Hebron חברון
Hebron (חברון) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Hebron appears 1,083 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 5.3% more than chance alone would give (about 1,028; probability 0.05).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,083
- Chance alone
- 1,028
- P (≥ found)
- 0.05
- Shortest skip
- 14
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, חברון appears 1,083 times in the Torah — 5.3% more than the 1,028 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,083 or more by chance alone is 0.05.
The shortest skip at which חברון appears in the Torah is 14 — the first at Exodus 8:24, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), חברון is found 7,977 times; chance alone would give about 8,106.
- Genesis 316
- Exodus 192
- Leviticus 160
- Numbers 287
- Deuteronomy 128
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אָנֹכִי אֲשַׁלַּח אֶתְכֶם וּזְבַחְתֶּם לַיהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם בַּמִּדְבָּר רַק הַרְחֵק לֹא־תַרְחִיקוּ לָלֶכֶת הַעְתִּירוּ בַּעֲדִֽי
And Pharaoh said: ‘I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away; entreat for me.’
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 89,347Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־פָתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח אֶת־יָדְךָ לוֹ וְהַעֲבֵט תַּעֲבִיטֶנּוּ דֵּי מַחְסֹרוֹ אֲשֶׁר יֶחְסַר לֽוֹ
but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 275,658Open in the laboratory →
יַרְכִּבֵהוּ עַל־במותי אָרֶץ וַיֹּאכַל תְּנוּבֹת שָׂדָי וַיֵּנִקֵהֽוּ דְבַשׁ מִסֶּלַע וְשֶׁמֶן מֵחַלְמִישׁ צֽוּר
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the fruitage of the field; And He made him to suck honey out of the crag, And oil out of the flinty rock;
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 301,065Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלַח יִצְחָק אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב וַיֵּלֶךְ פַּדֶּנָֽה אֲרָם אֶל־לָבָן בֶּן־בְּתוּאֵל הָֽאֲרַמִּי אֲחִי רִבְקָה אֵם יַעֲקֹב וְעֵשָֽׂו
And Isaac sent away Jacob; and he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
skip 25, width 25 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 38,855Open in the laboratory →
וּמוֹלַדְתְּךָ אֲשֶׁר־הוֹלַדְתָּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם לְךָ יִהְיוּ עַל שֵׁם אֲחֵיהֶם יִקָּרְאוּ בְּנַחֲלָתָֽם
And thy issue, that thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
skip 33, width 33 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 74,240Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חברון appears 4,262 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 4,224, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 316
- Exodus 192
- Leviticus 160
- Numbers 287
- Deuteronomy 144
- Joshua 181
- Judges 132
- Samuel 280
- Kings 312
- Isaiah 256
- Jeremiah 247
- Ezekiel 259
- The Twelve 157
- Psalms 303
- Proverbs 163
- Job 144
- Song of Songs 11
- Ruth 12
- Lamentations 29
- Ecclesiastes 36
- Esther 25
- Daniel 96
- Ezra–Nehemiah 160
- Chronicles 360
Outside the Torah
וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ רְחַבְעָם אִשָּׁה אֶת־מָחֲלַת בן־יְרִימוֹת בֶּן־דָּוִיד אֲבִיהַיִל בַּת־אֱלִיאָב בֶּן־יִשָֽׁי
And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,157,567Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה לְעֵינֵי כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל קְהַל־יְהוָה וּבְאָזְנֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ שִׁמְרוּ וְדִרְשׁוּ כָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם לְמַעַן תִּֽירְשׁוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה וְהִנְחַלְתֶּם לִבְנֵיכֶם אַחֲרֵיכֶם עַד־עוֹלָֽם
Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the congregation of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God; that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,139,173Open in the laboratory →
וָאַכִּירָה וְהִנֵּה לֹֽא־אֱלֹהִים שְׁלָחוֹ כִּי הַנְּבוּאָה דִּבֶּר עָלַי וְטוֹבִיָּה וְסַנְבַלַּט שְׂכָרֽוֹ
And I discerned, and, lo, God had not sent him; for he pronounced this prophecy against me, whereas Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,082,866Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חברון — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חברון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 266.
As a plain word it stands 34 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 23:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Hebron appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, חברון appears 1,083 times in the Torah — 5.3% more than the 1,028 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,083 or more by chance alone is 0.05.
What is the shortest skip for Hebron in the Torah?
Skip 14, reading forward from Exodus 8:24 — the shortest of 1,083 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,028.
What is the gematria of Hebron in Hebrew?
Hebron is spelled חברון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 266.
How many times is Hebron found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חברון appears 4,262 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 4,224, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,028 here) beside the count.