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100 most common words in Hebrew

If you don't know where to start learning Hebrew, try memorizing these basic most common words. Some of These words are familiar to you.

You only need to know a couple of hundreds of words and you can already have great basic conversations in Hebrew. This is not that hard, and if you focus on these common words, your learning experience will be a lot easier.

The Number 1 most common word will surprise you..


לֹא No Lo


אֲבָל But Aval


רִאשׁוֹן First Rishon


אֶחָד One Ec’had


בִּשְׁבִיל For Bishvil


אַבָּא Father Aba


אִמָּא Mother Ima


סְפִינָה Ship Sfina


טֵלֵפוֹן Phone Telephone


שֶׁל Of Shel


אוּלַי Maybe Ulay


אָמַר Said Amar


הָלַכְתִּי. I walked Halac’hti


לַחֲלֹם To dream Lac’halom


חָשַׁבְתִּי I thought C’hashavti


גָּבוֹהַּ High Gavoa


מֶרְכָּז Center Merkaz


לְחַפֵּשׂ To look for Lec’hapes


קַר Cold Kar


כֶּלֶב Dog Kelev


שָׁתִיתִי I drank Shatiti


אֲנִי I am Ani


הִיא She Hi


אֵיזֶה Which Eyze


דֶּרֶךְ Way Derec’h


בְּדִיּוּק Exactly Bediuk


אֲוִיר Air Avir


סֵפֶר Book Sefer


לַעֲבֹד To work Laavod


אֵיפֹה Where Eyfo


עֲבוֹדָה Job Avoda