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Most common Hebrew words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 1301–1400
כֶּתֶר
a crown (royal headdress); a krone, krona (currency of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden)
Masculine noun
מִסְדָּר
parade, formation
Masculine noun
נֶאֱסַר
to be bound, to be tied; to be prohibited, to be forbidden; to be imprisoned
Nif'al verb
מְשַׁעֲמֵם
boring, uninteresting
Adjective
הִפְצִיץ
to bombard
Hif'il verb
מִצְטַיֵּן
excellent, outstanding
Adjective
גָּאַל
to redeem; to free, deliver, emancipate
Pa'al verb
יִבֵּשׁ
to dry, to dry out: to cause to become dry
Pi'el verb
כֵּהֶה
dark (deep in hue)
Adjective
פֶּצַע
physical wound, injury, cut
Masculine noun
נָקַב
to pierce, perforate, bore; to appoint, to specify, to distinguish; to curse, blaspheme
Pa'al verb
הַעֲבָרָה
A transfer: the act of transferring (money, a population, an embassy, etc.).; Transference: a theoretical phenomenon involving unconscious redirection of feelings from one object to another.
Feminine noun
חֹזֶק
strength
Masculine noun
פִּיצָה
pizza
Feminine noun
סְפָרַדִּי
Spaniard; Sephardi Jew
Masculine noun
אֵת
shovel; spade
Masculine noun
קֻצַּר
To be shortened: to be made shorter.
Pu'al verb
לְחִימָה
fighting
Feminine noun
צָבַר
to store
Pa'al verb
עוני
poverty (the quality or state of being indigent); affliction
Masculine noun
אִימְפֶּרְיָה
empire
Feminine noun
הוּמוֹר
humour
Masculine noun
הִתְעַקֵּשׁ
to insist, to be stubborn
Hitpa'el verb
פִּסְגָּה
a summit, peak (the highest point of a mountain); a summit (a meeting of highest-level officials)
Feminine noun
שָׁלִישׁ
A lieutenant.; An agent.; A third party.
Masculine noun
מְאֹרָע
event
Masculine noun
מְבֻגָּר
adult, grown up, mature
Adjective
רִצָּה
to satisfy, to please, to placate
Pi'el verb
מַרְצֶה
lecturer
Masculine noun
עָפָר
earth, dirt; dust; ashes
Masculine noun
פָּרָשָׁה
parashah (one of 54 sections of the Torah read weekly by religious Jews, particularly in the synagogue on the morning of the Jewish Sabbath); matter, issue
Feminine noun
הֶחְרִים
To confiscate.; To boycott.
Hif'il verb
מַתְכּוֹן
recipe; prescription
Masculine noun
תֶּלֶם
a furrow, a ridge (a bank or terrace)
Masculine noun
יַזָּם
male entrepreneur
Masculine noun
זָעִיר
tiny, little, minute ("very small").
Adjective
אָהוּב
loved, beloved; favorite
Adjective
נֹהַל
procedure, protocol
Masculine noun
דָּגֵשׁ
dagesh (a symbol used in Hebrew script to denote a geminated consonant, or a consonant pronounced as a plosive as opposed to as a fricative) (ִ◌ּ); emphasis
Masculine noun
הֵ״א
he, hei, hey (the fifth letter of the various Semitic alphabets including Hebrew)
Feminine noun
דְּרוֹר
liberty, freedom; swallow; sparrow
Masculine noun
הֵרִיץ
to make to run; to run
Hif'il verb
מָל
to circumcise
Pa'al verb
פָּג
to expire
Pa'al verb
לְפֶתַע
suddenly, all of a sudden
Adverb
אוֹלִימְפִּי
Olympic
Adjective
חֲלִיפָה
suit (a set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman); A change (of garments), a replacement.
Feminine noun
בִּזְמַנּוֹ
at the time; at that time; in someone's time
Prepositional phrase
סַפָּה
a sofa
Feminine noun
חִרְבֵּן
to cause failure, to ruin, to spoil, to fuck something up; to shit, to defecate; to not give a shit
Pi'el verb
בִּזָּה
To degrade, to despise, to abuse: defective spelling of ביזה.
Pi'el verb
לִמּוּדִים
classes, lessons, studies
Noun
גִּנָּה
to denounce
Pi'el verb
בּוֹס
A (male) boss, manager, supervisor: a (male) person who directs and supervises someone's work.; A (male) authority: a (male) person who makes decisions in an area.; A term of address for a (male) friend.
Masculine noun
כַּפְרִי
rural
Adjective
חַקְלָאִי
agricultural (of or pertaining to agriculture); violent, with many characters dying.
Adjective
אֵפֶקְט
effect (outcome of a cause)
Masculine noun
גִּיּוּס
enlistment
Masculine noun
בֶּכִי
crying, weeping
Masculine noun
גָּרוֹן
throat
Masculine noun
סְצֵנָה
scene; A part from a story that stands by itself and is a part of a complete fiction writing or film.; The location of an event that attracts attention.; A dramatic and exaggerated behaviour, an act that brings unnecessary attention to oneself, especially through a public expression (as in to make a scene).
Feminine noun
סָפוּר
few, numbered
Adjective
נִפֵּץ
smash, shatter, break, destroy; detonate; explode
Pi'el verb
דַּיָּר
tenant, lodger
Masculine noun
הִפְחִית
to reduce, lower, decrease
Hif'il verb
בּוּרְסָה
a stock exchange
Feminine noun
חָלִילָה
far be it, it is forbidden, it would be a desecration; God forbid, heaven forbid
Interjection
אֶקְדָּח
a handgun, pistol, revolver
Masculine noun
חֻבַּר
to be joined, to be connected, to be attached; to be added; to be composed, to be written
Pu'al verb
הֻכַּר
to be recognized
Huf'al verb
נוֹרָאִי
Terrible, horrible, awful: extremely bad.
Adjective
מוֹנִית
taxi, cab, taxicab
Feminine noun
נַחֲלָה
estate, territory; legacy; inheritance, estate; yahrzeit
Feminine noun
תְּעָלָה
a ditch, a moat, a canal
Feminine noun
תּוֹדָעָה
consciousness
Feminine noun
בָּרָא
To create (when act of a deity).
Pa'al verb
הוֹוֶה
present time, now; present tense
Masculine noun
הֲרִיסָה
destruction, demolition; a destruction, a demolition
Feminine noun
מְסִלָּה
track, railway; path
Feminine noun
מִתְקָפָה
An offensive, a military offensive: an invasion, an aggressive attack.
Feminine noun
נָדַד
to wander, to roam; to migrate
Pa'al verb
מְלָאכוּתִי
artificial; synthetic
Adjective
הוֹדוֹת
thanks to
Preposition
נְסִיכָה
princess; female second-generation politician
Feminine noun
צַדִּיק
tzaddik (a very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader); A title for a Hassidic rabbi: Tzadik
Masculine noun
הֶעֱסִיק
to employ; to occupy
Verb
הִקְסִים
to charm
Hif'il verb
הִתְאַמֵּן
to practice, to train; to work out, to exercise
Hitpa'el verb
חֲמוֹר
jackass, donkey (a domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse); jackass (foolish person); sawhorse
Masculine noun
שְׁלִישׁ
A third: one of three equal parts.
Masculine noun
הוֹלִיךְ
to lead, to guide; to conduct
Hif'il verb
נְקָמָה
revenge, vengeance
Feminine noun
רָב
to contend, dispute; To shoot.
Pa'al verb
אָרַז
to pack
Pa'al verb
נָאצִי
Nazi: of or pertaining to the German Nazi Party, its members, its period in power, etc.
Adjective
נֶאֱמַן
to be true or reliable; to be believed
Nif'al verb
הֶסְפֵּק
yield; output; power
Masculine noun
מוֹלָד
nativity; time when new moon occurs
Masculine noun
הִשְׁמִין
to gain weight, to get fat
Hif'il verb
הִסִּיעַ
to transport; to give (someone) a ride/lift
Hif'il verb