Biblical names

Luz לוזה

Luz (לוזה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Luz is found 13,765 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 17:12) — about what chance alone gives (about 13,979).

Found in the Torah
13,765
Chance alone
13,979
P (≥ found)
0.97
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 13,765 sequences of לוזה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 13,979).

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 17:12, reading backward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 154,640 sequences of לוזה, against about 145,664 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 2,327
  • Exodus 3,334
  • Leviticus 2,943
  • Numbers 2,852
  • Deuteronomy 2,309

The shortest skips

  1. Deuteronomy 17:12דברים יז:יבskip 2, backward

    וְהָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה בְזָדוֹן לְבִלְתִּי שְׁמֹעַ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן הָעֹמֵד לְשָׁרֶת שָׁם אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אוֹ אֶל־הַשֹּׁפֵט וּמֵת הָאִישׁ הַהוּא וּבִֽעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל

    And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die; and thou shalt exterminate the evil from Israel.

    לוזה at skip 2, backward from Deuteronomy 17:12אשריעשבדןבלתישמעלוזה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 278,549Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 27:20בראשית כז:כskip 3, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל־בְּנוֹ מַה־זֶּה מִהַרְתָּ לִמְצֹא בְּנִי וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי הִקְרָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְפָנָֽי

    And Isaac said unto his son: ‘How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son?’ And he said: ‘Because the LORD thy God sent me good speed.’

    לוזה at skip 3, forward from Genesis 27:20ויאמריצחקאבנמההמרתלמצאבניולוזה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 37,125Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 29:20שמות כט:כskip 3, forward

    וְשָׁחַטְתָּ אֶת־הָאַיִל וְלָקַחְתָּ מִדָּמוֹ וְנָֽתַתָּה עַל־תְּנוּךְ אֹזֶן אַהֲרֹן וְעַל־תְּנוּךְ אֹזֶן בָּנָיו הַיְמָנִית וְעַל־בֹּהֶן יָדָם הַיְמָנִית וְעַל־בֹּהֶן רַגְלָם הַיְמָנִית וְזָרַקְתָּ אֶת־הַדָּם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב

    Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of its blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and dash the blood against the altar round about.

    לוזה at skip 3, forward from Exodus 29:20מדמוונתתהעתנךאןארןועלתנוךאלוזה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 121,520Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 4:7ויקרא ד:זskip 3, forward

    וְנָתַן הַכֹּהֵן מִן־הַדָּם עַל־קַרְנוֹת מִזְבַּח קְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְאֵת כָּל־דַּם הַפָּר יִשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה אֲשֶׁר־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד

    And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tent of meeting; and all the remaining blood of the bullock shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.

    לוזה at skip 3, forward from Leviticus 4:7דםהפרישפךאיסדמבחעלהאשרפתחאלוזה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 144,657Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 4:18ויקרא ד:יחskip 3, forward

    וּמִן־הַדָּם יִתֵּן עַל־קַרְנֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְאֵת כָּל־הַדָּם יִשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה אֲשֶׁר־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד

    And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tent of meeting, and all the remaining blood shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.

    לוזה at skip 3, forward from Leviticus 4:18כלהדםישפךאיסדמבחעלהאשרפתחאלוזה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 145,280Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

61,559 sequences of לוזה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 61,500 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 2,327
  • Exodus 3,334
  • Leviticus 2,943
  • Numbers 2,852
  • Deuteronomy 2,483
  • Joshua 2,153
  • Judges 1,943
  • Samuel 3,920
  • Kings 5,743
  • Isaiah 4,138
  • Jeremiah 4,416
  • Ezekiel 2,924
  • The Twelve 3,027
  • Psalms 3,913
  • Proverbs 769
  • Job 1,078
  • Song of Songs 173
  • Ruth 232
  • Lamentations 271
  • Ecclesiastes 496
  • Esther 516
  • Daniel 1,321
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 2,526
  • Chronicles 8,061

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 8:22יהושע ח:כבskip 2, backward

    וְאֵלֶּה יָצְאוּ מִן־הָעִיר לִקְרָאתָם וַיִּֽהְיוּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בַּתָּוֶךְ אֵלֶּה מִזֶּה וְאֵלֶּה מִזֶּה וַיַּכּוּ אוֹתָם עַד־בִּלְתִּי הִשְׁאִֽיר־לוֹ שָׂרִיד וּפָלִֽיט

    And the other came forth out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side; and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

    לוזה at skip 2, backward from Joshua 8:22בתוךאלמהאהמזהויכלוזה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 316,722Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 4:1שמואל א ד:אskip 2, backward

    וַיְהִי דְבַר־שְׁמוּאֵל לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּצֵא יִשְׂרָאֵל לִקְרַאת פְּלִשְׁתִּים לַמִּלְחָמָה וַֽיַּחֲנוּ עַל־הָאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר וּפְלִשְׁתִּים חָנוּ בַאֲפֵֽק

    And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

    לוזה at skip 2, backward from 1 Samuel 4:1עלהאבןערפשתיםחנולוזה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 388,481Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Samuel 2:13שמואל ב ב:יגskip 2, backward

    וְיוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה וְעַבְדֵי דָוִד יָֽצְאוּ וַֽיִּפְגְּשׁוּם עַל־בְּרֵכַת גִּבְעוֹן יַחְדָּו וַיֵּשְׁבוּ אֵלֶּה עַל־הַבְּרֵכָה מִזֶּה וְאֵלֶּה עַל־הַבְּרֵכָה מִזֶּֽה

    And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out; and they met together by the pool of Gibeon, and sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

    לוזה at skip 2, backward from 2 Samuel 2:13עלהברכמהאהעלהברכלוזה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 437,178Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

לוזה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as לוזה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 48.

As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 35:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Luz appear in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 13,765 sequences of לוזה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 13,979).

What is the shortest skip for Luz in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading backward from Deuteronomy 17:12 — the shortest of 13,765 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 13,979.

How is Luz spelled in Hebrew?

Luz is spelled לוזה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 48.

Is Luz in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

61,559 sequences of לוזה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 61,500 that chance alone would produce.

Search it yourself

The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 13,979 here) beside the count.

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