(1000 Most Common Hebrew Words in the Hebrew Bible)
By Jeff A. Benner
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מְאֹד me-od Many
A large but indefinite number. An abundance of things (many, much, great), actions (complete, wholly, strong, quick) or character (very).
Strong's Number: 3966
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מֵאָה mey-ah Hundred
A specific number but also a large amount without any reference to a specific number.
Strong's Number: 3967
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מְאוּמָה me-u-mah Anything
An indeterminate amount or thing.
Strong's Number: 3972
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מַאֲכָל ma-a-kal Nourishment
Food; nutriment. For giving sustenance and making one whole.
Strong's Number: 3978
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מאן ma-an Refuse (verb)
To express one's self as being unwilling to accept.
Strong's Number: 3985
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מאס ma-as Reject (verb)
To refuse an action or thought that is not wanted or is despised.
Strong's Number: 3988
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מִבְצָר meev-tsar Fence
A walled place of protection and confinement.
Strong's Number: 4013
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מִגְדָּל meeg-dal Tower
A structure higher than its diameter and high relative to its surroundings. Place of great size.
Strong's Number: 4026
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מָגֵן ma-geyn Shield
A broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm. A protective structure. Wall of protection.
Strong's Number: 4043
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מִגְרָשׁ meeg-rash Pasture
A place for grazing livestock, usually on the outskirts of a village or city.
Strong's Number: 4054
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מִדְבָּר meed-bar Wilderness
A tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings. Place of order, a sanctuary.
Strong's Number: 4057
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מדד ma-dad Measure (verb)
To determine the length of something by comparing it to a standard of measure.
Strong's Number: 4058
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מִדָּה mee-dah Measurement
A size or distance that is determined by comparing to a standard of measure.
Strong's Number: 4060
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מְדִינָה me-dee-nah Province
The jurisdiction of responsibility of a judge or lord.
Strong's Number: 4082
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מָּה mah What
Interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of an object. Something that is unknown; can also be why, when or how.
Strong's Number: 4100
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מהר ma-har Hurry (verb)
To carry or cause to go with haste.
Strong's Number: 4116
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מוט mot Shake (verb)
To waver as a green branch.
Strong's Number: 4131
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מול mul Circumcise (verb)
To cut off the foreskin of a male.
Strong's Number: 4135
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מוּל mul Forefront
In front of or at the head of, in space or time.
Strong's Number: 4136
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מוּסָר mu-sar Instruction / Bond
Knowledge, information or example imparted to provide guidance, correction and discipline.
Strong's Number: 4148
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מוֹעֵד mo-eyd Appointed
A person, place, thing or time that is fixed or officially set.
Strong's Number: 4150
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מוֹפֶת mo-phet Wonder
An amazing sight or event that causes one to be dismayed. Something out of the ordinary.
Strong's Number: 4159
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מוֹצָא mo-tsa Going Out
Coming or issuing out, such as a spring or words from the mouth.
Strong's Number: 4161
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מוֹשָׁב mo-shav Settling
The place of sitting, resting or dwelling, usually temporarily.
Strong's Number: 4186
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מות mut Die (verb)
To pass from physical life; to pass out of existence; to come to an end through death. The hiphil (causative) form means "kill."
Strong's Number: 4191
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מָוֶת ma-wet Death
A permanent cessation of all vital functions; the end of life.
Strong's Number: 4194
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מִזְבֵּחַ meez-bey-ahh Altar
The place of sacrifice.
Strong's Number: 4196
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מִזְמוֹר meez-mor Melody
A musical composition plucked on a musical instrument. A song set to music.
Strong's Number: 4210
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מִזְרָח meez-rah Sunrise
When the first light of the sun comes over the horizon. An eastward direction as the place of the rising sun.
Strong's Number: 4217
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מִזְרָק meez-raq Sprinkling Basin
A container of liquid that is used to drip the liquid.
Strong's Number: 4219
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מחה ma-hhah Wipe Away (verb)
To remove by drying or sweeping away through rubbing; to polish in the sense of a vigorous rubbing; erase.
Strong's Number: 4229
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מַחֲלְקָה ma-hhal-qah Portion
The part received from what was divided.
Strong's Number: 4256
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מַחֲנֶה me-hha-neh Campsite
A place suitable for or used as the location of a camp. The inhabitants of a camp.
Strong's Number: 4264
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מָחָר ma-hhar Tomorrow
The next day. At a time following.
Strong's Number: 4279
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מָחֳרָת ma-hha-rat Morrow
The next day. At a time following.
Strong's Number: 4283
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מַחֲשָׁבָה ma-hha-sha-vah Invention
A product of the imagination. Designing or planning of inventions or plans.
Strong's Number: 4284
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מַטֶּה mat-teh Branch
A branch used as a staff. Also, a tribe as a branch of the family.
Strong's Number: 4294
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מִטָּה mee-tah Bed
A place for sleeping. Spread out sheet for sleeping.
Strong's Number: 4296
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מָטָר ma-tar Precipitation
A rain, snow or exceptionally heavy dew.
Strong's Number: 4306
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מַיִם ma-yeem Water
The Liquid of streams, ponds and seas or stored in cisterns or jars. The necessary liquid that is drank.
Strong's Number: 4325
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מִין meen Kind
A category of creature that comes from its own kind as a firm rule.
Strong's Number: 4327
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מַכָּה ma-kah Crushed
Pressed or squeezed with a force that destroys or deforms. Also a plague.
Strong's Number: 4347
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מכר ma-khar Sell (verb)
To give up property to another for money or another valuable compensation.
Strong's Number: 4376
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מלא ma-la Fill (verb)
To occupy to the full capacity. The piel (intensive) form means "fulfill."
Strong's Number: 4390
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מָלֵא ma-ley Full
Containing as much or as many as is possible or normal.
Strong's Number: 4392
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מְלֹא me-lo Filling
An act or instance of filling; something used to fill a cavity, container, or depression.
Strong's Number: 4393
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מַלְאָךְ mal-akh Messenger
One who bears a message or runs an errand. Walks for another.
Strong's Number: 4397
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מְלָאכָה me-la-khah Business
The principal occupation of one's life. A service.
Strong's Number: 4399
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מִלָּה mee-lah Comment
A word or speech as a remark, observation, or criticism.
Strong's Number: 4405
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מֶּלַח me-lahh Salt
An ingredient that adds flavor to food and used in preserving foods.
Strong's Number: 4417
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מִלְחָמָה meel-hha-mah Battle
A struggle between two armies.
Strong's Number: 4421
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מלט ma-lat Slip Away (verb)
To get away through deliverance or escape.
Strong's Number: 4422
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מלך ma-lakh Reign (verb)
To rule over a kingdom as king or queen.
Strong's Number: 4427
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מֶּלֶךְ me-lekh King
The male ruler of a nation or city state.
Strong's Number: 4428
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מַלְכָּה mal-kah Queen
A female ruler of a region.
Strong's Number: 4436
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מַלְכוּת mal-kut Empire
The area under the control of a king; a kingdom.
Strong's Number: 4438
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מַמְלָכָה mam-la-khah Kingdom
The area under the control of a king.
Strong's Number: 4467
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מִן meen From
A function word indicating a starting point or origin.
Strong's Number: 4480
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מנה ma-nah Reckon (verb)
To appoint, assign, count or number a set of things or people.
Strong's Number: 4487
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מְנוֹרָה me-no-rah Lampstand
A platform, sometimes elevated, for holding a lamp.
Strong's Number: 4501
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מִנְחָה meen-hhah Donation
The act of making a gift or a free contribution. What is brought to another as a gift.
Strong's Number: 4503
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מנע ma-na Withhold (verb)
To hold back from action.
Strong's Number: 4513
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מַסֵּכָה ma-sey-khah Cast Image
A molten metal that is poured in a cast to form images.
Strong's Number: 4541
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מְסִלָּה me-see-lah Highway
A road constructed above the surrounding area.
Strong's Number: 4546
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מִסְפָּר mees-phar Number
A sum of units. Counting as a recording.
Strong's Number: 4557
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מֵעָה mey-ah Abdomen
The gut, the internal organs of the lower torso, the seat of the unconscious mind.
Strong's Number: 4578
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מָעוֹז ma-oz Stronghold
A place of strength and refuge such as a mountain, fortress or rock.
Strong's Number: 4581
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מְעָט me-at Small Amount
Something that is few or small in size or amount.
Strong's Number: 4592
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מְעִיל me-eel Cloak
A loose outer garment worn over other clothes both by men and women.
Strong's Number: 4598
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מעל ma-al Transgress (verb)
To commit an unintentional or treacherous act that results in error.
Strong's Number: 4603
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מַעַל ma-al Transgression
An unintentional or treacherous act that results in error.
Strong's Number: 4604
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מַעַל ma-al Upward
In a direction from lower to higher.
Strong's Number: 4605
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מַעֲלָה ma-a-lah Step
A straight or stepped incline for ascending and descending.
Strong's Number: 4609
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מַעֲלָל ma-a-lal Works
What is done or performed.
Strong's Number: 4611
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מְעָרָה me-a-rah Cave
A natural underground chamber or series of chambers that open to the surface. A hole in the rock.
Strong's Number: 4631
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מַעֲשֶׂה ma-a-seh Work
Activity where one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something. An action.
Strong's Number: 4639
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מַעֲשֵׂר ma-a-seyr Tenth Part
One portion of a whole divided into ten equal portions.
Strong's Number: 4643
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מצא ma-tsa Find (verb)
To come upon, often accidentally; to meet with; to discover and secure through searching.
Strong's Number: 4672
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מַצֵּבָה ma-tsey-vah Monument
A lasting evidence, reminder, or example of someone or something. As standing tall and firm.
Strong's Number: 4676
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מַצָּה mats-tsah Unleavened Bread
A hard and flat bread or cake made without yeast.
Strong's Number: 4682
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מִצְוָה meets-wah Directive
The direction to go. Serving or intended to guide, govern, or influence; serving to point direction.
Strong's Number: 4687
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מִקְדָּשׁ meeq-dash Sanctuary
A place set apart for a special purpose.
Strong's Number: 4720
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מָקוֹם ma-qom Area
An indefinite region or expanse; a particular part of a surface or body.
Strong's Number: 4725
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מִקְנֶה meeq-neh Livestock
Animals kept or raised for use or pleasure. What is purchased or possessed.
Strong's Number: 4735
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מַר mar Bitter
A difficult taste or experience.
Strong's Number: 4751
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מַרְאֶה mar-eh Appearance
What is seen or is in sight.
Strong's Number: 4758
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מרה ma-rah Bitter (verb)
Having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste; to be rebellious or disobedient.
Strong's Number: 4784
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מָרוֹם ma-rom Heights
A place of considerable or great elevation.
Strong's Number: 4791
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מֶרְכָּבָה mer-ka-vah Chariot
A light, two-wheeled battle vehicle for one or two persons, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position.
Strong's Number: 4818
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מִרְמָה meer-mah Deceit
The act or practice of not being honest.
Strong's Number: 4820
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משׁח ma-shahh Smear (verb)
To overspread with oil for medical treatment or as a sign of authority.
Strong's Number: 4886
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מָשִׁיחַ ma-shee-ahh Smeared
Someone or something that has been smeared or annointed with an oil as a medication or a sign of taking an office. An anointed one; a messiah.
Strong's Number: 4899
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משׁך ma-shakh Draw (verb)
To pull up or out of a receptacle or place; to draw or pull something out; to prolong in the sense of drawing out time; to draw out a sound from a horn.
Strong's Number: 4900
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מִשְׁכָּב meesh-kav Laying Place
The location one lays for rest or sleep.
Strong's Number: 4904
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מִשְׁכָּן meesh-kan Dwelling
A place of habitation or residence.
Strong's Number: 4908
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משׁל ma-shal Regulate (verb)
To govern or correct according to rule; to bring order, method, or uniformity to; to compare one thing to another in the sense of a rule of measurement, often as a proverb or parable.
Strong's Number: 4910
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מָשָׁל ma-shal Comparison
An illustration of similitude. Often a parable or proverb as a story of comparisons.
Strong's Number: 4912
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מִשְׁמֶרֶת meesh-me-ret Charge
A person or thing committed to the care of another. What is given to be watched over and protected.
Strong's Number: 4931
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מִשְׁנֶה meesh-neh Double
To make twice as great or as many. As a second or a multiple of two.
Strong's Number: 4932
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מִשְׁפָּחָה meesh-pa-hhah Family
A group of persons of common ancestry. A group of people joined together by certain convictions or common affiliation.
Strong's Number: 4940
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מִשְׁפָּט meesh-pat Decision
A pronounced opinion.
Strong's Number: 4941
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מִשְׁקָל meesh-qal Weight
The amount a thing weighs. Relative heaviness.
Strong's Number: 4948
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מִשְׁתֶּה meesh-teh Banquet
An elaborate meal often accompanied by a ceremony.
Strong's Number: 4960
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מָתֶן ma-ten Waist
The slender part of the body above the hips.
Strong's Number: 4975a
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