Hazo חזו
Hazo (חזו) is a person named in the Tanakh. Hazo appears 51,907 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% more than chance alone would give (about 51,053; probability 8.2 × 10⁻⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 51,907
- Chance alone
- 51,053
- P (≥ found)
- 8.2 × 10⁻⁵
- 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, חזו appears 51,907 times in the Torah — 1.7% more than the 51,053 chance alone would give; the probability of 51,907 or more by chance alone is 8.2 × 10⁻⁵.
The shortest skip at which חזו appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 20:3, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), חזו is found 875,850 times; chance alone would give about 791,300.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 51,053 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 10,295
- Exodus 12,919
- Leviticus 11,148
- Numbers 11,488
- Deuteronomy 6,057
The shortest skips
וְאָמַר אֲלֵהֶם שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתֶּם קְרֵבִים הַיּוֹם לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֵיכֶם אַל־יֵרַךְ לְבַבְכֶם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ וְאַֽל־תַּחְפְּזוּ וְאַל־תַּֽעַרְצוּ מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם
and shall say unto them: ‘Hear, O Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies; let not your heart faint; fear not, nor be alarmed, neither be ye affrighted at them;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 281,656Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּזְבַּח יַעֲקֹב זֶבַח בָּהָר וַיִּקְרָא לְאֶחָיו לֶאֱכָל־לָחֶם וַיֹּאכְלוּ לֶחֶם וַיָּלִינוּ בָּהָֽר
And Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread; and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mountain.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 46,415Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽזְרַֽח־לוֹ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָבַר אֶת־פְּנוּאֵל וְהוּא צֹלֵעַ עַל־יְרֵכֽוֹ
And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 48,085Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי רְעוּאֵל בֶּן־עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף נַחַת אַלּוּף זֶרַח אַלּוּף שַׁמָּה אַלּוּף מִזָּה אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי רְעוּאֵל בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי בָשְׂמַת אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son: the chief of Nahath, the chief of Zerah, the chief of Shammah, the chief of Mizzah. These are the chiefs that came of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath Esau’s wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 52,991Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסַּע יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וַיָּבֹא בְּאֵרָה שָּׁבַע וַיִּזְבַּח זְבָחִים לֵאלֹהֵי אָבִיו יִצְחָֽק
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 70,301Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חזו appears 229,749 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.6% more than the 226,136 chance alone would give; the probability of 229,749 or more by chance alone is 1.8 × 10⁻¹⁴.
- Genesis 10,295
- Exodus 12,919
- Leviticus 11,148
- Numbers 11,488
- Deuteronomy 6,507
- Joshua 7,252
- Judges 6,597
- Samuel 12,177
- Kings 19,013
- Isaiah 17,836
- Jeremiah 10,748
- Ezekiel 12,225
- The Twelve 9,722
- Psalms 19,357
- Proverbs 6,754
- Job 8,760
- Song of Songs 1,063
- Ruth 700
- Lamentations 1,320
- Ecclesiastes 2,180
- Esther 1,203
- Daniel 5,200
- Ezra–Nehemiah 9,513
- Chronicles 25,772
Outside the Torah
וַיִּפֶן אֵלָיו יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר לֵךְ בְּכֹחֲךָ זֶה וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכַּף מִדְיָן הֲלֹא שְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ
And the LORD turned towards him, and said: ‘Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian; have not I sent thee?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 354,017Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּן וְהִנֵּה כָל־הַדֶּרֶךְ מְלֵאָה בְגָדִים וְכֵלִים אֲשֶׁר־הִשְׁלִיכוּ אֲרָם בהחפזם וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים וַיַּגִּדוּ לַמֶּֽלֶךְ
And they went after them unto the Jordan; and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Arameans had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 540,297Open in the laboratory →
וְהִשְׁמִיעַ יְהוָה אֶת־הוֹד קוֹלוֹ וְנַחַת זְרוֹעוֹ יַרְאֶה בְּזַעַף אַף וְלַהַב אֵשׁ אוֹכֵלָה נֶפֶץ וָזֶרֶם וְאֶבֶן בָּרָֽד
And the LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard, And will show the lighting down of His arm, With furious anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, With a bursting of clouds, and a storm of rain, and hailstones.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 605,011Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חזו — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חזו, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 21.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 22:22. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Hazo in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, חזו appears 51,907 times in the Torah — 1.7% more than the 51,053 chance alone would give; the probability of 51,907 or more by chance alone is 8.2 × 10⁻⁵.
What is the shortest skip for Hazo in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 20:3 — the shortest of 51,907 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 51,053.
What is the gematria of Hazo in Hebrew?
Hazo is spelled חזו — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 21.
How many times is Hazo found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חזו appears 229,749 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.6% more than the 226,136 chance alone would give; the probability of 229,749 or more by chance alone is 1.8 × 10⁻¹⁴.
Search it yourself
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