How many words in the Bible?

Answer: 789635 words in KJV.

(Different versions may have different answers. This number is not very important if you are only using this in a Bible quiz.)


But rather than finding word statistics like "How many words in the Bible?", in this site, we discover more interesting and informative word statistics from the Bible.

Instead of asking "How many words in the Bible?", here we ask:

Are there words repeated many times in a particular chapter or book in the Bible? What are they?

When a word occurs many times a particular passage, we wonder why? We want to know if it make sense? Is it interpretable? Or it happens simply by chance? If it is not by chance, maybe it is related to the themes, structures, emphasis, etc. of the passage.

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What is the most repeated phrase in the Bible?

What is the most repeated phrase in the Bible?

According to some dictionaries, a phrase can be defined as a group of words which are often used together but not containing a finite verb and have a particular meaning.

Based on above definition, the most repeated phrase with two words is "these things". It occurs in 279 verses.

Some other meaningful phrases with two words found in the Bible (KJV) are:
- Jesus Christ (187 verses)
- Right hand (161 verses)
- High places (90 verses)
- Holy Ghost (89 verses)
- One another (50 verses)

Related question:
What is the most repeated VERSE in the Bible? (Click to view answer)

What is the Most Repeated Verse in the Bible?

The most repeated verse found in the Bible (KJV) is:
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,".

It occurs 72 times in the Bible. This most repeated verse can be found in:
1. Exodus 6:10
2. Exodus 13:1
3. Exodus 14:1
4. Exodus 16:11
5. Exodus 25:1
6. Exodus 30:11
7. Exodus 30:17
8. Exodus 31:1
9. Exodus 31:12
10. Exodus 40:1
11. Leviticus 4:1
12. Leviticus 5:14
13. Leviticus 6:1
14. Leviticus 6:8
15. Leviticus 6:19
16. Leviticus 6:24
17. Leviticus 7:22
18. Leviticus 7:28
19. Leviticus 8:1
20. Leviticus 12:1
21. Leviticus 14:1
22. Leviticus 17:1
23. Leviticus 18:1
24. Leviticus 19:1
25. Leviticus 20:1
26. Leviticus 21:16
27. Leviticus 22:1
28. Leviticus 22:17
29. Leviticus 22:26
30. Leviticus 23:1
31. Leviticus 23:9
32. Leviticus 23:23
33. Leviticus 23:26
34. Leviticus 23:33
35. Leviticus 24:1
36. Leviticus 24:13
37. Leviticus 27:1
38. Numbers 3:5
39. Numbers 3:11
40. Numbers 3:44
41. Numbers 4:21
42. Numbers 5:1
43. Numbers 5:5
44. Numbers 5:11
45. Numbers 6:1
46. Numbers 6:22
47. Numbers 7:4
48. Numbers 8:1
49. Numbers 8:5
50. Numbers 8:23
51. Numbers 9:9
52. Numbers 10:1
53. Numbers 13:1
54. Numbers 15:1
55. Numbers 15:17
56. Numbers 15:37
57. Numbers 16:23
58. Numbers 16:36
59. Numbers 16:44
60. Numbers 17:1
61. Numbers 18:25
62. Numbers 20:7
63. Numbers 25:10
64. Numbers 25:16
65. Numbers 26:52
66. Numbers 27:6
67. Numbers 28:1
68. Numbers 31:1
69. Numbers 31:25
70. Numbers 34:1
71. Numbers 34:16
72. Numbers 35:9


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However, in this site, we ask and provide the answers for another type of questions.
e.g.
"What are the repeated words found in the Bible?"
"What are the repeated words related to a particular chapter/book?"


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