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

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פִּתָּרוֹןpitarónsolution, answer
לְהַשְׁאִירlehash'írto leave, to leave behind
לַעֲסֹקla'asókto engage in, to deal with
הֶסְכֵּםheskémagreement, contract
לִשְׁתּוֹתlishtótto drink
תְּבִיעָהtvi'álawsuit, suit
שׁוֹטֵרshotérpolice officer, policeman
מְנַהֵלmenahélmanager, director
בְּהֶתְאֵםbehet'émaccordingly, correspondingly
אוֹתוֹotóhim, it
לְהִשָּׁמַעlehishamáto sound, to seem
בְּמִסְגֶּרֶתbemisgéretas part of, within the framework of
תְּגוּבָהtguváreaction, response
תַּלְמִידtalmídstudent, pupil
פְּרָטִיpratíprivate, personal
בִּטּוּחַbitú'akhinsurance
כֵּיצַדketzádhow, in what way
לֵהָנוֹתlehanótto enjoy, to have a good time
אָחוֹתakhótsister
לְפַרְסֵםlefarsémto publish, to make public
לְהָחֵלlehakhélto begin, to commence
סְעִיףse'ífsection, clause
עֻבְדָּהuvdáfact
שְׁלִישִׁיshlishíthird
לַעֲנוֹתla'anótto answer, to reply
רוּחַrú'akhspirit, soul
יְהוּדִיyehudíJew, Jewish person
מַזָּלmazálluck, fortune
מֵאָזme'ázsince, ever since
מְקוֹמִיmekomílocal
מֵעַלme'álabove, over
בְּחַיֶּיךָbekhayékhacome on!, oh, come on!
לְהָקִיםlehakímto found, to establish
חֶבְרֶ׳הkhevréguys, folks
לְהִתְקַיֵּםlehitkayémto exist, to subsist
סְבִיבָהsvivásurroundings, vicinity
חֲמִשָּׁהkhamisháfive
לִסְלֹחַlisló'akhto forgive, to pardon
דִּיּוּןdiyúndiscussion, debate
רְשׁוּתreshútpermission, leave
רְפוּאִיrefu'ímedical
עוֹנָהonáseason
יֹפִיyófibeauty
ד״רdoktórDr., doctor
זָקוּקzakúkin need, needing
צֶבַעtzévacolor
מַחֲלָהmakhaláillness, disease
לִפְגֹּעַlifgó'ato hurt, to harm
תְּשׁוּבָהtshuváanswer, reply
לְהַחְזִירlehakhzírto return, to give back
לְהַעֲלוֹתleha'alótto raise, to lift
רְחוֹבrekhóvstreet
חֶבְרָתִיkhevratísocial
לְנַהֵלlenahélto manage, to run
חָרָאkharáshit, crap
בִּטָּחוֹןbitakhónsecurity, safety
בְּמֶשֶׁךְbeméshekhduring, for
כַּדּוּרkadúrball
דַּוְקָאdavkáprecisely, just
בְּעִקְבוֹתbe'ikvótfollowing, in the footsteps of
בַּקָּשָׁהbakashárequest, favor
שָׂפָהsafálanguage, speech
רֶגֶלrégelleg, foot
מֶרְכָּזִיmerkazícentral, main
לְאֹרֶךְle'órekhalong
תִּקְשֹׁרֶתtikshóretmedia, the press
נִהוּלnihúlmanagement, administration
מִגְוָןmigvánvariety, range
נָמוּךְnamúkhlow, short
לִמְנֹעַlimnó'ato prevent, to stop
אַהֲבָהahaválove
מִבְנֶהmivnéstructure, makeup
כַּלְכָּלִיkalkalíeconomic, economical
עֵץetztree
תִּיקtikbag, handbag
דֻּגְמָהdugmáexample
צִבּוּרִיtziburípublic, communal
אֵיזוֹezówhich, what
מֵאָהme'áhundred, one hundred
לְגַמְרֵיlegamréycompletely, totally
לִבְרֹחַlivró'akhto run away, to escape
בְּמִקְרֶהbemikréby chance, by accident
לַעֲרֹךְla'arókhto hold, to organize
שִׁעוּרshi'úrlesson, class
תּוֹשָׁבtoshávresident, inhabitant
כָּאֵלֶּהka'elésuch, like that
לָשֵׂאתlasétto carry, to bear
עָלוּלalúllikely to, liable to
אוֹיoyoh!, oh no!
עָבָרavárpast
מֶלֶךְmélekhking
לְמַעַןlemá'anfor the sake of, for
מַסmastax
קָצָרkatzárshort, brief
לְמַעֲשֶׂהlema'aséin fact, actually
תִּינוֹקtinókbaby, infant
פֶּרֶקpérekchapter
אַרְבָּעָהarba'áfour
לְהוֹרִידlehorídto take off, to remove
כַּנִּרְאֶהkanir'éapparently, probably