First names

Laura לורה

Laura is a first name, written לורה in Hebrew (female given name). Laura appears 114,193 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 115,276 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
114,193
Chance alone
115,276
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

The Torah holds 114,193 sequences of לורה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 115,276).

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 12:20, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,161,707 sequences of לורה, against about 1,201,162 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 26,929
  • Exodus 24,043
  • Leviticus 17,550
  • Numbers 23,778
  • Deuteronomy 21,893

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 12:20בראשית יב:כskip 2, forward

    וַיְצַו עָלָיו פַּרְעֹה אֲנָשִׁים וַֽיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ

    And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him; and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.

    לורה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 12:20ךויצועיפעאנשיםוילורה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 15,119Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 25:11שמות כה:יאskip 2, forward

    וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתוֹ זָהָב טָהוֹר מִבַּיִת וּמִחוּץ תְּצַפֶּנּוּ וְעָשִׂיתָ עָלָיו זֵר זָהָב סָבִֽיב

    And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.

    לורה at skip 2, forward from Exodus 25:11ועשיתעיזזבסביבוילורה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 113,827Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 1:4ויקרא א:דskip 2, forward

    וְסָמַךְ יָדוֹ עַל רֹאשׁ הָעֹלָה וְנִרְצָה לוֹ לְכַפֵּר עָלָֽיו

    And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

    לורה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 1:4לראשהעהנצלולכפרעלורה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 141,791Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 17:15ויקרא יז:טוskip 2, forward

    וְכָל־נֶפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר תֹּאכַל נְבֵלָה וּטְרֵפָה בָּאֶזְרָח וּבַגֵּר וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעֶרֶב וְטָהֵֽר

    And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be home-born or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even; then shall he be clean.

    לורה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 17:15תאכלנבהטפבאזרחובלורה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 168,921Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 22:8ויקרא כב:חskip 2, forward

    נְבֵלָה וּטְרֵפָה לֹא יֹאכַל לְטָמְאָה־בָהּ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה

    That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

    לורה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 22:8והואנבהטפלאיאכלללורה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 174,963Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, לורה appears 457,959 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 460,047, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 26,929
  • Exodus 24,043
  • Leviticus 17,550
  • Numbers 23,778
  • Deuteronomy 23,812
  • Joshua 20,151
  • Judges 15,218
  • Samuel 37,643
  • Kings 42,177
  • Isaiah 25,437
  • Jeremiah 37,381
  • Ezekiel 25,408
  • The Twelve 22,902
  • Psalms 24,056
  • Proverbs 6,588
  • Job 7,383
  • Song of Songs 1,221
  • Ruth 1,500
  • Lamentations 1,859
  • Ecclesiastes 4,100
  • Esther 4,795
  • Daniel 8,006
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 12,682
  • Chronicles 43,340

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 10:24יהושע י:כדskip 2, forward

    וַיְהִי כְּֽהוֹצִיאָם אֶת־הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיִּקְרָא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־כָּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־קְצִינֵי אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה הֶהָלְכוּא אִתּוֹ קִרְבוּ שִׂימוּ אֶת־רַגְלֵיכֶם עַֽל־צַוְּארֵי הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ וַיָּשִׂימוּ אֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶם עַל־צַוְּארֵיהֶֽם

    And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chiefs of the men of war that went with him: ‘Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings.’ And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.

    לורה at skip 2, forward from Joshua 10:24גליכםעצאימלכיםהאלורה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 321,051Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 10:24יהושע י:כדskip 2, forward

    וַיְהִי כְּֽהוֹצִיאָם אֶת־הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיִּקְרָא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־כָּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־קְצִינֵי אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה הֶהָלְכוּא אִתּוֹ קִרְבוּ שִׂימוּ אֶת־רַגְלֵיכֶם עַֽל־צַוְּארֵי הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ וַיָּשִׂימוּ אֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶם עַל־צַוְּארֵיהֶֽם

    And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chiefs of the men of war that went with him: ‘Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings.’ And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.

    לורה at skip 2, forward from Joshua 10:24גליהםעצאיםויאמראלורה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 321,088Open in the laboratory →

  3. Judges 6:28שופטים ו:כחskip 2, forward

    וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר בַּבֹּקֶר וְהִנֵּה נֻתַּץ מִזְבַּח הַבַּעַל וְהָאֲשֵׁרָה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָיו כֹּרָתָה וְאֵת הַפָּר הַשֵּׁנִי הֹֽעֲלָה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הַבָּנֽוּי

    And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.

    לורה at skip 2, forward from Judges 6:28רהאשרעיכתואתהפרהלורה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 354,968Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

לורה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as לורה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 241.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

The same letters also spell: Lora.

Questions

Is Laura in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 114,193 sequences of לורה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 115,276).

What is the shortest skip for Laura in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 12:20 — the shortest of 114,193 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 115,276.

How is Laura spelled in Hebrew?

Laura is spelled לורה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 241.

Is Laura in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, לורה appears 457,959 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 460,047, so the count is in line with chance.

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