Herod the Great הורדוס
Herod the Great (הורדוס): king of Judea from 37/6 BCE to 4/1 BCE. Herod the Great appears 21 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 22.3 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 21
- Chance alone
- 22.3
- P (≥ found)
- 0.63
- Shortest skip
- 509
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, הורדוס appears 21 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 22.3, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which הורדוס appears in the Torah is 509 — the first at Numbers 31:14, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), הורדוס is found 124 times; chance alone would give about 141.
- Genesis 4
- Exodus 9
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 4
- Deuteronomy 3
The shortest skips
וַיִּקְצֹף מֹשֶׁה עַל פְּקוּדֵי הֶחָיִל שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְשָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת הַבָּאִים מִצְּבָא הַמִּלְחָמָֽה
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war.
skip 509, width 509 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 240,074Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי הַמֶּכֶס לַֽיהוָה מִן־הַצֹּאן שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת חָמֵשׁ וְשִׁבְעִֽים
And the LORD’S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
skip 693, width 693 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 241,183Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל־בְּנוֹ מַה־זֶּה מִהַרְתָּ לִמְצֹא בְּנִי וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי הִקְרָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְפָנָֽי
And Isaac said unto his son: ‘How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son?’ And he said: ‘Because the LORD thy God sent me good speed.’
skip 1,002, width 1,002 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 37,154Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּט מֹשֶׁה אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל־הַיָּם וַיּוֹלֶךְ יְהוָה אֶת־הַיָּם בְּרוּחַ קָדִים עַזָּה כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־הַיָּם לֶחָרָבָה וַיִּבָּקְעוּ הַמָּֽיִם
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
skip 1,014, width 1,014 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 99,228Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת־הַחֻקָּה הַזֹּאת לְמוֹעֲדָהּ מִיָּמִים יָמִֽימָה
Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.
skip 1,714, width 1,714 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 97,307Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 113 sequences of הורדוס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 116).
- Genesis 4
- Exodus 9
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 4
- Deuteronomy 4
- Joshua 5
- Judges 2
- Samuel 6
- Kings 7
- Isaiah 8
- Jeremiah 5
- Ezekiel 11
- The Twelve 5
- Psalms 11
- Proverbs 4
- Job 2
- Ruth 2
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Esther 3
- Daniel 4
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5
- Chronicles 10
Outside the Torah
צָפוֹן וְיָמִין אַתָּה בְרָאתָם תָּבוֹר וְחֶרְמוֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ
The north and the south, Thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Thy name.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 905,941Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־שָׁאוּל רֹעֶה הָיָה עַבְדְּךָ לְאָבִיו בַּצֹּאן וּבָא הָֽאֲרִי וְאֶת־הַדּוֹב וְנָשָׂא שֶׂה מֵהָעֵֽדֶר
And David said unto Saul: ‘Thy servant kept his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,
skip 61, width 61 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 411,227Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יֽוֹנָדָב אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּה בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּאוּ כִּדְבַר עַבְדְּךָ כֵּן הָיָֽה
And Jonadab said unto the king: ‘Behold, the king’s sons are come; as thy servant said, so it is.’
skip 63, width 63 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 455,325Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הורדוס — the name in Hebrew letters: king of Judea from 37/6 BCE to 4/1 BCE. Searched as הורדוס, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 281.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Herod the Great in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, הורדוס appears 21 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 22.3, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Herod the Great in the Torah?
Skip 509, reading backward from Numbers 31:14 — the shortest of 21 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 22.3.
What is the gematria of Herod the Great in Hebrew?
Herod the Great is spelled הורדוס — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 281.
How many times is Herod the Great found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 113 sequences of הורדוס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 116).
Search it yourself
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