A total of five people tie for the title of the person with the shortest name in the Bible. Each person’s name contains a whopping total of two letters apiece. Our roster of two lettered short names from the Bible are listed in alphabetical order, along with the scriptures that they appear in.
The Shortest Names In The Bible
Er
(Genesis 38:7) But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight; so the LORD put him to death.
Ir
(1 Chronicles 7:12) The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher.
Og
(Numbers 21:33) Then they turned and went up along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army marched out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
So
(2 Kings 17:4) But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was a traitor, for he had sent envoys to So king of Egypt, and he no longer paid tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore Shalmaneser seized him and put him in prison.
Uz
(Genesis 10:23) The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
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Ai
Name of the county that conquered Israel in Joshua 6
One letter king name in Bible