Words that appear only once in the Torah
6,792 of the 12,826 distinct written forms in the Torah — 53.0% — appear exactly once: the hapax legomena of the Torah, counted as written. The first, in order of appearance, is בְּרֵאשִׁית at Genesis 1:1. Most are ordinary words in a rare grammatical form; switch to dictionary form to see the words whose root itself appears only once.
- 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
6,792 distinct words in the Torah, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּרֵאשִׁית | in the beginning | ×1 | 913 | 6 | — | |
| תֹהוּ | emptiness, waste, chaos | ×1 | 411 | 3 | — | |
| וָבֹהוּ | and emptiness/void | ×1 | 19 | 4 | — | |
| וְחֹשֶׁךְ | and darkness | ×1 | 334 | 4 | — | |
| מְרַחֶפֶת | hovering | ×1 | 728 | 5 | — | |
| לָאוֹר | to the light | ×1 | 237 | 4 | — | |
| וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ | and to the darkness | ×1 | 364 | 5 | — | |
| מַבְדִּיל | separating | ×1 | 86 | 5 | — | |
| הָרָקִיעַ | the firmament/expanse | ×1 | 385 | 5 | — | |
| יִקָּווּ | let be gathered; hope | ×1 | 122 | 4 | — | |
| וְתֵרָאֶה | and let appear (feminine) | ×1 | 612 | 5 | — | |
| לַיַּבָּשָׁה | to the dry land/dry ground | ×1 | 347 | 5 | — | |
| וּלְמִקְוֵה | and to hope/gathering of waters | ×1 | 187 | 6 | — | |
| תַּֽדְשֵׁא | sprout, put forth grass | ×1 | 705 | 4 | — | |
| וַתּוֹצֵא | and go out/come out | ×1 | 503 | 5 | — | |
| מְאֹרֹת | light, luminary | ×1 | 641 | 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 | — | |
| וְלִמְשֹׁל | and to rule | ×1 | 406 | 5 | — | |
| וּבַלַּיְלָה | and in the night | ×1 | 83 | 6 | — | |
| יִשְׁרְצוּ | swarm, teem | ×1 | 606 | 5 | — | |
| וְעוֹף | and bird/fowl | ×1 | 162 | 4 | — | |
| יְעוֹפֵף | fly, fly away | ×1 | 246 | 5 | — | |
| הַתַּנִּינִם | the sea monster | ×1 | 555 | 6 | — | |
| לְמִֽינֵהֶם | to their kind | ×1 | 175 | 6 | — | |
| יִרֶב | multiply, increase | ×1 | 212 | 3 | — | |
| תּוֹצֵא | go out, come out | ×1 | 497 | 4 | — | |
| וָרֶמֶשׂ | and creeping thing | ×1 | 546 | 4 | — | |
| וְחַֽיְתוֹ | and living | ×1 | 430 | 5 | — | |
| בְּצַלְמֵנוּ | in our image | ×1 | 218 | 6 | — | |
| כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ | like our likeness | ×1 | 526 | 7 | — | |
| בְּצַלְמוֹ | in his image | ×1 | 168 | 5 | — | |
| צְבָאָֽם | their hosts | ×1 | 133 | 4 | — | |
| תוֹלְדוֹת | generations, descendants | ×1 | 846 | 6 | — | |
| בְּהִבָּֽרְאָם | in create | ×1 | 250 | 6 | — | |
| וְשָׁמָֽיִם | and heaven/sky | ×1 | 396 | 5 | — | |
| שִׂיחַ | bush, shrub | ×1 | 318 | 3 | — | |
| יִצְמָח | sprout, spring up, grow | ×1 | 148 | 4 | — | |
| וְאָדָם | and man/mankind | ×1 | 51 | 4 | — | |
| וְאֵד | and mist/vapor | ×1 | 11 | 3 | — | |
| וַיִּיצֶר | and he formed | ×1 | 316 | 5 | — | |
| וַיִּפַּח | and he blew | ×1 | 104 | 4 | — | |
| גַּן | garden | ×1 | 53 | 2 | — | |
| בְעֵדֶן | in Eden | ×1 | 126 | 4 | — | |
| וַיַּצְמַח | and sprout | ×1 | 154 | 5 | — | |
| נֶחְמָד | desire, covet, delight in | ×1 | 102 | 4 | — | |
| לְמַרְאֶה | to appearance | ×1 | 276 | 5 | — | |
| וְנָהָרּ | and river | ×1 | 261 | 4 | — | |
| מֵעֵדֶן | from Eden | ×1 | 164 | 4 | — | |
| יִפָּרֵד | separate, divide, be parted | ×1 | 294 | 4 | — | |
| פִּישׁוֹן | Pishon | ×1 | 446 | 5 | — | |
| הַסֹּבֵב | the going around | ×1 | 69 | 4 | — | |
| הַֽחֲוִילָה | the Havilah | ×1 | 64 | 6 | — | |
| גִּיחוֹן | Gihon | ×1 | 77 | 5 | — | |
| הַסּוֹבֵב | the going around | ×1 | 75 | 5 | — | |
| חִדֶּקֶל | Tigris | ×1 | 142 | 4 | — | |
| וְהַנָּהָר | and the river | ×1 | 266 | 5 | — | |
| וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ | and to keep | ×1 | 581 | 6 | — | |
| וּמֵעֵץ | and from tree/wood | ×1 | 206 | 4 | — | |
| וּלְעוֹף | and to bird/fowl | ×1 | 192 | 5 | — | |
| תַּרְדֵּמָה | deep sleep | ×1 | 649 | 5 | — | |
| מִצַּלְעֹתָיו | from his side | ×1 | 646 | 7 | — | |
| תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה | under her | ×1 | 863 | 5 | — | |
| הַצֵּלָע | the side | ×1 | 195 | 4 | — | |
| מֵֽעֲצָמַי | from my bone | ×1 | 250 | 5 | — | |
| מִבְּשָׂרִי | from my flesh | ×1 | 552 | 5 | — | |
| מֵאִישׁ | from man/husband | ×1 | 351 | 4 | — | |
| יַֽעֲזָב | leave, forsake, abandon | ×1 | 89 | 4 | — | |
| וְדָבַק | and he will cling | ×1 | 112 | 4 | — | |
| בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ | in his woman | ×1 | 709 | 5 | — | |
| לְבָשָׂר | to flesh/body | ×1 | 532 | 4 | — | |
| עֲרוּמִּים | naked | ×1 | 366 | 6 | — | |
| יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ | be ashamed | ×1 | 1,018 | 6 | — | |
| וְהַנָּחָשׁ | and the serpent/snake | ×1 | 369 | 5 | — | |
| עָרוּם | prudent, shrewd, crafty | ×1 | 316 | 4 | — | |
| וּמִפְּרִי | and from fruit of | ×1 | 336 | 5 | — | |
| אֲכָלְכֶם | eating | ×1 | 111 | 5 | — | |
| וְנִפְקְחוּ | and open (the eyes) | ×1 | 250 | 6 | — | |
| כֵּֽאלֹהִים | like God | ×1 | 106 | 6 | — | |
| יֹדְעֵי | knowing | ×1 | 94 | 4 | — | |
| וְנֶחְמָד | and desire | ×1 | 108 | 5 | — | |
| לְהַשְׂכִּיל | to act wisely | ×1 | 395 | 6 | — | |
| מִפִּרְיוֹ | from his fruit | ×1 | 336 | 5 | — | |
| לְאִישָׁהּ | to her man | ×1 | 346 | 5 | — | |
| וַתִּפָּקַחְנָה | and open (the eyes) | ×1 | 649 | 7 | — | |
| עֵֽירֻמִּם | naked | ×1 | 360 | 5 | — | |
| וַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ | and they sewed | ×1 | 702 | 6 | — | |
| תְאֵנָה | fig, fig tree | ×1 | 456 | 4 | — | |
| חֲגֹרֹֽת | belt, girdle | ×1 | 611 | 4 | — | |
| לְרוּחַ | to spirit | ×1 | 244 | 4 | — | |
| וַיִּתְחַבֵּא | and hide/hide oneself | ×1 | 427 | 6 | — | |
| קֹלְךָ | your voice | ×1 | 150 | 3 | — | |
| וָאִירָא | and I feared | ×1 | 218 | 5 | — | |
| וָאֵחָבֵֽא | and I hid | ×1 | 18 | 5 | — | |
| הִשִּׁיאַנִי | he deceived me | ×1 | 376 | 6 | — | |
| גְּחֹנְךָ | your belly | ×1 | 81 | 4 | — | |
| וְאֵיבָה | and enmity/hostility | ×1 | 24 | 5 | — |
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