Chosen בחיר
Chosen — in Hebrew בחיר — chosen one. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 22,950 sequences of Chosen, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 34:25); chance alone would give about 23,134.
- Found in the Torah
- 22,950
- Chance alone
- 23,134
- P (≥ found)
- 0.89
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, בחיר appears 22,950 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 23,134, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which בחיר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 34:25, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בחיר is found 241,797 times; chance alone would give about 241,050.
- Genesis 6,922
- Exodus 4,451
- Leviticus 2,766
- Numbers 5,479
- Deuteronomy 3,332
The shortest skips
וַיְהִי בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בִּֽהְיוֹתָם כֹּֽאֲבִים וַיִּקְחוּ שְׁנֵֽי־בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹב שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אֲחֵי דִינָה אִישׁ חַרְבּוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ עַל־הָעִיר בֶּטַח וַיַּֽהַרְגוּ כָּל־זָכָֽר
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 50,463Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּזְרַע יִצְחָק בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיִּמְצָא בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִוא מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים וַֽיְבָרֲכֵהוּ יְהוָֽה
And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundred-fold; and the LORD blessed him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 35,059Open in the laboratory →
פִּֽינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן הֵשִׁיב אֶת־חֲמָתִי מֵעַל בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּקַנְאוֹ אֶת־קִנְאָתִי בְּתוֹכָם וְלֹא־כִלִּיתִי אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּקִנְאָתִֽי
’Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned My wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was very jealous for My sake among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in My jealousy.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 230,681Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה לִפְנֽוֹת־עֶרֶב יִרְחַץ בַּמָּיִם וּכְבֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ יָבֹא אֶל־תּוֹךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה
But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall bathe himself in water; and when the sun is down, he may come within the camp.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 286,104Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם אַבְרָהָם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְעַם־הָאָרֶץ לִבְנֵי־חֵֽת
And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,639Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בחיר appears 97,117 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 97,831, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 6,922
- Exodus 4,451
- Leviticus 2,766
- Numbers 5,479
- Deuteronomy 3,651
- Joshua 3,576
- Judges 3,132
- Samuel 6,097
- Kings 8,787
- Isaiah 5,624
- Jeremiah 5,763
- Ezekiel 5,916
- The Twelve 4,256
- Psalms 7,265
- Proverbs 3,361
- Job 3,449
- Song of Songs 469
- Ruth 357
- Lamentations 591
- Ecclesiastes 1,039
- Esther 650
- Daniel 1,621
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,201
- Chronicles 8,694
Outside the Torah
וְֽהָיָה הַנָּס מִקּוֹל הַפַּחַד יִפֹּל אֶל־הַפַּחַת וְהָֽעוֹלֶה מִתּוֹךְ הַפַּחַת יִלָּכֵד בַּפָּח כִּֽי־אֲרֻבּוֹת מִמָּרוֹם נִפְתָּחוּ וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁוּ מוֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the terror shall fall into the pit; And he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the trap; For the windows on high are opened, And the foundations of the earth do shake;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 598,089Open in the laboratory →
כִּי מִי בַשַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹךְ לַיהוָה יִדְמֶה לַיהוָה בִּבְנֵי אֵלִים
For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD, Who among the sons of might can be likened unto the LORD,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 905,735Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר פִּֽינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֶל־בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וְאֶל־בְּנֵי־גָד וְאֶל־בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַיּוֹם יָדַעְנוּ כִּֽי־בְתוֹכֵנוּ יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־מְעַלְתֶּם בַּֽיהוָה הַמַּעַל הַזֶּה אָז הִצַּלְתֶּם אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִיַּד יְהוָֽה
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh: ‘This day we know that the LORD is in the midst of us, because ye have not committed this treachery against the LORD; now have ye delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 340,774Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בחיר — the Tanakh's own spelling: chosen one. Searched as בחיר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 220.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 21:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Chosen in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בחיר appears 22,950 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 23,134, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Chosen in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 34:25 — the shortest of 22,950 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 23,134.
What is the gematria of Chosen in Hebrew?
Chosen is spelled בחיר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 220.
How many times is Chosen found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בחיר appears 97,117 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 97,831, 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 23,134 here) beside the count.