(1000 Most Common Hebrew Words in the Hebrew Bible)
By Jeff A. Benner
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בְּאֵר be-eyr Well
A dug-out hole, usually a well or cistern.
Strong's Number: 875
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בגד ba-gad Act Treacherously (verb)
To perform an action covertly or with the intent to deceive.
Strong's Number: 898
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בֶּגֶד be-ged Garment
An article of clothing for covering.
Strong's Number: 899
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בַּד bad Stick
A branch or staff as separated from the tree. Linen cloth, from its stiff and divided fibers. Often used in the idiom "to his / her own stick" meaning alone or self.
Strong's Number: 905
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בדל ba-dal Separate (verb)
To set or keep apart.
Strong's Number: 914
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בהל ba-hal Stir (verb)
To disturb the quiet of; agitate.
Strong's Number: 926
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בְּהֵמָה be-hey-mah Beast
An animal as distinguished from man or a plant. A tall or large creature.
Strong's Number: 929
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בוא bo Come (verb)
To move toward something; approach; enter. This can be understood as to come or to go. The hiphil (causative) form means "bring."
Strong's Number: 935
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בּוֹר bor Cistern
An artificial reservoir for storing water. A hole or well as dug out.
Strong's Number: 953
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בוש bush Be Ashamed (verb)
Feeling shame, guilt or disgrace; to be dried up with shame.
Strong's Number: 954
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בזה ba-zah Disdain (verb)
A feeling of contempt for what is beneath one; to look with scorn on; to treat something as spoiled or no longer of value.
Strong's Number: 959
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בזז ba-zaz Plunder (verb)
To commit robbery or looting.
Strong's Number: 962
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בָּחוּר ba-hhur Youth
A young person as one chosen for an activity.
Strong's Number: 970
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בחן ba-hhan Examine (verb)
To inspect closely; to test, try or scrutinize.
Strong's Number: 974
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בחר ba-hhar Choose (verb)
To select freely and after consideration.
Strong's Number: 977
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בטח ba-tahh Cling (verb)
To grab a hold of someone or something that is secure and safe.
Strong's Number: 982
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בֶּטַח be-tahh Safely
A state or place of safety.
Strong's Number: 983
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בֶּטֶן be-ten Womb
An organ where something is generated or grows before birth.
Strong's Number: 990
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בין been Understand (verb)
To grasp the meaning of; to have comprehension.
Strong's Number: 995
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בֵּין beyn Between
In the time, space or interval that separates.
Strong's Number: 996
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בִּינָה bee-nah Understanding
A comprehension of the construction of a structure or thought.
Strong's Number: 998
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בַּיִת ba-yit House
The structure or the family, as a household that resides within the house. A housing. Within.
Strong's Number: 1004
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בכה ba-khah Weep (verb)
To express deep sorrow, especially by shedding tears.
Strong's Number: 1058
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בְּכוֹר be-khor Firstborn
The firstborn offspring, usually a son, of a man or animal. The prominent one.
Strong's Number: 1060
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בְּכִי be-khee Weeping
The act of expressing sorrow by shedding tears.
Strong's Number: 1065
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בלל ba-lal Mix (verb)
To combine in one mass; to mingle together.
Strong's Number: 1101
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בלע ba-la Swallow (verb)
To pass through the mouth and move into the esophagus to the stomach.
Strong's Number: 1104
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בִּלְתִּי beel-tee Except
With the exclusion of from the whole. The whole with the exception of one or more.
Strong's Number: 1115
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בָּמָה ba-mah Platform
A place higher than the surrounding area.
Strong's Number: 1116
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בֵּן beyn Son
A male offspring. This can be the son of the father or a later male descendant. One who continues the family line.
Strong's Number: 1121
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בנה ba-nah Build (verb)
To construct a building or home with wood, stone or other material or a family with sons.
Strong's Number: 1129
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בַּעַל ba-al Master
Having chief authority; a workman qualified to teach apprentices.
Strong's Number: 1167
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בער ba-ar Burn (verb)
To undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire.
Strong's Number: 1197
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בצר ba-tsar Fence In (verb)
A barrier intended to protect, prevent escape or intrusion, or to mark a boundary; to gather together and confine for protection.
Strong's Number: 1219
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בקע ba-qa Cleave (verb)
To divide by or as if by a cutting blow; to separate into distinct parts; to break, cut or divide something in half.
Strong's Number: 1234
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בָּקָר ba-qar Cattle
Domesticated bovine animals. Strong beasts used to break the soil with plows.
Strong's Number: 1241
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בֹּקֶר bo-qer Morning
The time from sunrise to noon. Breaking of daylight.
Strong's Number: 1242
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בקש ba-qash Search Out (verb)
To intently look for someone or something until the object of the search is found.
Strong's Number: 1245
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ברא ba-ra Fatten (verb)
To make more substantial, fleshy or plump; to fill up. The filling of the earth in Genesis 1 with the sun, moon, plants and animals. The filling of man with breath and the image of God.
Strong's Number: 1254
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בָּרָד ba-rad Hailstones
A precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice.
Strong's Number: 1259
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בַּרְזֶל bar-zel Iron
A heavy element frequently used in the making of weapons and tools. The most used of metals.
Strong's Number: 1270
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ברח ba-rahh Flee Away (verb)
To run away from.
Strong's Number: 1272
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בְּרִיחַ be-ree-ahh Wood Bar
Round wooden dowels.
Strong's Number: 1280
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בְּרִית be-reet Covenant
A solemn and binding agreement between two or more parties especially for the performance of some action. Often instituted through a sacrifice.
Strong's Number: 1285
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ברך ba-rakh Kneel (verb)
To bend the knee, to kneel in homage or to drink water. The piel (intensive) form means "respect," in the sense of kneeling before another.
Strong's Number: 1288
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בְּרָכָה be-ra-khah Present
A gift given to another in respect as if on bended knee. Also, a pool of water as a place where one kneels down to drink from.
Strong's Number: 1293
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בשׁל ba-shal Boil (verb)
To generate bubbles of vapor when heated; to cook a meat in water. The hiphil (causative) form means "ripen."
Strong's Number: 1310
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בֹּשֶׂם bo-sem Sweet Spice
An aromatic spice that is pleasing to the nose.
Strong's Number: 1314
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בָּשָׂר ba-sar Flesh
The soft parts of a human or animal, composed primarily of skeletal muscle. Skin and muscle or the whole of the person. Meat as food.
Strong's Number: 1320
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בֹּשֶת bo-shet Shame
A state of confusion in the sense of being dried up.
Strong's Number: 1322
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בַּת bat Daughter
A female having the relation of a child to parent. A village that resides outside of the city walls; as "the daughter of the city."
Strong's Number: 1323
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בְּתוּלָה be-tu-lah Virgin
An unmarried young woman who is absolutely chaste.
Strong's Number: 1330
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