Longest Words - Hebrew

Hebrew

The longest Hebrew word is the 19 letter-long: ושכשאנציקלופדיותינו (wshksh’ntsyklwpdywtynw), which means "and that when our encyclopedias."

The 11-letter word וְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִים (wh’hshkrpnym) is the longest word to appear in the Hebrew Old Testament. Its meaning is "and the satraps".

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Famous quotes containing the word hebrew:

    “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?”
    —Bible: Hebrew Job (l. XXXVIII, 4)

    “In sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.”
    —Bible: Hebrew Genesis 3:16.

    God’s judgment on Eve.