Dara דרע
Dara (דרע) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Dara is found 150,109 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 27:42) — about what chance alone gives (about 151,728).
- Found in the Torah
- 150,109
- Chance alone
- 151,728
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
150,109 sequences of דרע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 151,728 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which דרע appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 27:42, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), דרע is found 2,295,880 times; chance alone would give about 2,351,715.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 151,728 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 39,003
- Exodus 35,208
- Leviticus 17,839
- Numbers 34,189
- Deuteronomy 23,870
The shortest skips
וַיֻּגַּד לְרִבְקָה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי עֵשָׂו בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל וַתִּשְׁלַח וַתִּקְרָא לְיַעֲקֹב בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה עֵשָׂו אָחִיךָ מִתְנַחֵם לְךָ לְהָרְגֶֽךָ
And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah; and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him: ‘Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 38,336Open in the laboratory →
וְעַל הִשָּׁנוֹת הַחֲלוֹם אֶל־פַּרְעֹה פַּעֲמָיִם כִּֽי־נָכוֹן הַדָּבָר מֵעִם הָאֱלֹהִים וּמְמַהֵר הָאֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,655Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּיטַב הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי כָּל־עֲבָדָֽיו
And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,898Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה לָכֶם לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת עַד אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה וְשָׁחֲטוּ אֹתוֹ כֹּל קְהַל עֲדַֽת־יִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּין הָעַרְבָּֽיִם
and ye shall keep it unto the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at dusk.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 94,220Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי בָּא אֵלֶיךָ בְּעַב הֶֽעָנָן בַּעֲבוּר יִשְׁמַע הָעָם בְּדַבְּרִי עִמָּךְ וְגַם־בְּךָ יַאֲמִינוּ לְעוֹלָם וַיַּגֵּד מֹשֶׁה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הָעָם אֶל־יְהוָֽה
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and may also believe thee for ever.’ And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 106,113Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 678,967 sequences of דרע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 686,016).
- Genesis 39,003
- Exodus 35,208
- Leviticus 17,839
- Numbers 34,189
- Deuteronomy 25,574
- Joshua 24,194
- Judges 19,902
- Samuel 59,368
- Kings 52,333
- Isaiah 41,398
- Jeremiah 44,992
- Ezekiel 40,343
- The Twelve 29,562
- Psalms 52,551
- Proverbs 19,360
- Job 20,392
- Song of Songs 4,063
- Ruth 2,529
- Lamentations 3,520
- Ecclesiastes 5,515
- Esther 8,636
- Daniel 22,483
- Ezra–Nehemiah 22,881
- Chronicles 53,132
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי לָהֶם הַגְּבוּל יַעְזֵר וְכָל־עָרֵי הַגִּלְעָד וַחֲצִי אֶרֶץ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן עַד־עֲרוֹעֵר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי רַבָּֽה
And their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,185Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה הֶחֱיָה יְהוָה אוֹתִי כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר זֶה אַרְבָּעִים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה מֵאָז דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר־הָלַךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּמִּדְבָּר וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי הַיּוֹם בֶּן־חָמֵשׁ וּשְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָֽה
And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as He spoke, these forty and five years, from the time that the LORD spoke this word unto Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness; and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 327,320Open in the laboratory →
וְדַנָּה וְקִרְיַת־סַנָּה הִיא דְבִֽר
and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah—the same is Debir;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 329,547Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דרע — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as דרע, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 274.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Dara in the Torah codes?
150,109 sequences of דרע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 151,728 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Dara in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 27:42 — the shortest of 150,109 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 151,728.
What is the gematria of Dara in Hebrew?
Dara is spelled דרע — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 274.
How many times is Dara found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 678,967 sequences of דרע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 686,016).
Search it yourself
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