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:

    Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
    —Bible: Hebrew Exodus, 20:3.

    The first commandment.

    Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
    —Bible: Hebrew Proverbs 22:6.

    For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.
    —Bible: Hebrew Judges 8:24.