The bible is a compilation of many shorter books written at different times by a variety of authors. Most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. The count of monte cristo at 375,695 words and 1,276 pages in the penguin classics english translation is one of the longest books ive read. The largest, longestrunning bible study in the world. Old testament by number of hebrew words psalms is often said to be the longest book in the bible because it has the most chapters, but a better indication of actual length is the number of words. The third shortest book of the bible is philemon with 335 words in greek. How many words in each book of the bible the holy word church.
Word count is a direct way to measure the length of a. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. The king james version kjv of this verse contains ninety words. The ultimate bible quiz book is a fun and interactive way to learn the most important aspects of the bible, and the perfect supplement to your bible study. Psalm 119, which has more words than any other chapter. Consider these points, at something like 43,000 words psalms is the longest book in the bible. Can you name the bible books shortest to longest test your knowledge on this religion quiz and compare your score to others. Does the book of esther have the bibles longest word.
What are the longest and shortest books of the bible. If the calculation is based on the number of verses or the number of chapters or the number of pages, it is correct. Of course the number of books 66 and chapters 1,189 are fairly easy to count. The book of esther contains ten chapters, but neither the word lord nor god is to be found in it.
Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. The bibles a huge collection of smaller documents, called books. Many books and websites list faulty statistics on the king james bible. The bibles longest book is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 2 times. The longest chapter in the bible is psalm 119, and the middle and shorte.
You can click on any book of the bible to read an overview of what its about. The longest prayer in the bible is nehemiahs prayer recorded in nehemiah 9. This book is actually an anthology comprised of many different songs, most of which feature parallelism as a defining feature in their structure. The artscroll chumash i use is a fivevolume set one book for each of the five books of the torah. How does the number of words in the bible stack up to other texts. The fifth shortest book of the bible is jude with a count of 461 words. Longest book in the bible by word count in the original language jeremiah 33,002 words in the original language 500. Using a program such as amazon kindle or biblegateway you can verify this. Book title chapter count verse count word count 1 genesis 50 1,533 38,262 2 exodus 40.
There are different verses that could be considered the longest verse in the bible based on word count, and this depends on which language you look at as the measure. Some other bible word related facts to offer you some more interesting facts and figures, according to this website, the longest chapter in the bible is psalm 119, and the middle and shortest chapter is psalm 117. The bible was written over a 1600 year period by approximately 40 men. Luke is the longest book of the new testament, followed by the second longest, the acts of the apostles, and third, the gospel according to st. However when it comes to verses, words and letters, there are a wide variety of numbers floating around. On this page you will be able to find by hebrew word count, the longest book bears this name that led to a word for a long complaint or rant. Luke has fewer chapters than matthew but actually longer than that. Aug 23, 2016 the two longest words in the bible have 18 letters each. Aug 29, 2016 also, consider that many books and many have been split into a 1st and 2nd, but were origionally a single book.
Mar 19, 2019 for word nerds, the book of esther contains a special treat the longest word in the tanakh. Traditionally, artamene ou le grand cyrus, has been considered the longest novel, but has. Its not the psalms justin taylor september 6, 2016 most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. Psalms is not even the second longest bookby hebrew word count, that would be genesis. Todays final jeopardy question in the category old testament books was. I referenced the lexham hebrew bible for ot books and the na27 for nt books, and heres what i got. This is followed by king solomons prayer in 1 kings 8.
The word count 788,280 is based on the kjv and seems to be almost exactly as wed expect see our page on how many words in the bible for more information on this. Visit our site in order to find the answer for what book in the bible is the longest regarding word count. The fourth shortest book of the bible, and shortest book of the entire old testament, is obadiah with 440 hebrew words. There are some variations between versions with includedexcluded text and verses, however, for the purpose of establishing the relative lengths of each book, these counts are.
By hebrew word count, the longest book bears this name that led to. Apr 09, 2020 2 john and 3 john are the only books in the bible that have less than 20 verses. The bible has been translated from hebrew and greek into other languages, and the word counts are not the same from one language to the next. These two letters begin the hebrew words open patuach and closed sagur, and are. While it is by far the longest book of the bible by the number of chapters, the book of psalms is only the third longest book of the bible according to the number of words. Mahershalalhashbaz was a son of the prophet isaiah. Aug 14, 2018 the longest book in the old testament when measuring by chapters is the book of psalms with 150 chapters and 2,461 verses. The ten longest chapters in scripture by total number of. The second longest book of the bible is genesis with 32,046 words. Psalms is not even the second longest book by hebrew word count, that would be genesis. However, since it is actually 5 books combined into one, i would not consider it to be the longest.
This verse states that all the kings scribes were summoned and commanded to write out a distinct language and script for each province and region. Jul 15, 20 justin taylor july 15, 20 most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. Longest book of ot and of bible is psalms with 150 chapters 2,461 verses. Bible concordance all words in the king james version. List of books in the bible from shortest to longest. The longest word in the bible is found in isaiah 8. The second longest word in the bible is chushanrishathaim 17 letters. The next two shortest books, philemon and obadiah, have 25 and 21 verses, respectively. Interesting facts about the bible, compiled by gussie lambert. Heres a list of the ten longest books of the bible. In your recent bible quiz, however, you listed jeremiah.
Some other bible wordrelated facts to offer you some more interesting facts and figures, according to this website, the longest chapter in the bible is psalm 119, and the middle and shortest chapter is psalm 117. The longest chapter of the bible is psalm 119, and psalms is usually listed as the longest book of the bible in english translation. Nov 22, 2011 word count for famous novels organized by hawthorn mineart, under books, writing. This is often counted the longest name and word used in the bible, though a possible longer namephrase in isaiah is found in isaiah 9. Although it is unclear how many words breeze avenue comprises, an educated guess puts the count at over 1 billion. Here is the text of the longest prayer in the bible. Jeremiah 33,002 words genesis 32,046 words psalms 30,147 words ezekiel 29,918 words.
For those who are looking for a lot of information in a very short book, 3 john is recommended reading. The word and occurs 46,277 times, and the word reverand but once psalm 111. Home categories quizzes about login submit trivia sign up. How many words in each book of the bible the holy word. Word count 1 genesis 50 1,533 38,262 2 exodus 40 1,2.
Kings 39,145 words chronicles 38,0 words samuel 38,007 words jeremiah 32,982 words genesis 32,046 words psalms 30,047 words ezekiel 29,918 words exodus 25, 957 words isaiah 25,608 words numbers 25,048 words. This is going by word count in the original languages not any english translation of the bible. King james version bible breakdown books, chapters, verses. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. Luke has 1151 verses 19842 greek words, in contrast to acts only 1007 verses, but 18451 words and matthew 1071 verses, but only 18345 words. Technically, vhaachshadrapanim and its eleven letters makes it the length champion of the. Psalms is often said to be the longest book in the bible because it has the most chapters, but a better indication of actual length is the number of words. This article follows on from our earlier article how many words in the bible in. How can the books of the bible be listed from shortest to. Jan 02, 2020 by counting the number of words in hebrew or greek, the longest book of the bible is jeremiah, weighing in at 33,002 words. The trivial question of the relative length of biblical books opens onto other, more interesting questionsspecifically with regard to psalms and jeremiah. But when measuring by hebrew word count, the longest book in the old testament is jeremiah with approximately 33,000 words in the original language.
A breakdown of the total number of books, chapters verses and words found in the king james version of the holy bible. May 29, 2014 basically, i cut and paste an entire book into microsoft word, then used the word count. What book in the bible is the longest regarding word count. Some of the songs are clearly labeled as having been written by distinct figures, such as moses and solomon. The longest verse in the bible can be found in the book of esther, chapter 8 verse 9. Most of us assume psalms is the longest book in the bible, since it has 150 chapters. Jan 02, 2020 the second shortest book of the bible is 2 john with 245 words. The ten longest books in the old testament, in the original hebrew used in the masoretic texts are. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. Word counts on every book of the bible from longest to shortest 1 jeremiah 33,002 2 genesis 32,046 3 psalms 30,147 4 ezekiel 29,918 5 exodus 25,957 6 isaiah 25,608 7 numbers 25,048 8 deuteronomy 23,008 9.
Psalms is the longest book in the bible according to the number of verses. How many chapters, verses, and words are in the bible. Basically, i cut and paste an entire book into microsoft word, then used the word count feature. The longest book of the bible is psalms by word count as well measuring. By counting the number of words in hebrew or greek, the longest book of the bible is jeremiah, weighing in at 33,002 words. The middle chapter of the old testament is job 29 and the middle chapter of the new testament is romans.
The longest book in the old testament when measuring by chapters is the book of psalms with 150 chapters and 2,461 verses. The kjv bible breakdown by books, chapters, verses and word counts. Shortest book in the bible by word count in the original language 3 john 219 words in the original language 400. The answer is thirtynine books in the old testament and twentyseven books in the new. As the verge notes, thats more than twice the length of the lord of the rings, and as the guardian notes, its more than 200,000 words longer than the bible, and nearly double the length of the novel many of us think of when we think of really long novels, tolstoys war and peace. But since those arent part of the original, and because some books may have words per verse or more words per chapter than another book, neither of these would be the right criteria to use. By hebrew word count, the longest book bears this name that led. Apr 15, 2020 there have been some truly massive books written over the years. What is the longest book in the bibleby word count. But, if we are counting the number of words, do we count the english words or the hebrewgreek words. All letters of the alphabet, except j, are found in ezra 7.
By comparison, the longest book in the bible, luke, has nearly 20,000 words broken into 24 chapters and more than 1,000 verses. The kjv bible breakdown by books, chapters, verses and word counts click or tap icons to share. Jeremiah, 33,002 words genesis, 32,046 words psalms, 30,147 words ezekiel 29,918 words exodus, 25,957 words isaiah, 25,608 words numbers, 25,048. Jan 28, 2016 going by word count, the longest conventionally published book in the world is generally said to be artamene,ou le grand cyrus atarmene or cyrus the great a 17 thcentury romantic novel by. I was using the list in order to memorize the books of the new testament, in order from shortest to longest books. Dec 08, 2015 look no further than psalms, a book that also includes the longest chapter in the bible. Test your bible trivia knowledge with over 150 challenging questions and answers. This book reveals the bible according to the jewish faith from adam and eve and joseph the dreamer in the book of genesis. Luke has only 24 chapters, but is longer than both matthew and acts, with 28 chapters each. Special thanks go to logos bible software for making the process of determining the shortest book of the bible by hebrew or greek word count much easier. Word counts on every book of the bible from longest to shortest. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Look no further than psalms, a book that also includes the longest chapter in the bible. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact.
While a classic, i feel it could probably have done with a bit of an edit in some of the middle sections. While reading a torah portion straight through might take only an hour per week, to go through every word of the artscroll meant that the torah portion study would take at least four hours, at least for me. The book of psalms is a collection of 150 individual ancient hebrew songs and prayers. Quiz by elizabethshirley bible book name lengths quiz by elizabethshirley. Breeze avenue is part of grossmans american letters trilogy, the first two volumes of which, the alphabet man and the book of lazarus, were published by fc2.
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