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 (1000 Most Common Hebrew Words in the Hebrew Bible) By Jeff A. Benner 
 שְׁאוֹל she-ol Underworld The place of the dead. Strong's Number: 7585  AHLB שׁאל sha-al Enquire (verb) To ask about; to search into; to seek to understand what is not known. The hiphil (causative) form means "grant." Strong's Number: 7592 AHLB שׁאר sha-ar Remain (verb) To continue unchanged; to stay behind. Strong's Number: 7604 AHLB שְׁאֵרִית she-ey-reet Remnant A usually small part, member, or trace remaining. Strong's Number: 7611 AHLB שׁבה sha-vah Capture (verb) The act of catching, winning, or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile; to take one away from his homeland as an involuntary prisoner. Strong's Number: 7617 AHLB שְׁבוּעָה she-vu-ah Swearing The act of taking an oath. Strong's Number: 7621 AHLB שְׁבוּת she-vut Captivity The state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined. Strong's Number: 7622 AHLB שֵׁבֶט shey-vet Staff A walking stick made from the branch of a tree. Also, a tribe as a branch of the family. Strong's Number: 7626 AHLB שְׁבִי she-vee Captive A person who is enslaved or dominated. Strong's Number: 7628 AHLB שְׁבִיעִי she-vee-ee Seventh An ordinal number. Strong's Number: 7637 AHLB שֶׁבַע she-vah Seven A cardinal number. Strong's Number: 7651 AHLB שׁבע sha-va Swear (verb) To completely submit to a promise or oath with words and spoken seven times. Strong's Number: 7650 AHLB שִׁבְעִים sheev-eem Seven A cardinal number. Strong's Number: 7657 AHLB שׁבר sha-var Crack (verb) To break open, apart or into pieces. The piel (intensive) form means "shatter." Strong's Number: 7665 AHLB שֶׁבֶר she-ver Shattering Suddenly broken or burst into pieces, as with a violent blow. Strong's Number: 7667 AHLB שׁבת sha-vat Cease (verb) To come to an end; to die out; to stop an activity for the purpose of rest or celebration. Strong's Number: 7673 AHLB שַׁבָּת sha-bat Ceasing A stopping of work or activity; An activity curtailed before completion. The seventh day of the week (often translated as Sabbath) when all business ceases for rest and celebration. Strong's Number: 7676 AHLB שׁדד sha-dad Spoil (verb) To dry up and shrivel and be of no use. Strong's Number: 7703 AHLB שָׁוְא sha-weh Falseness Words or actions that are not true or are empty. A Deception. Lacking value and content. Strong's Number: 7723 AHLB שׁוב shuv Turn Back (verb) To return to a previous place or state. Strong's Number: 7725 AHLB שֻׁלְחָן shul-hhan Table A flat surface, usually made of wood and with four legs, for laying out the meal to be eaten. Strong's Number: 7979 AHLB שׁוֹעֵר sho-eyr Gatekeeper One who guards the gate of a city or the door of a structure. Strong's Number: 7778 AHLB שׁוֹפָר sho-phar Ram Horn The horn of ram made into a trumpet that emits a bright and beautiful sound. Strong's Number: 7782 AHLB שׁוֹר shor Ox A domestic bovine animal used for pulling heavy loads. Strong's Number: 7794 AHLB שֹׁרֶשׁ sho-resh Root The underground part of a plant. The source or origin of a thing. Strong's Number: 8328 AHLB שׁחה sha-hhah Bend Down (verb) To pay homage to another one by bowing low or getting on the knees with the face to the ground. Strong's Number: 7812 AHLB שׁחט sha-hhat Slay (verb) To strike, beat or kill. Strong's Number: 7819 AHLB שׁחת sha-hhat Damage (verb) To bring to ruin by destruction; to destroy through disfigurement or corruption. Strong's Number: 7843 AHLB שִׁטָּה sheet-tah Acacia A thorny tree commonly found in the Near East. In its plural form can mean wood or boards from the tree. Strong's Number: 7848 AHLB שׁטף sha-taph Flush (verb) To flow over with copious amounts of water. Strong's Number: 7857 AHLB שִׁפְחָה sheeph-hhah Maid An unmarried young woman. Strong's Number: 8198 AHLB שִׁקּוּץ shee-quts Filthiness A dirty, shameful, or detestable action, object or condition. Often used in the context of idols. Strong's Number: 8251 AHLB שׁיר sheer Sing (verb) To express one's voice in a melody or to music. Strong's Number: 7891 AHLB שִׁיר sheer Song The act or art of singing. Strong's Number: 7892 AHLB שֵׁשׁ sheysh Six A cardinal number. Strong's Number: 8337 AHLB שִׁישִׁי shee-shee Sixth An ordinal number. Strong's Number: 8345 AHLB שׁית sheet Set Down (verb) To cause to sit down; to lay down. Strong's Number: 7896 AHLB שׁכב sha-khav Lay Down (verb) To give up; to lie down for copulation, rest or sleep. Strong's Number: 7901 AHLB שׁכח sha-khahh Forget (verb) To lose remembrance of; to cease remembering or noticing. Ara Strong's Number: 7911 AHLB שׁכם sha-kham Depart Early (verb) Literally, to put a load on the shoulder to go away or leave early. Strong's Number: 7925 AHLB שׁכן sha-khan Dwell (verb) To remain for a time; to live as a resident; to stay or sit in one location for an indeterminate duration. Strong's Number: 7931 AHLB שָׁלוֹם sha-lom Completeness Something that has been finished or made whole. A state of being complete. Strong's Number: 7965 AHLB שָׁלוֹשׁ sha-losh Three A cardinal number. Strong's Number: 7969 AHLB שְׁלוֹשִׁים she-lo-sheem Three A cardinal number. Strong's Number: 7970 AHLB שׁלח sha-lahh Send (verb) To cause to go; to direct, order, or request to go. Strong's Number: 7971 AHLB שְׁלִישִׁי she-lee-shee Third An ordinal number. Strong's Number: 7992 AHLB שׁלך sha-lakh Throw Out (verb) To remove from a place, usually in a sudden or unexpected manner; to cast out, down or away. Strong's Number: 7993 AHLB שָׁלָל sha-lal Spoil Plunder taken from an enemy in war or robbery. To impair the quality or effect of. Strong's Number: 7998 AHLB שֶׁלֶם she-lem Complete Having all necessary parts, elements or steps. A state of being whole or full. Left unaltered and whole in its original functional state without removing or adding to it. To finish. A sacrifice or offering given to bring about peace. Strong's Number: 8002 AHLB שָׁלֵם sha-leym Complete Having all necessary parts, elements or steps. A state of being whole or full. Left unaltered and whole in its original functional state without removing or adding to it. To finish. A sacrifice or offering given to bring about peace. Strong's Number: 8003 AHLB שׁלם sha-lam Make Restitution (verb) To restore or make right through action, payment or restoration to a rightful owner. Strong's Number: 7999 AHLB שֵׁם sheym Title A word given to an individual or place denoting its character. The character of an individual or place. Strong's Number: 8034 AHLB שׁמד sha-mad Destroy (verb) To bring to ruin a structure, existence, or condition. Strong's Number: 8045 AHLB שַׁמָּה sha-mah Desolate A wind blowing over the land pulls the moisture out of the ground drying it up, making a place of ruin or desert. Strong's Number: 8047 AHLB שְׁמוּעָה she-mu-ah Report News or tidings given to another. Strong's Number: 8052 AHLB שָׁמַיִם sha-ma-yeem Sky The upper atmosphere that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth. Place of the winds. Strong's Number: 8064 AHLB שְׁמִינִי she-mee-nee Eighth An ordinal number. Strong's Number: 8066 AHLB שׁמם sha-mam Desolate (verb) To be devoid of inhabitants or visitors. Strong's Number: 8074 AHLB שְׁמָמָה she-ma-mah Desolate Vacant or void of required sources for life. Strong's Number: 8077 AHLB שֶׁמֶן she-men Oil A semi-liquid, often oily and thick. Usually olive oil and used as a medicinal ointment. Also, meaning fat or rich. Strong's Number: 8081 AHLB שְׁמֹנִים she-mo-neem Eight A cardinal number eight. May represent fullness from its connection to root meaning fat or rich. Strong's Number: 8084 AHLB שׁמע sha-ma Hear (verb) To perceive or apprehend by the ear; to listen to with attention. Strong's Number: 8085 AHLB שׁמר sha-mar Safeguard (verb) The act or the duty of protecting or defending; to watch over or guard in the sense of preserving or protecting. Strong's Number: 8104 AHLB שֶׁמֶשׁ she-mesh Sun The luminous body around which the earth revolves and from which it receives heat and light. Strong's Number: 8121 AHLB שֵׁן sheyn Tooth Hard bony appendages on the jaws used for chewing food and forming of sounds when talking. Strong's Number: 8127 AHLB שְׁתַּיִם she-ta-yeem Two A cardinal number. Strong's Number: 8147 AHLB שָׁנֵה sha-neyh Year The period of around 365 solar days. Strong's Number: 8141 AHLB שָׁנִי sha-nee Scarlet Any of various bright reds. Strong's Number: 8144 AHLB שֵׁנִי shey-nee Second An ordinal number. Strong's Number: 8145 AHLB שַׁעַר sha-ar Gate The opening in a wall or fence through which livestock or people pass. Can be the gatekeeper. Also sha'ar, a unit of measurement. Strong's Number: 8179 AHLB שׁפט sha-phat Decide (verb) To make a determination in a dispute or wrong doing. Strong's Number: 8199 AHLB שׁפך sha-phakh Pour Out (verb) To let flow a liquid, often the blood of an animal in sacrifice or a man. Strong's Number: 8210 AHLB שׁפל sha-phal Low (verb) To be small in position or stature. Strong's Number: 8213 AHLB שׁקה sha-qah Drink (verb) To swallow liquid, whether of man or of the land. Strong's Number: 8248 AHLB שׁקט sha-qat Tranquil (verb) To be quiet and at rest. Strong's Number: 8252 AHLB שֶׁקֶל she-qel Sheqel A chief Hebrew weight standard of measurement. Strong's Number: 8255 AHLB שֶׁקֶר she-qer False A deliberate lie. An expression of a non-truth. Strong's Number: 8267 AHLB שׁרת sha-rat Minister (verb) To give aid or service; to be in service to another. Strong's Number: 8334 AHLB שֵׁשׁ sheysh Linen Fabric made of flax and noted for its strength, coolness and luster. A white cloth. Also, marble from its whiteness. Strong's Number: 8336 AHLB שִׁשִׁים shee-sheem Six A cardinal number. Strong's Number: 8346 AHLB שׁתה sha-tah Gulp (verb) To drink plentifully; to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one swallow. Strong's Number: 8354 AHLB |