100 Common Hebrew Words
A curated list of high-frequency words with quick practice tips.
Want the fastest shortcut to understanding everyday Hebrew? Learn high-frequency words and reuse them inside a few key phrases.
If you’re brand new, start here first:
Complete Beginner Guide to Hebrew
And if you still need letter confidence:
Hebrew Alphabet Chart + Pronunciation
How to Read Hebrew (Step-by-Step)
For ready-to-use phrases:
Essential Hebrew Phrases
How to use this list (without burning out)
- Don’t “study” all 100.
- Learn 10 at a time, then practice them inside short phrases.
- Come back and rotate through new sets.
Best practice: learn these words inside reusable “chunks” like:
- אני רוצה… (I want…)
- איפה…? (Where is…?)
- יש…? (Is there…?)
Core pronouns (the ones you actually use)
- אני (ani) — I
- אתה (ata) — you (m)
- את (at) — you (f)
- הוא (hu) — he
- היא (hi) — she
- אנחנו (anachnu) — we
- הם (hem) — they (m/mixed)
- הן (hen) — they (f)
Tip: Don’t panic about gender early. You’ll pick it up through exposure.
Most common “glue words” (these appear everywhere)
These are the words that make sentences possible:
- ו־ (ve-) — and (prefix)
- גם (gam) — also
- אבל (aval) — but
- כי (ki) — because
- אם (im) — if
- אז (az) — so / then
- או (o) — or
- לא (lo) — no / not
- כן (ken) — yes
- מאוד (me’od) — very
- כאן / פה (kan / po) — here
- שם (sham) — there
- עכשיו (achshav) — now
- תמיד (tamid) — always
- לפעמים (lif’amim) — sometimes
- רק (rak) — only / just
High-frequency verbs (daily life verbs)
You’ll hear these constantly:
- רוצה (rotze/rotza) — want (m/f)
- צריך (tsarikh/tsrikha) — need (m/f)
- יודע (yode’a/yoda’at) — know (m/f)
- מבין (mevin/mevina) — understand (m/f)
- הולך (holekh/holekhet) — go/walk (m/f)
- בא (ba’a/ba) — come (m/f)
- אומר (omer/omeret) — say (m/f)
- מדבר (medaber/medaberet) — speak (m/f)
- יכול (yakhol/yekhola) — can/able (m/f)
- עושה (ose/osa) — do/make (m/f)
- נותן (noten/notenet) — give (m/f)
- לוקח (loke’ach/loka’chat) — take (m/f)
If you want realistic timelines and what “fluent” means:
How Long Does It Take to Learn Hebrew?
Question words (massive value per word)
- מה (ma) — what
- מי (mi) — who
- איפה (eifo) — where
- מתי (matai) — when
- למה (lama) — why
- איך (eikh) — how
- כמה (kama) — how much / how many
- איזה / איזו (eize/eizo) — which (m/f)
Polite basics
- שלום (shalom) — hello / peace
- היי (hai) — hi
- תודה (toda) — thank you
- בבקשה (bevakasha) — please / you’re welcome
- סליחה (slicha) — sorry / excuse me
- כן (ken) — yes
- לא (lo) — no
- אין בעיה (ein be’aya) — no problem
If Hebrew feels “hard,” it’s usually just the early alphabet shock:
Is Hebrew Hard to Learn? (Honest Answer)
Numbers 1–10 (you’ll use these immediately)
- אחד (echad) — 1
- שתיים (shtayim) — 2
- שלוש (shalosh) — 3
- ארבע (arba) — 4
- חמש (chamesh) — 5
- שש (shesh) — 6
- שבע (sheva) — 7
- שמונה (shmone) — 8
- תשע (tesha) — 9
- עשר (eser) — 10
Time + everyday schedule words
- היום (hayom) — today
- מחר (machar) — tomorrow
- אתמול (etmol) — yesterday
- בוקר (boker) — morning
- ערב (erev) — evening
- לילה (laila) — night
- שבוע (shavua) — week
- חודש (chodesh) — month
- שנה (shana) — year
Directions + movement
- ימין (yamin) — right
- שמאל (smol) — left
- ישר (yashar) — straight
- קרוב (karov) — near
- רחוק (rachok) — far
- פה / כאן (po / kan) — here
- שם (sham) — there
Everyday nouns (things you see all the time)
- בית (bayit) — house/home
- עיר (ir) — city
- רחוב (rechov) — street
- חנות (chanut) — store
- מים (mayim) — water
- אוכל (ochel) — food
- קפה (kafe) — coffee
- חבר (chaver) — friend (m)
- חברה (chavera) — friend (f) / girlfriend
- משפחה (mishpacha) — family
- עבודה (avoda) — work/job
- זמן (zman) — time
- כסף (kesef) — money
- מקום (makom) — place
- דבר (davar) — thing / matter
Common adjectives (describe everything)
- טוב (tov) — good
- רע (ra) — bad
- גדול (gadol) — big
- קטן (katan) — small
- חדש (chadash) — new
- ישן (yashan) — old
- יפה (yafe/yafa) — beautiful (m/f)
- חם (cham) — hot
- קר (kar) — cold
Mini practice: turn words into speech
Pick 5 words and plug them into:
- אני רוצה… (I want…)
- איפה…? (Where is…?)
- אפשר…? (Can I have…?)
Then practice the full phrases here:
Essential Hebrew Phrases
Start learning (turn vocab into memory)
If you want to practice these words in short games and build real recall, click Start learning above and jump into a Shotef module.