Hebrew עברית
Hebrew — in Hebrew עברית — the Hebrew language. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 2,037 sequences of Hebrew, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 36:38); chance alone would give about 2,114.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,037
- Chance alone
- 2,114
- P (≥ found)
- 0.95
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
2,037 sequences of עברית at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,114 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 36:38, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 15,882 sequences of עברית, against about 16,658 from chance alone.
- Genesis 534
- Exodus 470
- Leviticus 266
- Numbers 427
- Deuteronomy 340
The shortest skips
וַיָּמָת שָׁאוּל וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו בַּעַל חָנָן בֶּן־עַכְבּֽוֹר
And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 53,816Open in the laboratory →
וְנָסַב לָכֶם הַגְּבוּל מִנֶּגֶב לְמַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים וְעָבַר צִנָה והיה תּֽוֹצְאֹתָיו מִנֶּגֶב לְקָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ וְיָצָא חֲצַר־אַדָּר וְעָבַר עַצְמֹֽנָה
and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out thereof shall be southward of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 246,310Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ כָּל־הָעֵדָה כִּי גָוַע אַהֲרֹן וַיִּבְכּוּ אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם כֹּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 223,419Open in the laboratory →
וְכִי תֹאמְרוּ מַה־נֹּאכַל בַּשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִת הֵן לֹא נִזְרָע וְלֹא נֶאֱסֹף אֶת־תְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ
And if ye shall say: ‘What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we may not sow, nor gather in our increase’;
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 180,566Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיְתָה לּוֹ וּלְזַרְעוֹ אַחֲרָיו בְּרִית כְּהֻנַּת עוֹלָם תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר קִנֵּא לֵֽאלֹהָיו וַיְכַפֵּר עַל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and it shall be unto him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 230,812Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
8,276 sequences of עברית at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 8,370 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 534
- Exodus 470
- Leviticus 266
- Numbers 427
- Deuteronomy 367
- Joshua 334
- Judges 284
- Samuel 504
- Kings 730
- Isaiah 449
- Jeremiah 607
- Ezekiel 575
- The Twelve 362
- Psalms 526
- Proverbs 280
- Job 239
- Song of Songs 33
- Ruth 36
- Lamentations 51
- Ecclesiastes 90
- Esther 61
- Daniel 132
- Ezra–Nehemiah 244
- Chronicles 675
Outside the Torah
וַיָּמָת שָׁאוּל וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו בַּעַל חָנָן בֶּן־עַכְבּֽוֹר
And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,099,060Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽחַר־אַף שָׁאוּל בִּיהוֹנָתָן וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בֶּֽן־נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת הֲלוֹא יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־בֹחֵר אַתָּה לְבֶן־יִשַׁי לְבָשְׁתְּךָ וּלְבֹשֶׁת עֶרְוַת אִמֶּֽךָ
Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him: ‘Thou son of perverse rebellion, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother’s nakedness?
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 417,855Open in the laboratory →
עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָפוּ וְיִתְמְהוּ מִגַּעֲרָתֽוֹ
The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at His rebuke.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 982,390Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עברית — a Hebrew word: the Hebrew language. Searched as עברית, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 682.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Hebrew in the Torah codes?
2,037 sequences of עברית at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,114 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Hebrew in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 36:38 — the shortest of 2,037 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,114.
How is Hebrew spelled in Hebrew?
Hebrew is spelled עברית — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 682.
Is Hebrew in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
8,276 sequences of עברית at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 8,370 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 2,114 here) beside the count.