Biblical names

Jair יעור

Jair (יעור) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Jair is found 67,445 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 24:16) — about what chance alone gives (about 67,626).

Found in the Torah
67,445
Chance alone
67,626
P (≥ found)
0.76
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, יעור appears 67,445 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 67,626, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 24:16, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 710,081 sequences of יעור, against about 704,653 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 20,687
  • Exodus 15,208
  • Leviticus 7,769
  • Numbers 12,814
  • Deuteronomy 10,967

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 24:16בראשית כד:טזskip 2, forward

    וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ טֹבַת מַרְאֶה מְאֹד בְּתוּלָה וְאִישׁ לֹא יְדָעָהּ וַתֵּרֶד הָעַיְנָה וַתְּמַלֵּא כַדָּהּ וַתָּֽעַל

    And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her; and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

    יעור at skip 2, forward from Genesis 24:16ואישלאדהתדהעינהויעור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 30,258Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 9:6שמות ט:וskip 2, backward

    וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַיָּמָת כֹּל מִקְנֵה מִצְרָיִם וּמִמִּקְנֵה בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־מֵת אֶחָֽד

    And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

    יעור at skip 2, backward from Exodus 9:6רהזהבאץישקוקאתהדיעור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 89,850Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 21:36שמות כא:לוskip 2, backward

    אוֹ נוֹדַע כִּי שׁוֹר נַגָּח הוּא מִתְּמוֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם וְלֹא יִשְׁמְרֶנּוּ בְּעָלָיו שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם שׁוֹר תַּחַת הַשּׁוֹר וְהַמֵּת יִֽהְיֶה־לּֽוֹ

    Or if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and its owner hath not kept it in; he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead beast shall be his own.

    יעור at skip 2, backward from Exodus 21:36ולאישמנבלושלםישליעור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 109,632Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 40:4שמות מ:דskip 2, backward

    וְהֵבֵאתָ אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן וְעָרַכְתָּ אֶת־עֶרְכּוֹ וְהֵבֵאתָ אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָה וְהַעֲלֵיתָ אֶת־נֵרֹתֶֽיהָ

    And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the bread that is upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

    יעור at skip 2, backward from Exodus 40:4תאתהמנההלתאתנרתייעור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 140,117Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 16:7ויקרא טז:זskip 2, backward

    וְלָקַח אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַשְּׂעִירִם וְהֶעֱמִיד אֹתָם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד

    And he shall take the two goats, and set them before the LORD at the door of the tent of meeting.

    יעור at skip 2, backward from Leviticus 16:7ניהשעיםהמדאתםלפניעור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 166,326Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 316,902 sequences of יעור at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 315,683); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.

  • Genesis 20,687
  • Exodus 15,208
  • Leviticus 7,769
  • Numbers 12,814
  • Deuteronomy 12,071
  • Joshua 13,168
  • Judges 11,819
  • Samuel 23,618
  • Kings 26,279
  • Isaiah 21,569
  • Jeremiah 21,204
  • Ezekiel 16,937
  • The Twelve 16,611
  • Psalms 24,712
  • Proverbs 8,100
  • Job 11,225
  • Song of Songs 1,424
  • Ruth 1,157
  • Lamentations 1,654
  • Ecclesiastes 2,534
  • Esther 2,194
  • Daniel 5,144
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 10,661
  • Chronicles 28,343

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Samuel 17:52שמואל א יז:נבskip 2, forward

    וַיָּקֻמוּ אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה וַיָּרִעוּ וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים עַד־בּוֹאֲךָ גַיְא וְעַד שַׁעֲרֵי עֶקְרוֹן וַֽיִּפְּלוּ חַֽלְלֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים בְּדֶרֶךְ שַׁעֲרַיִם וְעַד־גַּת וְעַד־עֶקְרֽוֹן

    And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.

    יעור at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 17:52יהודהורוידפואתהפיעור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 412,438Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 25:5שמואל א כה:הskip 2, forward

    וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִד עֲשָׂרָה נְעָרִים וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לַנְּעָרִים עֲלוּ כַרְמֶלָה וּבָאתֶם אֶל־נָבָל וּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־לוֹ בִשְׁמִי לְשָׁלֽוֹם

    And David sent ten young men, and David said unto the young men: ‘Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name;

    יעור at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 25:5ודלנערםלכמלהובאתיעור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 424,574Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Kings 4:12מלכים ב ד:יבskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־גֵּחֲזִי נַעֲרוֹ קְרָא לַשּׁוּנַמִּית הַזֹּאת וַיִּקְרָא־לָהּ וַֽתַּעֲמֹד לְפָנָֽיו

    And he said to Gehazi his servant: ‘Call this Shunammite.’ And when he had called her, she stood before him.

    יעור at skip 2, forward from 2 Kings 4:12ראלגחזנרקאלשונמייעור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 533,206Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

יעור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as יעור, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 286.

As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 23:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Jair in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, יעור appears 67,445 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 67,626, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Jair in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 24:16 — the shortest of 67,445 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 67,626.

How is Jair spelled in Hebrew?

Jair is spelled יעור — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 286.

Is Jair in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 316,902 sequences of יעור at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 315,683); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.

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