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

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חו״לkhulabroad, overseas
עַצְמָאִיatzma'íindependent, self-reliant
עוֹלָמִיolamíworld, worldwide
מְנָיָהmenayáshare, stock
לְהַכּוֹתlehakótto hit, to beat
יָמִיןyamínright, right side
הַגְדָּרָהhagdarádefinition
חֹםkhomheat, warmth
לִשְׁלֹטlishlótto control, to rule
לִרְצֹחַlirtzó'akhto murder, to kill
רֶלֶוַנְטִיrelevantírelevant, pertinent
דָּתdatreligion
לְהִפָּגַעlehipagáto be hurt, to be injured
לְהִתְבַּצֵּעַlehitbatzé'ato be carried out, to be performed
כַּלְכָּלָהkalkaláeconomy, economics
לְלַווֹתlelavótto accompany, to escort
יָדִידyadídfriend
כָּבֵדkavédheavy
הֵנָּהhénahere, hither
נוֹףnofview, landscape
מְמֻקָּםmemukámlocated, situated
אֱמוּנָהemunáfaith, belief
בַּלָּשׁbaláshdetective, investigator
מוֹדֶרְנִיmodernímodern, contemporary
לְהַאֲשִׁיםleha'ashímto accuse, to charge
עֵדוּתedúttestimony, evidence
שַׁיָּךְshayákhbelonging, owned by
לִמְסֹרlimsórto pass, to hand over
רָצוּיratzúydesirable, advisable
מְקֻבָּלmekubálaccepted, customary
אַלְבּוֹםalbómalbum
אוֹצָרotzártreasure
עִקָּרikárthe main thing, essence
לָדוּןladúnto judge, to try
לְדַוֵּחַledavé'akhto report, to inform
מְגֻוָּןmeguvánvaried, diverse
סוּסsushorse
אֹרֶךְórekhlength, duration
לְעֵילle'éylabove, aforementioned
חַלּוֹןkhalónwindow
עָדִיףadífpreferable, better
לְהָעִידleha'ídto testify, to give evidence
לְהִמָּנַעlehimanáto avoid, to refrain
בְּתוֹרbetóras, in the role of
לְהָגִיבlehagívto react, to respond
הַמְלָצָהhamlatzárecommendation, reference
לִשְׂרֹדlisródto survive, to make it
יַיִןyáyinwine
לִכְאֹבlikh'óvto hurt, to ache
לֵדָהledábirth, childbirth
פִּנָּהpinácorner
מַשְׁקֶהmashkédrink, beverage
לִבְכּוֹתlivkótto cry, to weep
בּוֹגֵרbogérgraduate, alumnus
מָצוּיmatzúycommon, widespread
הוֹןhoncapital, fortune
מִילְיַארְדmilyárdbillion
לְהַדְגִּישׁlehadgíshto emphasize, to stress
הָאhaha!, hah!
מִסְחָרmiskhártrade, commerce
חִיּוּבִיkhiyuvípositive
לְעַצֵּבle'atzévto shape, to form
לְהִסְתַּיֵּםlehistayémto end, to finish
לְהַפְרִיעַlehafrí'ato disturb, to bother
דּוֹקְטוֹרdoktórdoctor, Dr.
עֲלוּתalútcost, price
חֻפְשָׁהkhufshávacation, holiday
תַּאֲרִיךְta'aríkhdate
בָּשָׂרbasármeat
מֻתָּרmutárpermitted, allowed
לְהַפְסִידlehafsídto lose
לְהִפָּתַחlehipatákhto open, to be opened
אֶצְבַּעétzbafinger, toe
כַּתָּבָהkataváarticle, report
הֲלֹאhalóisn't it, after all
סִיּוּעַsiyú'aaid, assistance
בֵּיצָהbeytzáegg
לִכְאוֹרָהlikh'oráallegedly, supposedly
יֶדַעyédaknowledge
מַבָּטmabátlook, glance
מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁmishtaméshuser
חֲרֵדִיkharedíHaredi, ultra-Orthodox
טֶרֶםtéremnot yet
רֶוַחrévakhprofit, gain
פִיזִיfizíphysical
נָסִיךְnasíkhprince
פַּארְקparkpark
הֲכָנָהhakhanápreparation, getting ready
מֵאָהme'ácentury
שִׁשִּׁיshishísixth
הַעֲבָרָהha'avarátransfer, moving
כִּתָּהkitáclass, classroom
כְּתֹבֶתktóvetaddress
עִירוֹנִיironíurban, city
לָרִאשׁוֹנָהlarishónafor the first time
לָעוּףla'úfto fly
בִּירָהbirábeer
שִׂיאsirecord
לְרַבּוֹתlerabótincluding
עֲמֻתָּהamutánonprofit, nonprofit organization