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

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מָהִירmahírfast, quick
מַצְחִיקmatzkhíkfunny, amusing
פּוֹלִיטִיpolítipolitical
שָׁוֶהshavéequal, equivalent
אֶפְשָׁרִיefsharípossible, feasible
דָּתִיdatíreligious, observant
מַגְנִיבmagnívcool, awesome
פָּתוּחַpatú'akhopen
מְעֻלֶּהme'uléexcellent, great
תָּלוּיtalúyhanging, suspended
נָעִיםna'ímpleasant, nice
עֲרָבִיaravíArab, Arabic
אָדֹםadómred
חַםkhamhot, warm
מַתְאִיםmat'ímsuitable, appropriate
מֻקְדָּםmukdámearly
בָּרוּךְbarúkhblessed
זָקֵןzakénold, elderly
מְעֻנְיָןme'unyáninterested
מְשֻׁגָּעmeshugácrazy, mad
מְבֻסָּסmevusásbased
חָמוּדkhamúdcute, sweet
זָרzarforeign, strange
כָּתוּבkatúvwritten
חַיkhayalive, living
סָבִירsavírreasonable, acceptable
גָּמוּרgamúrfinished, done
אַחְרָאִיakhra'íresponsible, in charge
יָקָרyakárexpensive, costly
מְקוֹרִיmekoríoriginal, authentic
יָרֹקyarókgreen
בָּרִיאbaríhealthy, well
צְבָאִיtzva'ímilitary, army
רָאשִׁיrashímain, chief
עִסְקִיiskíbusiness, commercial
עָמֹקamókdeep, profound
בָּכִירbakhírsenior, high-ranking
חִיצוֹנִיkhitzoníexternal, outer
דָּרוּשׁdarúshneeded, required
מְדֻיָּקmeduyákexact, precise
יָשָׁןyashánold
רָחוֹקrakhókfar, distant
נוֹחַnó'akhcomfortable, convenient
מְבֻגָּרmevugáradult, grown-up
אֱנוֹשִׁיenoshíhuman
חָפְשִׁיkhofshífree
חַדkhadsharp, keen
מְסֻכָּןmesukándangerous, risky
מְאֻשָּׁרme'ushárhappy
פָּעִילpa'ílactive, working
עָשִׁירashírrich, wealthy
עַתִּיקatíkancient, antique
מְזֻיָּןmezuyánarmed
יָשִׁירyashírdirect, straight
נוֹכְחִיnokhekhícurrent, present
רִשְׁמִיrishmíofficial, formal
יָעִילya'íleffective, efficient
עַצְמִיatzmíself-, own
בְּסִיסִיbsisíbasic, fundamental
רְבִיעִיrevi'ífourth
קָדוֹשׁkadóshholy, sacred
יָשָׁרyashárstraight, level
עָצוּםatzúmhuge, enormous
עַצְמָאִיatzma'íindependent, self-reliant
עוֹלָמִיolamíworld, worldwide
רֶלֶוַנְטִיrelevantírelevant, pertinent
כָּבֵדkavédheavy
מְמֻקָּםmemukámlocated, situated
מוֹדֶרְנִיmodernímodern, contemporary
שַׁיָּךְshayákhbelonging, owned by
רָצוּיratzúydesirable, advisable
מְקֻבָּלmekubálaccepted, customary
מְגֻוָּןmeguvánvaried, diverse
עָדִיףadífpreferable, better
מָצוּיmatzúycommon, widespread
חִיּוּבִיkhiyuvípositive
מֻתָּרmutárpermitted, allowed
חֲרֵדִיkharedíHaredi, ultra-Orthodox
פִיזִיfizíphysical
שִׁשִּׁיshishísixth
עִירוֹנִיironíurban, city
הֶגְיוֹנִיhegyonílogical, reasonable
נָפוֹץnafótzcommon, widespread
חֻקִּיkhukílegal, lawful
חֲמִישִׁיkhamishífifth
נָקִיnakíclean
מֻכְרָחmukhrákhforced, compelled
זוֹלzolcheap, inexpensive
רַשַּׁאיrasháyentitled, allowed
עָסוּקasúkbusy, occupied
פָלַסְטִינִיfalastíniPalestinian
פּוֹפּוּלָרִיpopularípopular
מַפְחִידmafkhídscary, frightening
לְשֶׁעָבַרleshe'avárformer, ex-
מְיֹעָדmeyo'ádintended, designed
מַעֲרָבִיma'aravíwestern, west
יְפֵהפֶהyefehfébeautiful, gorgeous
מְעֹרָבme'orávinvolved, implicated
הִיסְטוֹרִיhistoríhistoric, historical
סְפֶּצִיפִיspetzífispecific, particular