Biblical names

Hirah חירה

Hirah (חירה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Hirah is found 38,363 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 25:17) — about what chance alone gives (about 39,707).

Found in the Torah
38,363
Chance alone
39,707
P (≥ found)
1.00
Shortest skip
2

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

In the Torah

38,363 sequences of חירה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 39,707 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which חירה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 25:17, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), חירה is found 394,913 times; chance alone would give about 413,745.

  • Genesis 9,933
  • Exodus 8,561
  • Leviticus 5,502
  • Numbers 8,766
  • Deuteronomy 5,601

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 25:17שמות כה:יזskip 2, forward

    וְעָשִׂיתָ כַפֹּרֶת זָהָב טָהוֹר אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכָּהּ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבָּֽהּ

    And thou shalt make an ark-cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

    חירה at skip 2, forward from Exodus 25:17אמתיםוצאכואמהוחצחירה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 114,053Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 37:6שמות לז:וskip 2, forward

    וַיַּעַשׂ כַּפֹּרֶת זָהָב טָהוֹר אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכָּהּ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבָּֽהּ

    And he made an ark-cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

    חירה at skip 2, forward from Exodus 37:6אמתיםוצאכואמהוחצחירה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 135,001Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 28:5בראשית כח:הskip 2, backward

    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.

    חירה at skip 2, backward from Genesis 28:5ןבתואלאמאירבקהאםחירה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 38,855Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 31:24בראשית לא:כדskip 2, backward

    וַיָּבֹא אֱלֹהִים אֶל־לָבָן הָאֲרַמִּי בַּחֲלֹם הַלָּיְלָה וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ פֶּן־תְּדַבֵּר עִֽם־יַעֲקֹב מִטּוֹב עַד־רָֽע

    And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night, and said unto him: ‘Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.’

    חירה at skip 2, backward from Genesis 31:24םאללבןאמבלםהלילהחירה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 44,775Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 23:25שמות כג:כהskip 2, backward

    וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם וּבֵרַךְ אֶֽת־לַחְמְךָ וְאֶת־מֵימֶיךָ וַהֲסִרֹתִי מַחֲלָה מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ

    And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

    חירה at skip 2, backward from Exodus 23:25מימיךוסתמלהמקרבךחירה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 112,099Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, חירה appears 149,127 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 152,954, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 9,933
  • Exodus 8,561
  • Leviticus 5,502
  • Numbers 8,766
  • Deuteronomy 6,114
  • Joshua 6,302
  • Judges 4,817
  • Samuel 9,347
  • Kings 13,725
  • Isaiah 9,091
  • Jeremiah 9,552
  • Ezekiel 9,477
  • The Twelve 7,228
  • Psalms 9,703
  • Proverbs 3,397
  • Job 3,896
  • Song of Songs 611
  • Ruth 436
  • Lamentations 886
  • Ecclesiastes 1,618
  • Esther 1,005
  • Daniel 2,477
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 4,363
  • Chronicles 12,320

Outside the Torah

  1. 2 Kings 16:12מלכים ב טז:יבskip 2, forward

    וַיָּבֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ מִדַּמֶּשֶׂק וַיַּרְא הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וַיִּקְרַב הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וַיַּעַל עָלָֽיו

    And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon.

    חירה at skip 2, forward from 2 Kings 16:12אתהמזבוקבמלךעלהמחירה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 556,787Open in the laboratory →

  2. Isaiah 8:9ישעיהו ח:טskip 2, forward

    רֹעוּ עַמִּים וָחֹתּוּ וְהַֽאֲזִינוּ כֹּל מֶרְחַקֵּי־אָרֶץ הִתְאַזְּרוּ וָחֹתּוּ הִֽתְאַזְּרוּ וָחֹֽתּוּ

    Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and ye shall be broken in pieces; And give ear, all ye of far countries; Gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

    חירה at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 8:9נוכלמרקאץתאזרווחחירה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 583,526Open in the laboratory →

  3. Jeremiah 34:8ירמיהו לד:חskip 2, forward

    הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָהוּ מֵאֵת יְהוָה אַחֲרֵי כְּרֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ צִדְקִיָּהוּ בְּרִית אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַם לִקְרֹא לָהֶם דְּרֽוֹר

    The word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people that were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

    חירה at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 34:8תיקוקארכתמלךצדקיחירה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 694,801Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

חירה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חירה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 223.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 38:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Hirah appear in the Torah codes?

38,363 sequences of חירה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 39,707 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Hirah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 25:17 — the shortest of 38,363 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 39,707.

What is the gematria of Hirah in Hebrew?

Hirah is spelled חירה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 223.

How many times is Hirah found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, חירה appears 149,127 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 152,954, so the count is in line with chance.

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