How many times is Magdalene mentioned in the Bible?
The word Magdalene appears 12 times in the King James Version, in 12 verses. It is found in 4 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Magdalene 12 times.
Magdalene in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Magdalene counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Magdalene | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 12 | 12 |
What the name Magdalene means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Magdalene as "a person from Magdala".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Magdalene
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.
Verses with Magdalene on our topic pages
2 verses that use Magdalene in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
Common questions
How many times is Magdalene in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 12 uses are in the Old Testament and 12 in the New Testament. Magdalene appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Mark has the most (4), then Matthew (3) and John (3).
Where is Magdalene first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Matthew 27:56: "Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children." The last is John 20:18.
What does the name Magdalene mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Magdalene as "a person from Magdala".
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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 2026-10-22.