Cattle בקר
Cattle — in Hebrew בקר — cattle, herd. In the Torah codes, Cattle is found 146,899 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 35:20) — about what chance alone gives (about 147,182).
- Found in the Torah
- 146,899
- Chance alone
- 147,182
- P (≥ found)
- 0.77
- 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 146,899 sequences of בקר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 147,182).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 35:20, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 2,392,483 sequences of בקר, against about 2,281,255 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 147,182 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 44,339
- Exodus 27,819
- Leviticus 21,946
- Numbers 32,569
- Deuteronomy 20,226
The shortest skips
וַיַּצֵּב יַעֲקֹב מַצֵּבָה עַל־קְבֻרָתָהּ הִוא מַצֶּבֶת קְבֻֽרַת־רָחֵל עַד־הַיּֽוֹם
And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; the same is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 51,807Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּה אֶת־מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב לִקְטֹרֶת לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן הָעֵדֻת וְשַׂמְתָּ אֶת־מָסַךְ הַפֶּתַח לַמִּשְׁכָּֽן
And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 140,140Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַן הַכֹּהֵן מִן־הַדָּם עַל־קַרְנוֹת מִזְבַּח קְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְאֵת כָּל־דַּם הַפָּר יִשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה אֲשֶׁר־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tent of meeting; and all the remaining blood of the bullock shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 144,612Open in the laboratory →
אִם־שַׁנּוֹתִי בְּרַק חַרְבִּי וְתֹאחֵז בְּמִשְׁפָּט יָדִי אָשִׁיב נָקָם לְצָרָי וְלִמְשַׂנְאַי אֲשַׁלֵּֽם
If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate Me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 302,185Open in the laboratory →
אוּלַי יֵשׁ חֲמִשִּׁים צַדִּיקִם בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה וְלֹא־תִשָּׂא לַמָּקוֹם לְמַעַן חֲמִשִּׁים הַצַּדִּיקִם אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ
Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 21,634Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
500,396 sequences of בקר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 502,052 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 44,339
- Exodus 27,819
- Leviticus 21,946
- Numbers 32,569
- Deuteronomy 21,283
- Joshua 15,373
- Judges 14,510
- Samuel 27,914
- Kings 39,777
- Isaiah 34,151
- Jeremiah 36,386
- Ezekiel 28,044
- The Twelve 25,578
- Psalms 30,970
- Proverbs 18,432
- Job 13,161
- Song of Songs 2,134
- Ruth 1,849
- Lamentations 2,681
- Ecclesiastes 3,730
- Esther 3,466
- Daniel 9,979
- Ezra–Nehemiah 12,625
- Chronicles 31,680
Outside the Torah
זְבוּלֻן לֹא הוֹרִישׁ אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵי קִטְרוֹן וְאֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵי נַהֲלֹל וַיֵּשֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי בְּקִרְבּוֹ וַיִּֽהְיוּ לָמַֽס
Zebulun drove not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the: inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributary.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 346,363Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם נָחָשׁ הָעַמּוֹנִי בְּזֹאת אֶכְרֹת לָכֶם בִּנְקוֹר לָכֶם כָּל־עֵין יָמִין וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ חֶרְפָּה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And Nahash the Ammonite said unto them: ‘On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 398,465Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּשֶׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־מוֹשָׁבוֹ כְּפַעַם בְּפַעַם אֶל־מוֹשַׁב הַקִּיר וַיָּקָם יְהוֹנָתָן וַיֵּשֶׁב אַבְנֵר מִצַּד שָׁאוּל וַיִּפָּקֵד מְקוֹם דָּוִֽד
And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul’s side; but David’s place was empty.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 417,517Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בקר — the Tanakh's own spelling: cattle, herd. Searched as בקר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 302.
As a plain word it stands 119 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 1:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Cattle in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 146,899 sequences of בקר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 147,182).
What is the shortest skip for Cattle in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 35:20 — the shortest of 146,899 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 147,182.
How is Cattle spelled in Hebrew?
Cattle is spelled בקר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 302.
Is Cattle in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
500,396 sequences of בקר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 502,052 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 147,182 here) beside the count.