500 Hebrew Words

500 Basic Hebrew Words (See also German version: „Hebræisch – Grundwortschatz“) © Siegfried Kreuzer  www.kreuzer-siegfried.de (This list contains the 500 most frequent and most important words of the Old Te  stament stament / Hebrew Bible and is intended to help you keeping up your Hebrew. The transcription follows the rules of ZAW).

bf)  db) hb) }e beb) e }owdf ) yf nonod)A  {fdfd ) f hf mfm fdAd) A b"hfh   f) leho h  o) row) row) tow) zf) 

’āb ’bd ’bh ’æbæn ’ādōn a ’ dōnāy ’ādām a ’ dāmā ’hb ’ohæl ’ōr ’ōr ’ōt ’āz !z,a ’ozæn xf ) ’ā dfxex  )e ’æād towxf)  ’a ’aôt raxax  )a ’a ’aar r"xfx  )f ’a ’aēr a y"rAr xax A  )a ’a ’a rê a tyi rArxax A  )a ’ah ’ah rît b"yoy o) ’oyēb liyay ) a ’ayil

father Q. perish; Pi., Hi. ruin be willing stone master, lord lord man, mankind, people (arable) soil like, love tent shine, light up light sign then ear brother one sister later on, afterwards another, different after end, behind, issue, the future enemy ram

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}y")/}i )  /}iya ) $yi)  |a ) lk) le)  la)  l")  hL" ) Ho a HowlE)  {yi ho hol)E  velel ) e {i)  {")  hf mfm f) hf MaM) a hf nUmE nUmE)  rm) tmE)  yinAn ) A yikok on)f  Vs) Va)  Va)  hf (f(B:B f rar :  a) / (aB: rar) a {yi(f(  fB:Brar : ) a }owrA ) je rer) e rr) $" ) hf  xm& hf x:x :MiM& i )"nfn  f& hf pfp f& ra &

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´ mō’l ´m ´im ima ´n’/ ´ānē’ ´āf ā ´ar

Hi. make many foot pursue, persecute wind, breath, spirit be high above, be exalted breadth Pi. have compassion be far, become far dispute, conduct a (legal) case dispute, case of law, lawsuit vehicle, chariot bad, evil fellow, companion, friend hunger, famine pasture, tend evil, misery, trouble be bad, do evil only be, become guilty, act wickedly being wrong, guilty, impious open field set, put, put down Hi. understand, have success, prosper the left side, left rejoice joy, gladness hate lip, shore, bank  official, chief, leader

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Vr& $ ·e 

´rf

l)$ low):$   hf (:(bib : $/(a $  i /(a beb$  e {yi(:(  :bib$  i +e b"b$  " (b$ rb$ tf BaB$  a bU$

šæ š’l e š ’ôl šæba‛ /šib  /šib‛ā šib‛  šebæ‰ šebæ‰ šb‛ šbr šabbat šûb

row$ +x$ tx$ ryi $ ryi $ bk$ xk$ }k$ {owlf$   xl$ }fxlu x lu$   |l$ {l$ hf $l: $l:$/$lf $   /$lf$   yi $l: $l:$   {yi $l: $l:$   {"$   {f$   dm$

šôr š‰ št šîr šîr škb šk  škn šālôm šl šl šul šulān šlk šlm e šālōš/š lōšā e š lišî e š lišîm šēm šām šmd

burn relative particle ask, inquire underworld, realm of dead seven îm seventy rod, staff  Ni. swear break (in pieces) Sabbath Q. turn back, turn around Hi. bring back  bull, ox, steer slaughter Hi. spoil, ruin sing song lie down forget settle down to abide, live in peace send table Hi. throw intact, complete three the third thirty name there Hi. exterminate, Ni. be

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hf MaM$  a {iyay mfm a  f$ }emem   e$ hf nonom: $/he $/he nonom$ :  (m$ rm$ $eme m e$ }"$   hf nfn$  f yin"n $  " {i yayn:n a $/{i $  : /{i yay aT:T$  : ra (a($  a hf x:x :pip$  i +p$ |p$ leqeq $  e re qeq$  e hf