Sethur סתור
Sethur (סתור) is a person named in the Tanakh. Sethur appears 6,125 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 6,268 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 6,125
- Chance alone
- 6,268
- P (≥ found)
- 0.97
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
6,125 sequences of סתור at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,268 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 13:56, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 65,905 sequences of סתור, against about 65,308 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,600
- Exodus 1,366
- Leviticus 848
- Numbers 1,398
- Deuteronomy 913
The shortest skips
וְאִם רָאָה הַכֹּהֵן וְהִנֵּה כֵּהָה הַנֶּגַע אַחֲרֵי הֻכַּבֵּס אֹתוֹ וְקָרַע אֹתוֹ מִן־הַבֶּגֶד אוֹ מִן־הָעוֹר אוֹ מִן־הַשְּׁתִי אוֹ מִן־הָעֵֽרֶב
And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be dim after the washing thereof, then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 161,030Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּמָת יוֹסֵף וְכָל־אֶחָיו וְכֹל הַדּוֹר הַהֽוּא
And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 78,211Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא תָחוֹס עֵינֶךָ נֶפֶשׁ בְּנֶפֶשׁ עַיִן בְּעַיִן שֵׁן בְּשֵׁן יָד בְּיָד רֶגֶל בְּרָֽגֶל
And thine eye shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 281,448Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתֶּם פְּנוּ לָכֶם וּסְעוּ הַמִּדְבָּרָה דֶּרֶךְ יַם־סֽוּף
But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 252,195Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה אִם־שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ בְּקֹלִי וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־בְּרִיתִי וִהְיִיתֶם לִי סְגֻלָּה מִכָּל־הָעַמִּים כִּי־לִי כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ
Now therefore, if ye will hearken unto My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then ye shall be Mine own treasure from among all peoples; for all the earth is Mine;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 105,877Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
24,225 sequences of סתור at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 24,658 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,600
- Exodus 1,366
- Leviticus 848
- Numbers 1,398
- Deuteronomy 983
- Joshua 552
- Judges 886
- Samuel 1,024
- Kings 2,102
- Isaiah 1,718
- Jeremiah 1,481
- Ezekiel 1,557
- The Twelve 1,279
- Psalms 2,350
- Proverbs 994
- Job 638
- Song of Songs 116
- Ruth 25
- Lamentations 99
- Ecclesiastes 266
- Esther 438
- Daniel 360
- Ezra–Nehemiah 686
- Chronicles 1,459
Outside the Torah
וַיַּעֲלוּ־לָהּ סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים שִׁבְעָה יְתָרִים לַחִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־חֹרָבוּ וַתַּאַסְרֵהוּ בָּהֶֽם
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 372,423Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר הָלֹךְ אֵלֵךְ עִמָּךְ אֶפֶס כִּי לֹא תִֽהְיֶה תִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ עַל־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה הוֹלֵךְ כִּי בְֽיַד־אִשָּׁה יִמְכֹּר יְהוָה אֶת־סִֽיסְרָא וַתָּקָם דְּבוֹרָה וַתֵּלֶך עִם־בָּרָק קֶֽדְשָׁה
And she said: ‘I will surely go with thee; notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thy honour; for the LORD will give Sisera over into the hand of a woman.’ And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 350,642Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּכְתֹּב בַּסֵּפֶר לֵאמֹר הָבוּ אֶת־אֽוּרִיָּה אֶל־מוּל פְּנֵי הַמִּלְחָמָה הַֽחֲזָקָה וְשַׁבְתֶּם מֵאַחֲרָיו וְנִכָּה וָמֵֽת
And he wrote in the letter, saying: ‘Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 450,377Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סתור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as סתור, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 666.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 13:13. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sethur in the Bible code?
6,125 sequences of סתור at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,268 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Sethur in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 13:56 — the shortest of 6,125 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,268.
How is Sethur spelled in Hebrew?
Sethur is spelled סתור — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 666.
Is Sethur in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
24,225 sequences of סתור at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 24,658 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 6,268 here) beside the count.