Kebar כבר
Kebar (כבר) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Chebar. In the Torah codes, Kebar is found 5,777,665 times across every skip (2–152,424), the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 6:12) — about what chance alone gives (about 5,815,135).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 5,777,665
- Chance alone · every skip
- 5,815,135
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,276
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 377,302 found · chance alone about 375,180 (probability of 377,302 or more by chance alone: 0.00027).
In the Torah
5,777,665 sequences of כבר across every skip (2–152,424) in the Torah, close to the 5,815,135 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 6:12, reading forward.
The longest skip at which כבר was found in the Torah is 152,276 — at Deuteronomy 34:12, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 5,815,135 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 1,340,326
- Exodus 1,105,461
- Leviticus 860,973
- Numbers 917,107
- Deuteronomy 1,553,798
Examples across the range
5 of the 5,777,665 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- כ ב רGenesis 6:12
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְהִנֵּה נִשְׁחָתָה כִּֽי־הִשְׁחִית כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֶת־דַּרְכּוֹ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,373 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- כ ב רGenesis 6:12
Letter by letter
- כ ב רGenesis 6:13
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים לְנֹחַ קֵץ כָּל־בָּשָׂר בָּא לְפָנַי כִּֽי־מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ …
And God said unto Noah: ‘The end of all flesh is come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,405 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- כ ב רGenesis 6:13
- כExodus 11:4
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה כַּחֲצֹת הַלַּיְלָה אֲנִי יוֹצֵא בְּתוֹךְ מִצְרָֽיִם
And Moses said: ‘Thus saith the LORD: About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- בExodus 11:5
… אֲשֶׁר אַחַר הָרֵחָיִם וְכֹל בְּכוֹר בְּהֵמָֽה
and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle.
- רExodus 11:7
… לְמֵאִישׁ וְעַד־בְּהֵמָה לְמַעַן תֵּֽדְעוּן אֲשֶׁר יַפְלֶה יְהוָה בֵּין מִצְרַיִם וּבֵין …
But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog whet his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 93,541 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- כExodus 11:4
- כLeviticus 5:24
אוֹ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׁבַע עָלָיו לַשֶּׁקֶר וְשִׁלַּם …
or any thing about which he hath sworn falsely, he shall even restore it in full, and shall add the fifth part more thereto; unto him to whom it appertaineth shall he give it, in the day of his being guilty.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- בLeviticus 6:17
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
- רLeviticus 7:15
וּבְשַׂר זֶבַח תּוֹדַת שְׁלָמָיו בְּיוֹם קָרְבָּנוֹ יֵאָכֵל לֹֽא־יַנִּיחַ מִמֶּנּוּ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר
And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 147,664 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- כLeviticus 5:24
- כDeuteronomy 34:12
וּלְכֹל הַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה וּלְכֹל הַמּוֹרָא הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה לְעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- בLeviticus 8:30
… אִתּוֹ וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וְאֶת־בִּגְדֵי בָנָיו …
And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’garments with him, and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’garments with him.
- רGenesis 1:7
… אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
skip 152,276, width 152,276 — one row is 152,276 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,844 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,276 in the laboratory →
- כDeuteronomy 34:12
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–598,520), כבר appears 87,543,480 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 88,009,793, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 1,461,592 found · chance alone about 1,464,025 (probability of 1,461,592 or more by chance alone: 0.98).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 5,103,269
- Exodus 4,229,879
- Leviticus 3,294,796
- Numbers 3,478,421
- Deuteronomy 5,827,474
- Joshua 2,498,202
- Judges 2,271,681
- Samuel 6,582,046
- Kings 7,485,223
- Isaiah 5,306,794
- Jeremiah 6,695,464
- Ezekiel 5,627,040
- The Twelve 4,250,968
- Psalms 6,707,790
- Proverbs 2,272,608
- Job 2,390,228
- Song of Songs 455,367
- Ruth 365,622
- Lamentations 452,324
- Ecclesiastes 963,619
- Esther 1,123,532
- Daniel 1,816,978
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,229,301
- Chronicles 6,114,854
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- כ ב רJoshua 3:11
הִנֵּה אֲרוֹן הַבְּרִית אֲדוֹן כָּל־הָאָרֶץ עֹבֵר לִפְנֵיכֶם בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth on before you over the Jordan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,321 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- כ ב רJoshua 3:11
- כJudges 1:8
וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה בִּירוּשָׁלִַם וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אוֹתָהּ וַיַּכּוּהָ לְפִי־חָרֶב וְאֶת־הָעִיר שִׁלְּחוּ בָאֵֽשׁ
And the children of Judah fought Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- בJudges 1:10
… אֶל־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּחֶבְרוֹן וְשֵׁם־חֶבְרוֹן לְפָנִים קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע וַיַּכּוּ אֶת …
And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron—now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba—and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
- רJudges 1:12
וַיֹּאמֶר כָּלֵב אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּה אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר וּלְכָדָהּ וְנָתַתִּי לוֹ אֶת־עַכְסָה בִתִּי לְאִשָּֽׁה
And Caleb said: ‘He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.’
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 345,129 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- כJudges 1:8
- כ2 Chronicles 36:23
כֹּה־אָמַר כּוֹרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס כָּל …
’Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD, the God of heaven, given me; and He hath charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all His people—the LORD his God be with him—let him go up.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- בIsaiah 25:3
עַל־כֵּן יְכַבְּדוּךָ עַם־עָז קִרְיַת גּוֹיִם עָרִיצִים יִירָאֽוּךָ
Therefore shall the strong people glorify Thee, The city of the terrible nations shall fear Thee.
- רGenesis 1:1
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָֽרֶץ
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
skip 598,454, width 598,454 — one row is 598,454 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,935 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,454 in the laboratory →
- כ2 Chronicles 36:23
The spelling
כבר — the Tanakh's own spelling: Chebar. Searched as כבר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 222.
As a plain word it stands 21 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 22:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Kebar in the Bible code?
5,777,665 sequences of כבר across every skip (2–152,424) in the Torah, close to the 5,815,135 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Kebar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 6:12 — the shortest of 5,777,665 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 5,815,135.
How is Kebar spelled in Hebrew?
Kebar is spelled כבר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 222.
Is Kebar in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–598,520), כבר appears 87,543,480 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 88,009,793, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 5,815,135 across every skip (2–152,424) here) beside the count.