Longest and shortest book in the new testament daniel ayad. It has 23,214 verses which comprise roughly 622,700 words. The middle verse of the bible is the 8th verse of the 118th psalm. The eight harry potter books have an impressive combined word count of over 1 million words. King james version bible breakdown books, chapters. Over the years, there has been some controversy over what constitutes the worlds longest novel. Mingled with imperatives about taking cold baths before dinner and opening bedroom windows at night is this pearl. We are also going to look at how harry potter is comparable to other young adult novels in regards to word count. Sticking with the english, the total word count of the four gospels matthew, mark, luke, john is 83,898. Judith was in the bible for over 1,000 years before protestants came. How many words in each book of the bible the holy word. The fifth longest book of the bible is exodus with 25,957 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. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream. Of course the number of books 66 and chapters 1,189 are fairly easy to count. Interestingly enough, the word count for the greek new testament is 8,020 depending on which edition one is using. Most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old. Many books and websites list faulty statistics on the king james bible. However when it comes to verses, words and letters, there are a wide variety of numbers floating around. Actually, the number of letters would be even better. However, another source, bible believers, states that the 1611 king james bible has a word count of 788,280 words.
This article follows on from our earlier article how many words in the bible in. The fourth shortest book of the bible, and shortest book of the entire old testament, is obadiah with 440 hebrew words. The second longest word in the bible is chushanrishathaim 17 letters. Amazing how much more one can say with fewer words in koine greek. Mahershalalhashbaz was a son of the prophet isaiah. Word count is a direct way to measure the length of a novel in a manner unaffected by variations of format and page size. However, since it is actually 5 books combined into one, i would not consider it to be the longest. I built one logos word list like this for every single book of the bible. The longest book of the new testament, and the twelfth longest book of the entire bible, is the gospel of luke with 19,482 greek words. Put simply, the sweet spot for a novels word count is generally said to be around 8090k. Graphic units counts the number of hebrew words in a particular. Despite the gospel of luke containing 24 chapters, four less than both matthew and acts, it contains more verses and words 1. A concordance like strongs exhaustive bible concordance contains a word count of every word in the bible with the passages where they appear crossreferenced to.
Most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. The secondshortest book by word count, 2 john, has 245 words, but it has fewer verses than 3 john. But, if we are counting the number of words, do we count the english words or the hebrewgreek words. I referenced the lexham hebrew bible for ot books and the na27 for nt books, and heres what i got. The bible is a compilation of many shorter books written at different times by a variety of authors. For the statistically minded, luke contains 1151 verses compared to 1071 found in matthew and 1006 found in acts 2. The criteria typically used to determine the length of the shortest book in the bible is the number of words in the book. Consider these points, at something like 43,000 words psalms is the longest book in the bible. 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. It is quite well known that the longest book in the bible is the psalms, of which there are 150 individual psalms. Jan 02, 2020 the fifth longest book of the bible is exodus with 25,957 hebrew words. The 117th is also the midpoint of the bible by word count.
If the calculation is based on the number of verses or the number of chapters or the number of pages, it is correct. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. This is a very popular question from the bible quiz trivia game. By word count, whats the longest book in the bible. The longest book in the new testament is the gospel of luke. Jan 02, 2020 the fourth shortest book of the bible, and shortest book of the entire old testament, is obadiah with 440 hebrew words.
Even though psalms has more contributors than any other book of the bible, it turns out that two other books are much longer than psalms. 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. You can click on any book of the bible to read an overview of what its about. The number of letters or characters can also be used as a measure of book length, but character count has been traditionally applied to the length of verses and not the length of. How can the books of the bible be listed from shortest to. Illustration from an 1899 book, school hygiene, by dr. Aug 23, 2016 the second longest word in the bible is chushanrishathaim 17 letters. The kjv bible breakdown by books, chapters, verses and word counts click or tap icons to share. Small wonder that in the days of movable type a lot of printing errors were made. Word counts on every book of the bible from longest to shortest. 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. In the notorious wicked bible the word not was accidentally omitted from the commandment thou shalt not commit adultery. Also, heres another list i may swipe and add in here.
That said, this figure differs from book to book and organization to. The second longest book of the bible is genesis with 32,046 words. On our website you will be able to find not only the answer for the shortest book in number of words but also thousands of other game answers, cheats and solutions. But when measuring by hebrew word count, the longest book in the old testament is jeremiah with approximately 33,000 words in the original. How many books in the bible begin with the letter j. Jeremiah 33,002 words genesis 32,046 words psalms 30,147 words ezekiel 29,918 words. What are the top ten longest books in the entirety of the kjv bible. How many words in each book of the bible the holy word church. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. Based on word count, the biggest book is the psalms with 150 chapters that contain 43,743 total words. Many, yes, but there are exceptions due to the layout and font size of a particular book. Combining this with my figures and existing word count, the adjusted count for homestuck is currently 58808 words. Sep 06, 2016 most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. In this article, were going to look at how many words are in the harry potter series.
Page 1 of 1 9 items this post has 8 replies 0 followers posts 3368. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. When it comes to calculating the number of words in the bible, it\s not as straightforward as it might first appear. For example when it comes to verses i have read and heard preachers and teachers say there are 31,000 verses, 31,101 verses, 31,102 verses, 31,170 verses and. Judith was in the bible for over 1,000 years before protestants came onto the scene. Jul 15, 20 most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. Bible concordance all words in the king james version. Oct 17, 2011 interestingly enough, the word count for the greek new testament is 8,020 depending on which edition one is using. The title translates to remembrance of things past. The bible is an amalgamation of different books written by different people. The fifth shortest book of the bible is jude with a count of 461 words.
Book title chapter count verse count word count 1 genesis 50 1,533 38,262 2 exodus 40. For more detail and discussion of the comparison method, please see the measuring homestuck thread, where notegbert explains. If you took a run of the mill, everyday bible, and you managed to count all the pages, you would have the following. What are the longest and shortest books of the bible. Word count in a bible book logos bible software forums. The longest verse in the bible can be found in the book of esther, chapter 8 verse 9. The king james bible is the oldest version of the text, and as changes occurred in subsequent editions it is no wonder that sources report different word counts. The number of chapters does not matter, the number of words is what counts. At a writers conference i recently attended, publishing veteran jane friedman said 80,000 words is good for most fiction, below 60,000 isnt novel length territory, and above 120,000 is likely too much. King james version bible breakdown books, chapters, verses.
Pencilthin books on narrow topics that are under 50,000 words are quite common. Shorter novels such as fahrenheit 451, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, the great gatsby, and slaughterhousefive are between 4050,000 words. Please find below all the answers for the shortest book in number of words. Special thanks go to logos bible software for making determining the longest book of the bible by hebrew or greek word count much easier. 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. However, there is a wide range of acceptable word counts for nonfiction books. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. 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 fourth longest book of the bible is ezekiel with 29,918 words. The guinness book of world records gives the honor to marcel prousts elephantine remembrance of things past, weighing in at 9,609,000 characters including spaces.
The king james version kjv of this verse contains ninety words. A breakdown of the total number of books, chapters verses and words found in the king james version of the holy bible. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. Word count for book series the first book in each series below was the authors first. I used logos bible software to find out which books are the longest, by original word count. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. That left me with 66 logos word lists, each giving me every originallanguage word in a given book of the bible. The next longest is jeremiah, which is composed of 52 chapters, 1,364 verses and 42,659 words filling out the rest of the ten biggest books are ezekiel, genesis, isaiah, numbers, exodus. As for nonfiction books, the standard bestsellers have word counts similar to adult novels. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. Sharp objects has a word count of 80,565 and my utility calculates it at 80,7.
As you can see, established authors get much more flexibility when it comes to the length of their book. The first book in each series below was the authors first. The problem is there are hundreds of different translations of the bible, and each one has a different number of words, so the answer depends on which bible you\re actually referring to. The shortest book in the bible by word count is 3 john, with only 219 words in the bibles original language. The secondlongest book of the bible is genesis with 32,046 words.
For example, atonement has a word count of 123,378 and my utility comes up with 110,765 words. Aug 05, 2017 the criteria typically used to determine the length of the shortest book in the bible is the number of words in the book. Longest and shortest book in the new testament daniel. For most publishers, a book is novellength when its between 50,000 and 110,000 words. Word count tool this tool also reports the number of syllables, monosyllabic words, polysyllabic words, sentences, paragraphs, unique words, short words, long words.
Apr 18, 2008 the bible is an amalgamation of different books written by different people. This is going by word count in the original languages not any english translation of the bible. Jul 11, 2011 longest and shortest book in the new testament july 11, 2011 posted by daniel ayad in unique. The bible is one of the oldest texts in the history of the world. Aug 05, 2019 for most publishers, a book is novellength when its between 50,000 and 110,000 words. The word count 788,280 is based on the kjv and seems to be almost exactly as. Search for word count totals in books word counters. These two letters begin the hebrew words open patuach and closed sagoor, and are. The new testament consists of 260 chapters, divided into 7,959 verses or roughly 184,600. Heres a list of the ten longest books of the bible. Dec 08, 2015 as for the number of letter characters in the bible, the total count is a staggering 3,116,480. Word count is based on the number of words in the original language, hebrew.
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