Chris כריס
Chris is a first name, written כריס in Hebrew (unisex given name). Chris appears 4,213 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 4,319 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 4,213
- Chance alone
- 4,319
- P (≥ found)
- 0.95
- 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 4,213 sequences of כריס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,319).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 20:1, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 42,956 sequences of כריס, against about 45,003 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,037
- Exodus 907
- Leviticus 472
- Numbers 792
- Deuteronomy 1,005
The shortest skips
כִּֽי־תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְֽרָאִיתָ סוּס וָרֶכֶב עַם רַב מִמְּךָ לֹא תִירָא מֵהֶם כִּֽי־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עִמָּךְ הַמַּֽעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for the LORD thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 281,501Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אַל־תִּירָא אֹתוֹ כִּי בְיָדְךָ נָתַתִּי אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־עַמּוֹ וְאֶת־אַרְצוֹ וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ לְסִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר יוֹשֵׁב בְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Fear him not; for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 225,173Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי אַל־תִּירָא אֹתוֹ כִּי בְיָדְךָ נָתַתִּי אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־עַמּוֹ וְאֶת־אַרְצוֹ וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ לְסִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר יוֹשֵׁב בְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן
And the LORD said unto me: ‘Fear him not; for I have delivered him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 254,656Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲזֹב כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ בְּיַד־יוֹסֵף וְלֹא־יָדַע אִתּוֹ מְאוּמָה כִּי אִם־הַלֶּחֶם אֲשֶׁר־הוּא אוֹכֵל וַיְהִי יוֹסֵף יְפֵה־תֹאַר וִיפֵה מַרְאֶֽה
And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and, having him, he knew not aught save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was of beautiful form, and fair to look upon.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,837Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי יוֹצֵא מֵֽעִמָּךְ וְהַעְתַּרְתִּי אֶל־יְהוָה וְסָר הֶעָרֹב מִפַּרְעֹה מֵעֲבָדָיו וּמֵעַמּוֹ מָחָר רַק אַל־יֹסֵף פַּרְעֹה הָתֵל לְבִלְתִּי שַׁלַּח אֶת־הָעָם לִזְבֹּחַ לַֽיהוָֽה
And Moses said: ‘Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 89,416Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 20,101 sequences of כריס at skips 2–5,000, 2.0% above what chance alone gives (about 19,699); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0022 by chance alone.
- Genesis 1,037
- Exodus 907
- Leviticus 472
- Numbers 792
- Deuteronomy 1,066
- Joshua 435
- Judges 488
- Samuel 806
- Kings 1,923
- Isaiah 1,705
- Jeremiah 1,269
- Ezekiel 1,080
- The Twelve 1,156
- Psalms 2,444
- Proverbs 874
- Job 685
- Song of Songs 117
- Ruth 85
- Lamentations 106
- Ecclesiastes 255
- Esther 386
- Daniel 429
- Ezra–Nehemiah 477
- Chronicles 1,107
Outside the Torah
בְּנֵי אַרְוַד וְחֵילֵךְ עַל־חוֹמוֹתַיִךְ סָבִיב וְגַמָּדִים בְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַיִךְ הָיוּ שִׁלְטֵיהֶם תִּלּוּ עַל־חוֹמוֹתַיִךְ סָבִיב הֵמָּה כָּלְלוּ יָפְיֵֽךְ
The men of Arvad and Helech were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadim were in thy towers; they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have perfected thy beauty.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 765,702Open in the laboratory →
לִבְנֵי אָסָף זַכּוּר וְיוֹסֵף וּנְתַנְיָה וַאֲשַׂרְאֵלָה בְּנֵי אָסָף עַל יַד־אָסָף הַנִּבָּא עַל־יְדֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph; under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied according to the direction of the king.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,133,945Open in the laboratory →
שִׁמְעוּ הָרִים אֶת־רִיב יְהוָה וְהָאֵתָנִים מֹסְדֵי אָרֶץ כִּי רִיב לַֽיהוָה עִם־עַמּוֹ וְעִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל יִתְוַכָּֽח
Hear, O ye mountains, the LORD’S controversy, And ye enduring rocks, the foundations of the earth; For the LORD hath a controversy with His people, And He will plead with Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 830,903Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כריס — the name in Hebrew letters: unisex given name. Searched as כריס, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 290.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Chris appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 4,213 sequences of כריס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,319).
What is the shortest skip for Chris in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 20:1 — the shortest of 4,213 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,319.
How is Chris spelled in Hebrew?
Chris is spelled כריס — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 290.
Is Chris in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 20,101 sequences of כריס at skips 2–5,000, 2.0% above what chance alone gives (about 19,699); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0022 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 4,319 here) beside the count.