Chernobyl צ׳רנוביל
Chernobyl — in Hebrew צ׳רנוביל — city in Ukraine; site of the 1986 nuclear accident. In the Torah codes, Chernobyl is found 6 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 192 (Genesis 13:5) — about what chance alone gives (about 4.1).
- Found in the Torah
- 6
- Chance alone
- 4.1
- P (≥ found)
- 0.23
- Shortest skip
- 192
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
6 sequences of צ׳רנוביל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 4.1 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which צ׳רנוביל appears in the Torah is 192 — the first at Genesis 13:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–50,808), צ׳רנוביל is found 26 times; chance alone would give about 21.8.
- Genesis 3
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 1
- Deuteronomy 1
The shortest skips
וְגַם־לְלוֹט הַהֹלֵךְ אֶת־אַבְרָם הָיָה צֹאן־וּבָקָר וְאֹהָלִֽים
And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
skip 192, width 192 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 15,348Open in the laboratory →
וְיַיִן תַּקְרִיב לַנֶּסֶךְ חֲצִי הַהִין אִשֵּׁה רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָֽה
And thou shalt present for the drink-offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
skip 549, width 549 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 213,754Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא אָבָה סִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ חֶשְׁבּוֹן הַעֲבִרֵנוּ בּוֹ כִּֽי־הִקְשָׁה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת־רוּחוֹ וְאִמֵּץ אֶת־לְבָבוֹ לְמַעַן תִּתּוֹ בְיָדְךָ כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
skip 1,053, width 1,053 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 254,158Open in the laboratory →
אָז תִּרְצֶה הָאָרֶץ אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתֶיהָ כֹּל יְמֵי הֳשַׁמָּה וְאַתֶּם בְּאֶרֶץ אֹיְבֵיכֶם אָז תִּשְׁבַּת הָאָרֶץ וְהִרְצָת אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ
Then shall the land be paid her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye are in your enemies’land; even then shall the land rest, and repay her sabbaths.
skip 2,287, width 2,287 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 183,941Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת שֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִי קָרָא אֶפְרָיִם כִּֽי־הִפְרַנִי אֱלֹהִים בְּאֶרֶץ עָנְיִֽי
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: ‘for God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.’
skip 2,796, width 2,796 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 62,710Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 18 sequences of צ׳רנוביל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 19.4).
- Genesis 3
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 1
- Deuteronomy 2
- Samuel 1
- Kings 1
- Isaiah 1
- Jeremiah 2
- The Twelve 2
- Psalms 1
- Daniel 1
- Chronicles 2
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי כִּֽי־חָטְאוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם הַמַּעֲלֶה אֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִתַּחַת יַד פַּרְעֹה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרָיִם וַיִּֽירְאוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִֽים
And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
skip 436, width 436 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 557,812Open in the laboratory →
נָחַר מַפֻּחַ מאשתם עֹפָרֶת לַשָּׁוְא צָרַף צָרוֹף וְרָעִים לֹא נִתָּֽקוּ
The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed of the fire; In vain doth the founder refine, For the wicked are not separated.
skip 1,014, width 1,014 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 651,952Open in the laboratory →
כִּי הִנֵּה יוֹצֵר הָרִים וּבֹרֵא רוּחַ וּמַגִּיד לְאָדָם מַה־שֵּׂחוֹ עֹשֵׂה שַׁחַר עֵיפָה וְדֹרֵךְ עַל־בָּמֳתֵי אָרֶץ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־צְבָאוֹת שְׁמֽוֹ
For, lo, He that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, And declareth unto man what is his thought, That maketh the morning darkness, And treadeth upon the high places of the earth; The LORD, the God of hosts, is His name.
skip 1,326, width 1,326 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 818,537Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צ׳רנוביל — the name in Hebrew letters: city in Ukraine; site of the 1986 nuclear accident. Searched as צרנוביל, 7 letters, with a standard gematria value of 388.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Chernobyl in the Bible code?
6 sequences of צ׳רנוביל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 4.1 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Chernobyl in the Torah?
Skip 192, reading forward from Genesis 13:5 — the shortest of 6 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4.1.
What is the gematria of Chernobyl in Hebrew?
Chernobyl is spelled צ׳רנוביל — 7 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 388.
How many times is Chernobyl found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 18 sequences of צ׳רנוביל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 19.4).
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