Firstborn בכור
Firstborn is written בכור in Hebrew. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 37,219 sequences of Firstborn, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 22:17); chance alone would give about 37,264.
- Found in the Torah
- 37,219
- Chance alone
- 37,264
- 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, בכור appears 37,219 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 37,264, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 22:17, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 362,516 sequences of בכור, against about 388,282 from chance alone.
- Genesis 9,784
- Exodus 6,698
- Leviticus 5,316
- Numbers 6,019
- Deuteronomy 9,402
The shortest skips
כִּֽי־בָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ וְהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְכַחוֹל אֲשֶׁר עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם וְיִרַשׁ זַרְעֲךָ אֵת שַׁעַר אֹיְבָֽיו
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 27,967Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־אֵלֶּה שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר וְזֹאת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר לָהֶם אֲבִיהֶם וַיְבָרֶךְ אוֹתָם אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר כְּבִרְכָתוֹ בֵּרַךְ אֹתָֽם
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is it that their father spoke unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 76,354Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשָּׂא אַהֲרֹן אֶת־ידו אֶל־הָעָם וַֽיְבָרְכֵם וַיֵּרֶד מֵעֲשֹׂת הַֽחַטָּאת וְהָעֹלָה וְהַשְּׁלָמִֽים
And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them; and he came down from offering the sin-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 154,001Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲהֵבְךָ וּבֵרַכְךָ וְהִרְבֶּךָ וּבֵרַךְ פְּרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ וּפְרִֽי־אַדְמָתֶךָ דְּגָנְךָ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ שְׁגַר־אֲלָפֶיךָ וְעַשְׁתְּרֹת צֹאנֶךָ עַל הָֽאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לָתֶת לָֽךְ
and He will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee; He will also bless the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy land, thy corn and thy wine and thine oil, the increase of thy kine and the young of thy flock, in the land which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 263,349Open in the laboratory →
וּמַלְתֶּם אֵת עָרְלַת לְבַבְכֶם וְעָרְפְּכֶם לֹא תַקְשׁוּ עֽוֹד
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 268,251Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 156,498 sequences of בכור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 158,179).
- Genesis 9,784
- Exodus 6,698
- Leviticus 5,316
- Numbers 6,019
- Deuteronomy 10,100
- Joshua 4,966
- Judges 4,470
- Samuel 11,616
- Kings 14,309
- Isaiah 9,997
- Jeremiah 12,629
- Ezekiel 9,796
- The Twelve 8,127
- Psalms 11,086
- Proverbs 4,491
- Job 3,698
- Song of Songs 627
- Ruth 572
- Lamentations 804
- Ecclesiastes 1,537
- Esther 1,655
- Daniel 2,507
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,082
- Chronicles 11,612
Outside the Torah
וַיְבָרֲכֵם וַיִּרְבּוּ מְאֹד וּבְהֶמְתָּם לֹא יַמְעִֽיט
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly, And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 917,966Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּאֱהַב קְלָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵהוּ וְֽלֹא־חָפֵץ בִּבְרָכָה וַתִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנּוּ
Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it is far from him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 919,026Open in the laboratory →
יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פחדו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ
He straineth his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 993,779Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בכור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בכור, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 228.
As a plain word it stands 55 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 35:23. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Firstborn appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בכור appears 37,219 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 37,264, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Firstborn in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 22:17 — the shortest of 37,219 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 37,264.
How is Firstborn spelled in Hebrew?
Firstborn is spelled בכור — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 228.
Is Firstborn in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 156,498 sequences of בכור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 158,179).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 37,264 here) beside the count.