Murder רצח
Murder is written רצח in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, Murder is found 53,331 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 23:5) — about what chance alone gives (about 54,628).
- Found in the Torah
- 53,331
- Chance alone
- 54,628
- 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
53,331 sequences of רצח at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 54,628 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 23:5, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 807,011 sequences of רצח, against about 846,713 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 54,628 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 15,331
- Exodus 13,114
- Leviticus 6,591
- Numbers 9,648
- Deuteronomy 8,647
The shortest skips
כִּֽי־תִרְאֶה חֲמוֹר שֹׂנַאֲךָ רֹבֵץ תַּחַת מַשָּׂאוֹ וְחָדַלְתָּ מֵעֲזֹב לוֹ עָזֹב תַּעֲזֹב עִמּֽוֹ
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under its burden, thou shalt forbear to pass by him; thou shalt surely release it with him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 111,118Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּרֶא הָֽאָתוֹן אֶת־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה וַתִּרְבַּץ תַּחַת בִּלְעָם וַיִּֽחַר־אַף בִּלְעָם וַיַּךְ אֶת־הָאָתוֹן בַּמַּקֵּֽל
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD, and she lay down under Balaam; and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 226,752Open in the laboratory →
וְאִשָּׁה אֶל־אֲחֹתָהּ לֹא תִקָּח לִצְרֹר לְגַלּוֹת עֶרְוָתָהּ עָלֶיהָ בְּחַיֶּֽיהָ
And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her lifetime.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 169,686Open in the laboratory →
אֵת סְפִיחַ קְצִֽירְךָ לֹא תִקְצוֹר וְאֶת־עִנְּבֵי נְזִירֶךָ לֹא תִבְצֹר שְׁנַת שַׁבָּתוֹן יִהְיֶה לָאָֽרֶץ
That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather; it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 179,781Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּחֱרַד יִצְחָק חֲרָדָה גְּדֹלָה עַד־מְאֹד וַיֹּאמֶר מִֽי־אֵפוֹא הוּא הַצָּֽד־צַיִד וַיָּבֵא לִי וָאֹכַל מִכֹּל בְּטֶרֶם תָּבוֹא וָאֲבָרֲכֵהוּ גַּם־בָּרוּךְ יִהְיֶֽה
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said: ‘Who then is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 37,769Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 197,777 sequences of רצח at skips 2–5,000, 1.2% above what chance alone gives (about 195,477); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.0 × 10⁻⁷ by chance alone.
- Genesis 15,331
- Exodus 13,114
- Leviticus 6,591
- Numbers 9,648
- Deuteronomy 9,137
- Joshua 8,138
- Judges 4,214
- Samuel 8,721
- Kings 12,625
- Isaiah 17,909
- Jeremiah 12,280
- Ezekiel 12,579
- The Twelve 9,903
- Psalms 17,295
- Proverbs 8,966
- Job 7,281
- Song of Songs 1,001
- Ruth 872
- Lamentations 1,049
- Ecclesiastes 1,418
- Esther 1,321
- Daniel 2,899
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,083
- Chronicles 11,402
Outside the Torah
וְגַם אֶת־הָאֹבוֹת וְאֶת־הַיִּדְּעֹנִים וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִים וְאֶת־הַגִּלֻּלִים וְאֵת כָּל־הַשִּׁקֻּצִים אֲשֶׁר נִרְאוּ בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם בִּעֵר יֹֽאשִׁיָּהוּ לְמַעַן הָקִים אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַכְּתֻבִים עַל־הַסֵּפֶר אֲשֶׁר מָצָא חִלְקִיָּהוּ הַכֹּהֵן בֵּית יְהוָֽה
Moreover them that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the detestable things that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 571,406Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה הַשָּׁרָב לַאֲגַם וְצִמָּאוֹן לְמַבּוּעֵי מָיִם בִּנְוֵה תַנִּים רִבְצָהּ חָצִיר לְקָנֶה וָגֹֽמֶא
And the parched land shall become a pool, And the thirsty ground springs of water; In the habitation of jackals herds shall lie down, It shall be an enclosure for reeds and rushes.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 608,854Open in the laboratory →
רְבָבָה כְּצֶמַח הַשָּׂדֶה נְתַתִּיךְ וַתִּרְבִּי וַֽתִּגְדְּלִי וַתָּבֹאִי בַּעֲדִי עֲדָיִים שָׁדַיִם נָכֹנוּ וּשְׂעָרֵךְ צִמֵּחַ וְאַתְּ עֵרֹם וְעֶרְיָֽה
I cause thee to increase, even as the growth of the field. And thou didst increase and grow up, and thou camest to excellent beauty: thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair was grown; yet thou wast naked and bare.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 745,557Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רצח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as רצח, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 298.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 35:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Murder appear in the Torah codes?
53,331 sequences of רצח at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 54,628 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Murder in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 23:5 — the shortest of 53,331 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 54,628.
How is Murder spelled in Hebrew?
Murder is spelled רצח — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 298.
Is Murder in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 197,777 sequences of רצח at skips 2–5,000, 1.2% above what chance alone gives (about 195,477); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.0 × 10⁻⁷ by chance alone.
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