Choresh חרשה
Choresh (חרשה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — wood, forest. In the Torah codes, Choresh is found 19,503 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 38:15) — about what chance alone gives (about 19,623).
- Found in the Torah
- 19,503
- Chance alone
- 19,623
- P (≥ found)
- 0.81
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
19,503 sequences of חרשה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 19,623 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which חרשה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 38:15, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), חרשה is found 205,646 times; chance alone would give about 204,473.
- Genesis 4,118
- Exodus 4,752
- Leviticus 3,197
- Numbers 4,767
- Deuteronomy 2,669
The shortest skips
וְלַכָּתֵף הַשֵּׁנִית מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה לְשַׁעַר הֶֽחָצֵר קְלָעִים חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה עַמֻּדֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָׁה וְאַדְנֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה
And so for the other side; on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 136,869Open in the laboratory →
וְקִרְבּוֹ וּכְרָעָיו יִרְחַץ בַּמָּיִם וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַכֹּל הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עֹלָה אִשֵּׁה רֵֽיחַ־נִיחוֹחַ לַֽיהוָֽה
but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall make the whole smoke on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 142,063Open in the laboratory →
וֶֽהֱבִיאָהּ אֶל־בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים וְקָמַץ מִשָּׁם מְלֹא קֻמְצוֹ מִסָּלְתָּהּ וּמִשַּׁמְנָהּ עַל כָּל־לְבֹנָתָהּ וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־אַזְכָּרָתָהּ הַמִּזְבֵּחָה אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָֽה
And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests; and he shall take thereout his handful of the fine flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, together with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall make the memorial-part thereof smoke upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 142,695Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵרִים הַכֹּהֵן מִן־הַמִּנְחָה אֶת־אַזְכָּרָתָהּ וְהִקְטִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָֽה
And the priest shall take off from the meal-offering the memorial-part thereof, and shall make it smoke upon the altar—an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 142,998Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יָגוּר אִתְּכֶם גֵּר אוֹ אֲשֶֽׁר־בְּתֽוֹכְכֶם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם וְעָשָׂה אִשֵּׁה רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּ כֵּן יַעֲשֶֽׂה
And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever may be among you, throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 213,927Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חרשה appears 64,549 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 64,565, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 4,118
- Exodus 4,752
- Leviticus 3,197
- Numbers 4,767
- Deuteronomy 2,875
- Joshua 2,866
- Judges 1,847
- Samuel 4,054
- Kings 6,218
- Isaiah 3,495
- Jeremiah 3,521
- Ezekiel 3,838
- The Twelve 2,642
- Psalms 3,184
- Proverbs 1,560
- Job 1,306
- Song of Songs 218
- Ruth 183
- Lamentations 386
- Ecclesiastes 833
- Esther 572
- Daniel 993
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,880
- Chronicles 5,244
Outside the Torah
וּשְׁלֹמֹה נָתַן לְחִירָם עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף כֹּר חִטִּים מַכֹּלֶת לְבֵיתוֹ וְעֶשְׂרִים כֹּר שֶׁמֶן כָּתִית כֹּֽה־יִתֵּן שְׁלֹמֹה לְחִירָם שָׁנָה בְשָׁנָֽה
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of beaten oil; thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 487,348Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא יִשְׁכְּבוּ אֶת־גִּבּוֹרִים נֹפְלִים מֵעֲרֵלִים אֲשֶׁר יָרְדֽוּ־שְׁאוֹל בִּכְלֵֽי־מִלְחַמְתָּם וַיִּתְּנוּ אֶת־חַרְבוֹתָם תַּחַת רָאשֵׁיהֶם וַתְּהִי עֲוֺֽנֹתָם עַל־עַצְמוֹתָם כִּֽי־חִתִּית גִּבּוֹרִים בְּאֶרֶץ חַיִּֽים
And they that are inferior to the uncircumcised shall not lie with the mighty that are gone down to the nether-world with their weapons of war, whose swords are laid under their heads, and whose iniquities are upon their bones; because the terror of the mighty was in the land of the living.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 773,756Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כִרְאוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה עֹמֶדֶת בֶּֽחָצֵר נָשְׂאָה חֵן בְּעֵינָיו וַיּוֹשֶׁט הַמֶּלֶךְ לְאֶסְתֵּר אֶת־שַׁרְבִיט הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ וַתִּקְרַב אֶסְתֵּר וַתִּגַּע בְּרֹאשׁ הַשַּׁרְבִֽיט
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,028,531Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חרשה — the Tanakh's own spelling: wood, forest. Searched as חרשה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 513.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 23:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Choresh in the Bible code?
19,503 sequences of חרשה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 19,623 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Choresh in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 38:15 — the shortest of 19,503 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 19,623.
What is the gematria of Choresh in Hebrew?
Choresh is spelled חרשה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 513.
How many times is Choresh found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חרשה appears 64,549 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 64,565, 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 19,623 here) beside the count.