Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. The bible word study guide will allow you to study the lemma form of an original language word from your bible i. That left me with 66 logos word lists, each giving me every originallanguage word in a given book of the bible. 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 the original hebrew or greek word. Please avail yourself of other areas of the bills bible basics website. Can be publisher specific, ranging from 3,000 to absolute max 5,000. Martin luther felt that seven of the books accepted as part of the old testament at the time were not quite up to scratch since the 90 ad jewish council of jamnia had rejected them. We can see that the book of galatians has a very heavy emphasis on the subject of justification, and that out of the whole bible it uses the words the most proportionally. The number of chapters, verses and words in the old testament, new testament and entire bible depends upon the bible translation. Todays post is from morris proctor, certified and authorized trainer for logos bible software. Heres a list of the ten longest books of the bible.
Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Amazing how much more one can say with fewer words in koine greek. The main idea is that the old testament has 593,493 words and the new testament has 181,253 words. How can the books of the bible be listed from shortest to. Word counts on every book of the bible from longest to shortest 1 jeremiah 33002 2 genesis 32046 3 psalms 30147 4 ezekiel 29918 5 exodus 25957 6 isaiah. The hunger games has a word count of 99,750 and my utility calculates it at 98,916. But since those arent part of the original, and because some books may have words per verse or more words per chapter than another book, neither of these would be the right criteria to use. When combined, the total harry potter word count is over a million words.
Word and character counts will display at the top, any writing mistakes will be. As we mentioned above, word count in ebooks isnt nearly as important as it was in print books. Hebrewgreekenglish english, hebrew and greek edition greek hardcover august 5, 2005. While there is a part of me that applauds someone for being able to write this many words on a single topic, another part of me is asking what was this author thinking. Ive been researching the word countspages of ya novels to make sure im not under or over. The following list shows the most popular words in the bible ranked by order of frequency occurrence. 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.
There are 169,751 words in the english new testament depending on the translation the amplified bible no doubt at least doubles this and id be interested to see a word count for the message. Of course the number of books 66 and chapters 1,189 are fairly easy to count. But when measuring by hebrew word count, the longest book in the old testament is jeremiah with approximately 33,000 words in the original. As long as you write a complete story and dont charge too much, most readers will be satisfied. For example, atonement has a word count of 123,378 and my utility comes up with 110,765 words. Can you correctly order the books of the king james bible from most to least words. And if we really want to calculate the lengths of the originals, english wordcount shouldnt be sufficient, either, since they are translations of the. The website open thou mine eyes lists the new international version as having a word count of either 727,969 words or 726,109 words, the english standard version having 757,439 words and the new american standard bible 782,815 words. Most young adult novels fall between 55,000 and 70,000 words. They are short books, usually with a lot of illustrations.
Im leaving this in the list to show that word count isnt offered for every book. The lemma is the base word that would be looked up in a dictionary or lexicon, whilst the word that appears in the original language text is referred to as the manuscript word. At an average reading rate of 125 words per minute, thats about 145 hours of reading. This last one is really good for gauging where a topic is most emphasized in scripture. The bible is more than 600000 words long in its original languagesbut how long are the 66 individual books of the bible. Sometimes, when studying a book or section of the bible, we can pick up on an authors theme by examining word usage. Jun 12, 2009 as a nonfiction writer myself, i know this is tough.
Aug 03, 2017 there are no hardandfast rules when it comes to what word count a novel in a particular genre should be. For the book hatchet, the actual word count is 41,672 and i give you. Many books and websites list faulty statistics on the king james bible. King james version bible breakdown books, chapters. Interestingly enough, the word count for the greek new testament is 8,020 depending on which edition one is using. 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. Page 1 of 1 9 items this post has 8 replies 0 followers posts 3368.
Sharp objects has a word count of 80,565 and my utility calculates it at 80,7. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. Jeremiah 33,002 words genesis 32,046 words psalms 30,147 words ezekiel 29,918 words. Besides, this tool also includes many other features like readability, keyword density. For example, johns use of love in 1 john and marks. The kjv bible breakdown by books, chapters, verses and word counts. Of course, word count wont matter if a story doesnt hook the target audience. For full titles, authors and descriptions of these books, see whats on my travel memoir bookshelf. A marvellous source of information for linguists and bible students. The actual word count for harry potter and the sorcerers stone is 78,792 and my utility calculates 77,876. Psalms and hymns large print free shipping on eligible orders. 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.
How many chapters, verses, and words are in the bible. Thus, the count for lord does not include lords, and the count for light does not include lights, lighted, daylight, etc. Wordcounter will help to make sure its word count reaches a specific requirement or stays within a certain limit. Sticking with the english, the total word count of the four gospels matthew, mark, luke, john is 83,898. Search for word count totals in books word counters. While its important that every story find its natural length, it takes time to develop an instinct as. Get started by typing directly into the text area above or pasting in your content from elsewhere. Dec 08, 2015 the catholic bible has an even higher word count because it has seven books more than the protestant bible. Book title chapter count verse count word count 1 genesis 50 1,533 38,262 2 exodus 40 1,2 32,685 3 leviticus 27 859 24,541 4. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. How many words in each book of the bible the holy word.
The bible is a compilation of many shorter books written at different times by a variety of authors, and later assembled into the biblical canon. Not too many people know that there are 774,746 total words in the holy book called the bible. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. Word count is a very important metric of a writing. Is there a way to find out how many words are in a book in ot through accordance. Word counter is an easy to use online tool for counting words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and pages in real time, along with spelling and grammar checking. If one were to take a look at the catholic bible, for example, the additional books of the apocrypha religious texts not found in most bibles would.
Word count tool this tool also reports the number of syllables, monosyllabic words, polysyllabic words, sentences, paragraphs, unique words, short words, long words. King james version bible breakdown books, chapters, verses. How many words in each book of the bible the holy word church. Bible concordance all words in the king james version. After that, your agent will be able to help you more. Author eve tells me her book came in at 95,000 words. For instance, i want to find out the percentage of a word that appeared in the book of genesis. From its fascinating history to the debates around biblical matters that rage today. Morris, who has trained thousands of logos users at his twoday camp logos seminars, provides many training materials. I referenced the lexham hebrew bible for ot books and the na27 for nt books, and heres what i got. The bible was stripped, sorted and ranked, giving an accurate word count list. Word counts of famous book series harry potter by jk rowling. The best thing that you can do is look over comparable books and try to judge word count by their size, average wordspage, and illustration content.
Sep 04, 20 match frequency relative to book word count. Graphic units counts the number of hebrew words in a particular books using bibleworks e. Each bible will have a different number as the translators try to accurately communicate the sense of the original hebrew, aramaic and greek, but the differences should be small. 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. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. Jul 28, 20 finding word count in a book posted in original languages. We have used the information from this site for the counts of chapters and verses, and the information here for the count of words. Oct 22, 2012 todays post is from morris proctor, certified and authorized trainer for logos bible software. Famous book series and novel word counts count words and. Oct 17, 2011 interestingly enough, the word count for the greek new testament is 8,020 depending on which edition one is using.
The sorcerers stone 77,325 words the chamber of secrets 84,799 words the prisoner of azkaban 106,821 words. Using computer software to count words is the current preferred method for academia and publications. 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. Word count in a bible book logos bible software forums. Word count, with a little help from amazon alexis grant. The following statistics apply to the 1769 edition of the 1611 king james bible. The 117th is also the midpoint of the bible by word count. With a word list, we can easily discover the number of times a biblical writer used a given word. Word count for famous novels organized by hawthorn mineart, under books, writing. Headings, footnotes and the books of the apocrypha are not included. All words in the bible with links to the verses in which they occur in the king james version. A breakdown of the total number of books, chapters verses and words found in the king james version of the holy bible. Religion quiz bible books by word count kjv random religion or bible quiz can you correctly order the books of the king james bible from most to least words.
However, there are averages and rough word counts expected by publishers. The longest is the order of the phoenix with a word count of 257,000 words. A step up from picture books, these are for kids who have just started reading by themselves. In english bibles, the number of hits is the same as the number of words. For example, if an author has to write a minimum or maximum amount of words for an article, essay, report, story, book, paper, you name it. The word count 788,280 is based on the kjv and seems to be almost exactly as wed. The middle verse of the bible is the 8th verse of the 118th psalm. As a nonfiction writer myself, i know this is tough. Basically, instead of applying a formula for word count, we apply the final format and see what results. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. This is going by word count in the original languages not any english translation of the bible.
Thats right the manuscript was almost as long as the old testament. What are the longest and shortest books of the bible. The kjv bible breakdown by books, chapters, verses and word counts click or tap icons to share. Aug 05, 2019 for most publishers, a book is novellength when its between 50,000 and 110,000 words. Like a general fiction novel, a good target word count for a memoir is 80,000 words. For most publishers, a book is novellength when its between 50,000 and 110,000 words. I built one logos word list like this for every single book of the bible.
Word count 1 genesis 50 1,533 38,262 2 exodus 40 1,2. Since the early th century, most copies and editions of the bible present all but the shortest of these books with divisions into chapters, generally a page or so in length. However when it comes to verses, words and letters, there are a wide variety of numbers floating around. While 783,7 words and 3,116,480 may seem to be a lot, there are others with even more. Many, yes, but there are exceptions due to the layout and font size of a particular book. The catholic bible has an even higher word count because it has seven books more than the protestant bible. How can the books of the bible be listed from shortest to longest. You can also enter any appropriate reference to get a word count on a range of books, chapters, or verses.
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