Fast צום
Fast is written צום in Hebrew. Fast appears 323,258 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.6% more than chance alone would give (about 321,174; probability 0.00012).
- Found in the Torah
- 323,258
- Chance alone
- 321,174
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00012
- 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, צום appears 323,258 times in the Torah — 0.6% more than the 321,174 chance alone would give; the probability of 323,258 or more by chance alone is 0.00012.
The shortest skip at which צום appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 12:1, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), צום is found 4,927,700 times; chance alone would give about 4,978,057.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 321,174 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 89,313
- Exodus 80,662
- Leviticus 37,650
- Numbers 60,481
- Deuteronomy 55,152
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם לֶךְ־לְךָ מֵאַרְצְךָ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ וּמִבֵּית אָבִיךָ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶֽךָּ
Now the LORD said unto Abram: ‘Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will show thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,164Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּחְפְּרוּ עַבְדֵֽי־יִצְחָק בַּנָּחַל וַיִּמְצְאוּ־שָׁם בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּֽים
And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of living water.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 35,414Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי אַבְרָהָם וֵאלֹהֵי אָבִי יִצְחָק יְהוָה הָאֹמֵר אֵלַי שׁוּב לְאַרְצְךָ וּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ וְאֵיטִיבָה עִמָּֽךְ
And Jacob said: ‘O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O LORD, who saidst unto me: Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,979Open in the laboratory →
הִקָּבְצוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב וְשִׁמְעוּ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבִיכֶֽם
Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,301Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל פָּרוּ וַֽיִּשְׁרְצוּ וַיִּרְבּוּ וַיַּֽעַצְמוּ בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ אֹתָֽם
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 78,257Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, צום appears 1,337,566 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.2% more than the 1,334,277 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,337,566 or more by chance alone is 0.0022.
- Genesis 89,313
- Exodus 80,662
- Leviticus 37,650
- Numbers 60,481
- Deuteronomy 58,475
- Joshua 44,987
- Judges 33,381
- Samuel 78,706
- Kings 81,208
- Isaiah 118,075
- Jeremiah 108,203
- Ezekiel 82,682
- The Twelve 81,715
- Psalms 115,240
- Proverbs 39,879
- Job 40,097
- Song of Songs 5,426
- Ruth 3,448
- Lamentations 8,817
- Ecclesiastes 7,758
- Esther 8,398
- Daniel 20,542
- Ezra–Nehemiah 31,256
- Chronicles 101,167
Outside the Torah
וַיֻּגַּד לִיהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹר נִמְצְאוּ חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים נֶחְבְּאִים בַּמְּעָרָה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה
And it was told Joshua, saying: ‘The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 320,517Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצְאוּ הֵם וְכָל־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם עִמָּם עַם־רָב כַּחוֹל אֲשֶׁר עַל־שְׂפַת־הַיָּם לָרֹב וְסוּס וָרֶכֶב רַב־מְאֹֽד
And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,545Open in the laboratory →
וְעָרֵי מִבְצָר הַצִּדִּים צֵר וְחַמַּת רַקַּת וְכִנָּֽרֶת
And the fortified cities were Ziddim-zer, and Hammath, and Rakkath, and Chinnereth;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 334,840Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צום — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as צום, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 136.
As a plain word it stands 17 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 50:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Fast appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, צום appears 323,258 times in the Torah — 0.6% more than the 321,174 chance alone would give; the probability of 323,258 or more by chance alone is 0.00012.
What is the shortest skip for Fast in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 12:1 — the shortest of 323,258 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 321,174.
What is the gematria of Fast in Hebrew?
Fast is spelled צום — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 136.
How many times is Fast found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, צום appears 1,337,566 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.2% more than the 1,334,277 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,337,566 or more by chance alone is 0.0022.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 321,174 here) beside the count.