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

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גְּדוּדgdudbattalion
עִכּוּבikúvdelay, holdup
מְעַטme'átfew, scarce
קַטְלָנִיkatlanídeadly, lethal
חוּשׁkhushsense
וַעַדvá'adcommittee, council
לַפִּידlapídtorch
אמםmmum, uh
הַכְרָעָהhakhra'ádecision, resolution
לְהִתְרַכֵּזlehitrakézto concentrate, to focus
נֶאֱמָנוּתne'emanútloyalty, faithfulness
מִסְדְּרוֹןmisderóncorridor, hallway
הֶפְרֵשׁhefréshdifference, margin
בְּקוֹלbekólaloud, out loud
אֶגְרוֹףegróffist
לְכַנֵּסlekhanésto convene, to gather
לְהִתְאַהֵבlehit'ahévto fall in love
בַּמְּמֻצָּעbamemutzáon average
לְהַפְגִּיןlehafgínto display, to show
לְהַאֲרִיךְleha'aríkhto extend, to lengthen
הֲטָבָהhatavábenefit, perk
אַקְלִיםaklímclimate
לְהִנָּשֵׂאlehinaséto marry, to get married
נִדְרָשׁnidráshrequired, necessary
לְאַמֵּןle'aménto train, to coach
וָאןvanvan, minivan
עֵדָהedácommunity, ethnic community
נְגִיףnegífvirus
מִזּוּגmizúgmerger, merging
גִּבּוּשׁgibúshteam building, bonding
צַוָּאָהtzava'áwill, testament
דַּיָּןdayánrabbinical judge, dayan
כִּנּוּיkinúynickname
דַּלֶּקֶתdaléketinflammation, infection
צִיtzifleet, navy
פָּצוּעַpatzú'awounded, injured
רֹטֶבrótevsauce, dressing
מַאֲזָןma'azánbalance, balance sheet
לְקַנֵּאlekanéto envy, to be envious
בְּהִתְחַשֵּׁבbehitkhashévconsidering, given
לְפָרֵקlefarékto take apart, to dismantle
פְּגָםpgamdefect, flaw
חִיּוּךְkhiyúkhsmile
רְפָאִיםrefa'ímghost, phantom
רִפּוּיripúyhealing, cure
מֵבִיךְmevíkhembarrassing, awkward
צַעֲצוּעַtza'atzú'atoy
אָיֹםayómterrible, awful
לְפַשֵּׁלlefashélto screw up, to mess up
בִּדּוּדbidúdisolation, insulation
לְאָרֵעַle'aré'ato happen, to occur
אוֹקְיָנוֹסokyánosocean
קְרִיטֶרְיוֹןkritéryoncriterion, standard
מִתְקָפָהmitkafáattack, offensive
קִדְמִיkidmífront, fore
טָהוֹרtahórpure, innocent
מִינִימוּםminímumminimum
מַסֵּכָהmasekhámask, face mask
אִגֶּרֶתigéretletter, epistle
הֲסָרָהhasaráremoval, taking off
טִעוּןti'únargument, claim
סְקִירָהskiráreview, survey
יוֹנָהyonápigeon, dove
מְצֻמְצָםmetzumtzámlimited, restricted
מְבֻלְבָּלmevulbálconfused, puzzled
עִמּוּתimútconfrontation, clash
מוּסָףmusáfsupplement, magazine section
לְהָעִירleha'írto wake up, to wake
מַרְתֵּףmartéfbasement, cellar
לְהַרְגִּיעַlehargí'ato calm down, to reassure
לְהִתְנַדֵּבlehitnadévto volunteer
שָׂמֵחַsamé'akhhappy, cheerful
כְּהֻנָּהkehunáterm of office, tenure
לְהַרְשִׁיעַleharshí'ato convict, to find guilty
כּוּשִׁיkushínigger
אח״כakhar kakhafterwards, later
שַׂקִּיתsakítbag, plastic bag
טוֹןtontone, tone of voice
קְהִלָּתִיkehilatícommunity, communal
לְסִכּוּםlesikúmin conclusion, to sum up
בַּעֲבוּרba'avúrfor, for the sake of
כִּשּׁוּרkishúrskill, qualification
בַּתְּחִלָּהbatkhiláat first, in the beginning
צַלָּםtzalámphotographer
סַמָּלsamálsergeant
עִדּוּדidúdencouragement, support
לְהִסְתַּתֵּרlehistatérto hide, to conceal oneself
עִלָּהilágrounds, cause
תּוֹצָרtotzárproduct, outcome
יָמִינָהyamináto the right, right
חָמוּשׁkhamúsharmed
לִנְחֹתlinkhótto land
שִׁוּוּקִיshivukímarketing, promotional
תּוֹצֶרֶתtotzéretproduce, products
כִּשָּׁלוֹןkishalónfailure, flop
צַיִדtzáyidhunting, hunt
לְהֵחָתֵםlehekhatémto be signed, to be concluded
הַקְלָטָהhaklatárecording
סָפוּרsafúrfew, a handful of
שָׁטִיחַshatí'akhcarpet, rug