Nir ניר
Nir is a first name, written ניר in Hebrew (male given name). Nir appears 856,084 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 854,938 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 856,084
- Chance alone
- 854,938
- P (≥ found)
- 0.11
- 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 856,084 sequences of ניר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 854,938).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:7, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 12,752,768 sequences of ניר, against about 13,251,176 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 854,938 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 260,808
- Exodus 166,896
- Leviticus 94,935
- Numbers 199,866
- Deuteronomy 133,579
The shortest skips
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם 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 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶל־מָקוֹם אֶחָד וְתֵרָאֶה הַיַּבָּשָׁה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God said: ‘Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 397Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶת־קוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּגָּן לְרוּחַ הַיּוֹם וַיִּתְחַבֵּא הָֽאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ מִפְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים בְּתוֹךְ עֵץ הַגָּֽן
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden toward the cool of the day; and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,358Open in the laboratory →
וּלְשֵׁת גַּם־הוּא יֻלַּד־בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ אֱנוֹשׁ אָז הוּחַל לִקְרֹא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֽה
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh; then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,391Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי־לֶמֶךְ שְׁתַּיִם וּשְׁמֹנִים שָׁנָה וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בֵּֽן
And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begot a son.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,624Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 3,581,518 sequences of ניר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,592,217).
- Genesis 260,808
- Exodus 166,896
- Leviticus 94,935
- Numbers 199,866
- Deuteronomy 141,803
- Joshua 141,636
- Judges 129,150
- Samuel 234,059
- Kings 260,022
- Isaiah 211,804
- Jeremiah 246,492
- Ezekiel 216,831
- The Twelve 164,478
- Psalms 280,222
- Proverbs 86,737
- Job 114,003
- Song of Songs 22,860
- Ruth 14,291
- Lamentations 23,325
- Ecclesiastes 25,218
- Esther 28,016
- Daniel 98,298
- Ezra–Nehemiah 142,811
- Chronicles 276,957
Outside the Torah
מֹשֶׁה עַבְדִּי מֵת וְעַתָּה קוּם עֲבֹר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּה אַתָּה וְכָל־הָעָם הַזֶּה אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לָהֶם לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
’Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 304,966Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּאָמַר לְמֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה אֲנָשִׁים בָּאוּ הֵנָּה הַלַּיְלָה מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַחְפֹּר אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying: ‘Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,157Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי הַשַּׁעַר לִסְגּוֹר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ וְהָאֲנָשִׁים יָצָאוּ לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אָנָה הָלְכוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים רִדְפוּ מַהֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם כִּי תַשִּׂיגֽוּם
and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,348Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ניר — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as ניר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 260.
As a plain word it stands 7 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 11:36. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Nir in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 856,084 sequences of ניר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 854,938).
What is the shortest skip for Nir in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:7 — the shortest of 856,084 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 854,938.
How is Nir spelled in Hebrew?
Nir is spelled ניר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 260.
Is Nir in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 3,581,518 sequences of ניר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,592,217).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 854,938 here) beside the count.