OSH abbreviations for books of the Bible

Published

November 9, 2024

OSHB uses the following abbreviations for books of the Hebrew Bible:

  • 1 Kings: 1Kgs

  • 2 Chronicles: 2Chr

  • 2 Kings: 2Kgs

  • 2 Samuel: 2Sam

  • Amos: Amos

  • Daniel: Dan

  • Deuteronomy: Deut

  • Ecclesiastes: Eccl

  • Esther: Esth

  • Exodus: Exod

  • Ezekiel: Ezek

  • Ezra: Ezra

  • Genesis: Gen

  • Habakkuk: Hab

  • Haggai: Hag

  • Hosea: Hos

  • Isaiah: Isa

  • Jeremiah: Jer

  • Job: Job

  • Joel: Joel

  • Jonah: Jonah

  • Joshua: Josh

  • Judges: Judg

  • Lamentations: Lam

  • Leviticus: Lev

  • Malachi: Mal

  • Micah: Mic

  • Nahum: Nah

  • Nehemiah: Neh

  • Numbers: Num

  • Obadiah: Obad

  • Proverbs: Prov

  • Psalms: Ps

  • Ruth: Ruth

  • Songs: Song

  • Zechariah: Zech

  • Zephaniah: Zeph