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Most common Hebrew words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 1501–1600
קֶשֶׁת
rainbow; bow (a weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows); arch; bow (a rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments); arc; edge (a connected pair of vertices in a graph); electric arc; headband
Feminine noun
בָּלַע
to swallow; to engulf; to fall for (something)
Pa'al verb
חִשֵּׁב
to calculate
Pi'el verb
מוֹעִיל
useful, helpful
Adjective
הִמֵּם
to stun
Pi'el verb
תֶּכֶף
immediately
Adverb
גָּרַף
to rake; to sweep away
Pa'al verb
כִּלְיָה
kidney; seat of emotion, conscience
Feminine noun
הַתְאָמָה
matching, compatibility; relation, relationship
Feminine noun
לֹבֶן
whiteness
Masculine noun
טוּרְקִי
Turkish
Adjective
צֶאֱצָא
progeny, offspring
Masculine noun
שָׂכִיר
employee
Masculine noun
תַּעֲשִׂיָּתִי
industrial
Adjective
פַּרְלָמֶנְט
A parliament: the legislative body in a parliamentary political system.
Masculine noun
קְהִלָּתִי
communal, related to community
Adjective
נִשְׁמַר
to be guarded by someone, to be protected
Nif'al verb
צַרְכָן
Someone who uses/consumes something regularly.; consumer (person purchasing goods)
Masculine noun
הִתְקַדְּמוּת
progress; advancement; promotion
Feminine noun
גִּוּוּן
diversification, modification, variation
Masculine noun
מַסָּד
base
Masculine noun
חוֹלִי
sandy
Adjective
מַחְתֶּרֶת
an underground (movement or organisation)
Feminine noun
מִלּוּי
fill, filling; refill
Masculine noun
עֵשֶׂב
herb, plant, grass; a herbaceous plant in contrast to shrubs or trees; weed, cannabis
Masculine noun
הַסְבָּרָה
public relations to defend abroad the point of view and policies of the State of Israel.
Feminine noun
דֶּבֶק
glue
Masculine noun
כַּעַס
anger
Masculine noun
מְנַצֵּחַ
conductor; winner, victor
Masculine noun
צָנוּעַ
modest; humble
Adjective
לָהָה
to be tired, to languish, to be exhausted
Pa'al verb
גָּמָל
camel
Masculine noun
אִיּוּר
illustration (picture designed to decorate)
Masculine noun
בָּעַט
to kick
Pa'al verb
יַבָּשָׁה
dry ground, dry land
Feminine noun
נְהִיגָה
Driving: the act of driving a vehicle.
Feminine noun
כַּשְׁרוּת
kashrut (the Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat)
Feminine noun
עָקַף
to overtake, bypass; to skirt, avoid, evade
Pa'al verb
מְעִיל
coat (an outer garment covering the upper torso and arms), cloak, jacket
Masculine noun
יַאלְלָה
come on, c’mon; let’s go, hurry up; okay, let's do it
Interjection
נָטוּל
lacking, missing
Adjective
כֶּתֶם
stain; spot; gold
Masculine noun
פֵּאָה
wig; a face (of a polyhedron); a sidelock; a sideburn; corner, edge
Feminine noun
סַבְלָנוּת
patience (quality of being patient)
Feminine noun
יָתוֹם
orphan (person whose either parent has died)
Masculine noun
אִמֵּת
to authenticate, to verify
Pi'el verb
לַפִּיד
torch; pot, particularly one in which light is carried
Masculine noun
כִּכָּר
a loaf of bread
Masculine noun
מִכְשׁוֹל
obstacle (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress)
Masculine noun
חָבִיב
friendly, pleasant, likeable; liked by; darling; beloved, important
Adjective
טִפָּה
drop (of liquid)
Feminine noun
מִינִימוּם
minimum
Masculine noun
לִקּוּי
a defect, a fault, a flaw; a disability; an eclipse
Masculine noun
חִזֵּר
to court
Pi'el verb
שָׁמִיר
dill (Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed); some kind of plant; emery; mythical stone, or possibly worm, that could cut through or disintegrate any substance it came in contact with, adamant
Masculine noun
הַגָּדָה
a telling; a story told to someone else; Haggadah (the text which is recited at Seder during the first and second nights of Passover, focused on the freeing of Israel from Egyptian bondage as described in the Book of Exodus)
Feminine noun
אוֹקְיָנוֹס
ocean
Masculine noun
אִחְסֵן
to store
Pi'el verb
צָף
to float
Pa'al verb
עֲרָבִיָּה
an Arab woman
Feminine noun
הִכְרִיחַ
To force, make, require, obligate.
Hif'il verb
אִחֵל
to wish, congratulate
Pi'el verb
הוֹלֵם
suitable, appropriate, fitting, adequate
Adjective
סָרַק
to comb; to comb, to examine closely; to scan
Pa'al verb
נְבוּאָה
a prophecy
Feminine noun
מְנוֹרָה
A light, a lamp.; A menorah or other candelabrum.; hanukkiah; The menorah as a symbol.
Feminine noun
עֲנָקִי
giant, gigantic, enormous, huge
Adjective
מִפְלֶצֶת
monster; monstrosity
Feminine noun
עַצְבָּנִי
irritable, uptight, nervous
Adjective
פִּנֵּק
To pamper.
Pi'el verb
כְּבִיסָה
A laundering, a washing.; Laundry (that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered).
Feminine noun
שַׂעֲרָה
hair (a pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals)
Feminine noun
בּוֹדֵד
to isolate, cause to be isolated
Pi'el verb
שִׁשִּׁים
sixty
Numeric
עֹתֶק
copy
Masculine noun
אַפְלָיָה
discrimination (distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage)
Feminine noun
שְׁבִיתָה
A halt or stoppage of any sort, such as a ceasefire.; Specifically, a labor strike: a work stoppage as a form of a protest.
Feminine noun
עֹרֶף
nape
Masculine noun
פֶּרֶא
wild ass (primarily Equus hemionus); someone living in the wild as an animal does; wild, untamed
Masculine noun
הִתְרַגֵּל
to get used to, to become accustomed to
Hitpa'el verb
הִלֵּל
to praise, glorify, exalt
Pi'el verb
רוֹכֵב
A rider: one who rides (a bicycle, horse, or similar).
Masculine noun
מַנְחֶה
a mentor; a host, a moderator
Masculine noun
אִכֵּף
to saddle, to attach a saddle
Pi'el verb
רֹטֶב
sauce, gravy, dressing, juice
Masculine noun
עָרוּךְ
set, arranged, prepared, organized; edited
Adjective
סָלָט
salad (a food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often involving two or more such ingredients mixed together, with larger items cut or torn into small pieces, and usually with a dressing or binding; usually served cold or at room temperature, as a dish or savoury sandwich filling)
Masculine noun
תַּצְפִּית
observation
Feminine noun
לְאֻמִּיּוּת
nationalism
Feminine noun
סָנַט
to mock, sneer, taunt, jeer at
Pa'al verb
הִתִּישׁ
to tire, to exhaust
Hif'il verb
אֲכִילָה
eating
Feminine noun
מֶשִׁי
silk
Masculine noun
קִדְמִי
front (located at or near the front); front (pronounced toward the front of the mouth)
Adjective
מָשִׁיחַ
messiah
Masculine noun
רוֹן
joy, elation
Masculine noun
מְשֻׁנֶּה
Strange, weird, odd.
Adjective
קְלָלָה
curse; misfortune
Feminine noun
מָחַץ
to crush
Pa'al verb