1
840	הצעה	offer; proposal; suggestion	noun	B1
841	דרישה	demand; requirement	noun	B2
842	בקשה	request	noun	A2
843	תלונה	complaint	noun	B2
844	התנגדות	opposition; resistance	noun	B2
845	תמיכה	support	noun	B1
846	עזרה	help; assistance	noun	A1
847	טובה	favor; good deed	noun	A2
848	מתנה	gift; present	noun	A1
849	פרס	prize; award	noun	B1
850	עונש	punishment	noun	B1
851	טעות	mistake; error	noun	A2
852	אשמה	guilt; blame	noun	B1
853	צדק	justice; righteousness	noun	B1
854	כנות	honesty; sincerity	noun	B2
855	שקר	lie; falsehood	noun	A2
856	סוד	secret	noun	A2
857	הפתעה	surprise	noun	A2
858	מזל טוב	good luck; congratulations	interjection	A2
859	חג	holiday; festival	noun	A1
860	מסיבה	party	noun	A2
861	חתונה	wedding	noun	A2
862	יום הולדת	birthday	noun	A1
863	טקס	ceremony	noun	B2
864	מנהג	custom; tradition	noun	B2
865	מסורת	tradition	noun	B1
866	תפילה	prayer	noun	B1
867	ברכה	blessing; greeting	noun	B1
868	אלוהים	God	noun	A2
869	בריאה	creation	noun	B2
870	מלאך	angel	noun	B1
871	נס	miracle; banner	noun	B1
872	קדוש	holy; sacred	adjective	B1
873	רוחני	spiritual	adjective	B2
874	חכם	wise; smart	adjective	A2
875	טיפש	foolish; stupid	adjective	A2
876	אמיץ	brave	adjective	B1
877	פחדן	coward; cowardly	adjective	B2
878	נדיב	generous	adjective	B2
879	אנוכי	selfish	adjective	B2
880	ישר	honest; straight	adjective	B1
881	נאמן	loyal; faithful	adjective	B1
882	סבלני	patient	adjective	B2
883	עצלן	lazy	adjective	B1
884	חרוץ	diligent; hardworking	adjective	B2
885	מנומס	polite	adjective	B2
886	גאה	proud	adjective	B1
887	צנוע	modest; humble	adjective	B2
888	רציני	serious	adjective	B1
889	מצחיק	funny	adjective	A2
890	משעמם	boring	adjective	A2
891	מרגש	exciting; moving	adjective	B1
892	מפורסם	famous	adjective	A2
893	מוכר	familiar; recognized	adjective	B1
894	נדיר	rare	adjective	B2
895	שכיח	common; frequent	adjective	B2
896	רגיש	sensitive	adjective	B1
897	עמוק	deep	adjective	A2
898	רדוד	shallow	adjective	B2
899	רחב	wide; broad	adjective	A2
900	צר	narrow	adjective	B1
901	עבה	thick	adjective	B1
902	דק	thin	adjective	B1
903	חד	sharp	adjective	B1
904	עגול	round	adjective	A2
905	מיושן	outdated; old-fashioned	adjective	B2
906	מודרני	modern	adjective	A2
907	עתיק	ancient; antique	adjective	B1
908	טרי	fresh	adjective	A2
909	רקוב	rotten	adjective	B2
910	בשל	ripe; mature	adjective	B2
911	מתוק	sweet	adjective	A2
912	מריר	bitter	adjective	B2
913	חמוץ	sour	adjective	B1
914	חריף	spicy; sharp	adjective	B1
915	מלוח	salty	adjective	B1
916	רך	soft; tender	adjective	B1
917	קשיח	rigid; tough	adjective	B2
918	גמיש	flexible	adjective	B2
919	מחוספס	rough; coarse	adjective	B2
920	יבש	dry	adjective	A2
921	רטוב	wet	adjective	A2
922	לח	moist; humid	adjective	B2
923	בהיר	bright; light (color)	adjective	B1
924	כהה	dark (color)	adjective	B1
925	צבעוני	colorful	adjective	B1
926	שקוף	transparent; clear	adjective	B2
927	אפור	gray	adjective	A2
928	חום	brown	adjective	A2
929	ורוד	pink	adjective	A2
930	סגול	purple	adjective	A2
931	כתום	orange (color)	adjective	A2
932	זהוב	golden	adjective	B1
933	כסוף	silver (color)	adjective	B1
934	ארבעה	four (masc.)	number	A1
935	חמישה	five (masc.)	number	A1
936	שישה	six (masc.)	number	A1
937	שבעה	seven (masc.)	number	A1
938	שמונה	eight (masc.)	number	A1
939	תשעה	nine (masc.)	number	A1
940	עשרה	ten (masc.)	number	A1
941	עשרים	twenty	number	A1
942	מאה	hundred	number	A1
943	אלף	thousand	number	A2
944	מיליון	million	number	A2
945	ראשון	first	adjective	A1
946	אחרון	last	adjective	A1
947	הבא	next; coming	adjective	A2
948	הקודם	the previous	adjective	A2
949	אמצעי	middle; means	adjective	B1
950	כפול	double	adjective	B1
951	יחיד	single; only; individual	adjective	B1
952	זהה	identical	adjective	B2
953	נוסף	additional; another	adjective	B1
954	שלם	whole; complete	adjective	A2
955	חלקי	partial	adjective	B2
956	כללי	general	adjective	B1
957	פרטי	private; personal	adjective	B1
958	ציבורי	public	adjective	B1
959	רשמי	official; formal	adjective	B2
960	חוקי	legal; lawful	adjective	B2
961	אסור	forbidden; prohibited	adjective	A2
962	מותר	allowed; permitted	adjective	A2
963	אפשרי	possible	adjective	B1
964	בלתי אפשרי	impossible	adjective	B2
965	הכרחי	necessary; essential	adjective	B2
966	מתאים	suitable; fitting	adjective	A2
967	שימושי	useful; practical	adjective	B1
968	יעיל	efficient; effective	adjective	B2
969	מסוכן	dangerous	adjective	A2
970	בטיחותי	safe (safety-related)	adjective	B2
971	בריא	healthy	adjective	A2
972	חכר	to lease; leased	verb	B2
973	השקיע	to invest; invested	verb	B2
974	הרוויח	to earn; to profit	verb	B1
975	הפסיד	to lose; lost	verb	B1
976	ניצח	to win; won	verb	A2
977	התחרה	to compete; competed	verb	B2
978	השתתף	to participate; took part	verb	B1
979	הצטרף	to join; joined	verb	B1
980	שמר	to keep; to guard; kept	verb	A2
981	ביטל	to cancel; canceled	verb	B1
982	דחה	to postpone; to reject	verb	B2
983	אישר	to confirm; to approve	verb	B1
984	סידר	to arrange; to organize	verb	B1
985	חילק	to divide; to distribute	verb	B1
986	חיבר	to connect; to compose	verb	B1
987	הפריד	to separate; separated	verb	B2
988	החליף	to replace; to exchange	verb	B1
989	הוסיף	to add; added	verb	A2
990	הוריד	to lower; to download; took off	verb	B1
991	הגדיל	to enlarge; to increase	verb	B2
992	הקטין	to reduce; to shrink	verb	B2
993	מדד	to measure; measured	verb	B1
994	העריך	to estimate; to evaluate	verb	B2
995	חישב	to calculate; calculated	verb	B2
996	תיאר	to describe; described	verb	B1
997	הזכיר	to mention; to remind	verb	B1
998	הדגיש	to emphasize; emphasized	verb	B2
999	התייחס	to relate to; to address	verb	B2
1000	אין דבר	never mind; it's nothing	interjection	A2

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Why learn Hebrew words by frequency?

Word frequency is brutally top-heavy: a small core of words does almost all the work in everyday speech. Learning in frequency order front-loads exactly those words, so every hour of study unlocks the largest possible share of real conversations, shows and books — instead of textbook chapter vocabulary you might not meet for months.

How many Hebrew words do I need to understand conversations?

The 100 most common Hebrew words already cover roughly half of everyday speech, the top 1,000 around 85%, and about 2,500–3,000 words push you past 95%. That last stretch is the long tail — but this list is the highest-value first mile: master it and most sentences you hear will be built from words you know.

What do the CEFR levels next to the words mean?

Each word carries the CEFR level (A1–B2) at which learners typically study it. Most of the top 1,000 is A1–A2 — high frequency and beginner vocabulary largely overlap — with the tail reaching into B1–B2. If the B1 and B2 words in the list feel unfamiliar, that is a normal place for an A2 learner to be.

How was the audio made?

Every word was recorded individually with two studio-grade neural text-to-speech voices — one female, one male — so you can hear each word in isolation and compare pronunciations. Use the voice toggle above the table to switch; the clips are short, natural and free to replay as often as you like.

Is this a list of dictionary forms or word forms?

Dictionary forms (lemmas): verbs appear once in their citation form — the third-person masculine singular past tense, which is how Hebrew dictionaries list them (אמר "to say", הלך "to go", היה "to be") — never as an inflected form with prefixes, suffixes or attached pronouns. Nouns are listed in the singular. Hebrew is written right-to-left and undotted (without the niqqud vowel points), exactly as it appears in real books, news and messages. The one-letter prefixes (ו "and", ה "the", ב "in", ל "to", מ "from") attach directly onto the front of the following word in running text.

The words are written right-to-left and without vowel marks — why?

Hebrew is written right-to-left, so each word in the list reads from right to left — that is simply how the script works. The words are shown without the niqqud (the dots and dashes above, below and inside the letters that mark vowels), because that is exactly how Hebrew is written in real life — books, newspapers, signs and messages almost never print them, and readers supply the vowels from context. The audio speaks every word with its full, correct pronunciation, so listen as you read to learn how each undotted word actually sounds.

What form of the verb is shown, and what are ו, ה, ב, ל, מ doing?

Verbs are given in their Hebrew dictionary citation form: the third-person masculine singular past tense (אמר "he said" = "to say", הלך "he went" = "to go"), because Hebrew has no infinitive headword and this is the base form all other conjugations build from. Nouns are shown in the singular. A handful of one-letter prefixes attach directly onto the front of the next word with no space — ו (and), ה (the), ב (in / with), ל (to / for), מ (from) — so in running text you will often see them fused onto the words in this list.

How should I study this list?

Don't memorize it top to bottom in one go. Work in slices (the Top 250 view is a good first target), listen to every word as you review it, and meet the same words in context as fast as possible — graded stories and podcasts at your level are where frequency vocabulary actually sticks. Spaced-repetition flashcards work well for the concrete nouns and verbs in the tail.

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