How many times is Haggai mentioned in the Bible?
The word Haggai appears 11 times in the King James Version, in 11 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Haggai 11 times.
Haggai in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Haggai counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Haggai | 11 | 11 |
| Total | 11 | 11 |
What the name Haggai means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Haggai as "feast; solemnity".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
First and last mention of Haggai
Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
Common questions
How many times is Haggai in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 11 of the 11 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Haggai appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Haggai has the most (9), then Ezra (2).
Where is Haggai first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Ezra 5:1: "Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them." The last is Haggai 2:20.
What does the name Haggai mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Haggai as "feast; solemnity".
Haggai is also the name of a book of the Bible. See its 2 chapters, 38 verses and reading time.
More word counts: Zephaniah, Caesarea, Mizpah, Elihu, Onan, Nazarite, Kidron, Gilboa, or all 635 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.