Words that appear only once in the Tanakh
20,554 of the 39,615 distinct written forms in the Tanakh — 51.9% — appear exactly once: the hapax legomena of the Tanakh, counted as written. The first, in order of appearance, is מְרַחֶפֶת at Genesis 1:2. Most are ordinary words in a rare grammatical form; switch to dictionary form to see the words whose root itself appears only once.
- 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
20,554 distinct words in the Tanakh, appearing only once — first appearance, bereshit forward. Tap any word for every place it appears, in canonical order.
| Word | English | Count | Standard | Letters | First appearance | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| מְרַחֶפֶת | hovering | ×1 | 728 | 5 | — | |
| וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ | and to the darkness | ×1 | 364 | 5 | — | |
| מַבְדִּיל | separating | ×1 | 86 | 5 | — | |
| וּלְמִקְוֵה | and to hope/gathering of waters | ×1 | 187 | 6 | — | |
| תַּֽדְשֵׁא | sprout, put forth grass | ×1 | 705 | 4 | — | |
| לְאֹתֹת | to sign/token | ×1 | 831 | 4 | — | |
| וּלְמוֹעֲדִים | and to appointed time | ×1 | 206 | 8 | — | |
| וּלְיָמִים | and to days | ×1 | 136 | 6 | — | |
| לִמְאוֹרֹת | to light/luminary | ×1 | 677 | 6 | — | |
| הַמְּאֹרֹת | the light/luminary | ×1 | 646 | 5 | — | |
| יִשְׁרְצוּ | swarm, teem | ×1 | 606 | 5 | — | |
| הַתַּנִּינִם | the sea monster | ×1 | 555 | 6 | — | |
| לְמִֽינֵהֶם | to their kind | ×1 | 175 | 6 | — | |
| תּוֹצֵא | go out, come out | ×1 | 497 | 4 | — | |
| בְּצַלְמֵנוּ | in our image | ×1 | 218 | 6 | — | |
| כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ | like our likeness | ×1 | 526 | 7 | — | |
| בְּצַלְמוֹ | in his image | ×1 | 168 | 5 | — | |
| בְּהִבָּֽרְאָם | in create | ×1 | 250 | 6 | — | |
| וְאֵד | and mist/vapor | ×1 | 11 | 3 | — | |
| וַיִּיצֶר | and he formed | ×1 | 316 | 5 | — | |
| מֵעֵדֶן | from Eden | ×1 | 164 | 4 | — | |
| פִּישׁוֹן | Pishon | ×1 | 446 | 5 | — | |
| הַסֹּבֵב | the going around | ×1 | 69 | 4 | — | |
| הַֽחֲוִילָה | the Havilah | ×1 | 64 | 6 | — | |
| וְהַנָּהָר | and the river | ×1 | 266 | 5 | — | |
| וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ | and to keep | ×1 | 581 | 6 | — | |
| וּמֵעֵץ | and from tree/wood | ×1 | 206 | 4 | — | |
| מִצַּלְעֹתָיו | from his side | ×1 | 646 | 7 | — | |
| תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה | under her | ×1 | 863 | 5 | — | |
| מֵֽעֲצָמַי | from my bone | ×1 | 250 | 5 | — | |
| מִבְּשָׂרִי | from my flesh | ×1 | 552 | 5 | — | |
| וְדָבַק | and he will cling | ×1 | 112 | 4 | — | |
| בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ | in his woman | ×1 | 709 | 5 | — | |
| יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ | be ashamed | ×1 | 1,018 | 6 | — | |
| וְהַנָּחָשׁ | and the serpent/snake | ×1 | 369 | 5 | — | |
| וּמִפְּרִי | and from fruit of | ×1 | 336 | 5 | — | |
| אֲכָלְכֶם | eating | ×1 | 111 | 5 | — | |
| וְנִפְקְחוּ | and open (the eyes) | ×1 | 250 | 6 | — | |
| וְנֶחְמָד | and desire | ×1 | 108 | 5 | — | |
| מִפִּרְיוֹ | from his fruit | ×1 | 336 | 5 | — | |
| וַתִּפָּקַחְנָה | and open (the eyes) | ×1 | 649 | 7 | — | |
| עֵֽירֻמִּם | naked | ×1 | 360 | 5 | — | |
| וַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ | and they sewed | ×1 | 702 | 6 | — | |
| וַיִּתְחַבֵּא | and hide/hide oneself | ×1 | 427 | 6 | — | |
| קֹלְךָ | your voice | ×1 | 150 | 3 | — | |
| הִשִּׁיאַנִי | he deceived me | ×1 | 376 | 6 | — | |
| גְּחֹנְךָ | your belly | ×1 | 81 | 4 | — | |
| וְאֵיבָה | and enmity/hostility | ×1 | 24 | 5 | — | |
| זַרְעָהּ | her seed | ×1 | 282 | 4 | — | |
| יְשׁוּפְךָ | bruise, crush | ×1 | 416 | 5 | — | |
| תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ | bruise, crush | ×1 | 842 | 6 | — | |
| עִצְּבוֹנֵךְ | your toil | ×1 | 238 | 6 | — | |
| וְהֵֽרֹנֵךְ | and your conception | ×1 | 281 | 5 | — | |
| תֵּֽלְדִי | bear, beget | ×1 | 444 | 4 | — | |
| תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ | your desire | ×1 | 1,226 | 6 | — | |
| אֲרוּרָה | cursed | ×1 | 412 | 5 | — | |
| בְּעִצָּבוֹן | in toil/pain | ×1 | 220 | 6 | — | |
| בְּזֵעַת | in sweat of | ×1 | 479 | 4 | — | |
| וּלְאִשְׁתּוֹ | and to his woman | ×1 | 743 | 6 | — | |
| הַמִּתְהַפֶּכֶת | the turn | ×1 | 950 | 7 | — | |
| וְהָאָדָם | and the man/mankind | ×1 | 56 | 5 | — | |
| וְקַיִן | and Cain | ×1 | 166 | 4 | — | |
| מִבְּכֹרוֹת | from birthright/right of the firstborn | ×1 | 668 | 6 | — | |
| וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶן | and from their fat | ×1 | 141 | 7 | — | |
| מִנְּשֹֽׂא | from lifting | ×1 | 391 | 4 | — | |
| גֵּרַשְׁתָּ | you drove out | ×1 | 903 | 4 | — | |
| וּמִפָּנֶיךָ | and from your face | ×1 | 206 | 6 | — | |
| נוֹד | Nod | ×1 | 60 | 3 | — | |
| לַֽחֲנוֹךְ | to Enoch | ×1 | 114 | 5 | — | |
| עִירָד | Irad | ×1 | 284 | 4 | — | |
| וְעִירָד | and Irad | ×1 | 290 | 5 | — | |
| מְחֽוּיָאֵל | Mehujael | ×1 | 95 | 6 | — | |
| וּמְחִיּיָאֵל | and Mehujael | ×1 | 105 | 7 | — | |
| מְתוּשָׁאֵל | Methushael | ×1 | 777 | 6 | — | |
| וּמְתוּשָׁאֵל | and Methushael | ×1 | 783 | 7 | — | |
| יָבָל | Jabal | ×1 | 42 | 3 | — | |
| לֹטֵשׁ | sharpening | ×1 | 339 | 3 | — | |
| לְנָשָׁיו | to his woman | ×1 | 396 | 5 | — | |
| שְׁמַעַן | hear | ×1 | 460 | 4 | — | |
| לְפִצְעִי | to my wound | ×1 | 280 | 5 | — | |
| לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי | to my bruise | ×1 | 650 | 6 | — | |
| וְלֶמֶךְ | and Lamech | ×1 | 96 | 4 | — | |
| וּלְשֵׁת | and to Seth | ×1 | 736 | 4 | — | |
| הוּחַל | profane, begin | ×1 | 49 | 4 | — | |
| בִּדְמוּת | in likeness/resemblance | ×1 | 452 | 5 | — | |
| בְּרָאָם | he created them | ×1 | 243 | 4 | — | |
| הִבָּֽרְאָֽם | create | ×1 | 248 | 5 | — | |
| בִּדְמוּתוֹ | in his likeness | ×1 | 458 | 6 | — | |
| כְּצַלְמוֹ | like his image | ×1 | 186 | 5 | — | |
| יְנַחֲמֵנוּ | comfort, relent, be sorry | ×1 | 164 | 6 | — | |
| מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂנוּ | from our work | ×1 | 506 | 6 | — | |
| וּמֵעִצְּבוֹן | and from toil/pain | ×1 | 264 | 7 | — | |
| אֵֽרְרָהּ | curse | ×1 | 406 | 4 | — | |
| יָדוֹן | judge, plead a cause, contend | ×1 | 70 | 4 | — | |
| בְּשַׁגַּם | in that also/even | ×1 | 345 | 4 | — | |
| וַיִּתְעַצֵּב | and grieve | ×1 | 578 | 6 | — | |
| בְּדֹֽרֹתָיו | in his generations | ×1 | 622 | 6 | — | |
| נִשְׁחָתָה | destroy, ruin, corrupt | ×1 | 763 | 5 | — | |
| גֹפֶר | gopher wood | ×1 | 283 | 3 | — | |
| וְכָֽפַרְתָּ | and atone | ×1 | 706 | 5 | — |
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