Sarah שרה
Sarah (שרה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Sarah appears 828,217 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 839,130 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 828,217
- Chance alone
- 839,130
- 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
At skips 2–5,000, שרה appears 828,217 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 839,130, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 2:14, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 12,673,989 sequences of שרה, against about 13,006,155 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 839,130 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 171,708
- Exodus 198,217
- Leviticus 127,174
- Numbers 178,804
- Deuteronomy 152,314
The shortest skips
וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל הוּא הַֽהֹלֵךְ קִדְמַת אַשּׁוּר וְהַנָּהָר הָֽרְבִיעִי הוּא פְרָֽת
And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,328Open in the laboratory →
אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם בַּֽמַּחֲזֶה לֵאמֹר אַל־תִּירָא אַבְרָם אָנֹכִי מָגֵן לָךְ שְׂכָרְךָ הַרְבֵּה מְאֹֽד
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: ‘Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 17,378Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָה יַעֲקֹב אֶת־רָחֵל בַּת־לָבָן אֲחִי אִמּוֹ וְאֶת־צֹאן לָבָן אֲחִי אִמּוֹ וַיִּגַּשׁ יַעֲקֹב וַיָּגֶל אֶת־הָאֶבֶן מֵעַל פִּי הַבְּאֵר וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת־צֹאן לָבָן אֲחִי אִמּֽוֹ
And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 40,267Open in the laboratory →
וְהַמִּצְפָּה אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יִצֶף יְהוָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ כִּי נִסָּתֵר אִישׁ מֵרֵעֵֽהוּ
and Mizpah, for he said: ‘The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,162Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּשֶׁב בְּאֵיתָן קַשְׁתּוֹ וַיָּפֹזּוּ זְרֹעֵי יָדָיו מִידֵי אֲבִיר יַעֲקֹב מִשָּׁם רֹעֶה אֶבֶן יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
But his bow abode firm, And the arms of his hands were made supple, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, From thence, from the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 76,125Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,815,875 sequences of שרה at skips 2–5,000, 0.3% above what chance alone gives (about 2,806,336); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 6.3 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
- Genesis 171,708
- Exodus 198,217
- Leviticus 127,174
- Numbers 178,804
- Deuteronomy 160,447
- Joshua 121,982
- Judges 89,040
- Samuel 194,534
- Kings 279,767
- Isaiah 144,036
- Jeremiah 203,929
- Ezekiel 158,625
- The Twelve 130,601
- Psalms 126,524
- Proverbs 46,304
- Job 39,548
- Song of Songs 9,202
- Ruth 10,649
- Lamentations 11,118
- Ecclesiastes 26,848
- Esther 37,221
- Daniel 35,322
- Ezra–Nehemiah 85,462
- Chronicles 228,813
Outside the Torah
וַיְצַו יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־שֹׁטְרֵי הָעָם לֵאמֹֽר
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,427Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ רְאֵה נָתַתִּי בְיָֽדְךָ אֶת־יְרִיחוֹ וְאֶת־מַלְכָּהּ גִּבּוֹרֵי הֶחָֽיִל
And the LORD said unto Joshua: ‘See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and the king thereof, even the mighty men of valour.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,486Open in the laboratory →
וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ זָקֵן בָּא בַּיָּמִים וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלָיו אַתָּה זָקַנְתָּה בָּאתָ בַיָּמִים וְהָאָרֶץ נִשְׁאֲרָה הַרְבֵּֽה־מְאֹד לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ
Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him: ‘Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 324,909Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שרה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שרה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 505.
As a plain word it stands 30 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 17:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Sara.
Questions
Is Sarah in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, שרה appears 828,217 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 839,130, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Sarah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:14 — the shortest of 828,217 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 839,130.
How is Sarah spelled in Hebrew?
Sarah is spelled שרה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 505.
Is Sarah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,815,875 sequences of שרה at skips 2–5,000, 0.3% above what chance alone gives (about 2,806,336); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 6.3 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 839,130 here) beside the count.