Lecture Notes: Basic Hebrew Vocabulary 500

Introduction

• The list contains 500 of the most frequent and important words from the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible.
• Intended to assist in maintaining Hebrew language skills.
• Transcription follows ZAW rules.

Vocabulary List Overview

A

• bf) b: Father
• db) bd: Q. perish; Pi., Hi. ruin
• hb) bh: Be willing

B

• }ebe) bn: Stone
• }owdf) dn: Master, lord
• yfnodA) adny: Lord
• {fdf) dm: Man, mankind, people
• hfmfdA) adm: (Arable) soil

C

• b"hf) hb: Like, love
• leho) ohl: Tent

D

• wo) or: Or
• row) r: Shine, light up
• rw) r: Light
• tow) t: Sign
• zf) z: Then

E

• !z <ao ozn: Ear

F

• xf): Brother
• dfxe) d: One

G

• towxf) a t: Sister
• r"x a) a r: Another, different
• raxa) a ar: Later on, afterwards
• y"rAxa) a ar: After
• tyirAxa) a hart: End, behind, issue, the future

H

• b"yo) oyb: Enemy
• liya) ayil: Ram

I

• }y")/}iya) ayin/n: Is not, non-existence, nothing
• $yi) s: Man

J

• |a) ak: Only

K

• lk) kl: Eat

L

• le) l: Towards
• la) al: Not
• l") l: God

M

• heL") ell: These
• aHowlE) l ah: God
• {yiholE) lhm: God, gods

N

• vele) lf: Thousand
• {i) im: If
• {") m: Mother

O

• hfmf) m: (Maid), servant
• hfMa) amm: Forearm, cubit

P

• hfnUmE) mn: Faithfulness, trustworthiness
• rm) mr: Say
• temE) mt: Faithfulness

Pronouns

• yinA) an: I
• yikonf) anok: I

Actions

• Vs) sf: Gather (food), collect
• Va) af: Also, even; nose, anger

Numbers

• hf(fB:ra) / (aB:ra): Four
• {yi(fB:ra) arbm: Forty

Miscellaneous

• }owrA) arn: Chest, ark of the covenant
• jere) r: Ground, country, territory, the earth

Concluding Notes

• The vocabulary is organized alphabetically but allows identifying word families or groups (e.g., numbers, pronouns).
• Feedback and corrections are welcomed to improve the list.