Biblical patterns revealed through word frequency analysis
Created by @Ringmast4r
The top 50 most frequent words, excluding common stop words like "the", "and", "of", etc. This reveals the meaningful vocabulary of Scripture.
The top 50 most frequent words including common words like "the", "and", "of". This shows the grammatical structure of the Bible.
The top 100 most frequent words, stop words removed. A longer narrative emerges with more vocabulary.
The top 100 most frequent words including all stop words. Shows the complete grammatical structure at larger scale.
Word frequencies split between Old Testament and New Testament. Notice the vocabulary shift.
Method: Counted every adjacent word pair in all 31,102 verses. Sorted by pure frequency - NO arrangement.
What you're seeing: The top 10 most repeated word pairs in Scripture. "THOU SHALT" appears 1,225 times. "SAITH JEHOVAH" appears 614 times. These are LITERAL biblical phrases in their natural frequency order.
Method: Filtered ONLY for imperative verbs (command words), then sorted by pure frequency - NO theological arrangement.
What you're seeing: The 16 most common command verbs in Scripture, shown in order from most to least frequent. COME is #1, BEHOLD is #2, HEAR is #3, etc. The progression you see is DATA, not design.
Method: Filtered ONLY for nouns (people, places, things), then sorted by pure frequency - NO arrangement.
What you're seeing: The top 50 most repeated nouns in Scripture. GOD is #1 (4,076 times), ISRAEL is #2 (2,571 times), MAN is #3 (2,537 times). This is pure data showing what the Bible talks about most.
Method: Filtered ONLY for action verbs, then sorted by pure frequency - NO arrangement.
What you're seeing: The top 40 most repeated action verbs in Scripture. SAID is #1 (3,907 times), CAME is #2 (2,083 times), MADE is #3. Notice the natural story arc: SAID โ CAME โ MADE โ GAVE โ DIED โ AROSE. That's pure frequency!
Method: โ ๏ธ This one IS arranged theologically for readability - NOT pure frequency order.
What you're seeing: Gospel words arranged to tell the redemption story (Creation โ Fall โ Redemption โ Salvation). This shows what the message COULD say when arranged intentionally.
Method: Filtered ONLY for gospel-related words (God, Jesus, Christ, faith, love, etc.), then sorted by PURE FREQUENCY - ZERO arrangement!
What you're seeing: The top 38 gospel words in their NATURAL frequency order. No human arranged this. The Bible itself says: "GOD SON COME LORD FATHER JESUS HOLY SPIRIT HEAVEN CHRIST LIFE GAVE GLORY DEATH PEACE LOVE..." Read it slowly. This is DATA speaking.
Method: Used actual word pairs ("THUS SAITH", "SHALL COME") from frequency data, then arranged into prophetic format.
What you're seeing: Real biblical phrases (from word pair analysis) arranged to sound like prophecy. Mix of DATA (the phrases are real) and DESIGN (the arrangement is intentional).
Method: Filtered ONLY for proper names of people, then sorted by pure frequency - NO arrangement.
What you're seeing: The top 21 most mentioned people in all of Scripture. DAVID is #1 (1,088 mentions), MOSES is #2 (848 mentions), SAUL is #3 (394 mentions). This shows who the Bible focuses on most.
Method: Filtered ONLY for geographic locations, then sorted by pure frequency - NO arrangement.
What you're seeing: The top 15 most mentioned places in Scripture. ISRAEL is #1 (2,571 mentions), JUDAH is #2 (821 mentions), JERUSALEM is #3 (808 mentions). This is the geographic center of biblical history by pure data.
Method: Filtered ONLY for emotional/spiritual/virtue words, then sorted by pure frequency - NO arrangement.
What you're seeing: The top 30 most repeated emotional/spiritual words. HOLY is #1 (629 times), GLORY is #2 (434 times), FEAR is #3 (390 times). Notice what Scripture emphasizes: holiness, glory, and reverence before love and joy. That's the data talking.
Method: Filtered ONLY for past-tense action verbs, then sorted by pure frequency - NO arrangement.
What you're seeing: The top 45 most repeated past-tense verbs showing what actually HAPPENED in Scripture. SAID is #1 (3,907 times), CAME is #2 (2,083 times), MADE is #3 (1,733 times). The natural order tells the story: SAID โ CAME โ MADE โ SENT โ DIED โ AROSE โ REIGNED. Pure data.
Method: Combined ALL meaningful words (nouns + verbs + commands + emotions), filtered out stop words, sorted by PURE FREQUENCY - ZERO arrangement!
What you're seeing: The top 100 most meaningful words in Scripture in their NATURAL frequency order. This combines subjects (nouns), actions (verbs), commands (imperatives), and emotions. Read line by line - it tells the ENTIRE biblical story through pure data!
Read it as a story:
"GOD [created] ISRAEL, MAN, SON... KING CAME [to the] HOUSE... COME PEOPLE [to the] LAND... CHILDREN [grew, a] DAY [came when] MEN MADE [choices]... HAND WENT [to work]... LORD, BEHOLD! SONS [of] DAVID... PUT [in place a] FATHER... GIVE [us] JESUS... TAKE [Him to] DAYS [of] HEART [in the] CITY [where] MOSES BROUGHT [the law to] JUDAH [and] JERUSALEM... SET [apart], TOOK [Him], BRING [Him as sacrifice]... SENT [Him]... EAT [the bread], HOLY [communion]... EGYPT [remembered], SPAKE [prophecy], HEARD [the Word], CALLED [disciples]... SPIRIT [descended], FATHERS [watching], SAW [with] FIRE EYES... CHRIST [revealed]! HEAR, SPEAK [truth], PRIEST [and] SERVANT... LIFE [He] GAVE [to] NATIONS... SERVANTS ANSWERED... SOUL [and] GLORY [in His] HANDS... COMMANDED [death defeated]... DEATH [overcome], PRIESTS [astonished], WATER [and blood]... FEAR [turned to] PEACE... WOMAN [and] LOVE... KINGS [bow], RIGHTEOUSNESS [restored]... PRAY, STOOD [in victory]... DRINK [from living waters], BLESSED [and] RIGHTEOUS... WATERS [of] NIGHT [in] BABYLON... STAND, RETURN [He will], SMOTE [evil]... FAITH, [not] ANGER... WISE [counsel, not] WRATH... HOUSES [of worship], PROPHET PROPHETS [foretold], FELL [the enemies]... GODS [of nations], DWELT [among us], MOTHER [Mary], PEOPLES [of all nations]... WISDOM [given], DIED [but] WALK [again]... PRAISE [Him]! CHILD [born], RETURNED [risen]!"
Method: Filtered ONLY for miracle-related words (signs, wonders, healing, raised, etc.), sorted by pure frequency.
What you're seeing: The supernatural acts in Scripture by frequency. HEARD (621x) and SAW (563x) are most common because people witnessed miracles. Then DEAD (339x), AROSE (166x), OPENED (134x) - the resurrection pattern appears naturally!
Method: Filtered ONLY for family relationship words, sorted by pure frequency - NO arrangement.
What you're seeing: SON is #1 (2,344x) - the Bible's central focus. Then CHILDREN, FATHER, MOTHER. Scripture emphasizes generational relationships and family structure in its very vocabulary.
Method: Filtered ONLY for body part words, sorted by pure frequency - NO arrangement.
What you're seeing: HAND (1,456x) is most common - representing power and action. HEART (863x) is #2 - the center of will and emotion. The frequency reveals what Scripture emphasizes metaphorically: hands (action), heart (will), eyes (sight/understanding), soul (spirit).
Method: Counted frequency of 10 negative words vs 10 positive words, compared totals.
What you're seeing: The Bible uses POSITIVE words 41% MORE than negative words! GOOD (736x), HOLY (629x), LIFE (486x) vs EVIL (635x), DEATH (401x), SIN (322x). Scripture has a built-in optimistic bias - grace outweighs judgment in the data.
Method: Filtered ONLY for speaking/communication verbs, sorted by pure frequency.
What you're seeing: SAID is the #1 word in this category (3,907x) - and the #1 verb in the entire Bible! Scripture is fundamentally about COMMUNICATION: God speaks, people hear, words are proclaimed. The pattern: SAID โ WORD โ HEARD โ VOICE โ SPEAK.