Churban חורבן
Churban — in Hebrew חורבן — destruction; the destruction of the Temples. Churban appears 1,033 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,028 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,033
- Chance alone
- 1,028
- P (≥ found)
- 0.45
- Shortest skip
- 12
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
1,033 sequences of חורבן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,028 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 12 — the first at Numbers 31:8, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 7,782 sequences of חורבן, against about 8,106 from chance alone.
- Genesis 313
- Exodus 191
- Leviticus 124
- Numbers 279
- Deuteronomy 126
The shortest skips
וְאֶת־מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן הָרְגוּ עַל־חַלְלֵיהֶם אֶת־אֱוִי וְאֶת־רֶקֶם וְאֶת־צוּר וְאֶת־חוּר וְאֶת־רֶבַע חֲמֵשֶׁת מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן וְאֵת בִּלְעָם בֶּן־בְּעוֹר הָרְגוּ בֶּחָֽרֶב
And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian; Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 239,770Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי־עֵבֶר אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־פֶּלֶג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Eber lived after he begot Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 13,421Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶקְחָה פַת־לֶחֶם וְסַעֲדוּ לִבְּכֶם אַחַר תַּעֲבֹרוּ כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּן עֲבַרְתֶּם עַֽל־עַבְדְּכֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֵּן תַּעֲשֶׂה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ
And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and stay ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on; forasmuch as ye are come to your servant.’ And they said: ‘So do, as thou hast said.’
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 20,672Open in the laboratory →
נַחְנוּ נַעֲבֹר חֲלוּצִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וְאִתָּנוּ אֲחֻזַּת נַחֲלָתֵנוּ מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּֽן
We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.’
skip 21, width 21 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 243,674Open in the laboratory →
וְנִגְּשָׁה יְבִמְתּוֹ אֵלָיו לְעֵינֵי הַזְּקֵנִים וְחָלְצָה נַעֲלוֹ מֵעַל רַגְלוֹ וְיָרְקָה בְּפָנָיו וְעָֽנְתָה וְאָמְרָה כָּכָה יֵעָשֶׂה לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִבְנֶה אֶת־בֵּית אָחִֽיו
then shall his brother’s wife draw nigh unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say: ‘So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother’s house.’
skip 24, width 24 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 288,486Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
4,310 sequences of חורבן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,224 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 313
- Exodus 191
- Leviticus 124
- Numbers 279
- Deuteronomy 139
- Joshua 211
- Judges 137
- Samuel 257
- Kings 317
- Isaiah 253
- Jeremiah 202
- Ezekiel 276
- The Twelve 176
- Psalms 328
- Proverbs 155
- Job 169
- Song of Songs 26
- Ruth 14
- Lamentations 18
- Ecclesiastes 41
- Esther 30
- Daniel 106
- Ezra–Nehemiah 181
- Chronicles 367
Outside the Torah
וְלָמָּה תִשְׁגֶּה בְנִי בְזָרָה וּתְחַבֵּק חֵק נָכְרִיָּֽה
Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of an alien?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 941,346Open in the laboratory →
גַּם מִגָּבֹהַּ יִרָאוּ וְחַתְחַתִּים בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְיָנֵאץ הַשָּׁקֵד וְיִסְתַּבֵּל הֶֽחָגָב וְתָפֵר הָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָה כִּֽי־הֹלֵךְ הָאָדָם אֶל־בֵּית עוֹלָמוֹ וְסָבְבוּ בָשּׁוּק הַסֹּפְדִֽים
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall drag itself along, and the caperberry shall fail; Because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,022,444Open in the laboratory →
מִי־אֵל כָּמוֹךָ נֹשֵׂא עָוֺן וְעֹבֵר עַל־פֶּשַׁע לִשְׁאֵרִית נַחֲלָתוֹ לֹא־הֶחֱזִיק לָעַד אַפּוֹ כִּֽי־חָפֵץ חֶסֶד הֽוּא
Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth the iniquity, And passeth by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retaineth not His anger for ever, Because He delighteth in mercy. .
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 832,478Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חורבן — a Hebrew word: destruction; the destruction of the Temples. Searched as חורבן, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 266.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Churban in the Bible code?
1,033 sequences of חורבן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,028 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Churban in the Torah?
Skip 12, reading forward from Numbers 31:8 — the shortest of 1,033 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,028.
How is Churban spelled in Hebrew?
Churban is spelled חורבן — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 266.
Is Churban in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
4,310 sequences of חורבן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,224 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
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