Bocheru בכרו
Bocheru (בכרו) is a person named in the Tanakh — Bocru. Bocheru appears 37,222 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 37,264 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 37,222
- Chance alone
- 37,264
- P (≥ found)
- 0.59
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
37,222 sequences of בכרו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 37,264 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which בכרו appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 49:2, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בכרו is found 361,051 times; chance alone would give about 388,282.
- Genesis 9,919
- Exodus 6,623
- Leviticus 5,319
- Numbers 5,993
- Deuteronomy 9,368
The shortest skips
הִקָּבְצוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב וְשִׁמְעוּ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבִיכֶֽם
Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,328Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲהֵבְךָ וּבֵרַכְךָ וְהִרְבֶּךָ וּבֵרַךְ פְּרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ וּפְרִֽי־אַדְמָתֶךָ דְּגָנְךָ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ שְׁגַר־אֲלָפֶיךָ וְעַשְׁתְּרֹת צֹאנֶךָ עַל הָֽאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לָתֶת לָֽךְ
and He will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee; He will also bless the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy land, thy corn and thy wine and thine oil, the increase of thy kine and the young of thy flock, in the land which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 263,359Open in the laboratory →
וְשֵֽׁם־הַנָּהָר הַשֵּׁנִי גִּיחוֹן הוּא הַסּוֹבֵב אֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ כּֽוּשׁ
And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,288Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשֶׁב אֵת כָּל־הָרְכֻשׁ וְגַם אֶת־לוֹט אָחִיו וּרְכֻשׁוֹ הֵשִׁיב וְגַם אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים וְאֶת־הָעָֽם
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,887Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשָּׂא אַבְרָהָם אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה־אַיִל אַחַר נֶאֱחַז בַּסְּבַךְ בְּקַרְנָיו וַיֵּלֶךְ אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הָאַיִל וַיַּעֲלֵהוּ לְעֹלָה תַּחַת בְּנֽוֹ
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 27,774Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 156,314 sequences of בכרו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 158,179).
- Genesis 9,919
- Exodus 6,623
- Leviticus 5,319
- Numbers 5,993
- Deuteronomy 10,019
- Joshua 4,896
- Judges 4,268
- Samuel 11,396
- Kings 14,638
- Isaiah 9,996
- Jeremiah 12,720
- Ezekiel 10,023
- The Twelve 8,027
- Psalms 11,118
- Proverbs 4,613
- Job 3,602
- Song of Songs 605
- Ruth 575
- Lamentations 815
- Ecclesiastes 1,492
- Esther 1,773
- Daniel 2,495
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,128
- Chronicles 11,261
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר טוֹב אֲנִי אֶכְרֹת אִתְּךָ בְּרִית אַךְ דָּבָר אֶחָד אָנֹכִי שֹׁאֵל מֵאִתְּךָ לֵאמֹר לֹא־תִרְאֶה אֶת־פָּנַי כִּי אִם־לִפְנֵי הֱבִיאֲךָ אֵת מִיכַל בַּת־שָׁאוּל בְּבֹאֲךָ לִרְאוֹת אֶת־פָּנָֽי
And he said: ‘Well; I will make a league with thee; but one thing I require of thee, that is, thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 439,176Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יְהוֹנָדָב שְׁכַב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבְךָ וְהִתְחָל וּבָא אָבִיךָ לִרְאוֹתֶךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו תָּבֹא נָא תָמָר אֲחוֹתִי וְתַבְרֵנִי לֶחֶם וְעָשְׂתָה לְעֵינַי אֶת־הַבִּרְיָה לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר אֶרְאֶה וְאָכַלְתִּי מִיָּדָֽהּ
And Jonadab said unto him: ‘Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick; and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him: Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 453,357Open in the laboratory →
כֻּלֹּה בְּחַכָּה הֵֽעֲלָה יְגֹרֵהוּ בְחֶרְמוֹ וְיַאַסְפֵהוּ בְּמִכְמַרְתּוֹ עַל־כֵּן יִשְׂמַח וְיָגִֽיל
They take up all of them with the angle, They catch them in their net, And gather them in their drag; Therefore they rejoice and exult.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 835,488Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בכרו — the Tanakh's own spelling: Bocru. Searched as בכרו, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 228.
As a plain word it stands 10 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Bocheru in the Bible code?
37,222 sequences of בכרו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 37,264 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Bocheru in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 49:2 — the shortest of 37,222 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 37,264.
What is the gematria of Bocheru in Hebrew?
Bocheru is spelled בכרו — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 228.
How many times is Bocheru found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 156,314 sequences of בכרו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 158,179).
Search it yourself
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