The longest words in the Tanakh
The longest word in the Tanakh is וּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶן — 11 letters, “and in their abominations”, at Ezekiel 16:47. 3 distinct words share that length; 34 of the 39,615 distinct written forms run to 10 letters or more. Letters are counted as written — the consonants of the Masoretic text, final forms and all — and each word is listed once, longest first, ties in order of appearance.
- Longest wordוּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶן11 letters · 1 of 3
- Most frequentאֵת×7,366
- Highest standard valueלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא1,640
- Appear only once20,554of 39,615 distinct words
- First wordבְּרֵאשִׁיתGenesis 1:1
- Last wordוַיַּעַל2 Chronicles 36:23
39,615 distinct words in the Tanakh — number of letters, longest first. Tap any word for every place it appears, in canonical order.
| Word | English | Count | Standard | Letters | First appearance | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶן | and in their abominations | ×1 | 957 | 11 | — | |
| וְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶם | and like your deed | ×1 | 642 | 11 | — | |
| וְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִים | and the satraps | ×1 | 704 | 11 | — | |
| וּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ | and in your kneading troughs | ×1 | 985 | 10 | — | |
| לְמִשְׁפְּחֽוֹתֵיהֶם | to their family | ×1 | 919 | 10 | — | |
| וּלְחַטֹּאותֵיכֶֽם | and to your sin | ×1 | 530 | 10 | — | |
| וַחֲנִיתֽוֹתֵיהֶם | and their spears | ×1 | 935 | 10 | — | |
| וְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶם | and your finger | ×1 | 645 | 10 | — | |
| בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵינוּ | in our palace | ×1 | 765 | 10 | — | |
| וְתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶם | and their abominations | ×2 | 945 | 10 | ||
| בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ | in our den | ×1 | 640 | 10 | — | |
| לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר | to Nebuchadnezzar | ×5 | 603 | 10 | ||
| וּתְפוֹצוֹתִיכֶם | and your dispersions | ×1 | 1,058 | 10 | — | |
| וּנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר | and Nebuchadnezzar | ×1 | 579 | 10 | — | |
| וּבְאוֹצְרוֹתַיִךְ | and in your treasure | ×1 | 741 | 10 | — | |
| נבוכדראצור | Nebuchadnezzar | ×1 | 579 | 10 | — | |
| וַהֲבִיאוֹתִיהוּ | and come/go in | ×1 | 451 | 10 | — | |
| וְכַעֲלִילוֹתַיִךְ | and like your deed | ×1 | 602 | 10 | — | |
| בְּאַרְמְנֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם | in their palace | ×1 | 754 | 10 | — | |
| מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם | from their rim | ×1 | 804 | 10 | — | |
| לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ | to our around | ×2 | 576 | 10 | ||
| וּֽבַעֲלִילוֹתֶיךָ | and in your deed | ×1 | 584 | 10 | — | |
| בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם | in their counsel | ×1 | 669 | 10 | — | |
| מִמְּצֽוּקוֹתֵיהֶם | from their distress | ×1 | 737 | 10 | — | |
| וּמוֹסְרוֹתֵיהֶם | and their bond | ×1 | 773 | 10 | — | |
| וּֽמִמְּצֽוּקֹתֵיהֶם | and from their distress | ×1 | 737 | 10 | — | |
| הָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים | the satraps | ×1 | 698 | 10 | — | |
| לַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא | to satraps | ×2 | 684 | 10 | ||
| וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא | and satraps | ×4 | 660 | 10 | ||
| בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶֽם | in their family | ×1 | 891 | 10 | — | |
| כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם | like their division | ×1 | 659 | 10 | — | |
| בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶם | in their charge | ×1 | 1,043 | 10 | — | |
| בְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם | in their division | ×1 | 641 | 10 | — | |
| כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיכֶם | like your division | ×1 | 674 | 10 | — | |
| לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיהֶם | to their family | ×1 | 913 | 9 | — | |
| לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים | to the Ishmaelite | ×2 | 531 | 9 | ||
| הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים | the Ishmaelite | ×1 | 506 | 9 | — | |
| וּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּנוּ | and to our kindred | ×1 | 572 | 9 | — | |
| בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ | in our sacks | ×2 | 917 | 9 | ||
| בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵיכֶם | in your sacks | ×1 | 921 | 9 | — | |
| לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶם | to your family | ×2 | 928 | 9 | ||
| וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם | and you will bow down | ×5 | 1,175 | 9 | ||
| מִמּוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם | from your dwelling | ×1 | 858 | 9 | — | |
| וּֽבְמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם | and in your appointed time | ×1 | 198 | 9 | — | |
| וּלְמִנְחֹתֵיכֶם | and to your offering | ×1 | 604 | 9 | — | |
| סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶֽם | your around | ×5 | 550 | 9 | ||
| מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיהֶם | their altars | ×2 | 518 | 9 | ||
| סְבִיבוֹתֵיהֶם | their around | ×1 | 535 | 9 | — | |
| וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּים | and to the axes | ×1 | 435 | 9 | — | |
| וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִי | and bow down/worship | ×2 | 1,145 | 9 | ||
| הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִית | the Jezreelitess | ×2 | 733 | 9 | ||
| וּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִים | and in sistrum/rattle | ×1 | 338 | 9 | — | |
| ויושיביני | and sit | ×1 | 404 | 9 | — | |
| וּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶם | and their rim | ×1 | 764 | 9 | — | |
| בְּהִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָתִי | in bowing down | ×1 | 1,141 | 9 | — | |
| נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר | Nebuchadnezzar | ×14 | 423 | 9 | ||
| ועתידתיהם | and ready/prepared | ×1 | 945 | 9 | — | |
| בְּאַלְמנוֹתָיו | in his widows | ×1 | 545 | 9 | — | |
| וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִים | and the needy/poor | ×1 | 130 | 9 | — | |
| מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵיכֶם | your thought | ×2 | 826 | 9 | ||
| מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם | from your thought | ×1 | 860 | 9 | — | |
| וַהֲבִיאוֹתִים | and come/go in | ×1 | 480 | 9 | — | |
| וְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶם | and your sin | ×2 | 500 | 9 | ||
| מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם | their thought | ×1 | 811 | 9 | — | |
| נְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם | their path | ×1 | 923 | 9 | — | |
| וְחַטֹּאותֵינוּ | and our sin | ×1 | 496 | 9 | — | |
| וּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶם | and in their detestable thing | ×2 | 559 | 9 | ||
| וְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶם | and your bone | ×1 | 682 | 9 | — | |
| וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶם | and their thought | ×1 | 811 | 9 | — | |
| בִרְחוֹבוֹתֶיהָ | in her open square | ×1 | 639 | 9 | — | |
| וְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם | and to your fathers | ×3 | 515 | 9 | ||
| מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֵֽינוּ | our tabernacle | ×1 | 882 | 9 | — | |
| מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם | from their kidney | ×1 | 561 | 9 | — | |
| מִתְּבוּאֹתֵיכֶם | from your produce | ×1 | 919 | 9 | — | |
| מַרְאֲשׁוֹתֵיכֶם | your headdress | ×1 | 1,017 | 9 | — | |
| וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַיִךְ | and your neighings | ×1 | 607 | 9 | — | |
| וְאוֹצְרוֹתֶיךָ | and your treasure | ×1 | 739 | 9 | — | |
| מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם | your altars | ×4 | 533 | 9 | ||
| בְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶם | in your soul | ×2 | 908 | 9 | ||
| מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵינוּ | our thought | ×1 | 822 | 9 | — | |
| נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר | Nebuchadnezzar | ×26 | 573 | 9 | ||
| וְלַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם | and to their fathers | ×1 | 500 | 9 | — | |
| וּמוֹסְרוֹתֶיךָ | and your bond | ×1 | 748 | 9 | — | |
| וּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים | and in supplication/plea | ×1 | 572 | 9 | — | |
| וְהִתְשׁוֹטַטְנָה | and rove | ×1 | 790 | 9 | — | |
| וּמַחְשְׁבוֹתָיו | and his thought | ×2 | 778 | 9 | ||
| יְרִיעוֹתֵיהֶם | their curtains | ×1 | 751 | 9 | — | |
| וּסְבִיבוֹתֶיהָ | and her around | ×1 | 501 | 9 | — | |
| מוֹשְׁבוֹתֵיכֶם | your dwelling | ×1 | 824 | 9 | — | |
| בְּהִזָּרֽוֹתֵיכֶם | in scatter | ×1 | 690 | 9 | — | |
| מוֹשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם | their dwelling | ×1 | 809 | 9 | — | |
| וְתוֹעֲבוֹתַיִךְ | and your abominations | ×2 | 920 | 9 | ||
| וּבְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶם | and in their judgment | ×1 | 492 | 9 | — | |
| תּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶם | their abominations | ×1 | 939 | 9 | — | |
| כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶנָה | your cushions | ×1 | 971 | 9 | — | |
| וּמוֹלְדוֹתַיִךְ | and your kindred | ×1 | 522 | 9 | — | |
| וּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶם | and in their idols | ×2 | 132 | 9 | ||
| בְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם | in your gifts | ×1 | 968 | 9 | — | |
| וּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם | and in your idols | ×1 | 147 | 9 | — | |
| עֲלִילוֹתֵיכֶם | your deed | ×2 | 616 | 9 |
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