Purim פורים
Purim — in Hebrew פורים — lots; the festival of Purim. In the Torah codes, Purim is found 2,387 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Exodus 28:8) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,357).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,387
- Chance alone
- 2,357
- P (≥ found)
- 0.27
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 2,387 sequences of פורים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,357).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 28:8, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 17,743 sequences of פורים, against about 18,578 from chance alone.
- Genesis 733
- Exodus 501
- Leviticus 258
- Numbers 613
- Deuteronomy 282
The shortest skips
וְחֵשֶׁב אֲפֻדָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו כְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ מִמֶּנּוּ יִהְיֶה זָהָב תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָֽר
And the skilfully woven band, which is upon it, wherewith to gird it on, shall be like the work thereof and of the same piece: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 118,661Open in the laboratory →
וְחֵשֶׁב אֲפֻדָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו מִמֶּנּוּ הוּא כְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ זָהָב תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And the skilfully woven band, that was upon it, wherewith to gird it on, was of the same piece and like the work thereof: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 138,076Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם אַבְרָהָם מֵעַל פְּנֵי מֵתוֹ וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי־חֵת לֵאמֹֽר
And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke unto the children of Heth, saying:
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,451Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יוֹסֵף רְאֹה פָנֶיךָ לֹא פִלָּלְתִּי וְהִנֵּה הֶרְאָה אֹתִי אֱלֹהִים גַּם אֶת־זַרְעֶֽךָ
And Israel said unto Joseph: ‘I had not thought to see thy face; and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 74,484Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מִיַּם־סוּף וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּמִדְבַּר־סִֽין
And they journeyed from the Red Sea, and pitched in the wilderness of Sin.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 244,661Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
10,625 sequences of פורים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 10,623 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 733
- Exodus 501
- Leviticus 258
- Numbers 613
- Deuteronomy 329
- Joshua 332
- Judges 383
- Samuel 708
- Kings 674
- Isaiah 781
- Jeremiah 631
- Ezekiel 681
- The Twelve 523
- Psalms 960
- Proverbs 394
- Job 493
- Song of Songs 79
- Ruth 12
- Lamentations 76
- Ecclesiastes 65
- Esther 76
- Daniel 159
- Ezra–Nehemiah 271
- Chronicles 893
Outside the Torah
וַיָּקֻמוּ כָל־הָעָם מִקָּטֹן וְעַד־גָּדוֹל וְשָׂרֵי הַחֲיָלִים וַיָּבֹאוּ מִצְרָיִם כִּי יָרְאוּ מִפְּנֵי כַשְׂדִּֽים
And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 575,342Open in the laboratory →
וּבְפָרִשְׂכֶם כַּפֵּיכֶם אַעְלִים עֵינַי מִכֶּם גַּם כִּֽי־תַרְבּוּ תְפִלָּה אֵינֶנִּי שֹׁמֵעַ יְדֵיכֶם דָּמִים מָלֵֽאוּ
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide Mine eyes from you; Yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; Your hands are full of blood.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 576,355Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲפִיצֵם כְּקַשׁ־עוֹבֵר לְרוּחַ מִדְבָּֽר
Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away By the wind of the wilderness.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 661,955Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פורים — the Tanakh's own spelling: lots; the festival of Purim. Searched as פורים, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 336.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Esther 9:26. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Pur.
Questions
Does Purim appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,387 sequences of פורים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,357).
What is the shortest skip for Purim in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Exodus 28:8 — the shortest of 2,387 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,357.
How is Purim spelled in Hebrew?
Purim is spelled פורים — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 336.
Is Purim in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
10,625 sequences of פורים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 10,623 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 2,357 here) beside the count.