Abraham ibn Ezra אברהם אבן עזרא
Abraham ibn Ezra (אברהם אבן עזרא): 12th-century Sephardi rabbi, Torah commentator and poet. In the Torah codes, אברהם (from Abraham ibn Ezra) is found 6,310 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 21:31) — about what chance alone gives (about 6,318).
- Found in the Torah (אברהם)
- 6,310
- Chance alone
- 6,318
- P (≥ found)
- 0.54
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for אברהם, and אבן, עזרא have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
At skips 2–5,000, אברהם appears 6,310 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 6,318, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 21:31, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 48,494 sequences of אברהם, against about 49,793 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,556
- Exodus 1,303
- Leviticus 920
- Numbers 1,361
- Deuteronomy 1,170
The shortest skips
וַיֵּשֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאֶרֶץ הָאֱמֹרִֽי
Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 225,001Open in the laboratory →
אוֹ בָשָׂר כִּֽי־יִהְיֶה בְעֹרוֹ מִכְוַת־אֵשׁ וְֽהָיְתָה מִֽחְיַת הַמִּכְוָה בַּהֶרֶת לְבָנָה אֲדַמְדֶּמֶת אוֹ לְבָנָֽה
Or when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a burning by fire, and the quick flesh of the burning become a bright spot, reddish-white, or white;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 159,247Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת פַּר הַֽחַטָּאת וְאֵת שְׂעִיר הַֽחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר הוּבָא אֶת־דָּמָם לְכַפֵּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ יוֹצִיא אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְשָׂרְפוּ בָאֵשׁ אֶת־עֹרֹתָם וְאֶת־בְּשָׂרָם וְאֶת־פִּרְשָֽׁם
And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 167,590Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבִיהֶם אִם־כֵּן אֵפוֹא זֹאת עֲשׂוּ קְחוּ מִזִּמְרַת הָאָרֶץ בִּכְלֵיכֶם וְהוֹרִידוּ לָאִישׁ מִנְחָה מְעַט צֳרִי וּמְעַט דְּבַשׁ נְכֹאת וָלֹט בָּטְנִים וּשְׁקֵדִֽים
And their father Israel said unto them: ‘If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and ladanum, nuts, and almonds;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 65,584Open in the laboratory →
וְכָתַבְתָּ עַל־הָאֲבָנִים אֶֽת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת בַּאֵר הֵיטֵֽב
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 290,781Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אברהם appears 20,767 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 20,688, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 1,556
- Exodus 1,303
- Leviticus 920
- Numbers 1,361
- Deuteronomy 1,284
- Joshua 753
- Judges 702
- Samuel 1,481
- Kings 2,069
- Isaiah 896
- Jeremiah 1,873
- Ezekiel 1,301
- The Twelve 1,059
- Psalms 701
- Proverbs 256
- Job 282
- Song of Songs 37
- Ruth 87
- Lamentations 66
- Ecclesiastes 188
- Esther 155
- Daniel 337
- Ezra–Nehemiah 570
- Chronicles 1,530
Outside the Torah
קוֹמַת הַכְּרוּב הָֽאֶחָד עֶשֶׂר בָּֽאַמָּה וְכֵן הַכְּרוּב הַשֵּׁנִֽי
The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 489,153Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת נֹב עִיר־הַכֹּֽהֲנִים הִכָּה לְפִי־חֶרֶב מֵאִישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁה מֵעוֹלֵל וְעַד־יוֹנֵק וְשׁוֹר וַחֲמוֹר וָשֶׂה לְפִי־חָֽרֶב
And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 420,911Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר חוּשַׁי אֶל־צָדוֹק וְאֶל־אֶבְיָתָר הַכֹּהֲנִים כָּזֹאת וְכָזֹאת יָעַץ אֲחִיתֹפֶל אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹם וְאֵת זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכָזֹאת וְכָזֹאת יָעַצְתִּי אָֽנִי
Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests: ‘Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 462,546Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אברהם אבן עזרא — the name in Hebrew letters: 12th-century Sephardi rabbi, Torah commentator and poet. Searched as אברהם, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 248.
As a plain word it stands 139 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 17:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- אבן — the name in Hebrew letters found 667,294 in the Torah (chance 661,131)
- עזרא — the name in Hebrew letters found 4,161 in the Torah (chance 4,175)
Questions
Does Abraham ibn Ezra appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אברהם appears 6,310 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 6,318, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Abraham ibn Ezra in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 21:31 — the shortest of 6,310 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,318.
How is Abraham ibn Ezra spelled in Hebrew?
Abraham ibn Ezra is spelled אברהם אבן עזרא — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 248; 2 other spellings are counted on this page.
Is Abraham ibn Ezra in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אברהם appears 20,767 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 20,688, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 6,318 here) beside the count.