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".

Read more about this topic:  Longest Words

Famous quotes containing the word hebrew:

    I have been a stranger in a strange land.
    —Bible: Hebrew Exodus, 2:22.

    Moses, referring to his time in Egypt.

    Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our
    vines have tender grapes.
    —Bible: Hebrew The Song of Solomon (l. II, 15)

    The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
    —Bible: Hebrew Proverbs, 16:31.