Bozrah בצרה
Bozrah (בצרה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Bozrah appears 11,424 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 11,335 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 11,424
- Chance alone
- 11,335
- P (≥ found)
- 0.20
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, בצרה appears 11,424 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 11,335, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which בצרה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 12:6, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בצרה is found 112,496 times; chance alone would give about 118,109.
- Genesis 2,826
- Exodus 2,785
- Leviticus 1,519
- Numbers 1,957
- Deuteronomy 2,337
The shortest skips
וַיַּעֲבֹר אַבְרָם בָּאָרֶץ עַד מְקוֹם שְׁכֶם עַד אֵלוֹן מוֹרֶה וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי אָז בָּאָֽרֶץ
And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the terebinth of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,472Open in the laboratory →
כִּי לִי כָּל־בְּכוֹר בְּיוֹם הַכֹּתִי כָל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי לִי כָל־בְּכוֹר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאָדָם עַד־בְּהֵמָה לִי יִהְיוּ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
for all the first-born are Mine: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto Me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast, Mine they shall be: I am the LORD.’ .
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 190,855Open in the laboratory →
כִּי לִי כָל־בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה בְּיוֹם הַכֹּתִי כָל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי אֹתָם לִֽי
For all the first-born among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 203,240Open in the laboratory →
אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת בִּדְרָכָיו וְלִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתָיו וְחֻקֹּתָיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו וְחָיִיתָ וְרָבִיתָ וּבֵֽרַכְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה בָא־שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ
in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances; then thou shalt live and multiply, and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 298,086Open in the laboratory →
זֶה קָרְבַּן אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִיבוּ לַֽיהוָה בְּיוֹם הִמָּשַׁח אֹתוֹ עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵפָה סֹלֶת מִנְחָה תָּמִיד מַחֲצִיתָהּ בַּבֹּקֶר וּמַחֲצִיתָהּ בָּעָֽרֶב
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half thereof in the evening.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 148,532Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בצרה appears 39,609 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 39,264 chance alone would give; the probability of 39,609 or more by chance alone is 0.04.
- Genesis 2,826
- Exodus 2,785
- Leviticus 1,519
- Numbers 1,957
- Deuteronomy 2,525
- Joshua 1,693
- Judges 878
- Samuel 1,921
- Kings 2,893
- Isaiah 3,115
- Jeremiah 3,595
- Ezekiel 2,557
- The Twelve 2,420
- Psalms 2,391
- Proverbs 979
- Job 644
- Song of Songs 127
- Ruth 126
- Lamentations 212
- Ecclesiastes 264
- Esther 234
- Daniel 482
- Ezra–Nehemiah 866
- Chronicles 2,600
Outside the Torah
הַשֹּׁלֵחַ אִמְרָתוֹ אָרֶץ עַד־מְהֵרָה יָרוּץ דְּבָרֽוֹ
He sendeth out His commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 936,457Open in the laboratory →
הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר הָיָה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶל כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים הַיֹּשְׁבִים בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם הַיֹּשְׁבִים בְּמִגְדֹּל וּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵס וּבְנֹף וּבְאֶרֶץ פַּתְרוֹס לֵאמֹֽר
The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews that dwelt in the land of Egypt, that dwelt at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying:
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 709,730Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן שִׁמְעוּ דְבַר־יְהוָה כָּל־יְהוּדָה הַיֹּשְׁבִים בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם הִנְנִי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בִּשְׁמִי הַגָּדוֹל אָמַר יְהוָה אִם־יִהְיֶה עוֹד שְׁמִי נִקְרָא בְּפִי כָּל־אִישׁ יְהוּדָה אֹמֵר חַי־אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, saith the LORD, that My name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt saying: As the Lord GOD liveth.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 711,805Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בצרה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בצרה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 297.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Jeremiah 48:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Bozrah appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בצרה appears 11,424 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 11,335, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Bozrah in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 12:6 — the shortest of 11,424 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 11,335.
What is the gematria of Bozrah in Hebrew?
Bozrah is spelled בצרה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 297.
How many times is Bozrah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בצרה appears 39,609 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 39,264 chance alone would give; the probability of 39,609 or more by chance alone is 0.04.
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