Biblical Hebrew Verb Frequency

Verb Frequency List for Biblical Hebrew

• The list contains words occurring more than ten times, with a few exceptions.
• It utilizes Accordance Bible software and the Mellel word processor for compilation, and is arranged by parts of speech.
• Roots and forms beginning with "0-" signify Biblical Aramaic.
• Uses the SBL Hebrew Unicode font for Hebrew characters.
• A total of 73,487 words are categorized as verbs.

Common Biblical Hebrew Verbs

• אָמַר (amar): to say - Count: 5317
• הָיָה (hayah): to be - Count: 3576
• עָשָׂה (asah): to do, make - Count: 2632
• בּוֹא (bo): to come - Count: 2579
• נָתַן (natan): to give, put, set - Count: 2014
• הָלַך (halak): to walk, go - Count: 1554
• רָאָה (ra'ah): to see - Count: 1310
• שָׁמַע (shama): to hear - Count: 1165
• דָּבַר (davar): to speak - Count: 1135
• יָשַׁב (yashav): to sit, dwell - Count: 1087
• יָצָא (yatza): to go out - Count: 1075
• שׁוּב (shuv): to return - Count: 1075
• לָקַח (lakach): to take - Count: 966
• יָדַע (yada): to know - Count: 952
• עָלָה (alah): to go up - Count: 894
• שָׁלַח (shalach): to send - Count: 847
• מוּת (mut): to die - Count: 845
• אָכַל (achal): to eat - Count: 814
• קָרָא (qara): to call - Count: 736
• נָשָׂא (nasa): to lift, carry, take - Count: 658
• קוּם (qum): to arise, stand - Count: 627
• שִׂים (sim): to put, set - Count: 588
• עָבַר (avar): to pass over, through, or by - Count: 554
• עָמַד (amad): to stand - Count: 524
• נָכָה (nakah): to smite - Count: 501
• צִוָּה (tzivah): to command - Count: 496
• יָלַד (yalad): to bear, beget - Count: 495
• שָׁמַר (shamar): to keep, watch, preserve - Count: 469
• מָצָא (matza): to find - Count: 457
• נָפַל (nafal): to fall - Count: 435
• יָרַד (yarad): to go down - Count: 382
• בָּנָה (banah): to build - Count: 377
• נָגַד (nagad): to tell, declare - Count: 371
• מָלַך (malak): to be king, reign - Count: 350
• בָּרַך (barak): to bless - Count: 327
• יָרֵא (yare): to fear - Count: 318
• עָנָה (anah): to answer - Count: 317
• פָּקַד (paqad): to number, appoint, punish, visit - Count: 304
• סוּר (sur): to turn aside - Count: 298
• חָזַק (chazaq): to be strong - Count: 290
• כָּרַת (karat): to cut off - Count: 289
• עָבַד (avad): to work, serve - Count: 289
• חָיָה (chayah): to live - Count: 287
• קָרַב (karav): to come near, offer - Count: 280
• מָלֵא (male): to fill - Count: 250
• חָטָא (chata): to miss, sin - Count: 239
• יָרַשׁ (yarash): to possess, inherit, dispossess - Count: 232
• בָּקַשׁ (bakash): to seek - Count: 225
• זָכַר (zachar): to remember - Count: 225
• כָּתַב (katav): to write - Count: 225
• כּוּן (kun): to be firm, establish, prepare - Count: 219
• אָהַב (ahav): to love - Count: 217
• שָׁתָה (shatah): to drink - Count: 217
• נָטָה (natah): to stretch out - Count: 216
• יָסַף (yasaf): to add, do again - Count: 215
• עָזַב (azav): to forsake, leave - Count: 214
• נָצַל (natzal): to take away, deliver - Count: 213
• שָׁכַב (shachav): to lie down - Count: 213
• כָּלָה (kalah): to be complete, finished - Count: 208
• שָׁפַט (shafat): to judge - Count: 204
• אָסַף (asaf): to gather - Count: 200
• רוּם (rum): to be high, exalted - Count: 195
• יָכֹל (yachol): to be able - Count: 194
• גָּלָה (galah): to uncover, remove; to go into exile - Count: 187
• שָׁבַע (shava): to swear - Count: 186
• אָבַד (avad): to perish, destroy - Count: 185
• יָשַׁע (yasha): to deliver, save - Count: 178
• רָבָה (ravah): to be many, great - Count: 178
• שָׁאַל (shaal): to ask - Count: 174
• חָוָה (chavah): to bow, worship - Count: 173
• בִּין (bin): to understand - Count: 171
• לָחַם (lacham): to fight - Count: 171
• קָדַשׁ (qadash): to consecrate - Count: 171
• בָּחַר (bachar): to choose - Count: 170
• הָרַג (harag): to slay - Count: 167
• רָעָה (ra'ah): to shepherd, pasture, feed - Count: 167
• דָּרַשׁ (darash): to seek - Count: 165
• סָבַב (savav): to go around - Count: 163
• טָמֵא (tame): to be unclean - Count: 162
• נָסַס (nus): to flee - Count: 160
• שָׂמַח (samach): to rejoice - Count: 156
• כָּסָה (kasah): to cover - Count: 153
• נָגַע (naga): to touch, strike - Count: 150
• שָׂנֵא (sane): to hate - Count: 148
• שָׁבַר (shavar): to break - Count: 148
• הָלַל (halal): to praise - Count: 146
• נָסַע (nasa): to pull out; to set out, journey - Count: 146
• רָדַף (radaf): to pursue - Count: 144
• חָנָה (chanah): to camp - Count: 143
• שָׁחַת (shachat): to destroy, corrupt - Count: 142
• קָרָא (qara): to encounter, meet - Count: 139
• פָּתַח (patach): to open - Count: 136
• חָלַל (chalal): to profane, begin - Count: 135
• זָבַח (zavach): to sacrifice - Count: 134
• נוּחַ (nuach): to rest - Count: 134
• פָּנָה (panah): to turn - Count: 134
• קָבַר (qavar): to bury - Count: 133
• שָׁאַר (shaar): to remain - Count: 133
• שָׁכַן (shachan): to dwell - Count: 130
• קָבַץ (qavatz): to gather - Count: 127
• בּוֹשׁ (bush): to be ashamed - Count: 125
• נָגַשׁ (nagash): to approach - Count: 125
• שָׁלַך (shalak): to throw, fling, cast - Count: 125
• גָּדַל (gadal): to grow up, become great - Count: 123
• לָכַד (lakad): to capture - Count: 121
• יָטַב (yatav): to be good, pleasing - Count: 117
• שָׁפַך (shafak): to pour out - Count: 117
• בָּטַח (batach): to trust - Count: 116
• שָׂרַף (saraf): to burn - Count: 116
• שָׁלֵּם (shalem): to be complete, be sound, pay, make peace - Count: 116
• נָבָא (nava): to prophesy - Count: 115
• קָטַר (qatar): to make sacrifices smoke - Count: 115
• בָּכָה (bachah): to weep - Count: 114
• כָּבֵד (kaved): to be heavy, honored - Count: 114
• חָשַׁב (chashav): to think, account - Count: 112
• יָדָה (yadah): to praise, confess - Count: 111
• נִחַם (nicham): to comfort, relent - Count: 108
• סָפַר (safar): to count, relate - Count: 107
• יָתַר (yatar): to remain over - Count: 106
• גָּאַל (gaal): to redeem, avenge - Count: 104
• רוּץ (ritz): to run - Count: 104
• כָּפַר (kafar): to cover, make atonement - Count: 102
• שָׁכַח (shakah): to forget - Count: 102
• שָׁרַת (sharat): to minister - Count: 98
• לָבַשׁ (lavash): to wear - Count: 97
• רָעַע (ra'a): to do evil - Count: 97
• שָׁבַע (shava): to satisfy, fill - Count: 97
• אָמַן (aman): to trust - Count: 96
• הָפַך (haphak): to turn - Count: 94
• טהר (taher): to be clean, purify - Count: 94
• מָלַט (malat): to escape - Count: 94
• חָרָה (charah): to burn, be angry - Count: 93
• שָׁמֵם (shamem): to be desolate, appalled - Count: 92
• שָׁמַד (shamed): to destroy - Count: 90
• שִׁיר (shir): to sing - Count: 88
• שִׁית (shit): to put, set - Count: 88
• לָמַד (lamad): to learn, teach - Count: 87
• קָנָה (qanah): to buy - Count: 85
• פָּלַל (palal): to pray - Count: 84
• גּוּר (gur): to sojourn, dwell - Count: 83
• סָגַר (sagar): to shut - Count: 82
• סָתַר (satar): to hide, conceal - Count: 82
• עָזַר (azar): to help - Count: 82
• קָלַל (qalal): to curse, be easy, light, swift - Count: 82
• מָהַר (mahar): to hasten - Count: 81
• מָשַׁל (mashal): to rule - Count: 81
• מָכַר (machar): to sell - Count: 80
• עוּר (ur): to arouse, stir up, uncover - Count: 80
• שָׁחַט (shachat): to slaughter - Count: 80
• עָנָה (anah): to oppress, humiliate; to be afflicted - Count: 79
• רָכַב (rachav): to mount and ride - Count: 78
• חָנַן (chanan): to show favor - Count: 77
• חָלָה (chalah): to be sick, entreat - Count: 75
• עָרַך (arach): to arrange - Count: 75
• זָעַק (zaak): to cry out - Count: 74
• מָאַס (maas): to reject - Count: 74
• נָצַב (nitzav): to stand - Count: 74
• אָסַר (asar): to bind - Count: 73
• חָפֵץ (chafetz): to delight - Count: 73
• פָּלָא (pala): to be wonderful - Count: 73
• רָחַץ (rachatz): to wash, bathe - Count: 72
• אָמַר (amar): to say - Count: 71
• הָוָה (havah): to be, become - Count: 71
• שָׁבַת (shavat): to cease, rest - Count: 71
• לִין (lin): to lodge, stay overnight - Count: 70
• מָשַׁח (mashach): to anoint - Count: 70
• נָבַט (navat): to look - Count: 70
• רִיב (riv): to strive, contend - Count: 70
• רָפָא (rafa): to heal = 69
• תָּקַע (takah): to blow, thrust = 69
• פָּרַשׂ (paras): to spread out = 67
• פּוּץ (putz): to scatter, overflow = 66
• כָּשַׁל (kashal): to stumble = 65
• נִצַּח (nitzach): to direct (music), oversee = 65
• צָלַח (tzalach): to prosper, succeed, rush = 65
• שָׁכַם (shaham): to rise early = 65
• תָּפַשׂ (tafas): to seize = 65
• אָחַז (achaz): to hold = 64
• תָּמַם (tamem): to be complete = 64
• אָרַר (arar): to curse = 63
• בָּרַח (barach): to flee = 63
• דָּרַך (darach): to tread, walk = 63
• קָרַע (qara): to tear = 63
• נָצַר (natzar): to watch, keep = 62
• שָׁקָה (shakah): to cause to drink = 62
• בָּעַר (baar): to burn = 60
• זָנָה (zanah): to be a harlot = 60
• פָּדָה (padah): to redeem = 60
• שָׂכַל (sakal): to be wise, prudent, understand = 60
• יבשׁ (yavesh): to be dry, wither = 59
• יכח (yakach): to decide, reprove = 59
• נחל (nachal): to inherit possess = 59
• נטע (nata): to plant = 59
• רחק (rachak): to be far = 58
• שׁדד (shadad): to devastate = 58
• יעץ (yaatz): to counsel = 57
• פעל (paal): to do make = 57
• צרר (tzarar): to bind, restrict, distress = 57
• זרע (zara): to sow = 56
• צעק (tzaak): to cry out = 56
• חדל (chadal): to cease, refrain = 55
• חזה (chazah): to see = 55
• חלק (chalaq): to divide, share = 55
• כעס (kaas): to be angry = 55
• אבה (avah): to be willing = 54
• דבק (davaq): to cling = 54
• חתת (chatat): to be dismayed = 53
• יצק (yatzak): to pour, cast = 53
• רנן (rinan): to sing for joy = 53
• מדד (madad): to measure = 52
• בקע (baka): to cleave, split = 51
• כבס (kavas): to wash = 51
• נדח (nadach): to banish, drive away = 51
• תעה (taa): to err = 51
• חרם (charam): to ban, devote, destroy = 50
• נכר (nachar): to recognize, disguise, treat as foreign = 50
• נגע (naga): to reach, overtake = 50
• בגד (bagad): to act treacherously = 49
• נגף (nagaf): to strike = 49
• ברא (bara): to create 48
• יצב (yatzav): to stand = 48
• סמך (samach): to lean, support = 48
• רצה (ratzah): to accept, pleased with = 48
• גיל (gil): to rejoice = 47
• חיל (chail): to writhe, travail, wait = 47
• חרש (charash): to be deaf, silent = 47
• ידע (yada): to know = 47
• סלח (salach): to forgive = 47
• פרר (parar): to break = 47
• צפה (tzafah): to overlay = 47
• קוה (qvah): to wait for, hope = 47
• רחם (racham): to have compassion, love = 47
• רצח (ratzach): to murder = 47
• שבה (shavah): to take captive = 47
• ירה (yarah): to teach, show = 46
• מאן (maan): to refuse = 46
• עצר (atzar): to restrain = 46
• פגע (paga): to meet, encounter = 46
• פרץ (paratiz): to break through = 46
• קשב (qashav): to attend, listen = 46
• רפה (raphah): to sink, fail, leave alone = 46
• גרשׁ (geresh): to drive out = 45
• זָמַר (zamar): to sing praise = 45
• יצר (yatzar): to form plan, make pottery = 45
• בלל (balal): to mix give feed = 44
• חגר (chagar): to gird = 44
• חלץ (chalatz): to deliver, withdraw, equip = 44
• מרה (marah):to rebel = 44
• נקה (niqah): to be unpunished, clean, free = 44
• קשר (qashar): to bind conspire = 44
• רוע (rua): to shout = 44
• אור (or): to be light = 43
• בזז (bazaz): to plunder = 43
• הרה (harah): to conceive = 43
• הרס (haras): to destroy = 43
• יחל (yachal): to wait, hope = 43
• פשט (pasht): to strip, raid = 43
• בדל (badal): to be separate = 42
• בזה (bazah): to despise = 42
• זוב (zov): to flow = 42
• יסד (yasad): to lay a foundation, establish = 42
• נוע (noa): to shake; to wander = 42
• נתץ (natatz): to break down = 42
• שׁקט (shaqat): to be quiet = 42
• אזן (azan): to hear = 41
• אמץ (amatz): to be strong = 41
• בלע (bala): to swallow = 41
• מוט (mot): to totter, shake = 41
• פשע (pasha): to transgress, rebel = 41
• צדק (tzedek): to be just = 41
• רגז (ragaz): to quake, tremble, be excited = 41
• גנב (ganav): to steal = 40
• חמל (chamal): to pity = 40
• יסר (yasar): to instruct, warn, rebuke = 40
• נטשׁ (natash): to forsake = 40
• עוד (ud): to warn, testify = 40
• בהל (bahal): to dismay, terrify, hasten = 39
• חרד (charad): to tremble, fear = 39
• נחה (nachah): to lead = 39
• קהל (qahal): to assemble = 39
• זרה (zarah): to scatter = 38
• חרף (charaf): to reproach = 38
• כול (kul): to provide contain = 38
• כלם (kalam): to be humiliated = 38
• צפה (tzaphah): to watch = 38
• גמל (gamal): to reward, wean = 37
• חסה (chasah): to take refuge = 37
• לקט (lakat): to gather, glean = 37
• עשק (ashak): to oppress = 37
• חרב (cherev): to be dry, waste = 36
• כנע (kna): to humble, subdue = 36
• כרע (kara): to bow down = 36
• מעל (maal): to act unfaithfully = 36
• משך (mashak): to pull = 36
• נסה (nasah): to test try = 36
• קום (qum): to arise, stand = 36
• קצר (qatzar): to reap = 36
• שחק (shachak): to play to mock = 36
• אשם (asham): to be guilty = 35
• נקם (nakam): to avenge = 35
• רשע (rasha): to be wicked, condemn = 35
• ארך (arach): to be long = 34
• גבה (gavah): to be high = 34
• המה (hamah): toroar = 34
• זרק (zaraq): to toss, sprinkle = 34
• חבא (java): to hide = 34
• מחה (machah): to wipe out = 34
• נוף (nuf): to wave = 34
• פרח (parach): to bud, sprout, break out 34
• צפן (tzfn): to hide = 34
• צרף (tzaraph): to refine = 34
• קנא (qana): to be jealous = 34
• קצף (qatzf): to be angry = 34
• חבש (chabash): to bind = 33
• יהב (yahav): to give, come = 33
• צמח (tzimach): to grow, sprout = 33
• כחד (kachad): to hide = 32
• צור (tzur): to besiege, bind = 32
• אבל (aval): to mourn = 31
• חזה (chazah): to see = 31
• טמן (taman): to hide = 31
• ילל (yalel): to wail = 31
• מול (mul): to circumcise = 31
• נאף (naaf): to commit adultery = 31
• נדר (nadar): tovow = 31
• נשק (nashaq): to kiss = 31
• שטף (shataf): to overflow, rinse = 31
• אוה (avah): to desire = 30
• גזל (gazal): to rob = 30
• דמה (damah): to be like, intend = 30
• נהג (nahag): to drive, lead = 30
• ספד (safad): tolament = 30
• ענה (anah): to answer = 30
• רבץ (ravatz): to lie down = 30
• שפל (shafel): to be low, abased = 30
• חלם (chalam): to dream be strong = 29
• יעד (yaad): to appoint, meet = 29
• ירה (yarah): to shoot, throw = 29
• מנע (mana): to withhold = 29
• פרה (parah): tobear fruit = 29
• רעশ (raash): to shake, quake = 29
• בחן (bachen): to test try = 28
• בשל (bashel): to boil = 28
• חבר (chavar): to join, associate = 28
• חכם (chacham): to be wise = 28
• חשך (chashach): to spare, refrain = 28
• יהב (yahav): to give = 28
• מנה (manah): to number, count, appoint = 28
• נדד (nadad): tofle, wander = 28
• עבד (avad): to make, do = 28
• קשה (qashah): to be hard = 28
• תלה (talah): to hang = 28
• בער (baar): to remove, purge = 27
• זקן (zaqen): to be old = 27
• חלף (chalaf): to pass, change = 27
• חקר (chaqar): to search = 27
• חרש (charash): to plow, engrave, plan = 27
• חתם (chatam): to seal = 27
• יצת (yatzat): to kindle, burn = 27
• ישר (yashar): to be smooth, straight, right = 27
• נתק (nataq): to tear off; to lure away = 27
• עוף (uf): to fly = 27
• עלם (alam): to be hidden = 27
• פלט (palat): to escape deliver = 27
• פתה (pathah): to be simple, entice, deceive = 27
• שוּש (shoosh): to rejoice = 27
• יגע (yaga): to toil, be weary = 26
• פרד (parad): to separate = 26
• צרר (tzarar): to be hostile = 26
• קדם (qadam): to come before, meet = 26
• רגל (regel): to go on foot, spy = 26
• שים (shim): to set, make = 26
• גבר (gabar): to be strong, prevail = 25
• הגה (hagah): to meditate, moan, speak = 25
• טרף (taraf): to tear = 25
• מרד (marad): to rebel = 25
• נוד (nud): to move to and fro, wander, mourn = 25
• נסך (nasakh): to pour out = 25
• פחד (pachad): to fear, dread = 25
• רחב (rachav): to be wide, enlarge = 25
• שלף (shalaf): to draw (sword) = 25
• בשר (basar): to bear news = 24
• גוע (goa): to die = 24
• חוס (chus): to pity = 24
• כבה (kabah): to quench = 24
• נאץ (naatz): to despise = 24
• נזה (nazah): to sprinkle = 24
• סוג (sug): to turn back = 24
• רוש (rohsh): to be poor = 24
• שכל (shachel): to bereave = 24
• תור (tur): to explore, spy = 24
• ארב (arav): to ambush = 23
• גלח (gilach): to shave = 23
• דין (din): to judge = 23
• חפש (chapas): to search, disguise = 23
• יעל (yaal): to profit = 23
• כהן (kahan): to act as priest = 23
• נגש (nagash): to oppress = 23
• שקל (shaqal): to weigh = 23
• בנה (banah): to build = 22
• גדע (gada): to hew = 22
• זהר (zahar): to warn = 22
• חמם (chamam): to warm = 22
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