BibleVerse research

The map's groups, in words

What kinds of language appear most often in each part of the map? This page lists the words that are unusually common in each computed group, biblical section, testament and book.

Blank parchment slips and colored tokens form distinct groups around an open Bible

The question

The map of meaning places 1,189 chapters according to similarities detected by a computer model. A second view divides those chapters into seven groups without using labels such as Law, Prophets or New Testament. Some computed groups resemble familiar biblical sections, while others cross those boundaries. This page asks what language readers can actually see in each group.

For every computed group, the page lists twenty words that appear there more strongly than they do in the rest of the Bible. It repeats the comparison for the seven familiar sections, the two testaments and all 66 books. Beside each word, the page shows how often it appears in that grouping and in the Bible as a whole.

The results show several kinds of pattern. Some groups stand out because of names of people and places. Others stand out because of vocabulary associated with sacrifice, measurement, praise, speech or belief. These lists describe the text found in each group; they do not establish a single theme for the group.

What was measured

  • The text. The Berean Standard Bible, its 66 books and 1,189 chapters as the map has them, 31,086 verses. Every run of letters and apostrophes counts as a word, lowercased and without stemming: 726,392 words in all. After the stop words (a stated list of grammatical words, and every word that occurs in all 66 books) 296,939 words remain to be counted, 41% of the text.
  • The groupings. 82 sets of chapters: the seven computed groups of the map, still identified by their numbered Group labels and given reading-aid titles based on their characteristic words and chapter composition; the seven sections of the Protestant scheme; the two testaments; and each of the 66 books.
  • The statistic. For every word in a grouping, the weighted log-odds ratio of the word's rate in the grouping against its rate in the rest of the Bible, shrunk toward the whole text's proportions by an informative prior and divided by its standard error to give a z-score. A high z-score means the word occurs in the grouping well beyond its share of the rest, and often enough that the difference is not a matter of a few occurrences. The twenty highest are listed. The method section gives the formula and the source.
  • The counts. Beside each word, its count in the grouping; in the table under each list, its count in the whole Bible as well. The bars are the z-scores, on one scale for the whole figure where the groupings are few and on each book's own scale in the book view, as the captions say.

The seven computed groups, in words

The map continues to identify these by their numbered Group labels, ordered by each group's first chapter in reading order. The larger titles below are reading aids based on each group's characteristic words and chapter composition, not formal biblical categories. The smaller line retains the sections represented, chapter count and word count. Each panel lists the group's twenty words with the count in the group beside each. Bar length represents z-score; bar color identifies the computed group. The multicolor strip shows how its chapters are distributed among the seven sections.

Computed group 1

Prophetic speech and wisdom

Prophets and Poetry and Wisdom, 342 chapters, 77,417 words counted

Chapters by section

  1. says21.1450
  2. declares18.8341
  3. nations18.6355
  4. hosts16.8242
  5. earth15.3406
  6. lord14.52,527
  7. wicked13.9217
  8. sword13.5234
  9. land13.5726
  10. behold12.5194
  11. wise12.0132
  12. zion10.7111
  13. fire10.1194
  14. righteous10.0162
  15. wisdom9.7122
  16. babylon9.7150
  17. beast9.685
  18. wealth9.478
  19. mouth9.4145
  20. ways9.3122
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1says21.1450681
2declares18.8341376
3nations18.6355543
4hosts16.8242290
5earth15.3406795
6lord14.52,5277,600
7wicked13.9217349
8sword13.5234404
9land13.57261,807
10behold12.5194329
11wise12.0132185
12zion10.7111164
13fire10.1194391
14righteous10.0162308
15wisdom9.7122211
16babylon9.7150285
17beast9.685119
18wealth9.478104
19mouth9.4145277
20ways9.3122219

Computed group 2

Patriarchs and the Exodus

mostly Law, 130 chapters, 37,098 words counted

Chapters by section

  1. moses30.8466
  2. jacob22.3228
  3. joseph21.2204
  4. said20.6677
  5. pharaoh19.5166
  6. land19.1504
  7. abraham18.5152
  8. egypt17.6233
  9. father15.7322
  10. isaac15.6109
  11. joshua15.2117
  12. clan13.985
  13. tribe13.9112
  14. aaron13.7130
  15. israelites13.7192
  16. clans13.486
  17. esau12.264
  18. egyptians12.163
  19. wife12.0124
  20. canaan11.961
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1moses30.8466869
2jacob22.3228385
3joseph21.2204253
4said20.66772,570
5pharaoh19.5166216
6land19.15041,807
7abraham18.5152242
8egypt17.6233607
9father15.73221,124
10isaac15.6109138
11joshua15.2117224
12clan13.985110
13tribe13.9112242
14aaron13.7130321
15israelites13.7192597
16clans13.486155
17esau12.26491
18egyptians12.16394
19wife12.0124349
20canaan11.96187

Computed group 3

Kings and chronicles

mostly History, 212 chapters, 68,653 words counted

Chapters by section

  1. king45.21,577
  2. david31.8751
  3. son30.31,192
  4. judah21.8485
  5. israel21.2859
  6. saul20.1351
  7. men19.3658
  8. descendants18.9314
  9. philistines16.1197
  10. jerusalem13.8359
  11. king's13.0126
  12. sons12.3403
  13. army12.3140
  14. reigned12.3143
  15. servants12.3206
  16. went11.9414
  17. troops11.8105
  18. city11.7330
  19. samuel11.6103
  20. beth11.497
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1king45.21,5772,221
2david31.8751968
3son30.31,1922,335
4judah21.8485837
5israel21.28591,949
6saul20.1351389
7men19.36581,453
8descendants18.9314490
9philistines16.1197234
10jerusalem13.8359809
11king's13.0126160
12sons12.34031,011
13army12.3140226
14reigned12.3143155
15servants12.3206410
16went11.94141,067
17troops11.8105130
18city11.7330806
19samuel11.6103141
20beth11.497125

Computed group 4

Sacrifice and purity

mostly Law, 67 chapters, 20,007 words counted

Chapters by section

  1. offering42.3487
  2. priest27.3228
  3. unclean22.8144
  4. burnt19.4122
  5. altar19.4139
  6. blood18.5135
  7. sin18.2136
  8. present17.995
  9. offerings17.8122
  10. grain17.8108
  11. aaron16.9111
  12. eat15.5128
  13. oil15.584
  14. meeting15.472
  15. clean15.264
  16. fat15.163
  17. moses14.5173
  18. ram14.357
  19. bull14.356
  20. person14.356
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1offering42.3487721
2priest27.3228497
3unclean22.8144206
4burnt19.4122285
5altar19.4139381
6blood18.5135395
7sin18.2136415
8present17.995193
9offerings17.8122347
10grain17.8108269
11aaron16.9111321
12eat15.5128484
13oil15.584217
14meeting15.472153
15clean15.264111
16fat15.16392
17moses14.5173869
18ram14.357100
19bull14.35687
20person14.35687

Computed group 5

Tabernacle and temple measurements

History and Law, 39 chapters, 12,968 words counted

Chapters by section

  1. gold30.2201
  2. cubits28.9204
  3. solomon25.2137
  4. side23.4126
  5. five21.5104
  6. temple17.6104
  7. tabernacle17.363
  8. silver17.193
  9. wide16.859
  10. bronze16.363
  11. sanctuary15.561
  12. shekels15.351
  13. made15.2137
  14. hundred15.064
  15. offering14.9122
  16. two14.8116
  17. courtyard14.544
  18. long14.482
  19. cherubim14.351
  20. pillars13.739
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1gold30.2201446
2cubits28.9204259
3solomon25.2137284
4side23.4126303
5five21.5104239
6temple17.6104407
7tabernacle17.363119
8silver17.193345
9wide16.85997
10bronze16.363158
11sanctuary15.561169
12shekels15.351108
13made15.2137858
14hundred15.064206
15offering14.9122721
16two14.8116669
17courtyard14.54479
18long14.482373
19cherubim14.35164
20pillars13.73971

Computed group 6

Psalms, praise and devotion

mostly Poetry and Wisdom, 170 chapters, 20,873 words counted

Chapters by section

  1. devotion21.2126
  2. loving21.2126
  3. praise20.7122
  4. forever20.0138
  5. soul17.798
  6. salvation16.481
  7. sing16.375
  8. lord15.4874
  9. endures12.948
  10. selah12.865
  11. enemies12.576
  12. refuge12.447
  13. earth12.3150
  14. strength12.063
  15. heart12.0124
  16. help11.956
  17. foes11.437
  18. name11.3139
  19. faithfulness11.336
  20. bless11.047
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1devotion21.2126195
2loving21.2126194
3praise20.7122207
4forever20.0138335
5soul17.798205
6salvation16.481161
7sing16.375110
8lord15.48747,600
9endures12.94867
10selah12.86574
11enemies12.576254
12refuge12.44795
13earth12.3150795
14strength12.063193
15heart12.0124610
16help11.956157
17foes11.43753
18name11.3139772
19faithfulness11.33661
20bless11.047129

Computed group 7

Jesus, faith and early Christian writings

Gospels and Acts and Letters, 229 chapters, 59,923 words counted

Chapters by section

  1. jesus27.01,407
  2. christ21.1519
  3. spirit20.5332
  4. faith18.0216
  5. things16.6281
  6. world16.6179
  7. love16.1215
  8. jews15.0156
  9. body14.7153
  10. anyone14.2185
  11. believe14.0130
  12. know13.5334
  13. everyone13.2138
  14. truly13.2118
  15. asked13.1232
  16. began12.9125
  17. brothers12.8218
  18. grace12.6122
  19. law12.2212
  20. want11.893
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1jesus27.01,4071,430
2christ21.1519541
3spirit20.5332556
4faith18.0216262
5things16.6281551
6world16.6179234
7love16.1215372
8jews15.0156229
9body14.7153232
10anyone14.2185341
11believe14.0130160
12know13.5334846
13everyone13.2138230
14truly13.2118140
15asked13.1232520
16began12.9125200
17brothers12.8218487
18grace12.6122136
19law12.2212486
20want11.893128
The twenty words most characteristic of each computed group against the rest of the Bible, by the weighted log-odds z-score, with each word's count in the group. Color identifies the group; length carries the z-score. The bars share one scale across the seven panels; the longest, king in Group 3, is 45.2. Each panel's table gives the z-scores and the counts in the whole Bible.

Group 1 holds 342 chapters, most of them from the Prophets and from Poetry and Wisdom, and its list is headed by the words of the prophetic formula: says (450 of 681), declares (341 of 376), hosts (242 of 290), as in "the Lord of Hosts", and nations (355 of 543). The word lord (2,527 of 7,600) is sixth. Only two of its twenty words are capitalized wherever they occur in the text, zion and babylon; the rest are common words rather than names, the shared vocabulary of the prophets, the wisdom books and Revelation, whose chapters the map also placed here.

Group 2 holds 130 chapters, most of them from the Law, and it is a group of names: moses (466 of 869), jacob (228 of 385), joseph (204 of 253), pharaoh (166 of 216), and on down through abraham, isaac, joshua, aaron and esau. Thirteen of its twenty words are capitalized wherever they occur, the most of any group, and the one common verb among them is said (677 of 2,570). The chapters the map put here are, by their words, the stories of the patriarchs and the exodus.

Group 3 holds 212 chapters, most of them from the History books. Its first word, king (1,577 of 2,221), has the highest z-score among the seven groups, 45.2, and it is followed by david (751 of 968), son (1,192 of 2,335), judah, israel and saul (351 of 389). Seven of its twenty are names. The verbs in it are the verbs of a chronicle: reigned (143 of 155) and went.

Group 4 holds 67 chapters, again most of them from the Law, but its words are of a different kind from Group 2's: offering (487 of 721), priest (228 of 497), unclean (144 of 206), then burnt, altar, blood and sin. Only two names appear, aaron (111 of 321) and moses (173 of 869). By their words these are the chapters of sacrifice and purity; by book, 26 of them are from Leviticus, 14 from Deuteronomy and 12 from Numbers, and the map separated them from the stories that surround them.

Group 5 is the smallest, 39 chapters, most of them from History and the Law, and its list is materials, measures and numbers: gold (201 of 446), cubits (204 of 259), solomon (137 of 284), five (104 of 239), then silver, bronze, shekels and cherubim (51 of 64). By their words these are the chapters that build and measure the tabernacle and the temple; by book, 11 of them are from Exodus, 9 from 2 Chronicles, 5 from 1 Kings and 5 from Ezekiel. The one name among the twenty is solomon.

Group 6 holds 170 chapters, most of them from Poetry and Wisdom, and holds most of the Psalms (129 of 150) and 41 other chapters: devotion (126 of 195) and loving (126 of 194) at the top, the two words of this edition's phrase "loving devotion", then praise (122 of 207), forever, soul and sing. The word lord (874 of 7,600) is eighth. Its one capitalized word is selah (65 of 74), the marker that punctuates the Psalms.

Group 7 holds 229 chapters, the Gospels, Acts and the Letters together with five chapters of Revelation, and its words are jesus (1,407 of 1,430), christ (519 of 541), spirit, faith (216 of 262), things, world and love. Three of its twenty are capitalized wherever they occur: jesus, christ and jews. The rest of its list is unlike the other six in kind: alongside the nouns come words of address to anybody, anyone (185 of 341) and everyone (138 of 230), and verbs of speech and belief.

Whether a word is a name was decided by a rule, not by reading: a word counts as capitalized when every one of its occurrences in the text begins with a capital letter. In this text those are names of people, peoples and places for the most part, with selah the exception noted above. The counts are two, thirteen, seven, two, one, one and three for the seven groups in order.

The seven sections, in words

The same statistic over the seven sections of the conventional Protestant arrangement, for comparison with the computed groups above. The sections are a reader's grouping laid over the text; the map's positions do not depend on them.

Protestant section

Law

5 books, 187 chapters, 57,349 words counted

  1. moses32.6661
  2. offering30.3579
  3. aaron20.3273
  4. land19.1680
  5. tent18.1209
  6. israelites17.5299
  7. jacob17.2226
  8. joseph16.9181
  9. pharaoh16.6173
  10. priest16.4254
  11. egypt15.7281
  12. male15.3148
  13. unclean14.9143
  14. altar14.4195
  15. meeting13.7135
  16. sons13.7373
  17. abraham13.6142
  18. isaac12.8103
  19. grain12.5141
  20. burnt12.3145
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1moses32.6661869
2offering30.3579721
3aaron20.3273321
4land19.16801,807
5tent18.1209296
6israelites17.5299597
7jacob17.2226385
8joseph16.9181253
9pharaoh16.6173216
10priest16.4254497
11egypt15.7281607
12male15.3148187
13unclean14.9143206
14altar14.4195381
15meeting13.7135153
16sons13.73731,011
17abraham13.6142242
18isaac12.8103138
19grain12.5141269
20burnt12.3145285

Protestant section

History

12 books, 249 chapters, 80,049 words counted

  1. king38.51,503
  2. david30.3857
  3. israel26.21,066
  4. son24.61,177
  5. saul18.8353
  6. descendants18.8344
  7. judah17.4463
  8. house15.9626
  9. solomon15.2266
  10. men15.2655
  11. philistines14.9206
  12. joshua14.3180
  13. went13.3485
  14. levites12.8174
  15. servants12.5230
  16. reigned12.0138
  17. sons12.0446
  18. ark11.9150
  19. jerusalem11.9372
  20. troops11.1109
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1king38.51,5032,221
2david30.3857968
3israel26.21,0661,949
4son24.61,1772,335
5saul18.8353389
6descendants18.8344490
7judah17.4463837
8house15.96261,338
9solomon15.2266284
10men15.26551,453
11philistines14.9206234
12joshua14.3180224
13went13.34851,067
14levites12.8174262
15servants12.5230410
16reigned12.0138155
17sons12.04461,011
18ark11.9150227
19jerusalem11.9372809
20troops11.1109130

Protestant section

Poetry and Wisdom

5 books, 243 chapters, 32,098 words counted

  1. wicked23.5216
  2. righteous18.8157
  3. loving18.6132
  4. devotion18.3129
  5. heart18.2220
  6. praise17.6123
  7. soul17.3120
  8. forever16.3142
  9. wise16.0105
  10. mouth15.3121
  11. wisdom14.8102
  12. lips14.783
  13. sing13.671
  14. fool12.865
  15. understanding12.463
  16. man12.0392
  17. poor11.872
  18. upright11.756
  19. strength11.577
  20. trouble11.454
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1wicked23.5216349
2righteous18.8157308
3loving18.6132194
4devotion18.3129195
5heart18.2220610
6praise17.6123207
7soul17.3120205
8forever16.3142335
9wise16.0105185
10mouth15.3121277
11wisdom14.8102211
12lips14.783123
13sing13.671110
14fool12.86584
15understanding12.463110
16man12.03922,043
17poor11.872165
18upright11.75670
19strength11.577193
20trouble11.45496

Protestant section

Prophets

17 books, 250 chapters, 60,388 words counted

  1. says25.7461
  2. lord19.42,214
  3. declares19.0354
  4. hosts18.7252
  5. nations18.1298
  6. babylon17.9211
  7. sword14.2207
  8. jeremiah13.4133
  9. behold13.2172
  10. land12.7587
  11. zion12.5110
  12. cubits11.5134
  13. judah11.3305
  14. north10.691
  15. idols10.494
  16. nebuchadnezzar10.269
  17. disaster10.069
  18. remnant9.965
  19. longer9.7104
  20. desolate9.559
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1says25.7461681
2lord19.42,2147,600
3declares19.0354376
4hosts18.7252290
5nations18.1298543
6babylon17.9211285
7sword14.2207404
8jeremiah13.4133151
9behold13.2172329
10land12.75871,807
11zion12.5110164
12cubits11.5134259
13judah11.3305837
14north10.691152
15idols10.494165
16nebuchadnezzar10.26991
17disaster10.069101
18remnant9.96586
19longer9.7104210
20desolate9.55977

Protestant section

Gospels and Acts

5 books, 117 chapters, 39,988 words counted

  1. jesus49.41,139
  2. asked18.8234
  3. said18.8678
  4. paul18.4176
  5. jews17.0140
  6. tell16.7235
  7. began15.9122
  8. truly15.4113
  9. believe14.398
  10. went13.7302
  11. answered13.3141
  12. told13.1168
  13. kingdom13.0128
  14. came13.0298
  15. heaven12.8157
  16. father12.4297
  17. hour12.173
  18. replied11.8196
  19. world11.799
  20. man11.6457
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1jesus49.41,1391,430
2asked18.8234520
3said18.86782,570
4paul18.4176206
5jews17.0140229
6tell16.7235612
7began15.9122200
8truly15.4113140
9believe14.398160
10went13.73021,067
11answered13.3141353
12told13.1168473
13kingdom13.0128312
14came13.02981,092
15heaven12.8157439
16father12.42971,124
17hour12.17388
18replied11.8196655
19world11.799234
20man11.64572,043

Protestant section

Letters

21 books, 121 chapters, 22,416 words counted

  1. christ35.6455
  2. faith25.3202
  3. love22.0167
  4. god21.7709
  5. spirit18.7174
  6. grace18.2105
  7. body17.6106
  8. god's17.288
  9. law17.1149
  10. jesus16.1277
  11. gospel15.777
  12. things15.2145
  13. world14.989
  14. brothers14.8132
  15. hope13.869
  16. truth13.767
  17. beloved13.256
  18. church12.949
  19. flesh12.568
  20. good12.3126
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1christ35.6455541
2faith25.3202262
3love22.0167372
4god21.77094,300
5spirit18.7174556
6grace18.2105136
7body17.6106232
8god's17.288142
9law17.1149486
10jesus16.12771,430
11gospel15.777101
12things15.2145551
13world14.989234
14brothers14.8132487
15hope13.869162
16truth13.767155
17beloved13.256111
18church12.94976
19flesh12.568194
20good12.3126571

Protestant section

Revelation

1 book, 22 chapters, 4,651 words counted

  1. angel20.058
  2. beast19.648
  3. throne16.341
  4. lamb16.135
  5. seven15.755
  6. earth14.472
  7. angels12.624
  8. heaven12.145
  9. great12.157
  10. loud11.920
  11. seated11.717
  12. saw11.149
  13. golden10.714
  14. white10.617
  15. voice10.533
  16. churches10.113
  17. trumpet9.912
  18. scroll9.314
  19. four9.125
  20. plagues9.010
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1angel20.058214
2beast19.648119
3throne16.341170
4lamb16.135111
5seven15.755382
6earth14.472795
7angels12.62496
8heaven12.145439
9great12.157696
10loud11.92068
11seated11.71741
12saw11.149602
13golden10.71431
14white10.61767
15voice10.533312
16churches10.11335
17trumpet9.91222
18scroll9.31462
19four9.125240
20plagues9.01019
The twenty words most characteristic of each section against the rest of the Bible, with each word's count in the section. Color identifies the section; length carries the z-score. The bars share one scale across the seven panels; the longest, jesus in the Gospels and Acts, is 49.4.

The Law's list is headed by moses (661 of 869) and offering (579 of 721), the two kinds of word that the computed Groups 2 and 4 divide between them. History's is headed by king (1,503 of 2,221) and david (857 of 968), much as Group 3's is. Poetry and Wisdom's is headed by wicked (216 of 349) and righteous (157 of 308), the pairing of Proverbs and the Psalms. The Prophets' list begins with says (461 of 681), and twelfth on it is cubits (134 of 259), which belongs to the measured temple of Ezekiel's closing chapters rather than to prophecy as such. The Gospels and Acts are jesus (1,139 of 1,430), asked (234 of 520) and said (678 of 2,570); the Letters are christ (455 of 541) and faith; Revelation is angel (58 of 214) and beast (48 of 119).

Set beside the computed groups above, the comparison shows where the map's groups and the reader's sections part company. The sections mix the words that the computed groups keep apart: the Law's list holds both the names of Genesis and the offerings of Leviticus, and History's holds both the kings of Samuel and the ark, the house and the levites of Chronicles. Group 1, which has no counterpart among the sections, joins 200 of the Prophets' 250 chapters to 90 of Poetry and Wisdom's 243, and its words are the ones the two share.

The two testaments, in words

The coarsest grouping of all, and the one the map's first view colors by.

Old Testament 39 books, 929 chapters, 229,884 words counted

  1. lord28.76,973
  2. king18.12,134
  3. israel17.01,881
  4. land16.31,761
  5. sons11.6952
  6. david11.2909
  7. judah10.4826
  8. offering10.3703
  9. house9.91,192
  10. egypt9.4582
  11. israelites8.9588
  12. moses8.5782
  13. descendants8.5476
  14. nations8.0504
  15. gold7.7421
  16. cities7.5381
  17. offerings7.2337
  18. people7.11,697
  19. year7.0338
  20. declares7.0371
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1lord28.76,9737,600
2king18.12,1342,221
3israel17.01,8811,949
4land16.31,7611,807
5sons11.69521,011
6david11.2909968
7judah10.4826837
8offering10.3703721
9house9.91,1921,338
10egypt9.4582607
11israelites8.9588597
12moses8.5782869
13descendants8.5476490
14nations8.0504543
15gold7.7421446
16cities7.5381390
17offerings7.2337347
18people7.11,6972,020
19year7.0338356
20declares7.0371376

New Testament 27 books, 260 chapters, 67,055 words counted

  1. spirit19.9347
  2. things17.6314
  3. world16.2194
  4. love15.7226
  5. faith14.8249
  6. heaven14.4236
  7. jews14.2158
  8. anyone14.1197
  9. body14.0157
  10. believe13.4134
  11. know12.7350
  12. brothers12.6233
  13. everyone12.6142
  14. truly12.5122
  15. began12.4129
  16. god's12.3110
  17. asked12.0237
  18. grace12.0123
  19. jesus11.81,430
  20. truth11.4104
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1spirit19.9347556
2things17.6314551
3world16.2194234
4love15.7226372
5faith14.8249262
6heaven14.4236439
7jews14.2158229
8anyone14.1197341
9body14.0157232
10believe13.4134160
11know12.7350846
12brothers12.6233487
13everyone12.6142230
14truly12.5122140
15began12.4129200
16god's12.3110142
17asked12.0237520
18grace12.0123136
19jesus11.81,4301,430
20truth11.4104155
The twenty words most characteristic of each testament against the other, with each word's count in the testament. The bars share one scale across the two panels; the longest, lord in the Old Testament, is 28.7.

The Old Testament's list, over its 929 chapters, is led by lord (6,973 of 7,600) and king (2,134 of 2,221), then israel, land, sons and david: names, titles and the land. The New Testament's, over its 260 chapters, is led by spirit (347 of 556), things (314 of 551), world, love and faith, and it holds the words of address that Group 7 showed, anyone and everyone.

The word jesus (1,430 of 1,430) sits nineteenth on the New Testament's list with a z-score of 11.8, every one of its occurrences being in the New Testament and none in the Old. That is the statistic working as designed rather than an oddity of the text. A word with no occurrences at all on the other side is compared against the prior, 500 words' worth of the whole Bible's proportions, and the prior sets a ceiling on how sure the statistic will be. Words that occur on both sides, in very different proportions, can score higher. The method section states the formula; the point to keep is that a bar's length measures confidence in a difference, not the size of a count.

Each book, in words

Pick a book to open its list. Each book is compared against the other 65, and each book's bars are drawn on its own scale, because a book of one chapter cannot produce z-scores like Leviticus's: the longest bar stands for 6.4 in 3 John and for 39.4 in Leviticus. The z-scores and the counts in the whole Bible are in each list's table.

Genesis 50 chapters

50 chapters, 14,660 words counted

  1. jacob29.0194
  2. joseph26.8161
  3. abraham23.2124
  4. isaac19.585
  5. father18.9206
  6. wife17.5102
  7. esau16.767
  8. pharaoh16.175
  9. years14.7106
  10. said14.2288
  11. sons13.9153
  12. canaan13.844
  13. brother13.578
  14. noah13.039
  15. named12.253
  16. daughters10.953
  17. household10.840
  18. lot10.331
  19. brothers10.176
  20. father's10.039
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1jacob29.0194385
2joseph26.8161253
3abraham23.2124242
4isaac19.585138
5father18.92061,124
6wife17.5102349
7esau16.76791
8pharaoh16.175216
9years14.7106512
10said14.22882,570
11sons13.91531,011
12canaan13.84487
13brother13.578335
14noah13.03957
15named12.253192
16daughters10.953236
17household10.840139
18lot10.33191
19brothers10.176487
20father's10.039154
Exodus 40 chapters

40 chapters, 12,081 words counted

  1. moses35.6304
  2. aaron21.3111
  3. pharaoh20.491
  4. gold18.2109
  5. egypt16.9119
  6. tabernacle16.456
  7. egyptians15.850
  8. israelites14.2101
  9. tent13.566
  10. blue12.734
  11. make12.7102
  12. ephod12.431
  13. posts12.433
  14. curtains12.032
  15. pharaoh's11.929
  16. linen11.534
  17. poles11.427
  18. bases11.439
  19. scarlet11.426
  20. purple11.326
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1moses35.6304869
2aaron21.3111321
3pharaoh20.491216
4gold18.2109446
5egypt16.9119607
6tabernacle16.456119
7egyptians15.85094
8israelites14.2101597
9tent13.566296
10blue12.73449
11make12.7102709
12ephod12.43151
13posts12.43346
14curtains12.03243
15pharaoh's11.92959
16linen11.534104
17poles11.42756
18bases11.43945
19scarlet11.42649
20purple11.32651
Leviticus 27 chapters

27 chapters, 8,650 words counted

  1. offering39.4277
  2. priest30.1172
  3. unclean25.8110
  4. altar18.386
  5. fat18.054
  6. atonement17.249
  7. blood16.880
  8. skin16.646
  9. sin16.279
  10. clean15.443
  11. aaron14.964
  12. burnt14.659
  13. meeting14.043
  14. animal14.033
  15. food13.860
  16. present13.746
  17. guilt13.435
  18. touches12.526
  19. person12.530
  20. burn12.434
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1offering39.4277721
2priest30.1172497
3unclean25.8110206
4altar18.386381
5fat18.05492
6atonement17.24990
7blood16.880395
8skin16.64679
9sin16.279415
10clean15.443111
11aaron14.964321
12burnt14.659285
13meeting14.043153
14animal14.03370
15food13.860332
16present13.746193
17guilt13.435105
18touches12.52647
19person12.53087
20burn12.434123
Numbers 36 chapters

36 chapters, 12,255 words counted

  1. offering31.3244
  2. moses28.1236
  3. male21.595
  4. clans19.276
  5. israelites19.1133
  6. clan19.076
  7. tribe18.886
  8. congregation18.569
  9. aaron18.394
  10. camped16.152
  11. meeting15.356
  12. tent15.375
  13. numbered15.247
  14. camp14.758
  15. balaam14.460
  16. shekels14.245
  17. leader14.241
  18. levites13.964
  19. lambs13.841
  20. grain13.061
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1offering31.3244721
2moses28.1236869
3male21.595187
4clans19.276155
5israelites19.1133597
6clan19.076110
7tribe18.886242
8congregation18.569118
9aaron18.394321
10camped16.15293
11meeting15.356153
12tent15.375296
13numbered15.24775
14camp14.758186
15balaam14.46070
16shekels14.245108
17leader14.24177
18levites13.964262
19lambs13.84193
20grain13.061269
Deuteronomy 34 chapters

34 chapters, 9,703 words counted

  1. giving19.064
  2. land17.5202
  3. lord17.3520
  4. god16.9345
  5. possess14.338
  6. today13.048
  7. commandments12.641
  8. careful11.624
  9. swore11.528
  10. choose11.224
  11. eat10.662
  12. gods10.241
  13. statutes9.629
  14. follow9.430
  15. foreigner9.423
  16. possession9.423
  17. tablets9.316
  18. ordinances8.920
  19. fathers8.949
  20. cursed8.718
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1giving19.064126
2land17.52021,807
3lord17.35207,600
4god16.93454,300
5possess14.33889
6today13.048209
7commandments12.641161
8careful11.62448
9swore11.52884
10choose11.22459
11eat10.662484
12gods10.241248
13statutes9.629142
14follow9.430157
15foreigner9.42391
16possession9.42391
17tablets9.31636
18ordinances8.92076
19fathers8.949415
20cursed8.71864
Joshua 24 chapters

24 chapters, 7,079 words counted

  1. joshua30.9168
  2. jordan19.766
  3. tribe19.570
  4. cities19.384
  5. border17.546
  6. inheritance15.253
  7. manasseh15.143
  8. beth14.939
  9. clans14.541
  10. villages14.434
  11. jericho13.829
  12. pasturelands12.423
  13. hill12.232
  14. ai11.835
  15. half11.430
  16. israelites11.362
  17. territory11.023
  18. country10.527
  19. reubenites10.417
  20. valley10.329
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1joshua30.9168224
2jordan19.766196
3tribe19.570242
4cities19.384390
5border17.54694
6inheritance15.253249
7manasseh15.143153
8beth14.939125
9clans14.541155
10villages14.43495
11jericho13.82964
12pasturelands12.42345
13hill12.232140
14ai11.83540
15half11.430141
16israelites11.362597
17territory11.02383
18country10.527138
19reubenites10.41741
20valley10.329166
Judges 21 chapters

21 chapters, 7,008 words counted

  1. abimelech16.039
  2. shechem13.227
  3. gibeah12.724
  4. benjamites12.729
  5. men12.4112
  6. israelites12.366
  7. ammonites11.626
  8. midian11.520
  9. philistines10.635
  10. gilead9.824
  11. micah9.413
  12. sisera9.217
  13. israel9.2111
  14. ephraim9.125
  15. concubine8.611
  16. went8.671
  17. jephthah8.525
  18. midianites8.311
  19. canaanites8.214
  20. fight8.218
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1abimelech16.03963
2shechem13.22764
3gibeah12.72448
4benjamites12.72938
5men12.41121,453
6israelites12.366597
7ammonites11.62697
8midian11.52043
9philistines10.635234
10gilead9.824127
11micah9.41325
12sisera9.21721
13israel9.21111,949
14ephraim9.125162
15concubine8.61121
16went8.6711,067
17jephthah8.52527
18midianites8.31116
19canaanites8.21458
20fight8.218102
Ruth 4 chapters

4 chapters, 980 words counted

  1. boaz15.425
  2. redeemer10.68
  3. redeem10.09
  4. kinsman9.38
  5. law8.918
  6. bethlehem8.57
  7. ruth8.322
  8. barley8.36
  9. harvesters8.35
  10. girls8.05
  11. glean7.96
  12. mother7.411
  13. daughter7.312
  14. moab6.78
  15. moabitess6.66
  16. tonight6.43
  17. husband6.06
  18. relative5.83
  19. home5.87
  20. threshing5.64
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1boaz15.42532
2redeemer10.6827
3redeem10.0958
4kinsman9.3811
5law8.918486
6bethlehem8.5752
7ruth8.32223
8barley8.3636
9harvesters8.359
10girls8.058
11glean7.968
12mother7.411256
13daughter7.312321
14moab6.78161
15moabitess6.667
16tonight6.4311
17husband6.06112
18relative5.8319
19home5.87170
20threshing5.6448
1 Samuel 31 chapters

31 chapters, 9,440 words counted

  1. saul38.4273
  2. david33.5264
  3. philistines23.9103
  4. jonathan20.372
  5. samuel19.2129
  6. troops13.540
  7. philistine12.641
  8. jesse12.226
  9. saul's12.025
  10. eli10.535
  11. ark10.339
  12. men10.2118
  13. boy10.123
  14. armor10.018
  15. said9.7171
  16. david's9.221
  17. spear9.117
  18. replied9.165
  19. amalekites9.115
  20. ramah8.915
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1saul38.4273389
2david33.5264968
3philistines23.9103234
4jonathan20.372122
5samuel19.2129141
6troops13.540130
7philistine12.64148
8jesse12.22645
9saul's12.02542
10eli10.53539
11ark10.339227
12men10.21181,453
13boy10.12377
14armor10.01840
15said9.71712,570
16david's9.22181
17spear9.11749
18replied9.165655
19amalekites9.11534
20ramah8.91537
2 Samuel 24 chapters

24 chapters, 8,012 words counted

  1. david33.3243
  2. joab23.998
  3. king21.7243
  4. abner15.342
  5. absalom14.784
  6. troops12.935
  7. saul12.055
  8. uriah11.923
  9. hebron11.524
  10. david's11.425
  11. tamar9.916
  12. jonathan9.725
  13. abishai9.615
  14. zeruiah9.414
  15. servants9.044
  16. servant8.951
  17. asahel8.713
  18. amnon8.325
  19. men8.393
  20. nathan8.113
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1david33.3243968
2joab23.998142
3king21.72432,221
4abner15.34258
5absalom14.78490
6troops12.935130
7saul12.055389
8uriah11.92337
9hebron11.52470
10david's11.42581
11tamar9.91635
12jonathan9.725122
13abishai9.61525
14zeruiah9.41426
15servants9.044410
16servant8.951530
17asahel8.71319
18amnon8.32527
19men8.3931,453
20nathan8.11344
1 Kings 22 chapters

22 chapters, 9,657 words counted

  1. solomon29.6153
  2. king19.9252
  3. elijah17.757
  4. jeroboam17.353
  5. ahab16.950
  6. israel13.1172
  7. hadad12.628
  8. ben11.524
  9. built10.737
  10. baasha10.525
  11. rehoboam10.321
  12. prophet10.241
  13. adonijah10.125
  14. jehoshaphat10.124
  15. cedar9.819
  16. throne9.431
  17. cubits9.138
  18. solomon's8.914
  19. ahijah8.914
  20. hiram8.814
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1solomon29.6153284
2king19.92522,221
3elijah17.757126
4jeroboam17.353101
5ahab16.95093
6israel13.11721,949
7hadad12.62850
8ben11.52451
9built10.737186
10baasha10.52531
11rehoboam10.32155
12prophet10.241247
13adonijah10.12530
14jehoshaphat10.12485
15cedar9.81951
16throne9.431170
17cubits9.138259
18solomon's8.91425
19ahijah8.91423
20hiram8.81422
2 Kings 25 chapters

25 chapters, 9,387 words counted

  1. king26.4313
  2. jehu17.059
  3. samaria16.048
  4. assyria15.347
  5. elisha14.9102
  6. hezekiah14.745
  7. reigned14.346
  8. ahaziah12.226
  9. judah12.294
  10. elijah11.934
  11. aram11.528
  12. book11.333
  13. chronicles11.222
  14. ahab10.927
  15. joram10.720
  16. reign10.632
  17. baal10.628
  18. israel10.5147
  19. jehoash10.420
  20. amaziah10.219
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1king26.43132,221
2jehu17.05977
3samaria16.048119
4assyria15.347135
5elisha14.9102108
6hezekiah14.745137
7reigned14.346155
8ahaziah12.22646
9judah12.294837
10elijah11.934126
11aram11.52887
12book11.333133
13chronicles11.22243
14ahab10.92793
15joram10.72032
16reign10.632144
17baal10.628109
18israel10.51471,949
19jehoash10.42029
20amaziah10.21945
1 Chronicles 29 chapters

29 chapters, 8,780 words counted

  1. sons30.6235
  2. son28.3330
  3. david23.4175
  4. father15.0127
  5. families13.135
  6. relatives12.526
  7. obed10.820
  8. charge9.828
  9. asaph9.816
  10. descendants9.554
  11. division9.316
  12. ark9.334
  13. service9.223
  14. pasturelands9.216
  15. shimei9.116
  16. joel9.015
  17. firstborn8.825
  18. benaiah8.815
  19. valor8.716
  20. chief8.726
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1sons30.62351,011
2son28.33302,335
3david23.4175968
4father15.01271,124
5families13.135112
6relatives12.52648
7obed10.82032
8charge9.828139
9asaph9.81629
10descendants9.554490
11division9.31643
12ark9.334227
13service9.223105
14pasturelands9.21645
15shimei9.11646
16joel9.01521
17firstborn8.825138
18benaiah8.81544
19valor8.71653
20chief8.726152
2 Chronicles 36 chapters

36 chapters, 10,438 words counted

  1. judah21.3162
  2. king18.1246
  3. solomon17.478
  4. jerusalem16.5126
  5. jehoshaphat15.042
  6. hezekiah13.844
  7. levites13.658
  8. rehoboam13.031
  9. priests12.769
  10. asa11.926
  11. reigned11.538
  12. house11.3128
  13. israel10.7159
  14. amaziah10.521
  15. jehoiada10.422
  16. jehoram10.219
  17. consecrated9.820
  18. josiah9.320
  19. fathers9.353
  20. uzziah9.316
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1judah21.3162837
2king18.12462,221
3solomon17.478284
4jerusalem16.5126809
5jehoshaphat15.04285
6hezekiah13.844137
7levites13.658262
8rehoboam13.03155
9priests12.769417
10asa11.92647
11reigned11.538155
12house11.31281,338
13israel10.71591,949
14amaziah10.52145
15jehoiada10.42256
16jehoram10.21934
17consecrated9.82053
18josiah9.32062
19fathers9.353415
20uzziah9.31631
Ezra 10 chapters

10 chapters, 2,862 words counted

  1. descendants33.1124
  2. ezra12.315
  3. jerusalem11.948
  4. persia11.914
  5. cyrus11.213
  6. articles10.915
  7. exiles10.813
  8. darius10.511
  9. jeshua10.411
  10. euphrates10.413
  11. associates10.010
  12. levites10.023
  13. house9.351
  14. artaxerxes9.112
  15. rebuild8.99
  16. decree8.810
  17. west8.613
  18. priests8.224
  19. temple8.023
  20. region8.010
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1descendants33.1124490
2ezra12.31529
3jerusalem11.948809
4persia11.91431
5cyrus11.21322
6articles10.91571
7exiles10.81347
8darius10.51126
9jeshua10.41129
10euphrates10.41356
11associates10.01026
12levites10.023262
13house9.3511,338
14artaxerxes9.11215
15rebuild8.9934
16decree8.81050
17west8.613104
18priests8.224417
19temple8.023407
20region8.01069
Nehemiah 13 chapters

13 chapters, 4,162 words counted

  1. descendants24.195
  2. levites15.845
  3. wall13.932
  4. son12.8113
  5. next11.928
  6. jeshua11.716
  7. singers11.315
  8. ezra11.014
  9. meshullam10.613
  10. gate10.528
  11. repaired10.213
  12. associates10.212
  13. eliashib9.411
  14. priests9.232
  15. gatekeepers8.810
  16. district8.69
  17. shemaiah8.410
  18. bani8.38
  19. tower8.19
  20. nobles8.110
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1descendants24.195490
2levites15.845262
3wall13.932164
4son12.81132,335
5next11.928186
6jeshua11.71629
7singers11.31536
8ezra11.01429
9meshullam10.61325
10gate10.528249
11repaired10.21320
12associates10.21226
13eliashib9.41117
14priests9.232417
15gatekeepers8.81032
16district8.6925
17shemaiah8.41039
18bani8.3815
19tower8.1933
20nobles8.11046
Esther 10 chapters

10 chapters, 2,244 words counted

  1. king's20.843
  2. king20.7122
  3. jews19.945
  4. royal17.632
  5. queen17.026
  6. provinces13.117
  7. mordecai11.252
  8. province11.012
  9. month11.021
  10. susa10.418
  11. banquet10.310
  12. xerxes10.128
  13. citadel9.810
  14. eunuchs9.79
  15. pleases9.18
  16. hanged8.77
  17. issued8.77
  18. palace8.413
  19. jew8.17
  20. signet8.06
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1king's20.843160
2king20.71222,221
3jews19.945229
4royal17.632131
5queen17.02655
6provinces13.11727
7mordecai11.25254
8province11.01243
9month11.021208
10susa10.41821
11banquet10.31030
12xerxes10.12830
13citadel9.81015
14eunuchs9.7915
15pleases9.1826
16hanged8.7713
17issued8.7720
18palace8.413141
19jew8.1731
20signet8.0611
Job 42 chapters

42 chapters, 6,555 words counted

  1. almighty14.731
  2. darkness11.732
  3. job11.354
  4. breath9.016
  5. answer8.621
  6. mouth8.530
  7. words8.241
  8. understanding8.218
  9. dust7.817
  10. satan7.712
  11. friends7.613
  12. clouds7.413
  13. godless7.28
  14. terrors7.07
  15. wicked7.029
  16. womb6.812
  17. light6.722
  18. deep6.713
  19. eyes6.533
  20. complaint6.56
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1almighty14.73158
2darkness11.732166
3job11.35457
4breath9.01666
5answer8.621136
6mouth8.530277
7words8.241503
8understanding8.218110
9dust7.817109
10satan7.71252
11friends7.61364
12clouds7.41369
13godless7.2812
14terrors7.0713
15wicked7.029349
16womb6.81271
17light6.722228
18deep6.71387
19eyes6.533474
20complaint6.5612
Psalms 150 chapters

150 chapters, 16,247 words counted

  1. loving22.5121
  2. devotion22.4120
  3. praise22.2118
  4. forever20.8127
  5. lord17.6764
  6. soul17.484
  7. sing17.069
  8. wicked15.696
  9. salvation15.064
  10. endures13.746
  11. refuge13.044
  12. god13.0431
  13. earth12.2127
  14. bless12.246
  15. foes11.934
  16. enemies11.762
  17. righteous11.669
  18. faithfulness11.633
  19. heart11.2101
  20. trust11.034
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1loving22.5121194
2devotion22.4120195
3praise22.2118207
4forever20.8127335
5lord17.67647,600
6soul17.484205
7sing17.069110
8wicked15.696349
9salvation15.064161
10endures13.74667
11refuge13.04495
12god13.04314,300
13earth12.2127795
14bless12.246129
15foes11.93453
16enemies11.762254
17righteous11.669308
18faithfulness11.63361
19heart11.2101610
20trust11.03484
Proverbs 31 chapters

31 chapters, 6,249 words counted

  1. wicked20.983
  2. wise20.464
  3. man17.8171
  4. righteous17.464
  5. fool17.342
  6. wisdom15.949
  7. lips15.840
  8. knowledge14.939
  9. understanding14.434
  10. heart13.870
  11. poor13.336
  12. brings12.527
  13. mouth12.342
  14. folly11.920
  15. upright11.221
  16. discipline11.118
  17. evil10.745
  18. instruction10.617
  19. fools10.616
  20. path10.420
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1wicked20.983349
2wise20.464185
3man17.81712,043
4righteous17.464308
5fool17.34284
6wisdom15.949211
7lips15.840123
8knowledge14.939142
9understanding14.434110
10heart13.870610
11poor13.336165
12brings12.52796
13mouth12.342277
14folly11.92037
15upright11.22170
16discipline11.11845
17evil10.745415
18instruction10.61746
19fools10.61637
20path10.42080
Ecclesiastes 12 chapters

12 chapters, 1,999 words counted

  1. sun19.035
  2. futile14.323
  3. better13.822
  4. wisdom13.626
  5. wise13.324
  6. fool12.617
  7. time12.239
  8. labor10.114
  9. pursuit9.99
  10. folly9.59
  11. wind9.514
  12. futility9.58
  13. enjoy9.38
  14. man9.153
  15. knows8.310
  16. madness7.65
  17. toil7.55
  18. pleasure7.56
  19. vow7.47
  20. sinner7.45
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1sun19.035140
2futile14.32331
3better13.822128
4wisdom13.626211
5wise13.324185
6fool12.61784
7time12.239696
8labor10.114109
9pursuit9.9929
10folly9.5937
11wind9.514131
12futility9.5815
13enjoy9.3828
14man9.1532,043
15knows8.31086
16madness7.6510
17toil7.5515
18pleasure7.5630
19vow7.4748
20sinner7.4516
Song of Solomon 8 chapters

8 chapters, 1,048 words counted

  1. beloved19.729
  2. beautiful11.712
  3. bride11.29
  4. love11.221
  5. myrrh10.68
  6. breasts10.58
  7. fragrance10.38
  8. lilies8.86
  9. gazelle8.45
  10. lovely8.45
  11. spices8.26
  12. perfume8.05
  13. lebanon7.87
  14. garden7.46
  15. flock7.48
  16. maidens7.24
  17. sister6.87
  18. pomegranates6.74
  19. vineyards6.65
  20. awaken6.53
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1beloved19.729111
2beautiful11.71271
3bride11.2927
4love11.221372
5myrrh10.6818
6breasts10.5827
7fragrance10.3814
8lilies8.8610
9gazelle8.4512
10lovely8.4513
11spices8.2636
12perfume8.0522
13lebanon7.8770
14garden7.4654
15flock7.48115
16maidens7.2416
17sister6.87108
18pomegranates6.7424
19vineyards6.6549
20awaken6.537
Isaiah 66 chapters

66 chapters, 13,737 words counted

  1. zion12.448
  2. hosts11.962
  3. assyria11.641
  4. says9.486
  5. hezekiah9.333
  6. righteousness9.047
  7. nations8.469
  8. earth7.986
  9. isaiah7.918
  10. justice7.730
  11. desert7.621
  12. redeemer7.613
  13. everlasting7.519
  14. tremble7.415
  15. salvation7.028
  16. burden6.716
  17. woe6.621
  18. splendor6.516
  19. lord6.4468
  20. formed6.313
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1zion12.448164
2hosts11.962290
3assyria11.641135
4says9.486681
5hezekiah9.333137
6righteousness9.047271
7nations8.469543
8earth7.986795
9isaiah7.91856
10justice7.730156
11desert7.62183
12redeemer7.61327
13everlasting7.51969
14tremble7.41544
15salvation7.028161
16burden6.71663
17woe6.621106
18splendor6.51665
19lord6.44687,600
20formed6.31347
Jeremiah 52 chapters

52 chapters, 15,641 words counted

  1. declares26.5175
  2. babylon26.4163
  3. jeremiah19.7132
  4. says19.3164
  5. judah19.1182
  6. lord16.2714
  7. hosts15.183
  8. chaldeans13.744
  9. zedekiah13.446
  10. disaster13.245
  11. officials12.749
  12. land12.0213
  13. nebuchadnezzar11.436
  14. behold10.665
  15. sword10.472
  16. word10.494
  17. jehoiakim9.923
  18. famine9.832
  19. gedaliah9.723
  20. jerusalem9.5106
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1declares26.5175376
2babylon26.4163285
3jeremiah19.7132151
4says19.3164681
5judah19.1182837
6lord16.27147,600
7hosts15.183290
8chaldeans13.74475
9zedekiah13.44661
10disaster13.245101
11officials12.749141
12land12.02131,807
13nebuchadnezzar11.43691
14behold10.665329
15sword10.472404
16word10.494618
17jehoiakim9.92339
18famine9.832102
19gedaliah9.72332
20jerusalem9.5106809
Lamentations 5 chapters

5 chapters, 1,308 words counted

  1. daughter10.620
  2. zion10.515
  3. enemy9.311
  4. streets7.87
  5. faint7.25
  6. become6.914
  7. swallowed6.54
  8. comfort6.45
  9. affliction6.25
  10. anger6.010
  11. relief5.93
  12. fierce5.94
  13. expose5.83
  14. grief5.84
  15. maidens5.73
  16. mothers5.73
  17. tears5.44
  18. groans5.22
  19. nurtured5.12
  20. hiss5.12
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1daughter10.620321
2zion10.515164
3enemy9.311107
4streets7.8759
5faint7.2529
6become6.914397
7swallowed6.5422
8comfort6.4546
9affliction6.2550
10anger6.010271
11relief5.9314
12fierce5.9434
13expose5.8315
14grief5.8436
15maidens5.7316
16mothers5.7316
17tears5.4444
18groans5.225
19nurtured5.124
20hiss5.126
Ezekiel 48 chapters

48 chapters, 14,073 words counted

  1. cubits23.7127
  2. side18.9102
  3. says15.5128
  4. declares14.285
  5. abominations13.942
  6. gate13.766
  7. sword13.685
  8. court13.641
  9. measured12.434
  10. nations12.493
  11. east12.251
  12. outer11.831
  13. wide11.736
  14. portico11.530
  15. north11.443
  16. idols11.244
  17. prophesy11.130
  18. sanctuary11.044
  19. chambers10.928
  20. gateway10.929
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1cubits23.7127259
2side18.9102303
3says15.5128681
4declares14.285376
5abominations13.94269
6gate13.766249
7sword13.685404
8court13.64177
9measured12.43452
10nations12.493543
11east12.251187
12outer11.83146
13wide11.73697
14portico11.53043
15north11.443152
16idols11.244165
17prophesy11.13070
18sanctuary11.044169
19chambers10.92838
20gateway10.92938
Daniel 12 chapters

12 chapters, 4,384 words counted

  1. king16.9141
  2. daniel16.269
  3. nebuchadnezzar14.929
  4. kingdom14.846
  5. dream13.323
  6. vision13.223
  7. interpretation13.024
  8. decree11.517
  9. iron11.020
  10. dominion9.211
  11. den9.010
  12. horn8.915
  13. blazing8.79
  14. furnace8.610
  15. fiery8.69
  16. end8.322
  17. satraps8.29
  18. beasts7.812
  19. darius7.88
  20. mind7.714
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1king16.91412,221
2daniel16.26976
3nebuchadnezzar14.92991
4kingdom14.846312
5dream13.32371
6vision13.22375
7interpretation13.02433
8decree11.51750
9iron11.02097
10dominion9.21134
11den9.01017
12horn8.91588
13blazing8.7921
14furnace8.61033
15fiery8.6922
16end8.322237
17satraps8.2913
18beasts7.81276
19darius7.8826
20mind7.714108
Hosea 14 chapters

14 chapters, 1,919 words counted

  1. ephraim18.635
  2. prostitution8.06
  3. respond8.06
  4. lovers7.76
  5. compassion7.39
  6. iniquity6.911
  7. adultery6.86
  8. aven6.84
  9. israel6.740
  10. assyria6.49
  11. return6.113
  12. altars6.06
  13. jezreel6.05
  14. lo5.93
  15. gomer5.93
  16. oven5.93
  17. hosea5.95
  18. punish5.96
  19. harlot5.83
  20. played5.63
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1ephraim18.635162
2prostitution8.0623
3respond8.0623
4lovers7.7628
5compassion7.3998
6iniquity6.911178
7adultery6.8643
8aven6.849
9israel6.7401,949
10assyria6.49135
11return6.113320
12altars6.0663
13jezreel6.0541
14lo5.937
15gomer5.938
16oven5.938
17hosea5.956
18punish5.9668
19harlot5.8310
20played5.6312
Joel 3 chapters

3 chapters, 795 words counted

  1. locust12.310
  2. dried6.84
  3. recompense6.73
  4. swarming6.73
  5. wail6.44
  6. zion6.27
  7. pastures6.23
  8. wine6.18
  9. devouring5.52
  10. vats5.52
  11. autumn5.52
  12. fangs5.52
  13. grapevine5.52
  14. withered5.53
  15. ministers5.22
  16. multitudes5.22
  17. rains5.22
  18. ranks5.22
  19. eaten5.14
  20. gather5.15
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1locust12.31022
2dried6.8428
3recompense6.739
4swarming6.736
5wail6.4437
6zion6.27164
7pastures6.2317
8wine6.18235
9devouring5.525
10vats5.525
11autumn5.526
12fangs5.526
13grapevine5.526
14withered5.5328
15ministers5.229
16multitudes5.229
17rains5.229
18ranks5.229
19eaten5.1475
20gather5.15130
Amos 9 chapters

9 chapters, 1,605 words counted

  1. citadels11.012
  2. transgressions10.510
  3. declares9.320
  4. revoke9.28
  5. consume7.57
  6. says7.221
  7. bethel6.97
  8. plumb6.94
  9. amos6.57
  10. exile6.36
  11. songs6.14
  12. judgment6.19
  13. needy5.95
  14. lord5.983
  15. cries5.33
  16. showed5.24
  17. wailing5.23
  18. prophesy5.25
  19. line5.04
  20. marches5.02
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1citadels11.01217
2transgressions10.51043
3declares9.320376
4revoke9.2812
5consume7.5756
6says7.221681
7bethel6.9772
8plumb6.947
9amos6.578
10exile6.3665
11songs6.1424
12judgment6.19176
13needy5.9551
14lord5.9837,600
15cries5.3318
16showed5.2441
17wailing5.2319
18prophesy5.2570
19line5.0447
20marches5.025
Obadiah 1 chapter

1 chapter, 230 words counted

  1. esau9.17
  2. possess7.15
  3. gloat5.82
  4. mountains4.94
  5. day4.811
  6. disaster4.53
  7. envoy4.41
  8. soar4.41
  9. negev4.32
  10. crossroads4.31
  11. zarephath4.31
  12. awareness4.31
  13. deliverers4.31
  14. gatherers4.31
  15. misfortune4.31
  16. reclaim4.31
  17. existed4.21
  18. proudly4.21
  19. exiles4.12
  20. clefts4.01
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1esau9.1791
2possess7.1589
3gloat5.8211
4mountains4.94162
5day4.8111,528
6disaster4.53101
7envoy4.413
8soar4.413
9negev4.3242
10crossroads4.314
11zarephath4.314
12awareness4.312
13deliverers4.312
14gatherers4.312
15misfortune4.312
16reclaim4.312
17existed4.215
18proudly4.215
19exiles4.1247
20clefts4.016
Jonah 4 chapters

4 chapters, 504 words counted

  1. jonah16.218
  2. nineveh11.68
  3. tarshish7.34
  4. sea6.39
  5. plant6.24
  6. fish5.94
  7. blame5.82
  8. cast5.75
  9. calm5.52
  10. sailors5.52
  11. angry5.44
  12. raging5.12
  13. sackcloth5.03
  14. belly4.82
  15. shade4.72
  16. violent4.72
  17. greatly4.73
  18. ship4.62
  19. grew4.53
  20. lots4.52
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1jonah16.21829
2nineveh11.6822
3tarshish7.3428
4sea6.39379
5plant6.2455
6fish5.9463
7blame5.825
8cast5.75126
9calm5.5210
10sailors5.5210
11angry5.4485
12raging5.1215
13sackcloth5.0350
14belly4.8219
15shade4.7221
16violent4.7221
17greatly4.7364
18ship4.6223
19grew4.5370
20lots4.5225
Micah 7 chapters

7 chapters, 1,130 words counted

  1. transgression7.35
  2. zion7.19
  3. jacob5.811
  4. midst5.74
  5. preach5.64
  6. remnant5.45
  7. dweller5.22
  8. mouths5.14
  9. peoples5.16
  10. dwellers5.13
  11. bald5.02
  12. tread5.02
  13. outcast4.82
  14. tramples4.82
  15. daughter4.68
  16. walk4.66
  17. divination4.42
  18. strip4.42
  19. strongholds4.22
  20. arise4.23
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1transgression7.3531
2zion7.19164
3jacob5.811385
4midst5.7442
5preach5.6444
6remnant5.4586
7dweller5.226
8mouths5.1459
9peoples5.16148
10dwellers5.1329
11bald5.028
12tread5.028
13outcast4.823
14tramples4.823
15daughter4.68321
16walk4.66188
17divination4.4216
18strip4.4216
19strongholds4.2218
20arise4.2352
Nahum 3 chapters

3 chapters, 507 words counted

  1. nineveh10.87
  2. locust8.85
  3. prey6.84
  4. swarming5.82
  5. avenging5.72
  6. mauled5.62
  7. lioness5.52
  8. cubs5.42
  9. lions5.33
  10. fortresses4.92
  11. melt4.92
  12. bounding4.11
  13. brace4.11
  14. brandished4.11
  15. contemptible4.11
  16. cruelty4.11
  17. dignitaries4.11
  18. libya4.11
  19. prowled4.11
  20. rampart4.11
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1nineveh10.8722
2locust8.8522
3prey6.8438
4swarming5.826
5avenging5.724
6mauled5.629
7lioness5.5210
8cubs5.4211
9lions5.3343
10fortresses4.9217
11melt4.9218
12bounding4.113
13brace4.113
14brandished4.113
15contemptible4.113
16cruelty4.113
17dignitaries4.113
18libya4.113
19prowled4.113
20rampart4.113
Habakkuk 3 chapters

3 chapters, 555 words counted

  1. violence8.16
  2. tolerate7.03
  3. woe5.95
  4. fishing5.72
  5. net5.53
  6. wrongdoing5.42
  7. makes5.34
  8. builds5.22
  9. bloodshed5.23
  10. gathers5.12
  11. trembled4.72
  12. silent4.43
  13. selah4.43
  14. vision4.33
  15. dwellers4.22
  16. brandished4.11
  17. cushan4.11
  18. perverted4.11
  19. station4.11
  20. abounds4.01
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1violence8.1661
2tolerate7.037
3woe5.95106
4fishing5.725
5net5.5335
6wrongdoing5.4210
7makes5.3483
8builds5.2212
9bloodshed5.2344
10gathers5.1214
11trembled4.7219
12silent4.4370
13selah4.4374
14vision4.3375
15dwellers4.2229
16brandished4.113
17cushan4.113
18perverted4.113
19station4.113
20abounds4.012
Zephaniah 3 chapters

3 chapters, 606 words counted

  1. day6.620
  2. gather6.36
  3. sweep6.13
  4. worshipers5.62
  5. seacoast5.62
  6. remnant5.24
  7. ashkelon5.12
  8. correction5.12
  9. desolation5.03
  10. fame4.92
  11. threshold4.82
  12. owl4.72
  13. passes4.62
  14. towers4.62
  15. punish4.43
  16. dwellers4.22
  17. corner4.12
  18. lord's4.14
  19. lie4.14
  20. rejoice4.14
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1day6.6201,528
2gather6.36130
3sweep6.1322
4worshipers5.627
5seacoast5.624
6remnant5.2486
7ashkelon5.1213
8correction5.1213
9desolation5.0347
10fame4.9216
11threshold4.8217
12owl4.7218
13passes4.6220
14towers4.6221
15punish4.4368
16dwellers4.2229
17corner4.1230
18lord's4.14156
19lie4.14159
20rejoice4.14159
Haggai 2 chapters

2 chapters, 458 words counted

  1. zerubbabel10.87
  2. hosts10.414
  3. haggai9.39
  4. shealtiel9.35
  5. jehozadak8.65
  6. declares8.312
  7. carefully7.55
  8. governor6.64
  9. twenty6.57
  10. consider6.45
  11. darius6.13
  12. shake6.03
  13. month5.76
  14. fourth5.64
  15. defiled5.64
  16. riders5.42
  17. withheld4.92
  18. joshua4.75
  19. lord4.634
  20. prophet4.55
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1zerubbabel10.8725
2hosts10.414290
3haggai9.3911
4shealtiel9.3513
5jehozadak8.658
6declares8.312376
7carefully7.5554
8governor6.6445
9twenty6.57210
10consider6.4593
11darius6.1326
12shake6.0327
13month5.76208
14fourth5.6479
15defiled5.6481
16riders5.4212
17withheld4.9219
18joshua4.75224
19lord4.6347,600
20prophet4.55247
Zechariah 14 chapters

14 chapters, 2,293 words counted

  1. hosts21.153
  2. angel12.124
  3. jerusalem11.241
  4. lord10.2143
  5. horses8.112
  6. declares8.020
  7. says6.924
  8. basket6.76
  9. speaking6.610
  10. shepherd6.67
  11. nations6.520
  12. flock6.49
  13. rot5.73
  14. judah5.623
  15. myrtle5.63
  16. zerubbabel5.54
  17. tabernacles5.53
  18. going5.39
  19. standing5.28
  20. prophesies5.23
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1hosts21.153290
2angel12.124214
3jerusalem11.241809
4lord10.21437,600
5horses8.112125
6declares8.020376
7says6.924681
8basket6.7639
9speaking6.610135
10shepherd6.6762
11nations6.520543
12flock6.49115
13rot5.737
14judah5.623837
15myrtle5.635
16zerubbabel5.5425
17tabernacles5.5310
18going5.39172
19standing5.28143
20prophesies5.2314
Malachi 4 chapters

4 chapters, 643 words counted

  1. hosts15.124
  2. says10.522
  3. ask7.79
  4. lord6.149
  5. curse5.95
  6. asks5.63
  7. rob5.52
  8. wearied5.32
  9. feared5.23
  10. messenger5.23
  11. contemptible5.12
  12. instruction5.03
  13. profane4.82
  14. name4.510
  15. levi4.43
  16. covenant4.46
  17. oh4.22
  18. offerings4.16
  19. coming4.15
  20. defiled4.13
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1hosts15.124290
2says10.522681
3ask7.79191
4lord6.1497,600
5curse5.9599
6asks5.6330
7rob5.528
8wearied5.3210
9feared5.2339
10messenger5.2339
11contemptible5.123
12instruction5.0346
13profane4.8216
14name4.510772
15levi4.4365
16covenant4.46306
17oh4.2226
18offerings4.16347
19coming4.15243
20defiled4.1381
Matthew 28 chapters

28 chapters, 8,793 words counted

  1. jesus26.5240
  2. disciples18.876
  3. heaven14.473
  4. tell13.582
  5. crowds12.727
  6. kingdom12.654
  7. pharisees11.928
  8. truly11.433
  9. father10.698
  10. john10.229
  11. scribes9.920
  12. hour9.221
  13. peter8.427
  14. came8.482
  15. galilee8.016
  16. tax8.012
  17. hypocrites7.912
  18. went7.877
  19. boat7.713
  20. herod7.713
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1jesus26.52401,430
2disciples18.876262
3heaven14.473439
4tell13.582612
5crowds12.72752
6kingdom12.654312
7pharisees11.92884
8truly11.433140
9father10.6981,124
10john10.229138
11scribes9.92064
12hour9.22188
13peter8.427174
14came8.4821,092
15galilee8.01667
16tax8.01233
17hypocrites7.91216
18went7.8771,067
19boat7.71345
20herod7.71345
Mark 16 chapters

16 chapters, 5,593 words counted

  1. jesus34.6254
  2. disciples17.256
  3. crowd16.239
  4. began12.334
  5. scribes11.520
  6. boat11.418
  7. john10.424
  8. james9.714
  9. asked9.242
  10. immediately9.013
  11. demons8.713
  12. went7.958
  13. peter7.820
  14. teacher7.612
  15. galilee7.412
  16. loaves7.39
  17. large7.216
  18. pilate7.111
  19. arrest7.07
  20. john's6.87
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1jesus34.62541,430
2disciples17.256262
3crowd16.239120
4began12.334200
5scribes11.52064
6boat11.41845
7john10.424138
8james9.71442
9asked9.242520
10immediately9.01347
11demons8.71352
12went7.9581,067
13peter7.820174
14teacher7.61263
15galilee7.41267
16loaves7.3935
17large7.216131
18pilate7.11162
19arrest7.0720
20john's6.8722
Luke 24 chapters

24 chapters, 9,434 words counted

  1. jesus29.8279
  2. town11.527
  3. tell11.474
  4. john10.531
  5. disciples10.041
  6. parable9.516
  7. kingdom9.543
  8. crowd9.526
  9. demons9.418
  10. said9.2166
  11. asked9.056
  12. mary8.817
  13. pharisees8.720
  14. began8.731
  15. healed8.619
  16. son8.4148
  17. teacher8.016
  18. tax7.812
  19. master7.725
  20. village7.510
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1jesus29.82791,430
2town11.52778
3tell11.474612
4john10.531138
5disciples10.041262
6parable9.51632
7kingdom9.543312
8crowd9.526120
9demons9.41852
10said9.21662,570
11asked9.056520
12mary8.81756
13pharisees8.72084
14began8.731200
15healed8.61977
16son8.41482,335
17teacher8.01663
18tax7.81233
19master7.725165
20village7.51020
John 21 chapters

21 chapters, 6,707 words counted

  1. jesus35.9287
  2. world21.476
  3. truly18.955
  4. believe18.957
  5. jews18.864
  6. disciples17.562
  7. father17.2123
  8. know14.490
  9. said13.2164
  10. going12.435
  11. simon12.425
  12. asked12.360
  13. pilate12.123
  14. believed11.924
  15. told11.855
  16. peter11.733
  17. answered11.345
  18. loved10.822
  19. disciple10.516
  20. replied10.459
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1jesus35.92871,430
2world21.476234
3truly18.955140
4believe18.957160
5jews18.864229
6disciples17.562262
7father17.21231,124
8know14.490846
9said13.21642,570
10going12.435172
11simon12.42573
12asked12.360520
13pilate12.12362
14believed11.92475
15told11.855473
16peter11.733174
17answered11.345353
18loved10.82283
19disciple10.51630
20replied10.459655
Acts 28 chapters

28 chapters, 9,461 words counted

  1. paul26.2176
  2. peter19.169
  3. jews16.162
  4. apostles13.733
  5. gentiles12.231
  6. spirit10.867
  7. barnabas10.730
  8. synagogue10.119
  9. baptized10.019
  10. philip9.616
  11. john9.528
  12. brothers9.154
  13. ship9.019
  14. ordered8.919
  15. sanhedrin8.915
  16. asia8.614
  17. jewish8.613
  18. commander8.518
  19. believers8.312
  20. charges8.312
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1paul26.2176206
2peter19.169174
3jews16.162229
4apostles13.73365
5gentiles12.23193
6spirit10.867556
7barnabas10.73035
8synagogue10.11945
9baptized10.01947
10philip9.61631
11john9.528138
12brothers9.154487
13ship9.01923
14ordered8.91970
15sanhedrin8.91521
16asia8.61420
17jewish8.61326
18commander8.51870
19believers8.31222
20charges8.31221
Romans 16 chapters

16 chapters, 3,454 words counted

  1. law20.472
  2. christ18.367
  3. sin15.650
  4. faith15.340
  5. god's14.730
  6. gentiles13.824
  7. greet12.818
  8. righteousness12.733
  9. grace11.121
  10. god10.9133
  11. written9.824
  12. flesh9.220
  13. spirit9.234
  14. circumcision9.19
  15. credited9.19
  16. justified9.09
  17. death8.828
  18. hope8.617
  19. jew8.08
  20. gospel7.612
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1law20.472486
2christ18.367541
3sin15.650415
4faith15.340262
5god's14.730142
6gentiles13.82493
7greet12.81848
8righteousness12.733271
9grace11.121136
10god10.91334,300
11written9.824248
12flesh9.220194
13spirit9.234556
14circumcision9.1922
15credited9.1916
16justified9.0925
17death8.828417
18hope8.617162
19jew8.0831
20gospel7.612101
1 Corinthians 16 chapters

16 chapters, 3,270 words counted

  1. christ17.562
  2. body17.243
  3. spiritual12.717
  4. church11.918
  5. tongues11.014
  6. raised10.719
  7. spirit10.136
  8. husband9.616
  9. part9.212
  10. world9.121
  11. conscience8.89
  12. weak8.811
  13. parts8.68
  14. brothers8.328
  15. wisdom8.218
  16. apollos7.97
  17. things7.728
  18. marry7.68
  19. foolishness7.56
  20. baptized7.28
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1christ17.562541
2body17.243232
3spiritual12.71733
4church11.91876
5tongues11.01448
6raised10.719125
7spirit10.136556
8husband9.616112
9part9.21261
10world9.121234
11conscience8.8931
12weak8.81157
13parts8.6822
14brothers8.328487
15wisdom8.218211
16apollos7.9711
17things7.728551
18marry7.6839
19foolishness7.5611
20baptized7.2847
2 Corinthians 13 chapters

13 chapters, 2,075 words counted

  1. christ16.047
  2. boast13.617
  3. ministry10.610
  4. boasting10.09
  5. titus9.910
  6. comfort9.09
  7. churches8.88
  8. confident8.26
  9. grace8.112
  10. sorrow8.08
  11. macedonia7.86
  12. danger7.45
  13. god7.274
  14. gospel7.09
  15. weak7.07
  16. glory6.815
  17. obedient6.64
  18. commend6.64
  19. need6.58
  20. letter6.46
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1christ16.047541
2boast13.61753
3ministry10.61027
4boasting10.0917
5titus9.91015
6comfort9.0946
7churches8.8835
8confident8.2612
9grace8.112136
10sorrow8.0851
11macedonia7.8624
12danger7.4515
13god7.2744,300
14gospel7.09101
15weak7.0757
16glory6.815317
17obedient6.6412
18commend6.647
19need6.5894
20letter6.4649
Galatians 6 chapters

6 chapters, 1,146 words counted

  1. christ16.038
  2. law14.332
  3. faith12.421
  4. gospel10.512
  5. circumcised9.99
  6. justified9.67
  7. promise9.59
  8. flesh9.113
  9. contrary9.06
  10. slave8.78
  11. spirit7.918
  12. gentiles7.88
  13. cephas7.44
  14. zealous7.34
  15. persecuted7.14
  16. free7.17
  17. circumcision6.74
  18. freedom6.64
  19. trying6.34
  20. opposed6.23
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1christ16.038541
2law14.332486
3faith12.421262
4gospel10.512101
5circumcised9.9953
6justified9.6725
7promise9.5965
8flesh9.113194
9contrary9.0619
10slave8.7863
11spirit7.918556
12gentiles7.8893
13cephas7.449
14zealous7.3413
15persecuted7.1416
16free7.1788
17circumcision6.7422
18freedom6.6424
19trying6.3429
20opposed6.2311
Ephesians 6 chapters

6 chapters, 1,126 words counted

  1. christ19.548
  2. grace9.712
  3. mystery9.57
  4. church9.19
  5. saints8.89
  6. love8.616
  7. heavenly7.35
  8. members6.94
  9. husbands6.84
  10. body6.810
  11. god's6.78
  12. riches6.35
  13. trespasses6.33
  14. spirit6.214
  15. fitted6.23
  16. fullness6.03
  17. ascended5.83
  18. power5.68
  19. everything5.49
  20. glorious5.34
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1christ19.548541
2grace9.712136
3mystery9.5727
4church9.1976
5saints8.8986
6love8.616372
7heavenly7.3532
8members6.9420
9husbands6.8421
10body6.810232
11god's6.78142
12riches6.3555
13trespasses6.3311
14spirit6.214556
15fitted6.235
16fullness6.0314
17ascended5.8317
18power5.68221
19everything5.49297
20glorious5.3453
Philippians 4 chapters

4 chapters, 780 words counted

  1. christ17.939
  2. gospel9.19
  3. rejoice7.99
  4. needs7.14
  5. jesus6.922
  6. interests6.43
  7. chains5.74
  8. anxious5.52
  9. selfish5.52
  10. press5.52
  11. absence5.52
  12. ambition5.52
  13. circumstances5.52
  14. affection5.42
  15. nearly5.32
  16. eagerly5.22
  17. confidence5.13
  18. abound5.12
  19. confident5.02
  20. issue5.02
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1christ17.939541
2gospel9.19101
3rejoice7.99159
4needs7.1423
5jesus6.9221,430
6interests6.435
7chains5.7456
8anxious5.525
9selfish5.525
10press5.526
11absence5.524
12ambition5.524
13circumstances5.524
14affection5.427
15nearly5.328
16eagerly5.2210
17confidence5.1336
18abound5.1211
19confident5.0212
20issue5.0212
Colossians 4 chapters

4 chapters, 762 words counted

  1. christ13.227
  2. things7.214
  3. laodicea7.14
  4. mystery6.94
  5. greetings6.64
  6. spiritual6.64
  7. nature6.63
  8. humility6.43
  9. beloved6.46
  10. earthly6.23
  11. body6.28
  12. sends5.73
  13. invisible5.62
  14. christ's5.52
  15. fellow5.54
  16. self5.33
  17. based5.32
  18. forgave5.32
  19. growing5.22
  20. church5.14
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1christ13.227541
2things7.214551
3laodicea7.146
4mystery6.9427
5greetings6.6432
6spiritual6.6433
7nature6.6312
8humility6.4314
9beloved6.46111
10earthly6.2317
11body6.28232
12sends5.7325
13invisible5.625
14christ's5.526
15fellow5.5463
16self5.3333
17based5.329
18forgave5.329
19growing5.2210
20church5.1476
1 Thessalonians 5 chapters

5 chapters, 682 words counted

  1. brothers9.417
  2. encourage8.65
  3. gospel6.76
  4. faith6.18
  5. macedonia5.93
  6. love5.89
  7. timothy5.83
  8. god5.834
  9. asleep5.53
  10. admonish5.52
  11. abstain5.42
  12. thank5.43
  13. christ5.410
  14. sober5.42
  15. sleep5.34
  16. holiness5.33
  17. achaia5.32
  18. persecution5.12
  19. jesus5.116
  20. imitators5.12
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1brothers9.417487
2encourage8.6521
3gospel6.76101
4faith6.18262
5macedonia5.9324
6love5.89372
7timothy5.8325
8god5.8344,300
9asleep5.5330
10admonish5.524
11abstain5.428
12thank5.4333
13christ5.410541
14sober5.429
15sleep5.3475
16holiness5.3336
17achaia5.3210
18persecution5.1212
19jesus5.1161,430
20imitators5.123
2 Thessalonians 3 chapters

3 chapters, 383 words counted

  1. letter6.64
  2. revealed5.94
  3. lawlessness5.92
  4. christ5.79
  5. lawless5.72
  6. imitate5.62
  7. working5.42
  8. wonder5.32
  9. jesus5.113
  10. perseverance4.92
  11. grace4.84
  12. brothers4.77
  13. faith4.55
  14. thank4.32
  15. command4.34
  16. strengthen4.22
  17. earn4.21
  18. evidence4.21
  19. restrains4.21
  20. thessalonians4.21
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1letter6.6449
2revealed5.9472
3lawlessness5.927
4christ5.79541
5lawless5.729
6imitate5.6211
7working5.4213
8wonder5.3214
9jesus5.1131,430
10perseverance4.9220
11grace4.84136
12brothers4.77487
13faith4.55262
14thank4.3233
15command4.34183
16strengthen4.2236
17earn4.213
18evidence4.213
19restrains4.213
20thessalonians4.213
1 Timothy 6 chapters

6 chapters, 1,008 words counted

  1. faith11.218
  2. godliness10.58
  3. widows8.76
  4. good8.218
  5. christ7.015
  6. teaching6.86
  7. conceited6.53
  8. confession6.53
  9. overseer6.53
  10. manage6.23
  11. worthy6.25
  12. younger6.24
  13. trustworthy5.93
  14. reproach5.94
  15. especially5.83
  16. instruct5.63
  17. believers5.63
  18. deacons5.53
  19. control5.53
  20. timothy5.43
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1faith11.218262
2godliness10.5815
3widows8.7628
4good8.218571
5christ7.015541
6teaching6.8675
7conceited6.538
8confession6.538
9overseer6.539
10manage6.235
11worthy6.2563
12younger6.2435
13trustworthy5.9317
14reproach5.9441
15especially5.8319
16instruct5.6321
17believers5.6322
18deacons5.534
19control5.5323
20timothy5.4325
2 Timothy 4 chapters

4 chapters, 685 words counted

  1. christ7.013
  2. lovers7.04
  3. useful6.93
  4. appearing6.53
  5. effort6.43
  6. faith6.18
  7. deserted5.83
  8. truth5.86
  9. quarreling5.62
  10. persecutions5.52
  11. soldier5.42
  12. deny5.43
  13. opposed5.22
  14. passions5.22
  15. grace5.25
  16. remind5.12
  17. unashamed5.12
  18. endure5.03
  19. able5.04
  20. oppose5.02
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1christ7.013541
2lovers7.0428
3useful6.939
4appearing6.535
5effort6.4315
6faith6.18262
7deserted5.8325
8truth5.86155
9quarreling5.625
10persecutions5.524
11soldier5.429
12deny5.4334
13opposed5.2211
14passions5.2211
15grace5.25136
16remind5.1212
17unashamed5.123
18endure5.0342
19able5.0487
20oppose5.0213
Titus 3 chapters

3 chapters, 408 words counted

  1. self9.66
  2. savior9.26
  3. controlled8.24
  4. disobedient5.72
  5. good5.59
  6. households5.52
  7. faith5.36
  8. showing5.32
  9. pure5.04
  10. encourage4.82
  11. husbands4.82
  12. believers4.82
  13. grace4.84
  14. sound4.84
  15. teaching4.63
  16. submit4.62
  17. devote4.52
  18. things4.47
  19. consideration4.21
  20. controversies4.21
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1self9.6633
2savior9.2640
3controlled8.248
4disobedient5.729
5good5.59571
6households5.5211
7faith5.36262
8showing5.3214
9pure5.04119
10encourage4.8221
11husbands4.8221
12believers4.8222
13grace4.84136
14sound4.84136
15teaching4.6375
16submit4.6226
17devote4.5227
18things4.47551
19consideration4.213
20controversies4.213
Philemon 1 chapter

1 chapter, 159 words counted

  1. prisoner7.43
  2. fellow6.84
  3. christ6.08
  4. appeal5.42
  5. prayers4.82
  6. beloved4.63
  7. compulsion4.41
  8. demas4.41
  9. effective4.41
  10. epaphras4.41
  11. luke4.41
  12. partnership4.41
  13. archippus4.31
  14. meantime4.31
  15. onesimus4.31
  16. owes4.31
  17. aristarchus4.21
  18. meets4.21
  19. owe4.11
  20. partner4.11
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1prisoner7.4315
2fellow6.8463
3christ6.08541
4appeal5.4218
5prayers4.8232
6beloved4.63111
7compulsion4.413
8demas4.413
9effective4.413
10epaphras4.413
11luke4.413
12partnership4.413
13archippus4.312
14meantime4.312
15onesimus4.312
16owes4.312
17aristarchus4.215
18meets4.215
19owe4.116
20partner4.116
Hebrews 13 chapters

13 chapters, 2,676 words counted

  1. faith14.935
  2. angels9.714
  3. priest9.128
  4. melchizedek9.011
  5. perfect8.99
  6. sins8.617
  7. blood8.423
  8. sacrifices8.112
  9. covenant7.919
  10. offered7.911
  11. better7.612
  12. sprinkled7.25
  13. high7.219
  14. promised7.010
  15. heavenly6.86
  16. once6.512
  17. oath6.49
  18. enter6.413
  19. impossible6.44
  20. commended6.34
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1faith14.935262
2angels9.71496
3priest9.128497
4melchizedek9.01114
5perfect8.9937
6sins8.617204
7blood8.423395
8sacrifices8.112109
9covenant7.919306
10offered7.91195
11better7.612128
12sprinkled7.2510
13high7.219365
14promised7.010104
15heavenly6.8632
16once6.512182
17oath6.49102
18enter6.413220
19impossible6.4411
20commended6.3412
James 5 chapters

5 chapters, 914 words counted

  1. faith10.416
  2. brothers7.715
  3. deeds7.38
  4. tempted6.33
  5. patient6.23
  6. gives6.26
  7. perseverance5.83
  8. rich5.75
  9. consider5.55
  10. tongue5.55
  11. justified5.53
  12. looks5.53
  13. selfish5.42
  14. ambition5.42
  15. religion5.42
  16. flower5.22
  17. favoritism5.12
  18. minded5.12
  19. scripture5.13
  20. judged5.03
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1faith10.416262
2brothers7.715487
3deeds7.38135
4tempted6.3313
5patient6.2314
6gives6.26104
7perseverance5.8320
8rich5.7586
9consider5.5593
10tongue5.5593
11justified5.5325
12looks5.5325
13selfish5.425
14ambition5.424
15religion5.424
16flower5.228
17favoritism5.129
18minded5.129
19scripture5.1333
20judged5.0335
1 Peter 5 chapters

5 chapters, 928 words counted

  1. christ10.021
  2. suffered9.06
  3. suffer8.87
  4. god's7.99
  5. souls7.75
  6. minded7.64
  7. precious7.06
  8. submit6.74
  9. sober6.63
  10. grace6.47
  11. sufferings6.23
  12. revelation5.93
  13. husbands5.73
  14. good5.612
  15. reverent5.42
  16. abuse5.42
  17. slander5.33
  18. disobey5.32
  19. perishable5.32
  20. preached5.33
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1christ10.021541
2suffered9.0624
3suffer8.8747
4god's7.99142
5souls7.7530
6minded7.649
7precious7.0672
8submit6.7426
9sober6.639
10grace6.47136
11sufferings6.2314
12revelation5.9318
13husbands5.7321
14good5.612571
15reverent5.425
16abuse5.426
17slander5.3328
18disobey5.327
19perishable5.327
20preached5.3329
2 Peter 3 chapters

3 chapters, 638 words counted

  1. godliness7.84
  2. savior7.65
  3. knowledge6.97
  4. lawless6.93
  5. reserved6.73
  6. beloved6.66
  7. effort6.53
  8. ungodly6.43
  9. anticipate5.72
  10. brotherly5.72
  11. depravity5.72
  12. corruption5.62
  13. promise5.64
  14. unstable5.62
  15. self5.53
  16. understand5.35
  17. error5.22
  18. destroyed5.15
  19. divine5.12
  20. greed5.12
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1godliness7.8415
2savior7.6540
3knowledge6.97142
4lawless6.939
5reserved6.7312
6beloved6.66111
7effort6.5315
8ungodly6.4317
9anticipate5.725
10brotherly5.725
11depravity5.725
12corruption5.626
13promise5.6465
14unstable5.624
15self5.5333
16understand5.35133
17error5.2211
18destroyed5.15144
19divine5.1212
20greed5.1212
1 John 5 chapters

5 chapters, 841 words counted

  1. love18.436
  2. world13.721
  3. know13.033
  4. god11.364
  5. remains9.28
  6. anyone9.115
  7. sin8.916
  8. writing8.96
  9. liar8.75
  10. abides8.65
  11. truth8.510
  12. born8.09
  13. practices8.05
  14. children7.814
  15. hates7.85
  16. perfected7.74
  17. fellowship7.64
  18. life7.615
  19. brother7.512
  20. loves7.56
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1love18.436372
2world13.721234
3know13.033846
4god11.3644,300
5remains9.2865
6anyone9.115341
7sin8.916415
8writing8.9629
9liar8.7513
10abides8.6511
11truth8.510155
12born8.09144
13practices8.0527
14children7.814428
15hates7.8530
16perfected7.749
17fellowship7.6414
18life7.615532
19brother7.512335
20loves7.5662
2 John 1 chapter

1 chapter, 104 words counted

  1. truth6.45
  2. teaching5.33
  3. love4.85
  4. dear4.51
  5. commandment4.52
  6. antichrist4.41
  7. ink4.41
  8. greets4.41
  9. deceiver4.21
  10. shares4.21
  11. elder4.11
  12. overjoyed4.11
  13. runs4.11
  14. prefer4.01
  15. abides3.81
  16. rewarded3.81
  17. person3.62
  18. refusing3.61
  19. beginning3.62
  20. elect3.41
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1truth6.45155
2teaching5.3375
3love4.85372
4dear4.513
5commandment4.5244
6antichrist4.414
7ink4.414
8greets4.412
9deceiver4.216
10shares4.216
11elder4.117
12overjoyed4.117
13runs4.117
14prefer4.018
15abides3.8111
16rewarded3.8111
17person3.6287
18refusing3.6113
19beginning3.6291
20elect3.4116
3 John 1 chapter

1 chapter, 111 words counted

  1. truth6.45
  2. beloved5.94
  3. church5.33
  4. testified5.32
  5. malicious4.51
  6. demetrius4.41
  7. ink4.41
  8. unsatisfied4.41
  9. accepting4.31
  10. gaius4.31
  11. prospers4.21
  12. elder4.11
  13. health4.11
  14. overjoyed4.11
  15. pen4.11
  16. friends4.02
  17. prefer4.01
  18. imitate3.81
  19. refuses3.71
  20. welcome3.41
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1truth6.45155
2beloved5.94111
3church5.3376
4testified5.3223
5malicious4.513
6demetrius4.414
7ink4.414
8unsatisfied4.412
9accepting4.315
10gaius4.315
11prospers4.216
12elder4.117
13health4.117
14overjoyed4.117
15pen4.117
16friends4.0264
17prefer4.018
18imitate3.8111
19refuses3.7112
20welcome3.4117
Jude 1 chapter

1 chapter, 266 words counted

  1. ungodly9.65
  2. mercy5.14
  3. eternal4.83
  4. slander4.72
  5. immorality4.62
  6. dreamers4.31
  7. flatter4.31
  8. foaming4.31
  9. spew4.31
  10. beloved4.33
  11. beings4.21
  12. slanderous4.21
  13. christ4.26
  14. archangel4.21
  15. blackest4.21
  16. crept4.21
  17. discontented4.21
  18. disputed4.21
  19. domain4.21
  20. fruitless4.21
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1ungodly9.6517
2mercy5.14139
3eternal4.8381
4slander4.7228
5immorality4.6230
6dreamers4.313
7flatter4.313
8foaming4.313
9spew4.313
10beloved4.33111
11beings4.214
12slanderous4.214
13christ4.26541
14archangel4.212
15blackest4.212
16crept4.212
17discontented4.212
18disputed4.212
19domain4.212
20fruitless4.212
Revelation 22 chapters

22 chapters, 4,651 words counted

  1. angel20.058
  2. beast19.648
  3. throne16.341
  4. lamb16.135
  5. seven15.755
  6. earth14.472
  7. angels12.624
  8. heaven12.145
  9. great12.157
  10. loud11.920
  11. seated11.717
  12. saw11.149
  13. golden10.714
  14. white10.617
  15. voice10.533
  16. churches10.113
  17. trumpet9.912
  18. scroll9.314
  19. four9.125
  20. plagues9.010
This list as a table
#Wordz-scoreCount hereCount in the whole Bible
1angel20.058214
2beast19.648119
3throne16.341170
4lamb16.135111
5seven15.755382
6earth14.472795
7angels12.62496
8heaven12.145439
9great12.157696
10loud11.92068
11seated11.71741
12saw11.149602
13golden10.71431
14white10.61767
15voice10.533312
16churches10.11335
17trumpet9.91222
18scroll9.31462
19four9.125240
20plagues9.01019
The twenty words most characteristic of each of the 66 books against the rest of the Bible, with each word's count in the book. Each book's bars are scaled to its own longest, which is 6.4 in 3 John and 39.4 in Leviticus; the tables carry the z-scores.

A few of the lists are worth opening first. Esther's ten chapters, 2,244 words counted, are led by king's (43 of 160), king (122 of 2,221) and jews (45 of 229), then royal, queen, provinces and mordecai; the count of god in Esther is zero, and so is the count of lord. Song of Solomon's eight chapters, 1,048 words counted, are led by beloved (29 of 111), then beautiful, bride, love and myrrh, and the count of god in it is also zero. Ecclesiastes' twelve chapters, 1,999 words counted, begin with sun (35 of 140), for "under the sun", and futile (23 of 31). Ezekiel's list is led by cubits (127 of 259), the measurements of its temple vision. The Psalms' 150 chapters, 16,247 words counted, begin with loving (121 of 194) and devotion (120 of 195), the same pair that leads computed Group 6.

The five books of one chapter show the statistic's floor. Obadiah, 230 words counted, is led by esau (7 of 91), and fifteen of its twenty words occur once or twice in the book; 3 John, 111 words counted, is led by truth (5 of 155). For a grouping that small, the prior does most of the work, and the list is a list of the book's rarer words more than of its characteristic ones. Read those lists with the counts beside them.

What it cannot tell you

  • Counts are counts. A count says how often a string of letters occurs, not what it means in each place. The word son in Group 3 is counted the same in a genealogy and in a story, and the count does not say which.
  • A characteristic word is not a theme. The statistic finds words whose rate in a grouping runs beyond their rate elsewhere. A word that is common everywhere can rise in a list only where its share is lopsided, as lord does for the Old Testament, and a word that is rare everywhere but concentrated in one place can rise on a few dozen occurrences. The lists say what sets a grouping's vocabulary apart, not what it is about.
  • The model does not read words the way this page counts them. The map was drawn from a model's numerical representations of four-verse passages, and no word count went into it. The lists describe the chapters the model grouped; they do not establish that any word caused a grouping, and the page does not claim that a word explains one.
  • One translation. The counts belong to the Berean Standard Bible. Loving and devotion lead the Psalms because this edition renders one Hebrew word as loving devotion; another edition would put its own choice there. A list built on another translation would differ in its words, and the counts would not carry over.
  • The stop words are a choice. A different list of grammatical words, or a different rule for the commonest words, would change the lists at the margin. The list used is stated in full in the data file, and the rule is stated in the method.
  • Small groupings give thin lists. For a book of one chapter, most of the twenty words occur once or twice, and the order among them is set by the prior, through each word's count in the whole Bible, rather than by the book; where two such words tie exactly, the alphabet decides, as the method says. The z-scores are bounded, too: a word that never occurs outside a grouping cannot score above what the prior allows, which is why jesus sits low on the New Testament's list.

How this was made

The text. The Berean Standard Bible2, public domain, in the 66 books and 1,189 chapters the map uses, 31,086 verses. The map’s model did not run for this page. The only thing it takes from the map is which of its seven computed groups each chapter belongs to; the map itself is the one place in this study that uses what is usually called AI, a model that turns passages into numbers, and its method is described on its own page3.

How words were counted. Capitalization was removed, so LORD, Lord and lord share one row. Apostrophes inside a word were kept, which means king and king's are separate forms. Hyphens split a term into two words, so Beth-shemesh becomes beth and shemesh. Singulars and plurals were not combined: son and sons, for example, remain separate. These rules produce 726,392 words in 14,228 distinct forms. They also create a few quirks, such as names being combined with ordinary words that have the same spelling.

Which common words were removed. The study excludes 267 grammatical or very common forms, including articles, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, helping verbs and common contractions. The full list is available in the data file. It also excludes any word found in all 66 books, because such a word cannot distinguish one book or group from another. In practice, all 23 words that met that rule were already on the common-word list. After these exclusions, the analysis contains 296,939 words in 14,000 distinct forms.

The statistic. The weighted log-odds ratio with an informative Dirichlet prior, from Monroe, Colaresi and Quinn1. For a word w in a grouping i against the rest of the text j, with y the word's count, n the grouping's counted words, and yw and N the same for the whole text, the prior is aw = 500 × yw / N: the whole text's proportions, carrying the weight of 500 words. The log-odds difference is δw = log((yiw + aw) / (ni + 500 − yiw − aw)) − log((yjw + aw) / (nj + 500 − yjw − aw)), its variance σ2w = 1 / (yiw + aw) + 1 / (yjw + aw), and the z-score is δw / σw. For each grouping every word that occurs in it is scored and the twenty highest are listed; a tie goes to the higher count in the grouping, then to alphabetical order. The choice of 500 for the prior's weight is this page's; a heavier prior shrinks small groupings' lists further toward the whole text's common words, a lighter one lets rare words rise.

The figures. Bar length is the z-score; color identifies the relevant computed group, section or testament, and books inherit their section color. In the computed, section and testament figures the bars share one scale across the figure's panels, so a shorter panel is a grouping whose words are less sharply set apart; in the book view each book's bars are scaled to that book's longest, and the caption says so. The count printed beside each word is its count in the grouping; the table under each list adds the z-score and the count in the whole Bible. Every z-score is rounded once, half up, to one decimal.

The data. Every list on this page, with each word's z-score and its two counts, the stop-word list, the groupings' sizes and every number in the prose, is in one file you can download and use: semantic-map-words.json. The Berean Standard Bible is public domain. If you use the data, a link to this page is welcome.

This page was made with AI assistance and human review.

To cite a figure elsewhere, say that it is a count over the Berean Standard Bible, or a z-score by the weighted log-odds ratio with the prior stated here, and carry the grouping with it. Corrections are welcome through the contact page.

Sources
  1. Burt L. Monroe, Michael P. Colaresi and Kevin M. Quinn, "Fightin' Words: Lexical Feature Selection and Evaluation for Identifying the Content of Political Conflict", Political Analysis 16, no. 4 (2008): 372 to 403. The weighted log-odds ratio with an informative Dirichlet prior is their section on model-based feature selection; the z-score is their equation for the standardized log-odds.
  2. The Berean Standard Bible, released into the public domain, read on this site at /bible/bsb/.
  3. The parent study, A Map of Meaning, for the seven computed groups, the chapter list and the model's settings; the chapter count of 1,189 follows the standard division of the Protestant canon, see Bible Stats.

Questions people ask

Do these words explain why the model grouped the chapters?

No. The groups were computed from the model's numbers, and no word count went into that step. The lists describe the chapters each group holds, in the plainest terms available; a word at the top of a list did not cause the grouping, and this page does not claim that it did.

Why is jesus near the bottom of the New Testament's list when it never occurs in the Old?

Because the statistic asks how sure it can be, not only how lopsided the count is. All 1,430 occurrences of jesus are in the New Testament, but a word with no occurrences at all on the other side is compared against a prior of 500 words drawn in the whole Bible's proportions, and that prior sets a ceiling on the z-score. Its z-score is 11.8, nineteenth on the list; words that occur on both sides, like spirit (347 of 556), can score higher.

What counts as a word here?

A run of letters and apostrophes in the Berean Standard Bible, lowercased, with apostrophes at its ends removed. There is no stemming, so son and sons are counted apart, and king's is its own word. A list of 267 grammatical words is left out, and so is every word that occurs in all 66 books, which comes to 23; after that, 296,939 of the text's 726,392 words are counted.

Would another translation give the same lists?

Not word for word. The lists depend on the translators' choices: loving and devotion lead the Psalms because the Berean Standard Bible renders one Hebrew word as loving devotion, and another edition would list whatever it chose instead. The counts belong to this edition. The statistic and the stop-word rule would be the same for any other.

Can I use the data?

Yes. The method section links to a file with every grouping's twenty words, each with its z-score, its count in the grouping and its count in the whole Bible, together with the stop-word list and every number on this page. The Berean Standard Bible is public domain; a link back to this page is welcome.