Biblical names

Hamor חמור

Hamor (חמור) is a person named in the Tanakh. Hamor appears 34,119 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 34,360 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
34,119
Chance alone
34,360
P (≥ found)
0.90
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

34,119 sequences of חמור at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 34,360 that chance alone would produce.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 21:18, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 357,414 sequences of חמור, against about 358,022 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 9,111
  • Exodus 7,526
  • Leviticus 4,834
  • Numbers 8,395
  • Deuteronomy 4,253

The shortest skips

  1. Leviticus 21:18ויקרא כא:יחskip 2, forward

    כִּי כָל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ מוּם לֹא יִקְרָב אִישׁ עִוֵּר אוֹ פִסֵּחַ אוֹ חָרֻם אוֹ שָׂרֽוּעַ

    For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath any thing maimed, or anything too long,

    חמור at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 21:18ופסחאוראשועאואישחםור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 174,277Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 10:25בראשית י:כהskip 2, backward

    וּלְעֵבֶר יֻלַּד שְׁנֵי בָנִים שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פֶּלֶג כִּי בְיָמָיו נִפְלְגָה הָאָרֶץ וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יָקְטָֽן

    And unto Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

    חמור at skip 2, backward from Genesis 10:25פלגההאץשאיויקטןוחםור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 12,457Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 29:29שמות כט:כטskip 2, backward

    וּבִגְדֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר לְאַהֲרֹן יִהְיוּ לְבָנָיו אַחֲרָיו לְמָשְׁחָה בָהֶם וּלְמַלֵּא־בָם אֶת־יָדָֽם

    And the holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them.

    חמור at skip 2, backward from Exodus 29:29בניואחילשהבהםולמחמור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 122,210Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 8:12ויקרא ח:יבskip 2, backward

    וַיִּצֹק מִשֶּׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה עַל רֹאשׁ אַהֲרֹן וַיִּמְשַׁח אֹתוֹ לְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ

    And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

    חמור at skip 2, backward from Leviticus 8:12לראשאהןישאתולקדשחמור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 151,390Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 19:16שמות יט:טזskip 3, forward

    וַיְהִי בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בִּֽהְיֹת הַבֹּקֶר וַיְהִי קֹלֹת וּבְרָקִים וְעָנָן כָּבֵד עַל־הָהָר וְקֹל שֹׁפָר חָזָק מְאֹד וַיֶּחֱרַד כָּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה

    And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of a horn exceeding loud; and all the people that were in the camp trembled.

    חמור at skip 3, forward from Exodus 19:16לההרוקלשפרזקאדיחדכלהעםאשרבחמור
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 106,510Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, חמור appears 139,632 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 139,507, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 9,111
  • Exodus 7,526
  • Leviticus 4,834
  • Numbers 8,395
  • Deuteronomy 4,637
  • Joshua 5,582
  • Judges 4,388
  • Samuel 9,162
  • Kings 11,508
  • Isaiah 9,094
  • Jeremiah 8,141
  • Ezekiel 8,962
  • The Twelve 6,328
  • Psalms 9,766
  • Proverbs 4,587
  • Job 4,822
  • Song of Songs 582
  • Ruth 401
  • Lamentations 699
  • Ecclesiastes 1,656
  • Esther 1,077
  • Daniel 2,231
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 4,595
  • Chronicles 11,548

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Kings 4:13מלכים א ד:יגskip 2, forward

    בֶּן־גֶּבֶר בְּרָמֹת גִּלְעָד לוֹ חַוֺּת יָאִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה אֲשֶׁר בַּגִּלְעָד לוֹ חֶבֶל אַרְגֹּב אֲשֶׁר בַּבָּשָׁן שִׁשִּׁים עָרִים גְּדֹלוֹת חוֹמָה וּבְרִיחַ נְחֹֽשֶׁת

    the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars;

    חמור at skip 2, forward from 1 Kings 4:13םגדלותוהביחנחשתאחמור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 485,591Open in the laboratory →

  2. Ezekiel 38:11יחזקאל לח:יאskip 2, forward

    וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶֽעֱלֶה עַל־אֶרֶץ פְּרָזוֹת אָבוֹא הַשֹּׁקְטִים יֹשְׁבֵי לָבֶטַח כֻּלָּם יֹֽשְׁבִים בְּאֵין חוֹמָה וּבְרִיחַ וּדְלָתַיִם אֵין לָהֶֽם

    and thou shalt say: I will go up against the land of unwalled villages; I will come upon them that are at quiet, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates;

    חמור at skip 2, forward from Ezekiel 38:11יםבאיןוהביחודלתיחמור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 783,377Open in the laboratory →

  3. Proverbs 13:1משלי יג:אskip 2, forward

    בֵּן חָכָם מוּסַר אָב וְלֵץ לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה

    A wise son is instructed of his father; But a scorner heareth not rebuke.

    חמור at skip 2, forward from Proverbs 13:1למותבןכמסאבולץלאחםור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 947,329Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

חמור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חמור, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 254.

As a plain word it stands 30 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 33:19. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Hamor in the Torah codes?

34,119 sequences of חמור at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 34,360 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Hamor in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 21:18 — the shortest of 34,119 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 34,360.

How is Hamor spelled in Hebrew?

Hamor is spelled חמור — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 254.

Is Hamor in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, חמור appears 139,632 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 139,507, so the count is in line with chance.

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