Ezra עזרא
Ezra (עזרא) is a person named in the Tanakh. Ezra appears 4,161 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 4,175 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 4,161
- Chance alone
- 4,175
- P (≥ found)
- 0.59
- 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, עזרא appears 4,161 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,175, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which עזרא appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 12:7, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עזרא is found 46,156 times; chance alone would give about 43,499.
- Genesis 932
- Exodus 1,068
- Leviticus 721
- Numbers 785
- Deuteronomy 655
The shortest skips
וַיֵּרָא יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם וַיֹּאמֶר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלָֽיו
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said: ‘Unto thy seed will I give this land’; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 14,498Open in the laboratory →
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כָּרַת יְהוָה אֶת־אַבְרָם בְּרִית לֵאמֹר לְזַרְעֲךָ נָתַתִּי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת מִנְּהַר מִצְרַיִם עַד־הַנָּהָר הַגָּדֹל נְהַר־פְּרָֽת
In that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: ‘Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 18,158Open in the laboratory →
יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם אֲשֶׁר לְקָחַנִי מִבֵּית אָבִי וּמֵאֶרֶץ מֽוֹלַדְתִּי וַאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר־לִי וַאֲשֶׁר נִֽשְׁבַּֽע־לִי לֵאמֹר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת הוּא יִשְׁלַח מַלְאָכוֹ לְפָנֶיךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי מִשָּֽׁם
The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spoke unto me, and who swore unto me, saying: Unto thy seed will I give this land; He will send His angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 29,712Open in the laboratory →
וְחַג הַקָּצִיר בִּכּוּרֵי מַעֲשֶׂיךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּזְרַע בַּשָּׂדֶה וְחַג הָֽאָסִף בְּצֵאת הַשָּׁנָה בְּאָסְפְּךָ אֶֽת־מַעֲשֶׂיךָ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶֽה
and the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours, which thou sowest in the field; and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labours out of the field.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 111,622Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵךְ עֲלֵה מִזֶּה אַתָּה וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר הֶֽעֱלִיתָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב לֵאמֹר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתְּנֶֽנָּה
And the LORD spoke unto Moses: ‘Depart, go up hence, thou and the people that thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land of which I swore unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying: Unto thy seed will I give it—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 127,812Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
15,025 sequences of עזרא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 15,381 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 932
- Exodus 1,068
- Leviticus 721
- Numbers 785
- Deuteronomy 734
- Joshua 521
- Judges 551
- Samuel 822
- Kings 1,435
- Isaiah 1,062
- Jeremiah 899
- Ezekiel 712
- The Twelve 636
- Psalms 892
- Proverbs 290
- Job 464
- Song of Songs 48
- Ruth 60
- Lamentations 59
- Ecclesiastes 121
- Esther 104
- Daniel 355
- Ezra–Nehemiah 536
- Chronicles 1,218
Outside the Torah
חֲזוֹן יְשַֽׁעְיָהוּ בֶן־אָמוֹץ אֲשֶׁר חָזָה עַל־יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִָם בִּימֵי עֻזִּיָּהוּ יוֹתָם אָחָז יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָֽה
The Vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 575,616Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַן מְטַר זַרְעֲךָ אֲשֶׁר־תִּזְרַע אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה וְלֶחֶם תְּבוּאַת הָֽאֲדָמָה וְהָיָה דָשֵׁן וְשָׁמֵן יִרְעֶה מִקְנֶיךָ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כַּר נִרְחָֽב
And He will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou sowest the ground, And bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous; In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 604,570Open in the laboratory →
דִּבְרֵי עָמוֹס אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה בַנֹּקְדִים מִתְּקוֹעַ אֲשֶׁר חָזָה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּימֵי עֻזִיָּה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה וּבִימֵי יָרָבְעָם בֶּן־יוֹאָשׁ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁנָתַיִם לִפְנֵי הָרָֽעַשׁ
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 815,181Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עזרא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עזרא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 278.
As a plain word it stands 17 times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 7:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Ezra appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, עזרא appears 4,161 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,175, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ezra in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 12:7 — the shortest of 4,161 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,175.
What is the gematria of Ezra in Hebrew?
Ezra is spelled עזרא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 278.
How many times is Ezra found in the whole Tanakh?
15,025 sequences of עזרא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 15,381 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 4,175 here) beside the count.