Biblical names

Agur אגור

Agur (אגור) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Agur is found 11,155 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Leviticus 11:32) — 2.6% above the 10,871 chance alone would give (probability of 11,155 or more by chance alone: 0.0034).

Found in the Torah
11,155
Chance alone
10,871
P (≥ found)
0.0034
Shortest skip
3

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

The Torah holds 11,155 sequences of אגור at skips 2–5,000, 2.6% above what chance alone gives (about 10,871); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0034 by chance alone.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Leviticus 11:32, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 109,771 sequences of אגור, against about 113,278 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 3,538
  • Exodus 1,827
  • Leviticus 1,941
  • Numbers 1,851
  • Deuteronomy 1,998

The shortest skips

  1. Leviticus 11:32ויקרא יא:לבskip 3, forward

    וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל־עָלָיו מֵהֶם בְּמֹתָם יִטְמָא מִכָּל־כְּלִי־עֵץ אוֹ בֶגֶד אוֹ־עוֹר אוֹ שָׂק כָּל־כְּלִי אֲשֶׁר־יֵעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה בָּהֶם בַּמַּיִם יוּבָא וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעֶרֶב וְטָהֵֽר

    And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherewith any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; then shall it be clean.

    אגור at skip 3, forward from Leviticus 11:32מאמכלכליעץובדאעואושקכלכליאאגור
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 156,763Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 15:27במדבר טו:כזskip 3, forward

    וְאִם־נֶפֶשׁ אַחַת תֶּחֱטָא בִשְׁגָגָה וְהִקְרִיבָה עֵז בַּת־שְׁנָתָהּ לְחַטָּֽאת

    And if one person sin through error, then he shall offer a she-goat of the first year for a sin-offering.

    אגור at skip 3, forward from Numbers 15:27םנפשאחתתחטבשגההקיבהעזבתשנתאגור
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 214,543Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 36:43בראשית לו:מגskip 3, backward

    אַלּוּף מַגְדִּיאֵל אַלּוּף עִירָם אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי אֱדוֹם לְמֹֽשְׁבֹתָם בְּאֶרֶץ אֲחֻזָּתָם הוּא עֵשָׂו אֲבִי אֱדֽוֹם

    the chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau the father of the Edomites.

    אגור at skip 3, backward from Genesis 36:43ימןאלוףמבצאלףמדילאלוףעירםאאגור
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 54,002Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 43:19בראשית מג:יטskip 3, backward

    וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ אֶל־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר עַל־בֵּית יוֹסֵף וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלָיו פֶּתַח הַבָּֽיִת

    And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke unto him at the door of the house,

    אגור at skip 3, backward from Genesis 43:19עבדיםואתחמינוישולהאישאשרעלאגור
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 66,139Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 24:14ויקרא כד:ידskip 3, backward

    הוֹצֵא אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּל אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְסָמְכוּ כָֽל־הַשֹּׁמְעִים אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וְרָגְמוּ אֹתוֹ כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה

    ’Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

    אגור at skip 3, backward from Leviticus 24:14םאתידיהםעלאשורמותוכלהעדהואאגור
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 179,203Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 48,861 sequences of אגור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 49,283).

  • Genesis 3,538
  • Exodus 1,827
  • Leviticus 1,941
  • Numbers 1,851
  • Deuteronomy 2,195
  • Joshua 2,699
  • Judges 2,053
  • Samuel 4,909
  • Kings 3,286
  • Isaiah 3,416
  • Jeremiah 3,142
  • Ezekiel 3,120
  • The Twelve 3,325
  • Psalms 2,665
  • Proverbs 854
  • Job 1,440
  • Song of Songs 150
  • Ruth 301
  • Lamentations 210
  • Ecclesiastes 431
  • Esther 417
  • Daniel 1,028
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 1,155
  • Chronicles 2,908

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 24:5יהושע כד:הskip 2, backward

    וָאֶשְׁלַח אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן וָאֶגֹּף אֶת־מִצְרַיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי בְּקִרְבּוֹ וְאַחַר הוֹצֵאתִי אֶתְכֶֽם

    And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst thereof; and afterward I brought you out.

    אגור at skip 2, backward from Joshua 24:5הואתאהןאףתמצריםכאגור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 342,680Open in the laboratory →

  2. 2 Samuel 13:11שמואל ב יג:יאskip 2, backward

    וַתַּגֵּשׁ אֵלָיו לֶֽאֱכֹל וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־בָּהּ וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ בּוֹאִי שִׁכְבִי עִמִּי אֲחוֹתִֽי

    And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her: ‘Come lie with me, my sister.’

    אגור at skip 2, backward from 2 Samuel 13:11חיההחדהתשליולאכלאגור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 453,787Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Kings 20:28מלכים א כ:כחskip 2, backward

    וַיִּגַּשׁ אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה יַעַן אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ אֲרָם אֱלֹהֵי הָרִים יְהוָה וְלֹֽא־אֱלֹהֵי עֲמָקִים הוּא וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־כָּל־הֶהָמוֹן הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה בְּיָדֶךָ וִֽידַעְתֶּם כִּֽי־אֲנִי יְהוָֽה

    And a man of God came near and spoke unto the king of Israel, and said: ‘Thus saith the LORD: Because the Arameans have said: The LORD is a God of the hills, but he is not a God of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thy hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.’

    אגור at skip 2, backward from 1 Kings 20:28אואתהאץישישהאלהיאגור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 521,581Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

אגור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אגור, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 210.

As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 32:27. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Agur appear in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 11,155 sequences of אגור at skips 2–5,000, 2.6% above what chance alone gives (about 10,871); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0034 by chance alone.

What is the shortest skip for Agur in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading forward from Leviticus 11:32 — the shortest of 11,155 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 10,871.

How is Agur spelled in Hebrew?

Agur is spelled אגור — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 210.

Is Agur in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 48,861 sequences of אגור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 49,283).

Search it yourself

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