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

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לִקְנוֹתliknótto buy, to purchase
בְּנוֹסָףbenosáfin addition, besides
מִלְחָמָהmilkhamáwar
חֲזָרָהkhazaráreturn, going back
לְגַבֵּיlegabéyregarding, about
לְהוֹצִיאlehotzíto take out, to bring out
לְצַיֵּןletzayénto note, to point out
לְגַלּוֹתlegalótto discover, to find out
לִפְגֹּשׁlifgóshto meet, to run into
תּוֹבֵעַtové'aprosecutor
יַחַסyákhasattitude, treatment
זֶהוּzehúthat's it, that's all
שַׂחְקָןsakhkánactor, actress
צִבּוּרtzibúrthe public, community
לְאָןle'ánwhere to, where
לְסַיֵּםlesayémto finish, to complete
טֶלֶפוֹןtelefónphone, telephone
מֶחְקָרmekhkárresearch, study
מָקוֹרmakórsource, origin
לִפְתֹּחַliftó'akhto open
לְהַחְזִיקlehakhzíkto hold
לְהַצִּילlehatzílto save, to rescue
צָעִירtza'íryoung
לְאַבֵּדle'abédto lose
אָבִיבavívspring
בִּכְלָלbikhlálat all, in general
לְשַׂחֵקlesakhékto play
בִּלְתִּיbíltiun-, in-
בְּנִיָּהbniyáconstruction, building
מִכָּאןmikánfrom here
מָוֶתmávetdeath
אָרֹךְarókhlong
לְבַדlevádalone, by oneself
כַּיּוֹםkayómnowadays, today
לִצְדֹּקlitzdókto be right
בְּדִיקָהbdikácheck, test
כֶּלֶבkélevdog
יְצִירָהyetziráwork, piece
מִיןminkind, sort
הוֹhooh
כִּמְעַטkim'átalmost, nearly
לְשַׁלֵּםleshalémto pay
אוֹרorlight
הַלַּיְלָהhaláylatonight
תֵּלtelhill, mound
שִׁיטָהshitámethod, way
וַעֲדָהva'adácommittee, commission
מַשְׁמָעוּתִיmashma'utísignificant, substantial
אַחַרakhárafter
מָחָרmakhártomorrow
הוֹרֶהhoréparent
אִיiisland
לְשַׁמֵּשׁleshaméshto serve as, to act as
נָכוֹןnakhóncorrect, right
מָתַיmatáywhen
פְּרָטpratdetail, particular
דֶּלֶתdéletdoor
מִשְׁטָרָהmishtarápolice
אוּלָםulámhowever, but
לְמָשָׁלlemashálfor example, for instance
תְּנוּעָהtnu'ámovement, motion
עֵרֶךְérekhvalue, worth
קַבָּלָהkabaláreceiving, reception
מְעַטme'áta little, little
שְׁנִיָּהshniyásecond
עָשׂוּיasúymade, made of
צֶוֶתtzévetteam, crew
אֶלֶףélefthousand
לְהַבְטִיחַlehavtí'akhto promise
אֲרוּחָהarukhámeal
חִנּוּךְkhinúkheducation, upbringing
בִּפְנֵיbifnéybefore, in front of
מַהֵרmahérfast, quickly
כָּבוֹדkavódrespect, honor
מוּזָרmuzárstrange, weird
לָרֶדֶתlarédetto go down, to come down
רַבravrabbi
פְּרוֹיֶקְטproyéktproject
עִצּוּבitzúvdesign, decoration
חֵצִיkhetzíhalf
רַעֲיוֹןra'ayónidea, thought
דּוֹלָרdolárdollar
חֶשְׁבּוֹןkheshbónbill, account
לִפְנוֹתlifnótto turn to, to address
לְטַפֵּלletapélto take care of, to look after
לְהַווֹתlehavótto constitute, to be
קָשׁוּרkashúrrelated, connected
זוּגzugpair, couple
חוֹלֶהkholésick, ill
חָזָקkhazákstrong
לִירוֹתlirótto shoot, to fire
שִׁירshirsong
לִישֹׁןlishónto sleep
יָםyamsea
לְהוֹפִיעַlehofí'ato appear, to show up
אִינְטֶרְנֶטinternétinternet
לִחְיוֹתlikhyótto live, to be alive
בִּצּוּעַbitzú'aexecution, implementation
תַּשְׁלוּםtashlúmpayment, pay
דָּםdamblood