Iru עירו
Iru (עירו) is a person named in the Tanakh. Iru appears 68,028 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 67,626 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 68,028
- Chance alone
- 67,626
- P (≥ found)
- 0.06
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
68,028 sequences of עירו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 67,626 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which עירו appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 20:12, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עירו is found 675,152 times; chance alone would give about 704,653.
- Genesis 20,571
- Exodus 15,827
- Leviticus 7,721
- Numbers 13,013
- Deuteronomy 10,896
The shortest skips
כַּבֵּד אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָֽךְ
Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 107,515Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־תֵּֽלְכוּ עִמִּי קֶרִי וְלֹא תֹאבוּ לִשְׁמֹעַֽ לִי וְיָסַפְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַכָּה שֶׁבַע כְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם
And if ye walk contrary unto Me, and will not hearken unto Me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 183,300Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־בְּאֵלֶּה לֹא תִוָּסְרוּ לִי וַהֲלַכְתֶּם עִמִּי קֶֽרִי
And if in spite of these things ye will not be corrected unto Me, but will walk contrary unto Me;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 183,431Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־בַּת יֹרֶשֶׁת נַחֲלָה מִמַּטּוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאֶחָד מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת מַטֵּה אָבִיהָ תִּהְיֶה לְאִשָּׁה לְמַעַן יִֽירְשׁוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ נַחֲלַת אֲבֹתָֽיו
And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the inheritance of his fathers.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 249,671Open in the laboratory →
יֻקַּֽח־נָא מְעַט־מַיִם וְרַחֲצוּ רַגְלֵיכֶם וְהִֽשָּׁעֲנוּ תַּחַת הָעֵֽץ
Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,636Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עירו appears 317,244 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.5% more than the 315,683 chance alone would give; the probability of 317,244 or more by chance alone is 0.0028.
- Genesis 20,571
- Exodus 15,827
- Leviticus 7,721
- Numbers 13,013
- Deuteronomy 12,038
- Joshua 13,050
- Judges 11,838
- Samuel 23,502
- Kings 26,549
- Isaiah 21,767
- Jeremiah 21,071
- Ezekiel 17,181
- The Twelve 16,329
- Psalms 24,530
- Proverbs 8,158
- Job 10,960
- Song of Songs 1,344
- Ruth 1,331
- Lamentations 1,393
- Ecclesiastes 2,779
- Esther 2,218
- Daniel 5,285
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10,569
- Chronicles 28,220
Outside the Torah
וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָרָאשִׁים בַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת וַיִּשְׁבְּרוּ הַכַּדִּים וַיַּחֲזִיקוּ בְיַד־שְׂמאוֹלָם בַּלַּפִּדִים וּבְיַד־יְמִינָם הַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת לִתְקוֹעַ וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ חֶרֶב לַֽיהוָה וּלְגִדְעֽוֹן
And the three companies blew the horns, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the horns in their right hands wherewith to blow; and they cried: ‘The sword for the LORD and for Gideon! ’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 357,301Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַיָּבֹאוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים לְפַשֵּׁט אֶת־הַחֲלָלִים וַֽיִּמְצְאוּ אֶת־שָׁאוּל וְאֶת־שְׁלֹשֶׁת בָּנָיו נֹפְלִים בְּהַר הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ
And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 434,681Open in the laboratory →
הֲיִנְטֹר לְעוֹלָם אִם־יִשְׁמֹר לָנֶצַח הִנֵּה דברתי וַתַּעֲשִׂי הָרָעוֹת וַתּוּכָֽל
Will He bear grudge for ever? Will He keep it to the end?’ Behold, thou hast spoken, but hast done evil things, and hast had thy way.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 645,790Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עירו — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עירו, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 286.
As a plain word it stands 23 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 23:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Iru in the Bible code?
68,028 sequences of עירו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 67,626 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Iru in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 20:12 — the shortest of 68,028 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 67,626.
What is the gematria of Iru in Hebrew?
Iru is spelled עירו — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 286.
How many times is Iru found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עירו appears 317,244 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.5% more than the 315,683 chance alone would give; the probability of 317,244 or more by chance alone is 0.0028.
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