Perez פרץ
Perez (פרץ) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Perez is found 36,620 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 22:11) — about what chance alone gives (about 36,512).
- Found in the Torah
- 36,620
- Chance alone
- 36,512
- P (≥ found)
- 0.29
- 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, פרץ appears 36,620 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 36,512, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which פרץ appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 22:11, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), פרץ is found 552,390 times; chance alone would give about 565,928.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 36,512 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 10,259
- Exodus 9,073
- Leviticus 4,209
- Numbers 7,300
- Deuteronomy 5,779
The shortest skips
לֹא תִלְבַּשׁ שַֽׁעַטְנֵז צֶמֶר וּפִשְׁתִּים יַחְדָּֽו
Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 284,545Open in the laboratory →
וְיוֹסֵף הוּרַד מִצְרָיְמָה וַיִּקְנֵהוּ פּוֹטִיפַר סְרִיס פַּרְעֹה שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים אִישׁ מִצְרִי מִיַּד הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים אֲשֶׁר הוֹרִדֻהוּ שָֽׁמָּה
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,533Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּוָּלֵד לְיוֹסֵף בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה־לּוֹ אָֽסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶת־אֶפְרָֽיִם
And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On bore unto him.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 71,154Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֹּם הַכֶּסֶף מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּמֵאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ כָל־מִצְרַיִם אֶל־יוֹסֵף לֵאמֹר הָֽבָה־לָּנוּ לֶחֶם וְלָמָּה נָמוּת נֶגְדֶּךָ כִּי אָפֵס כָּֽסֶף
And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said: ‘Give us bread; for why should we die in thy presence? for our money faileth.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 72,721Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת־כָּל־עֵשֶׂב זֹרֵעַ זֶרַע אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ פְרִי־עֵץ זֹרֵעַ זָרַע לָכֶם יִֽהְיֶה לְאָכְלָֽה
And God said: ‘Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed—to you it shall be for food;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,530Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, פרץ appears 134,845 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.1% more than the 129,506 chance alone would give; the probability of 134,845 or more by chance alone is 1.9 × 10⁻⁴⁹.
- Genesis 10,259
- Exodus 9,073
- Leviticus 4,209
- Numbers 7,300
- Deuteronomy 6,124
- Joshua 4,577
- Judges 2,956
- Samuel 5,609
- Kings 6,782
- Isaiah 13,394
- Jeremiah 8,365
- Ezekiel 9,007
- The Twelve 7,581
- Psalms 12,923
- Proverbs 6,946
- Job 5,507
- Song of Songs 787
- Ruth 282
- Lamentations 761
- Ecclesiastes 650
- Esther 771
- Daniel 1,813
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,270
- Chronicles 6,899
Outside the Torah
וְקָלַע כְּרוּבִים וְתִמֹרוֹת וּפְטֻרֵי צִצִּים וְצִפָּה זָהָב מְיֻשָּׁר עַל־הַמְּחֻקֶּֽה
And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 489,642Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם אֳנִי חִירָם אֲשֶׁר־נָשָׂא זָהָב מֵאוֹפִיר הֵבִיא מֵאֹפִיר עֲצֵי אַלְמֻגִּים הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וְאֶבֶן יְקָרָֽה
And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of sandal-wood and precious stones.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 499,889Open in the laboratory →
יְֽהוָה הֵפִיר עֲצַת־גּוֹיִם הֵנִיא מַחְשְׁבוֹת עַמִּֽים
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 873,604Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פרץ — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as פרץ, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 370.
As a plain word it stands 36 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 38:29. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Perez appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, פרץ appears 36,620 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 36,512, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Perez in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Deuteronomy 22:11 — the shortest of 36,620 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 36,512.
What is the gematria of Perez in Hebrew?
Perez is spelled פרץ — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 370.
How many times is Perez found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, פרץ appears 134,845 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.1% more than the 129,506 chance alone would give; the probability of 134,845 or more by chance alone is 1.9 × 10⁻⁴⁹.
Search it yourself
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