                    BASIC HEBREW VOCABULARY
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  Hebrew words occuring over a certain number of times in the Old Testament

              over 2000 times
al      unto
aleim   God
amr     say
arj     earth
asr     that
at      with
b-      in
bua     enter
bn      son
e-      the
eie     be
u-      and
ieue    the LORD
ium     day
isral   Israel
k-      as
ki      for
kl      all
l-      to
la      not
mlk     king
ol      on
ose     do

              over 1000 times
ab      father
ais     man
am      if
anki    I
bit     house
dbr     word
dud     David
eua     he
elk     walk
eme     they
ene     look!
ze      this
id      hand
ija     go
isb     sit
lpni    before
mn      from
ntn     give
od      until
oir     city
om      people
pni     face
rae     see
sub     turn
smo     hear

              over 700 times
adni    the Lord
ahd     one
ain     there is not
akl     eat
al      no
ale     these
ase     woman
ate     you
gm      yet
ido     know
ieude   Judah
ken     priest
lb      heart
lqh     take
me      what
mut     die
mse     Moses
nps     soul
obd     servant
oin     eye
ole     go up
osr     ten
qra     call
slh     send
sm      name
sne     year
sni     two

              over 500 times
adm     man
ah      brother
ahr     after
bt      daughter
gdl     great
gui     nation
drk     way
eia     she
er      mountain
vub     good
iruslm  Jerusalem
kasr    as
ke      thus
kn      so
mae     hundred
mim     water
mjrim   Egypt
nke     hit
nsa     carry
obr     pass over
omd     stand
qum     rise
ras     head
ro      evil
sim     set
sls     three

              over 400 times
alp     thousand
arbo    four
hms     five
hrb     sword
ild     bear
mzbh    altar
mi      who
mca     find
mspv    judgment
na      please
npl     fall
oud     yet
oulm    forever
ote     now
pe      mouth
jba     army
jue     command
qds     holy
qul     voice
rb      many
sr      leader
saul    Saul
sbo     seven
smim    heavens
smr     watch
tuk     middle
tht     under

              over 300 times
ael     tent
aerun   Aaron
au      or
as      fire
atm     ye
bin     between
bne     build
brk     bless
dm      blood
zeb     gold
hi      life
im      sea
ioqb    Jacob
ira     fear
ird     go down
kli     vessel
kcp     silver
lui     Levi
mlhme   war
mqum    place
nam     declaration
nbia    prophet
ngd     tell
one     answer
oj      tree
ruh     spirit
sde     field
sor     gate

              over 270 times
aib     enemy
ap      nose
bbl     Babylon
brit    covenant
bsr     flesh
hds     month
hzq     strong
hvat    sin offering
hie     alive
krt     cut
lhm     bread
mad     very
mdbr    pasturage
msphe   family
cbib    around
cur     turn aside
ole     burnt offering
ot      time
plsti   Philistines
pqd     visit
proe    Pharaoh
jan     flock
qrb     draw near
slme    Solomon
ss      six

              over 220 times
abn     stone
abrem   Abraham
adme    ground
al      God
ame     cubit
bqs     seek
gbul    boundary
zkr     remember
zro     seed
hva     sin
hil     strength
hcd     kindness
ieusuo  Joshua
irs     possess
isb     inhabitant
ktb     write
lile    night
lmon    therefore
muod    season
mve     rod
mla     fill
mose    work
nhle    inheritance
nor     boy
oun     transgression
qrb     inside
rbe     become many
rgl     foot
rso     wicked
slum    peace
ture    law

              over 200 times
aeb     love
am      mother
acp     gather
arun    box
bgd     clothes
bqr     morning
iucp    Joseph
icp     add
iso     save
kbud    glory
kun     establish
kle     finish
mhne    camp
mlak    messenger
mnhe    gift
nve     deceive
njl     be delivered
ozb     leave
jdiq    righteous
skb     lie down
spv     judge
ste     drink
