Cairo קהיר
Cairo — in Hebrew קהיר — capital of Egypt. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 25,385 sequences of Cairo, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 19:4); chance alone would give about 25,932.
- Found in the Torah
- 25,385
- Chance alone
- 25,932
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 25,385 sequences of קהיר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 25,932).
The shortest skip at which קהיר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 19:4, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), קהיר is found 267,470 times; chance alone would give about 270,209.
- Genesis 7,118
- Exodus 5,523
- Leviticus 3,856
- Numbers 5,097
- Deuteronomy 3,791
The shortest skips
טֶרֶם יִשְׁכָּבוּ וְאַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר אַנְשֵׁי סְדֹם נָסַבּוּ עַל־הַבַּיִת מִנַּעַר וְעַד־זָקֵן כָּל־הָעָם מִקָּצֶֽה
But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,439Open in the laboratory →
וְיֵרְדְּ מִֽיַּעֲקֹב וְהֶֽאֱבִיד שָׂרִיד מֵעִֽיר
And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 229,957Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְטִיר עָלָיו אַהֲרֹן קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר בְּהֵיטִיבוֹ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹת יַקְטִירֶֽנָּה
And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 123,358Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־עֶרְכְּךָ יִהְיֶה בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה יִהְיֶה הַשָּֽׁקֶל
And all thy valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 185,928Open in the laboratory →
רְפָאִים יֵחָשְׁבוּ אַף־הֵם כָּעֲנָקִים וְהַמֹּאָבִים יִקְרְאוּ לָהֶם אֵמִֽים
these also are accounted Rephaim, as the Anakim; but the Moabites call them Emim.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 253,093Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, קהיר appears 88,966 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 90,216, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 7,118
- Exodus 5,523
- Leviticus 3,856
- Numbers 5,097
- Deuteronomy 4,121
- Joshua 3,020
- Judges 2,702
- Samuel 5,070
- Kings 7,544
- Isaiah 6,520
- Jeremiah 7,099
- Ezekiel 5,054
- The Twelve 5,096
- Psalms 5,474
- Proverbs 2,064
- Job 1,869
- Song of Songs 322
- Ruth 454
- Lamentations 428
- Ecclesiastes 720
- Esther 558
- Daniel 1,585
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,074
- Chronicles 5,598
Outside the Torah
וְהָיָה בְּמוֹת הַשּׁוֹפֵט יָשֻׁבוּ וְהִשְׁחִיתוּ מֵֽאֲבוֹתָם לָלֶכֶת אַֽחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים לְעָבְדָם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לָהֶם לֹא הִפִּילוּ מִמַּעַלְלֵיהֶם וּמִדַּרְכָּם הַקָּשָֽׁה
But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to worship them; they left nothing undone of their practices, nor of their stubborn way.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 347,950Open in the laboratory →
וַאדֹנָי יְהוִה הַצְּבָאוֹת הַנּוֹגֵעַ בָּאָרֶץ וַתָּמוֹג וְאָבְלוּ כָּל־יוֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ וְעָלְתָה כַיְאֹר כֻּלָּהּ וְשָׁקְעָה כִּיאֹר מִצְרָֽיִם
For the Lord, the GOD of hosts, Is He that toucheth the land and it melteth, And all that dwell therein mourn; And it riseth up wholly like the River, And sinketh again, like the River of Egypt;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 822,503Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן שְׁכַנְיָה בֶן־יְחִיאֵל מִבְּנֵי עולם וַיֹּאמֶר לְעֶזְרָא אֲנַחְנוּ מָעַלְנוּ בֵאלֹהֵינוּ וַנֹּשֶׁב נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת מֵעַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ וְעַתָּה יֵשׁ־מִקְוֶה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־זֹֽאת
And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra: ‘We have broken faith with our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,073,195Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קהיר — the name in Hebrew letters: capital of Egypt. Searched as קהיר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 315.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Cairo in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 25,385 sequences of קהיר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 25,932).
What is the shortest skip for Cairo in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 19:4 — the shortest of 25,385 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 25,932.
What is the gematria of Cairo in Hebrew?
Cairo is spelled קהיר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 315.
How many times is Cairo found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, קהיר appears 88,966 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 90,216, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 25,932 here) beside the count.