Aroer ערער
Aroer (ערער) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Aroer appears 14,397 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 14,312 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 14,397
- Chance alone
- 14,312
- P (≥ found)
- 0.24
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
14,397 sequences of ערער at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 14,312 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 28:22, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 149,647 sequences of ערער, against about 149,126 from chance alone.
- Genesis 3,672
- Exodus 3,622
- Leviticus 1,781
- Numbers 2,891
- Deuteronomy 2,431
The shortest skips
וְהָאֶבֶן הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי מַצֵּבָה יִהְיֶה בֵּית אֱלֹהִים וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּתֶּן־לִי עַשֵּׂר אֲעַשְּׂרֶנּוּ לָֽךְ
and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house; and of all that Thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto Thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 39,805Open in the laboratory →
גְּמַלִּים מֵינִיקוֹת וּבְנֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשִׁים פָּרוֹת אַרְבָּעִים וּפָרִים עֲשָׂרָה אֲתֹנֹת עֶשְׂרִים וַעְיָרִם עֲשָׂרָֽה
thirty milch camels and their colts, forty kine and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 47,308Open in the laboratory →
כַּפּוֹת זָהָב שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵה מְלֵאֹת קְטֹרֶת עֲשָׂרָה עֲשָׂרָה הַכַּף בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ כָּל־זְהַב הַכַּפּוֹת עֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָֽה
twelve golden pans, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the pans a hundred and twenty shekels;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 202,137Open in the laboratory →
וְעִשָּׂרֹן עִשָּׂרוֹן סֹלֶת מִנְחָה בְּלוּלָה בַשֶּׁמֶן לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד עֹלָה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָֽה
and a several tenth part of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering unto every lamb; for a burnt-offering of a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 235,785Open in the laboratory →
בָּרוּךְ תִּֽהְיֶה מִכָּל־הָעַמִּים לֹא־יִהְיֶה בְךָ עָקָר וַֽעֲקָרָה וּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ
Thou shalt be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 263,461Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 55,293 sequences of ערער at skips 2–5,000, 2.6% above what chance alone gives (about 53,884); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.6 × 10⁻¹⁰ by chance alone.
- Genesis 3,672
- Exodus 3,622
- Leviticus 1,781
- Numbers 2,891
- Deuteronomy 2,658
- Joshua 2,864
- Judges 1,871
- Samuel 3,102
- Kings 4,534
- Isaiah 3,745
- Jeremiah 3,635
- Ezekiel 2,795
- The Twelve 2,644
- Psalms 3,501
- Proverbs 1,740
- Job 1,915
- Song of Songs 194
- Ruth 220
- Lamentations 261
- Ecclesiastes 557
- Esther 469
- Daniel 1,002
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,703
- Chronicles 3,917
Outside the Torah
וְנָסַב הַגְּבוּל מִבַּעֲלָה יָמָּה אֶל־הַר שֵׂעִיר וְעָבַר אֶל־כֶּתֶף הַר־יְעָרִים מִצָּפוֹנָה הִיא כְסָלוֹן וְיָרַד בֵּֽית־שֶׁמֶשׁ וְעָבַר תִּמְנָֽה
And the border turned about from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim on the north—the same is Chesalon—and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along by Timnah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,297Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־עָרֵי הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם שְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה עִיר וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 337,800Open in the laboratory →
עוּרִי עוּרִי דְּבוֹרָה עוּרִי עוּרִי דַּבְּרִי־שִׁיר קוּם בָּרָק וּֽשֲׁבֵה שֶׁבְיְךָ בֶּן־אֲבִינֹֽעַם
Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song; Arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 352,165Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ערער — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ערער, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 540.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 32:34. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Aroer in the Bible code?
14,397 sequences of ערער at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 14,312 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Aroer in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 28:22 — the shortest of 14,397 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 14,312.
How is Aroer spelled in Hebrew?
Aroer is spelled ערער — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 540.
Is Aroer in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 55,293 sequences of ערער at skips 2–5,000, 2.6% above what chance alone gives (about 53,884); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.6 × 10⁻¹⁰ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 14,312 here) beside the count.