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Below is a ranking of the most common Hebrew words, based on modern texts

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אֶתetdirect object marker
לֹאlonot, no
אֲנִיaníI
זֶהzethis, it
שֶׁלshelof, 's
לְlto, toward
לִהְיוֹתlihyótto be
עַלalon, upon
אַתָּהatáyou
מָהmawhat
כֹּלkolall, everything
לִיכוֹלlikhólcan, to be able to
כֵּןkenyes
לָדַעַתladá'atto know
עִםimwith, together with
לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asótto do, to make
יֵשׁyeshthere is, there are
אֲבָלaválbut, however
לִרְצוֹתlirtzótto want, to wish
טוֹבtovgood, fine
גַּםgamalso, too
זֹאתzotthis, it
לוֹמַרlomárto say, to tell
אִםimif
בְּסֵדֶרbeséderOK, all right
לִרְאוֹתlir'ótto see
אוֹoor
אֲנַחְנוּanákhnuwe
בְּbin, at
לַחְשֹׁבlakhshóvto think
אָזazthen, at that time
אֵיןeynthere is no, not to have
לָבוֹאlavóto come, to arrive
צָרִיךְtzaríkhto have to, to need to
כִּיkibecause, since
לָלֶכֶתlalékhetto go, to walk
שָׁנָהshanáyear
רַקrakonly, just
אֶחָדekhádone
בַּיִתbáyithouse, home
כָּךְkakhso, thus
דָּבָרdavárthing, object
בֵּיןbeynbetween, among
עַכְשָׁוakhshávnow, right now
לָמָּהlámawhy, what for
כָּאןkanhere
כְּמוֹkmolike, as
מַשֶּׁהוּmáshehusomething, anything
הוּאhuhe, it
לָתֵתlatétto give
אִישׁishman, person
לְדַבֵּרledabérto speak, to talk
הַיhayhey, hi
שָׁםshamthere
אַלaldon't
זְמַןzmantime
אֵיךְeykhhow
לִקְרוֹתlikrótto happen, to occur
מִיmiwho
רַבravmany, numerous
אַחֵרakhérother, another
דֶּרֶךְdérekhroad, way
עַדaduntil, up to
לָקַחַתlakákhatto take
מִןminfrom, out of
לְהַגִּיעַlehagí'ato arrive, to get to
עֶצֶםétzemoneself, self
כְּדֵיkedéyin order to, so that
פַּעַםpá'amtime
כַּמָּהkamáhow many, how much
אוּלַיuláymaybe, perhaps
יָדyadhand, arm
עוֹדodstill, yet
יוֹםyomday
לִמְצֹאlimtzóto find
לֶאֱהֹבle'ehóvto love
חַיִּיםkhayímlife
עֲבוֹדָהavodáwork, job
יֶלֶדyéledchild, kid
בֵּןbenson
לְקַבֵּלlekabélto receive, to get
פָּשׁוּטpashútsimple, plain
בֶּאֱמֶתbe'émetreally, truly
לְהָבִיןlehavínto understand, to realize
גָּדוֹלgadólbig, large
לַחֲזֹרlakhazórto return, to come back
חֶבְרָהkhevrácompany, firm
מְאוֹדme'ódvery, very much
חַיָּבkhayávobliged, must
לְאַחַרle'akhárafter, following
רִאשׁוֹןrishónfirst
שְׁנַיִםshnáyimtwo
חָדָשׁkhadáshnew
פֹּהpohere
בַּעַלbá'alhusband
לָצֵאתlatzétto go out, to leave
לְהַגִּידlehagídto say, to tell
לִשְׁמֹעַlishmó'ato hear
אַתֶּםatémyou
לְנַסּוֹתlenasótto try, to attempt