The longest words in the Torah
The longest word in the Torah is וּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ — 10 letters, “and in your kneading troughs”, at Exodus 7:28. No other word is as long; 13 of the 12,826 distinct written forms run to 9 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 wordוּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ10 letters
- Most frequentאֵת×2,622
- Highest standard valueתִשְׂתָּרֵר1,500
- Appear only once6,792of 12,826 distinct words
- First wordבְּרֵאשִׁיתGenesis 1:1
- Last wordיִשְׂרָאֵלDeuteronomy 34:12
12,826 distinct words in the Torah — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ | and in your kneading troughs | ×1 | 985 | 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 | ×2 | 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 | ×1 | 550 | 9 | — | |
| וּלְמוֹעֲדִים | and to appointed time | ×1 | 206 | 8 | — | |
| לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם | to your soul | ×2 | 930 | 8 | ||
| וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ | and from your kindred | ×1 | 546 | 8 | — | |
| וְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה | and turn left/go left | ×1 | 393 | 8 | — | |
| וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִים | and the remaining | ×4 | 612 | 8 | ||
| וּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל | and to Ishmael | ×1 | 487 | 8 | — | |
| הַגְמִיאִינִי | swallow, gulp down | ×1 | 129 | 8 | — | |
| וְהַצְּמִידִים | and the bracelet/lid | ×1 | 205 | 8 | — | |
| הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים | the concubines | ×1 | 478 | 8 | — | |
| וַתְּשַׁלְּחוּנִי | and send/stretch out | ×1 | 810 | 8 | — | |
| בֵּינוֹתֵינוּ | between us | ×1 | 534 | 8 | — | |
| וּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּךָ | and to your kindred | ×2 | 536 | 8 | ||
| וְלִבְנוֹתָיו | and to his daughters | ×1 | 510 | 8 | — | |
| וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ | and they bowed down | ×2 | 1,180 | 8 | ||
| לְהַבְאִישֵׁנִי | to stink | ×1 | 408 | 8 | — | |
| סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶם | their around | ×3 | 529 | 8 | ||
| וְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה | and Oholibamah | ×2 | 99 | 8 | ||
| יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים | Ishmaelite | ×1 | 501 | 8 | — | |
| וְהַפְּתִילִים | and the cord | ×1 | 581 | 8 | — | |
| וְהִזְכַּרְתַּנִי | and remember/mention | ×1 | 698 | 8 | — | |
| וְהוֹצֵאתַנִי | and go out/come out | ×1 | 568 | 8 | — | |
| הִתְמַהְמָהְנוּ | we delayed | ×1 | 551 | 8 | — | |
| אַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם | your sacks | ×1 | 919 | 8 | — | |
| אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ | our sacks | ×2 | 915 | 8 | ||
| מִנְּעוּרֵינוּ | from our youths | ×1 | 432 | 8 | — | |
| וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵהוּ | and he threw him | ×1 | 387 | 8 | — | |
| וְהוֹרֵיתִיךָ | and I taught you | ×1 | 657 | 8 | — | |
| לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם | to your burden | ×1 | 592 | 8 | — | |
| וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים | and to the practicing sorcery | ×1 | 526 | 8 | — | |
| בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים | in the frogs | ×1 | 496 | 8 | — | |
| וּבְתַנּוּרֶיךָ | and in your oven | ×1 | 694 | 8 | — | |
| הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים | the frogs | ×8 | 499 | 8 | ||
| וּבִזְקֵנֵינוּ | and in old/elder | ×1 | 231 | 8 | — | |
| וּבִבְנוֹתֵנוּ | and in our daughters | ×1 | 522 | 8 | — | |
| צִבְאוֹתֵיכֶם | your hosts | ×1 | 569 | 8 | — | |
| מוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם | your dwelling | ×7 | 818 | 8 | ||
| לְהוֹצִיאָנוּ | to go out/come out | ×1 | 198 | 8 | — | |
| וַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ | and lift up | ×1 | 348 | 8 | — | |
| וְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו | and hide | ×1 | 459 | 8 | — | |
| וְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם | and to their God | ×1 | 127 | 8 | — | |
| וּמְנַקִּיֹּתָיו | and his bowls | ×1 | 622 | 8 | — | |
| וּמִזְרְקֹתָיו | and his basin | ×1 | 769 | 8 | — | |
| וּמִזְלְגֹתָיו | and his fork | ×1 | 502 | 8 | — | |
| וּבְמַתְכֻּנְתּוֹ | and in his proportion | ×1 | 924 | 8 | — | |
| וּלְחַטָּאתֵנוּ | and to our sin | ×1 | 510 | 8 | — | |
| וַחֲשׁוּקֵיהֶם | and their band | ×2 | 475 | 8 | ||
| וְלַמִּלּוּאִים | and to the setting of stones/consecration | ×1 | 163 | 8 | — | |
| וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵי | and from dividing | ×2 | 446 | 8 | ||
| וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם | and sanctify | ×2 | 1,255 | 8 | ||
| וּמִפִּשְׁעֵיהֶם | and from their transgression | ×1 | 551 | 8 | — | |
| וּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶם | and in their statute | ×1 | 571 | 8 | — | |
| וּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ | and in his family | ×1 | 842 | 8 | — | |
| מַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם | your gifts | ×1 | 966 | 8 | — | |
| נִדְבוֹתֵיכֶם | your freewill offering | ×1 | 532 | 8 | — | |
| הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית | the Israelite woman | ×2 | 956 | 8 | ||
| סְבִיבֹתֵיכֶם | your around | ×2 | 544 | 8 | ||
| וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם | and from their family | ×1 | 914 | 8 | — | |
| וְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּם | and inherit | ×2 | 939 | 8 | ||
| וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי | and go/walk | ×1 | 876 | 8 | — | |
| כְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם | like your sin | ×1 | 508 | 8 | — | |
| בְּשַׁבְּתֹתֵיכֶם | in your sabbaths | ×1 | 1,174 | 8 | — | |
| וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים | and the judgment | ×7 | 490 | 8 | ||
| לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיו | to his family | ×2 | 874 | 8 | ||
| וּמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶֽם | and their cord | ×2 | 711 | 8 | ||
| לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָם | to their family | ×1 | 904 | 8 | — | |
| כְּמִתְאֹנְנִים | like complaining | ×1 | 611 | 8 | — | |
| וְהִתְחַזַּקְתֶּם | and be strong | ×1 | 966 | 8 | — | |
| וַהֲבִֽיאֹתִיו | and come/go in | ×1 | 440 | 8 | — | |
| מַעְשְׂרֹתֵיכֶם | your tithe | ×3 | 1,080 | 8 | ||
| לְהַקְדִּישֵׁנִי | to sanctify | ×2 | 509 | 8 | ||
| וְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ | and to our fathers | ×1 | 505 | 8 | — | |
| וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵל | and from Nahaliel | ×1 | 175 | 8 | — | |
| סְבִיבֹתֵינוּ | our around | ×1 | 540 | 8 | — | |
| וְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶם | and their bone | ×1 | 661 | 8 | — | |
| הַמַּלְכִּיאֵלִֽי | the Malchielite | ×1 | 146 | 8 | — | |
| בְּהַקְרִיבְכֶם | in bringing near | ×1 | 379 | 8 | — | |
| בְּשָׁבֻעֹתֵיכֶם | in your weeks | ×1 | 844 | 8 | — | |
| בְּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם | in your appointed time | ×1 | 192 | 8 | — | |
| וְנִדְבֹתֵיכֶם | and your freewill offering | ×2 | 532 | 8 | ||
| וּלְנִסְכֵּיכֶם | and to your drink offering | ×1 | 236 | 8 | — | |
| וּלְשַׁלְמֵיכֶֽם | and to your peace offerings | ×1 | 476 | 8 | — | |
| לְמוֹצָאֵיהֶֽם | to their going out | ×1 | 222 | 8 | — | |
| וּבֵאלֹהֵיהֶם | and in their God | ×1 | 99 | 8 | — | |
| וְהִתְאַוִּיתֶם | and you will mark out | ×1 | 868 | 8 | — | |
| וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם | and their open land | ×1 | 604 | 8 | — | |
| לְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ | to destroy | ×1 | 445 | 8 | — | |
| וַיַּשְׁמִידוּם | and they destroyed them | ×1 | 416 | 8 | — |
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