Black שחור
Black is written שחור in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, Black is found 21,510 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 40:4) — about what chance alone gives (about 21,357).
- Found in the Torah
- 21,510
- Chance alone
- 21,357
- P (≥ found)
- 0.15
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
21,510 sequences of שחור at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 21,357 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 40:4, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 226,876 sequences of שחור, against about 222,533 from chance alone.
- Genesis 5,496
- Exodus 5,171
- Leviticus 3,048
- Numbers 5,080
- Deuteronomy 2,715
The shortest skips
וְהֵבֵאתָ אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן וְעָרַכְתָּ אֶת־עֶרְכּוֹ וְהֵבֵאתָ אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָה וְהַעֲלֵיתָ אֶת־נֵרֹתֶֽיהָ
And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the bread that is upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 140,086Open in the laboratory →
בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לְצֵאת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם בַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה בָּאוּ מִדְבַּר סִינָֽי
In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 105,622Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת אָרְכּוֹ וְחָֽמֵשׁ־אַמּוֹת רָחְבּוֹ רָבוּעַ וְשָׁלֹשׁ אַמּוֹת קֹמָתֽוֹ
And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, four-square, and three cubits the height thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 136,211Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיוּ שָׁמֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשְׁךָ נְחֹשֶׁת וְהָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־תַּחְתֶּיךָ בַּרְזֶֽל
And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 292,702Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה וַיְהַֽלְלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וַתֻּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֹֽה
And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 14,907Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
81,512 sequences of שחור at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 82,069 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 5,496
- Exodus 5,171
- Leviticus 3,048
- Numbers 5,080
- Deuteronomy 2,955
- Joshua 3,313
- Judges 2,702
- Samuel 5,900
- Kings 7,176
- Isaiah 5,035
- Jeremiah 4,006
- Ezekiel 4,562
- The Twelve 3,223
- Psalms 5,152
- Proverbs 2,612
- Job 2,526
- Song of Songs 357
- Ruth 327
- Lamentations 361
- Ecclesiastes 868
- Esther 747
- Daniel 1,155
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,623
- Chronicles 7,117
Outside the Torah
וְהָיְתָה הָעִיר חֵרֶם הִיא וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ לַֽיהוָה רַק רָחָב הַזּוֹנָה תִּֽחְיֶה הִיא וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר אִתָּהּ בַּבַּיִת כִּי הֶחְבְּאַתָה אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִים אֲשֶׁר שָׁלָֽחְנוּ
And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 312,603Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן אֶחָד מֵעֲבָדָיו וַיֹּאמֶר וְיִקְחוּ־נָא חֲמִשָּׁה מִן־הַסּוּסִים הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁאֲרוּ־בָהּ הִנָּם כְּכָל־ההמון יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁאֲרוּ־בָהּ הִנָּם כְּכָל־הֲמוֹן יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר־תָּמּוּ וְנִשְׁלְחָה וְנִרְאֶֽה
And one of his servants answered and said: ‘Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city— behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed—and let us send and see.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 540,185Open in the laboratory →
אַל־תִּֽירְאִי כִּי־לֹא תֵבוֹשִׁי וְאַל־תִּכָּלְמִי כִּי לֹא תַחְפִּירִי כִּי בֹשֶׁת עֲלוּמַיִךְ תִּשְׁכָּחִי וְחֶרְפַּת אַלְמְנוּתַיִךְ לֹא תִזְכְּרִי־עֽוֹד
Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed. Neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame; For thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, And the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 630,273Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שחור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שחור, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 514.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Jeremiah 2:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Black appear in the Torah codes?
21,510 sequences of שחור at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 21,357 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Black in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 40:4 — the shortest of 21,510 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 21,357.
How is Black spelled in Hebrew?
Black is spelled שחור — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 514.
Is Black in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
81,512 sequences of שחור at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 82,069 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 21,357 here) beside the count.