The Words Behind the Word

יְרִיחוֹ ye.ri.cho Jericho 57× יַ֫עַר ya.ar wood 56× יָרֵא ya.re afraid 54× יְרִיעָה ye.ri.ah curtain 54× יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ yo.shiy.yah Josiah 53× יָצַק ya.tsaq to pour: pour 52× יְהוֹיָדָע ye.ho.ya.da Jehoiada 51× יוֹמָם yo.mam by day 51× יָהּ yah LORD 50× יָצַב ya.tsav to stand 48× יִשְׁמָעֵאל yish.ma.el Ishmael 48× יְדַע ye.da to know 47× יוֹאָשׁ yo.ash Joash 47× יַ֫חַד ya.chad unitedness 44× יוֹנָתָן yo.na.tan Jonathan 44× יָפֶה ya.pheh beautiful 43× יָסַר ya.sar to discipline 43× יִשָּׂשכָר yis.sa.s.khar Issachar 43× יָחַל ya.chal to wait: wait 42× יָסַד ya.sad to found 42× יָתוֹם ya.tom orphan 42× יִשַׁי yi.shay Jesse 42× יִרְאָה yir.ah fear 42× יְבוּסִי ye.vu.si Jebusite 41× יְהוֹיָקִים ye.ho.ya.qim Jehoiakim 37× יָקָר ya.qar precious 36× יֵ֫שַׁע ye.sah salvation 36× יִזְרְעֶאל yiz.re.el Jezreel 36× יְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּ ye.sha.yah Isaiah 35× יָרֵךְ ya.rekh thigh 34× יָהַב ya.hav to give 33× יְמָנִי ye.ma.ni right 33× יוֹנָה yo.nah dove 33× יָנַק ya.naq to suckle 32× יָלַל ya.lal to wail 31× יָצַת ya.tsat to kindle 31× יַרְכָה ye.re.khah flank 30× יִפְתָּח yiph.tach Iphtah 30× יָעַד ya.ad to appoint 29× יְהוֹרָם ye.ho.ram Jehoram 29× יֵשׁוּעַ ye.shu.a Jeshua 29× יָשַׁר ya.shar to smooth 28× יְהַב ye.hav to give 28× יוֹבֵל yo.vel jubilee/horn 27× יָגֵעַ ya.ga be weary/toil 26× יָרֵחַ ya.re.ach moon 26× יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם ye.ru.sha.lem Jerusalem 26× יָתֵד ya.ted peg 24× יָבֵשׁ ya.vesh Jabesh (Gilead) 24× יוֹתָם yo.tam Jotham 24×