Cheresh החרשים
Cheresh (החרשים) is a name in the Tanakh — secretly, magic craft. Cheresh appears 178 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 164 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 178
- Chance alone
- 164
- P (≥ found)
- 0.15
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 178 sequences of החרשים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 164).
The shortest skip at which החרשים appears in the Torah is 5 — the first at Genesis 45:7, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), החרשים is found 1,133 times; chance alone would give about 1,045.
- Genesis 33
- Exodus 32
- Leviticus 36
- Numbers 49
- Deuteronomy 28
The shortest skips
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵנִי אֱלֹהִים לִפְנֵיכֶם לָשׂוּם לָכֶם שְׁאֵרִית בָּאָרֶץ וּלְהַחֲיוֹת לָכֶם לִפְלֵיטָה גְּדֹלָֽה
And God sent me before you to give you a remnant on the earth, and to save you alive for a great deliverance.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 69,099Open in the laboratory →
שִׁלְחוּ מִכֶּם אֶחָד וְיִקַּח אֶת־אֲחִיכֶם וְאַתֶּם הֵאָסְרוּ וְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ דִּבְרֵיכֶם הַֽאֱמֶת אִתְּכֶם וְאִם־לֹא חֵי פַרְעֹה כִּי מְרַגְּלִים אַתֶּֽם
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.’
skip 30, width 30 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 63,732Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא תַעֲשֽׂוּ
And ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days; in the seventh day is a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work.
skip 82, width 82 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 176,491Open in the laboratory →
וְאָסַף אִישׁ טָהוֹר אֵת אֵפֶר הַפָּרָה וְהִנִּיחַ מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה בְּמָקוֹם טָהוֹר וְהָיְתָה לַעֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת לְמֵי נִדָּה חַטָּאת הִֽוא
And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of sprinkling; it is a purification from sin.
skip 91, width 91 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 221,047Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְּחַגֶּךָ אַתָּה וּבִנְךָ וּבִתֶּךָ וְעַבְדְּךָ וַאֲמָתֶךָ וְהַלֵּוִי וְהַגֵּר וְהַיָּתוֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָה אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ
And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
skip 95, width 95 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 277,340Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 608 sequences of החרשים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 612).
- Genesis 33
- Exodus 32
- Leviticus 36
- Numbers 49
- Deuteronomy 32
- Joshua 29
- Judges 22
- Samuel 44
- Kings 60
- Isaiah 36
- Jeremiah 34
- Ezekiel 42
- The Twelve 24
- Psalms 36
- Proverbs 11
- Job 8
- Ruth 1
- Lamentations 3
- Ecclesiastes 9
- Esther 4
- Daniel 4
- Ezra–Nehemiah 18
- Chronicles 41
Outside the Torah
וְנָטִיתִי עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֵת קָו שֹֽׁמְרוֹן וְאֶת־מִשְׁקֹלֶת בֵּית אַחְאָב וּמָחִיתִי אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־יִמְחֶה אֶת־הַצַּלַּחַת מָחָה וְהָפַךְ עַל־פָּנֶֽיהָ
And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
skip 31, width 31 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 567,204Open in the laboratory →
אַל־תֹּאמַר מֶה הָיָה שֶׁהַיָּמִים הָרִאשֹׁנִים הָיוּ טוֹבִים מֵאֵלֶּה כִּי לֹא מֵחָכְמָה שָׁאַלְתָּ עַל־זֶֽה
Say not thou: ‘How was it that the former days were better than these?’ for it is not out of wisdom that thou inquirest concerning this.
skip 33, width 33 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,017,860Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹאוּ כֹּל זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּשְׂאוּ הַלְוִיִּם אֶת־הָאָרֽוֹן
And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.
skip 35, width 35 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,147,155Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
החרשים — the Tanakh's own spelling: secretly, magic craft. Searched as החרשים, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 563.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 29:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Cheresh appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 178 sequences of החרשים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 164).
What is the shortest skip for Cheresh in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Genesis 45:7 — the shortest of 178 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 164.
What is the gematria of Cheresh in Hebrew?
Cheresh is spelled החרשים — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 563.
How many times is Cheresh found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 608 sequences of החרשים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 612).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 164 here) beside the count.