Biblical names

Sirah הסרה

Sirah (הסרה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Sirah is found 9,023 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 37:14) — about what chance alone gives (about 9,001).

Found in the Torah
9,023
Chance alone
9,001
P (≥ found)
0.41
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, הסרה appears 9,023 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,001, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 37:14, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 97,675 sequences of הסרה, against about 93,790 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 1,718
  • Exodus 2,094
  • Leviticus 1,529
  • Numbers 2,260
  • Deuteronomy 1,422

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 37:14שמות לז:ידskip 2, forward

    לְעֻמַּת הַמִּסְגֶּרֶת הָיוּ הַטַּבָּעֹת בָּתִּים לַבַּדִּים לָשֵׂאת אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן

    Close by the border were the rings, the holders for the staves to bear the table.

    הסרה at skip 2, forward from Exodus 37:14יולעמתמגתיוהטבעתהסרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 135,362Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 3:9ויקרא ג:טskip 2, forward

    וְהִקְרִיב מִזֶּבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה חֶלְבּוֹ הָאַלְיָה תְמִימָה לְעֻמַּת הֶעָצֶה יְסִירֶנָּה וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב הַֽמְכַסֶּה אֶת־הַקֶּרֶב וְאֵת כָּל־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַקֶּֽרֶב

    And he shall present of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto the LORD: the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, which he shall take away hard by the rump-bone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

    הסרה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 3:9עמתהעציינואתהחלבהסרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 143,864Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 27:11שמות כז:יאskip 3, forward

    וְכֵן לִפְאַת צָפוֹן בָּאֹרֶךְ קְלָעִים מֵאָה אֹרֶךְ ועמדו עֶשְׂרִים וְאַדְנֵיהֶם עֶשְׂרִים נְחֹשֶׁת וָוֵי הָֽעַמֻּדִים וַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶם כָּֽסֶף

    And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings a hundred cubits long, and the pillars thereof twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

    הסרה at skip 3, forward from Exodus 27:11עמדיםוחשקיםכףוחבחצרלפאתיםקהסרה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 117,751Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 22:25במדבר כב:כהskip 3, backward

    וַתֵּרֶא הָאָתוֹן אֶת־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה וַתִּלָּחֵץ אֶל־הַקִּיר וַתִּלְחַץ אֶת־רֶגֶל בִּלְעָם אֶל־הַקִּיר וַיֹּסֶף לְהַכֹּתָֽהּ

    And the ass saw the angel of the LORD, and she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall; and he smote her again.

    הסרה at skip 3, backward from Numbers 22:25תרגלבלעםאלקיויףלכתהויוסףמלהסרה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 226,674Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 39:23בראשית לט:כגskip 5, backward

    אֵין שַׂר בֵּית־הַסֹּהַר רֹאֶה אֶֽת־כָּל־מְאוּמָה בְּיָדוֹ בַּאֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אִתּוֹ וַֽאֲשֶׁר־הוּא עֹשֶׂה יְהוָה מַצְלִֽיחַ

    The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand, because the LORD was with him; and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.

    הסרה at skip 5, backward from Genesis 39:23אשרעשיםשםהואהיהעשאיןשביתההרראאתכלמאומהבידובאשרהסרה
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 58,786Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, הסרה appears 31,456 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 31,294, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 1,718
  • Exodus 2,094
  • Leviticus 1,529
  • Numbers 2,260
  • Deuteronomy 1,579
  • Joshua 987
  • Judges 1,037
  • Samuel 1,198
  • Kings 3,254
  • Isaiah 2,161
  • Jeremiah 2,345
  • Ezekiel 1,765
  • The Twelve 2,017
  • Psalms 1,895
  • Proverbs 570
  • Job 366
  • Song of Songs 81
  • Ruth 55
  • Lamentations 107
  • Ecclesiastes 426
  • Esther 604
  • Daniel 453
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 894
  • Chronicles 2,061

Outside the Torah

  1. Esther 2:18אסתר ב:יחskip 2, forward

    וַיַּעַשׂ הַמֶּלֶךְ מִשְׁתֶּה גָדוֹל לְכָל־שָׂרָיו וַעֲבָדָיו אֵת מִשְׁתֵּה אֶסְתֵּר וַהֲנָחָה לַמְּדִינוֹת עָשָׂה וַיִּתֵּן מַשְׂאֵת כְּיַד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

    Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the bounty of the king.

    הסרה at skip 2, forward from Esther 2:18ואתמשתאתונחהלמדיהסרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 1,025,760Open in the laboratory →

  2. Esther 8:1אסתר ח:אskip 2, forward

    בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא נָתַן הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ לְאֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה אֶת־בֵּית הָמָן צֹרֵר היהודיים וּמָרְדֳּכַי בָּא לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּֽי־הִגִּידָה אֶסְתֵּר מַה הוּא־לָֽהּ

    On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.

    הסרה at skip 2, forward from Esther 8:1כיהגידאתמהואלהויהסרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 1,031,198Open in the laboratory →

  3. Psalms 59:14תהלים נט:ידskip 2, backward

    כַּלֵּה בְחֵמָה כַּלֵּה וְֽאֵינֵמוֹ וְֽיֵדְעוּ כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים מֹשֵׁל בְּיַעֲקֹב לְאַפְסֵי הָאָרֶץ סֶֽלָה

    Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they be no more; and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob, unto the ends of the earth. Selah

    הסרה at skip 2, backward from Psalms 59:14בלאפסיאץלוישובולהסרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 888,348Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

הסרה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as הסרה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 270.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 3:26. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Sirah in the Bible code?

At skips 2–5,000, הסרה appears 9,023 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,001, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Sirah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 37:14 — the shortest of 9,023 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,001.

How is Sirah spelled in Hebrew?

Sirah is spelled הסרה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 270.

Is Sirah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, הסרה appears 31,456 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 31,294, so the count is in line with chance.

Search it yourself

The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 9,001 here) beside the count.

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