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The Books of the Bible by Average Length – A Scientific List

Bible books according to AVL

Min. chapter threshold: Name Chapters Avg Verse Length Hebrew Name Genesis 50 13.51 בראשית Exodus 40 13.93 שמות Song of the Sea (Ex 15: 1b-19) 1 9.84 שירת הים (שמות 15: 1b-19) Leviticus 27 14.03 ויקרא Numbers 36 13.10 במדבר Deuteronomy 34 15.08 דברים Song of Ha’azinu (Deut 32: 1-43) 1 10.77 שירת האזינו (דברים […]

Rabbi Kook’s Writings: Quantitative Analysis

Rabbi Kook

TwoHillsLab is not just for ancient texts; it is proving highly effective for modern research (19th and 20th centuries) as well. We recently conducted a preliminary examination of the Average Verse Length (AVL)—essentially sentence length—in the writings of Rabbi Kook (1865–1935). The data revealed a striking feature: the occasional presence of “super-long” sentences buried within […]

From Biblical Texts to AI Systems: Unexpected Lessons in Structure

Iscol 2025 Conference Poster

From Biblical Texts to AI Systems: Unexpected Lessons in Structure ISCOL 2025 Conference, Bar-Ilan University, 18-Dec-2025, Poster Presentation TwoHillsLab: A Scalable Platform for Quantitative Analysis of Biblical Hebrew Text Revealing Structures Relevant to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)   Guy Shaked contact@twohillslab.com Bar-Ilan University – Dept. of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry, Two Hills Lab   Abstract TwoHillsLab […]

The Books of the Bible by Average Length

Bible books according to AVL

The Books of the Bible by Average Length Big Data Analysis Books byAverage Verse Length Last Updated: 4-Nov-2025 Book & No. of Chapters Word Count Short Poetry David’s Song (2 Sam 22: 2-51) (1) 7.30 Proverbs (31) 7.54 Job (42) 7.97 Psalms (150) 8.19 Medium-Length Poetry Song of the Sea (ex 15: 1b-19) (1) 9.84 […]