Ira עירא
Ira (עירא) is a person named in the Tanakh. Ira appears 60,237 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 59,934 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 60,237
- Chance alone
- 59,934
- P (≥ found)
- 0.11
- 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, עירא appears 60,237 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 59,934, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which עירא appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 23:15, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עירא is found 599,286 times; chance alone would give about 624,502.
- Genesis 18,752
- Exodus 13,435
- Leviticus 6,684
- Numbers 11,313
- Deuteronomy 10,053
The shortest skips
אֲדֹנִי שְׁמָעֵנִי אֶרֶץ אַרְבַּע מֵאֹת שֶֽׁקֶל־כֶּסֶף בֵּינִי וּבֵֽינְךָ מַה־הִוא וְאֶת־מֵתְךָ קְבֹֽר
’My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,016Open in the laboratory →
מִחוּץ לְפָרֹכֶת הָעֵדֻת בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד יַעֲרֹךְ אֹתוֹ אַהֲרֹן מֵעֶרֶב עַד־בֹּקֶר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה תָּמִיד חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם
Without the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron order it from evening to morning before the LORD continually; it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 178,637Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָם יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע כִּי־גֵר יִהְיֶה זַרְעֲךָ בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא לָהֶם וַעֲבָדוּם וְעִנּוּ אֹתָם אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָֽה
And He said unto Abram: ‘Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 17,909Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַיְדַעְתֶּם אֶת־לָבָן בֶּן־נָחוֹר וַיֹּאמְרוּ יָדָֽעְנוּ
And he said unto them: ‘Know ye Laban the son of Nahor?’ And they said: ‘We know him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 40,066Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהוָה רְאֵה אַתָּה אֹמֵר אֵלַי הַעַל אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה וְאַתָּה לֹא הֽוֹדַעְתַּנִי אֵת אֲשֶׁר־תִּשְׁלַח עִמִּי וְאַתָּה אָמַרְתָּ יְדַעְתִּיךָֽ בְשֵׁם וְגַם־מָצָאתָ חֵן בְּעֵינָֽי
And Moses said unto the LORD: ‘See, Thou sayest unto me: Bring up this people; and Thou hast not let me know whom Thou wilt send with me. Yet Thou hast said: I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in My sight.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 128,498Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עירא appears 232,098 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 233,063, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 18,752
- Exodus 13,435
- Leviticus 6,684
- Numbers 11,313
- Deuteronomy 10,922
- Joshua 8,843
- Judges 9,123
- Samuel 18,208
- Kings 21,672
- Isaiah 13,717
- Jeremiah 16,397
- Ezekiel 13,118
- The Twelve 10,830
- Psalms 13,636
- Proverbs 4,520
- Job 7,325
- Song of Songs 993
- Ruth 909
- Lamentations 919
- Ecclesiastes 1,966
- Esther 1,764
- Daniel 4,429
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,645
- Chronicles 15,978
Outside the Torah
גַּם־יְהוּדָה שָׁת קָצִיר לָךְ בְּשׁוּבִי שְׁבוּת עַמִּֽי
Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee! When I would turn the captivity of My people,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 806,056Open in the laboratory →
וְחַתּוּ גִבּוֹרֶיךָ תֵּימָן לְמַעַן יִכָּֽרֶת־אִישׁ מֵהַר עֵשָׂו מִקָּֽטֶל
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, To the end that every one may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 823,607Open in the laboratory →
נַפְשׁוֹ בְּטוֹב תָּלִין וְזַרְעוֹ יִירַשׁ אָֽרֶץ
His soul shall abide in prosperity; And his seed shall inherit the land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 869,740Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עירא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עירא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 281.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 20:26. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ira in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, עירא appears 60,237 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 59,934, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ira in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 23:15 — the shortest of 60,237 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 59,934.
What is the gematria of Ira in Hebrew?
Ira is spelled עירא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 281.
How many times is Ira found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עירא appears 232,098 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 233,063, so the count is in line with chance.
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