Light אור
Light is written אור in Hebrew. Light appears 1,594,405 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.6% more than chance alone would give (about 1,584,641; probability 4.7 × 10⁻¹⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,594,405
- Chance alone
- 1,584,641
- P (≥ found)
- 4.7 × 10⁻¹⁵
- 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, אור appears 1,594,405 times in the Torah — 0.6% more than the 1,584,641 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,594,405 or more by chance alone is 4.7 × 10⁻¹⁵.
The shortest skip at which אור appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 8:8, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), אור is found 24,279,347 times; chance alone would give about 24,561,254.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,584,641 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 490,654
- Exodus 309,616
- Leviticus 225,964
- Numbers 289,158
- Deuteronomy 279,013
The shortest skips
וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָה מֵאִתּוֹ לִרְאוֹת הֲקַלּוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָֽה
And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,488Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כִּֽי־יִרְאוּ אֹתָךְ הַמִּצְרִים וְאָמְרוּ אִשְׁתּוֹ זֹאת וְהָרְגוּ אֹתִי וְאֹתָךְ יְחַיּֽוּ
And it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say: This is his wife; and they will kill me, but thee they will keep alive.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,765Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כְּבוֹא אַבְרָם מִצְרָיְמָה וַיִּרְאוּ הַמִּצְרִים אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה כִּֽי־יָפָה הִוא מְאֹֽד
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,869Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתוֹ מֵרָחֹק וּבְטֶרֶם יִקְרַב אֲלֵיהֶם וַיִּֽתְנַכְּלוּ אֹתוֹ לַהֲמִיתֽוֹ
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 54,995Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּשְׁבוּ לֶֽאֱכָל־לֶחֶם וַיִּשְׂאוּ עֵֽינֵיהֶם וַיִּרְאוּ וְהִנֵּה אֹרְחַת יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים בָּאָה מִגִּלְעָד וּגְמַלֵּיהֶם נֹֽשְׂאִים נְכֹאת וּצְרִי וָלֹט הוֹלְכִים לְהוֹרִיד מִצְרָֽיְמָה
And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 55,410Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אור appears 5,850,886 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,864,877, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 490,654
- Exodus 309,616
- Leviticus 225,964
- Numbers 289,158
- Deuteronomy 294,690
- Joshua 214,234
- Judges 215,541
- Samuel 525,968
- Kings 540,487
- Isaiah 327,315
- Jeremiah 428,012
- Ezekiel 351,257
- The Twelve 288,308
- Psalms 284,068
- Proverbs 96,382
- Job 143,700
- Song of Songs 15,704
- Ruth 22,932
- Lamentations 19,858
- Ecclesiastes 42,087
- Esther 47,920
- Daniel 108,130
- Ezra–Nehemiah 143,595
- Chronicles 425,306
Outside the Torah
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא גִּדַּל יְהוָה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּֽרְאוּ אֹתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר יָרְאוּ אֶת־מֹשֶׁה כָּל־יְמֵי חַיָּֽיו
On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,765Open in the laboratory →
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.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 321,031Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ לְפִי־חֶרֶב הַֽחֲרֵם לֹא נוֹתַר כָּל־נְשָׁמָה וְאֶת־חָצוֹר שָׂרַף בָּאֵֽשׁ
And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed; and he burnt Hazor with fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 323,034Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אור, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 207.
As a plain word it stands 57 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 1:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Ur.
Questions
Does Light appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אור appears 1,594,405 times in the Torah — 0.6% more than the 1,584,641 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,594,405 or more by chance alone is 4.7 × 10⁻¹⁵.
What is the shortest skip for Light in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 8:8 — the shortest of 1,594,405 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,584,641.
What is the gematria of Light in Hebrew?
Light is spelled אור — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 207.
How many times is Light found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אור appears 5,850,886 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,864,877, 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 1,584,641 here) beside the count.