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

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מַרְכִּיבmarkívcomponent, ingredient
עָיֵףayéftired, weary
בַּדbadfabric, cloth
כַּסְפִּיkaspífinancial, monetary
לַחֲלֹםlakhalómto dream, to long for
בְּעַדbe'ádfor, in favor of
מַפָּהmapámap
לָנוּחַlanú'akhto rest, to take a rest
מַאֲסָרma'asárimprisonment, prison sentence
לְשַׁדֵּרleshadérto broadcast, to transmit
לִסְתֹּםlistómto block, to plug
אֵמוּןemúntrust, confidence
לְהַתְקִיןlehatkínto install, to fit
שִׂיחַsí'akhbush, shrub
חֲנָיָהkhanayáparking, parking space
הוֹבָלָהhovalátransport, haulage
גֵּיהִנּוֹםgeyhinómhell, Gehenna
לְהִתְחָרוֹתlehitkharótto compete, to contend
נַחַלnákhalstream, brook
בֵּינוֹנִיbeynonímedium, average
מֻתְאָםmut'ámadapted, suited
גּוֹרָלgorálfate, destiny
זַמָּרzamársinger
אֲחוֹרִיakhoríback, rear
מִכְנָסַיִםmikhnasáyimpants, trousers
חִנּוּכִיkhinukhíeducational, pedagogical
לְהָרִיחַleharí'akhto smell, to sniff
עִרְעוּרir'úrappeal
רִכּוּזrikúzconcentration, focus
הַשְׁרָאָהhashra'áinspiration
עַצְמָאוּתatzma'útindependence, self-reliance
תַּיָּרוּתtayarúttourism
לֶחֶםlékhembread
לִפְתֹּרliftórto solve, to resolve
אֲזוֹרִיazoríregional, district
מְאֹהָבme'ohávin love
רְוָחָהrevakháwelfare, well-being
עֲיָרָהayarásmall town, township
נֶאֱמָןne'emánloyal, faithful
לָנֶצַחlanétzakhforever, for good
לְנַגֵּןlenagénto play
בְּרֵאשִׁיתbereshítin the beginning, at the start
פִּקּוּחַpikú'akhsupervision, control
גֶּשֶׁםgéshemrain
נָתוּןnatúngiven, fact
לִשְׂרֹףlisrófto burn
בָּמָהbamástage
שְׁלִילִיshlilínegative
רָאשׁוּתrashútleadership, headship
לְהַפִּילlehapílto drop, to let fall
לְכַוֵּןlekhavénto aim, to direct
נָהָרnohárriver
מוֹקֵדmokédcall center, dispatch center
מְבַקֵּרmevakérvisitor, guest
לָגֶשֶׁתlagéshetto approach, to go up to
מְמֻצָּעmemutzáaverage, mean
בַּמַּאיbamáydirector
רָםramhigh, lofty
תַּרְבּוּתִיtarbutícultural, cultured
אוֹפַנַּיִםofanáyimbicycle, bike
כָּפוּלkafúldouble, dual
מְאַפְיֵןme'afyéncharacteristic, feature
חֶרֶבkhérevsword, saber
בַּקְבּוּקbakbúkbottle
לַחֲלוֹתlakhalótto get sick, to fall ill
שִׁוְיוֹןshivyónequality
נוֹכֵחַnokhé'akhpresent
סָבוּרsavúrof the opinion, believing
לַחְגֹּגlakhgógto celebrate
גִּנָּהginágarden, yard
נִסּוּיnisúyexperiment, test
גּוּשׁgushlump, block
יְצוּרyetzúrcreature, being
מַעְגָּלma'agálcircle, ring
וְכַדּוֹמֶהvkhadoméand so on, etc.
הִתְיַחֲסוּתhityakhasútattitude, treatment
לְהִזָּכֵרlehizakhérto remember, to recall
מִזְּמַןmizmánlong ago, a long time ago
לְאַרְגֵּןle'argénto organize, to arrange
אֵלֵמֶנְטeleméntelement, component
מֵאַחַרme'akhársince, because
טָרִיtarífresh
תָּקוּעַtakú'astuck, jammed
הוֹכָחָהhokhakháproof, evidence
סַדְנָהsadnáworkshop, shop
מְטֻפָּשׁmetupáshstupid, silly
מַהְפֵּכָהmahpekhárevolution, upheaval
חוּגkhugclub, class
נוֹרְמָלִיnormalínormal, ordinary
לְיַחֵסleyakhésto attribute, to ascribe
לְהִתְבַּסֵּסlehitbasésto be based on, to rely on
יֻקְרָתִיyukratíprestigious, luxurious
סוֹדִיsodísecret, confidential
עֲנָקִיanakíhuge, giant
מִמְצָאmimtzáfinding, find
בָּנוּיbanúybuilt, constructed
דִּבּוּרdibúrspeech, speaking
אַרְצִיartzínational, nationwide
סוֹכְנוּתsokhnútagency
לְפַטֵּרlefatérto fire, to dismiss