Cherith כרית
Cherith (כרית) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Cherith appears 42,177 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 42,294 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 42,177
- Chance alone
- 42,294
- P (≥ found)
- 0.72
- 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 42,177 sequences of כרית at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 42,294).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 28:7, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 419,744 sequences of כרית, against about 440,696 from chance alone.
- Genesis 9,983
- Exodus 9,029
- Leviticus 6,053
- Numbers 5,850
- Deuteronomy 11,262
The shortest skips
וְנִסְכּוֹ רְבִיעִת הַהִין לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד בַּקֹּדֶשׁ הַסֵּךְ נֶסֶךְ שֵׁכָר לַיהוָֽה
And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb; in the holy place shalt thou pour out a drink-offering of strong drink unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 235,469Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־מִזְבַּח אֲבָנִים תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּי לֹֽא־תִבְנֶה אֶתְהֶן גָּזִית כִּי חַרְבְּךָ הֵנַפְתָּ עָלֶיהָ וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ
And if thou make Me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast profaned it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 108,081Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר שָׂרַי אֶל־אַבְרָם חֲמָסִי עָלֶיךָ אָנֹכִי נָתַתִּי שִׁפְחָתִי בְּחֵיקֶךָ וַתֵּרֶא כִּי הָרָתָה וָאֵקַל בְּעֵינֶיהָ יִשְׁפֹּט יְהוָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶֽיׄךָ
And Sarai said unto Abram: ‘My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,546Open 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 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 63,768Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יִרְבֶּה מִמְּךָ הַדֶּרֶךְ כִּי לֹא תוּכַל שְׂאֵתוֹ כִּֽי־יִרְחַק מִמְּךָ הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָשׂוּם שְׁמוֹ שָׁם כִּי יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ
And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it, because the place is too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set His name there, when the LORD thy God shall bless thee;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 274,817Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
162,456 sequences of כרית at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 163,081 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 9,983
- Exodus 9,029
- Leviticus 6,053
- Numbers 5,850
- Deuteronomy 12,002
- Joshua 4,786
- Judges 4,169
- Samuel 10,061
- Kings 14,260
- Isaiah 9,456
- Jeremiah 12,653
- Ezekiel 12,424
- The Twelve 7,593
- Psalms 12,798
- Proverbs 4,744
- Job 4,628
- Song of Songs 928
- Ruth 753
- Lamentations 944
- Ecclesiastes 1,708
- Esther 1,983
- Daniel 2,763
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,283
- Chronicles 9,605
Outside the Torah
כָּל־רֹעַיִךְ תִּרְעֶה־רוּחַ וּֽמְאַהֲבַיִךְ בַּשְּׁבִי יֵלֵכוּ כִּי אָז תֵּבֹשִׁי וְנִכְלַמְתְּ מִכֹּל רָעָתֵֽךְ
The wind shall feed upon all thy shepherds, And thy lovers shall go into captivity; Surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded For all thy wickedness.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 673,422Open in the laboratory →
אֶל־מִי דָמִיתָ כָּכָה בְּכָבוֹד וּבְגֹדֶל בַּעֲצֵי־עֵדֶן וְהוּרַדְתָּ אֶת־עֲצֵי־עֵדֶן אֶל־אֶרֶץ תַּחְתִּית בְּתוֹךְ עֲרֵלִים תִּשְׁכַּב אֶת־חַלְלֵי־חֶרֶב הוּא פַרְעֹה וְכָל־הֲמוֹנֹה נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה
To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shall thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth; thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with them that are slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 772,126Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה בְּתוֹךְ עֲרֵלִים תִּשָּׁבַר וְתִשְׁכַּב אֶת־חַלְלֵי־חָֽרֶב
But thou, in the midst of the uncircumcised shalt thou be broken and lie, even with them that are slain by the sword.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 773,808Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כרית — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as כרית, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 630.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 17:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Cherith in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 42,177 sequences of כרית at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 42,294).
What is the shortest skip for Cherith in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 28:7 — the shortest of 42,177 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 42,294.
How is Cherith spelled in Hebrew?
Cherith is spelled כרית — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 630.
Is Cherith in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
162,456 sequences of כרית at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 163,081 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 42,294 here) beside the count.