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

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הוֹדוֹתhodótthanks to, owing to
כְּנֻפְיָהknufyágang, band
אָהוּבahúvbeloved, lover
כָּנָףkanáfwing
לַחְפֹּרlakhpórto dig
לְהַגְבִּילlehagbílto limit, to restrict
מָנוּיmanúysubscriber, member
לִתְלוֹתlitlótto hang, to hang up
רוֹבּוֹטrobótrobot
רַבִּיםrabímmany, many people
חֲזָקָהkhazakápresumption
צְבִיtzvigazelle
וְעִידָהve'idáconference, convention
דָּחוּףdakhúfurgent, pressing
גֶּזַעgézabreed, race
אֲזַיazáythen, in that case
לְדַמֵּםledamémto bleed
שליט״אshlitámay he live long, amen
נְקֵבָהnekeváfemale
לְהִשָּׁמֵרlehishamérto be preserved, to be kept
מָגֵןmagénshield
רִבּוּיribúyincrease, growth
פְּסִיקָהpsikáruling, decision
זָוִיתzavítangle, corner
סֶמֶךְsémekhsupport, basis
גַּסgasrude, crude
טֶמְבֶּלtémbelidiot, dummy
אֳנִיָּהoniyáship, vessel
גַּרְעִינִיgar'inínuclear
רַעַלrá'alpoison
גִּלָּיוֹןgilayónissue
אֵימָהeymáterror, horror
גָּרוֹןgarónthroat
פוּטְבּוֹלfutbólAmerican football, football
הוּמוֹרhumórhumor
רְכִיבָהrekhiváriding
קְרִיטִיkritícritical, crucial
יָאyayou…!, hey you…
שְׂחִיָּהskhiyáswimming
לְהִלָּקֵחַlehilaké'akhto be taken, to be taken away
לְהֵרָכֵשׁleherakhéshto be bought, to be purchased
פּוֹרְטָלportálportal, web portal
חִלּוּףkhilúfexchange, replacement
מַמְתָּקmamtákcandy, sweet
פְּסִיכוֹלוֹגִיpsikhologípsychological
חִמּוּםkhimúmheating, warming
פַּרְקֶטpárketparquet, parquet floor
לְנֹכַחlenokhákhin view of, in the face of
מִשְׁקָפַיִםmishkafáyimglasses, eyeglasses
הִתְאַחֲדוּתhit'akhadútassociation, federation
כְּבִיסָהkvisálaundry, washing
נִצּוּלnitzúluse, utilization
קֶמַחkémakhflour
מִנְהָרָהminharátunnel
בִּתְמוּרָהbitmuráin return, in exchange
כָּתֵףkatéfshoulder
שָׁכִיחַshakhí'akhcommon, frequent
חָבִיבkhavívnice, pleasant
לְהִתְחָרֵטlehitkharétto regret, to be sorry
מְמֻקָּדmemukádfocused, targeted
לְהֵיהָיוֹתleheyhayótto become, to get
לְהִסְתַּפֵּקlehistapékto be content with, to settle for
שַׁלְוָהshalváserenity, calm
מִיּוּןmiyúnsorting, classification
תּוֹלָדָהtoladáhistory
לְהִשְׁתַּדֵּלlehishtadélto try, to make an effort
יְרוּשַׁלְמִיyerushalmíJerusalemite, Jerusalem
הִתְיַשְּׁבוּתhityashvútsettlement, settling
מֵרָחוֹקmerakhókfrom afar, from a distance
אֲחָדִיםakhadímseveral, a few
גַּאֲוָהga'avápride
בְּוַדָּאוּתbevada'útfor sure, with certainty
פִּטּוּרִיםpiturímdismissal, layoff
פִילוֹסוֹפִיָּהfilosofiyáphilosophy
לְהַאֲכִילleha'akhílto feed
בִּיּוּבbiyúvsewer system, sewerage
פְּטוֹרptorexemption, waiver
לְטַפֵּסletapésto climb, to clamber
קֶיְטֵרִינְגkeyteríngcatering, catering service
לְהִתְכּוֹפֵףlehitkoféfto bend down, to stoop
בד״כbderekh klalusually, generally
אֱנוֹשׁוּתenoshúthumanity, mankind
עֶשְׂרֵהesré-teen
הוֹוֶהhovéthe present, present
שְׁמִינִיshminíeighth
לְהוֹעִילleho'ílto help, to be of use
סָדִירsadírregular, orderly
לְפָרֵטlefarétto detail, to specify
קָנֶהkanébarrel
יְחִידִיyekhidíonly, sole
לְהִשָּׂרֵףlehisaréfto burn, to be burned
מִקְלַחַתmiklákhatshower
הֶלֶםhélemshock
אַזְעָקָהaz'akáalarm, alert
הַאֲרָכָהha'arakháextension, lengthening
גּוֹיgoygentile, non-Jew
הִתְאַבְּדוּתhit'abdútsuicide
יְדָנִיyedanímanual, hand
לְהָאֵטleha'étto slow down, to slow
שִׁמּוּשִׁיshimushíuseful, practical