Sorek שרק
Sorek (שרק) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 137,762 sequences of Sorek, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 14:5); chance alone would give about 140,428.
- Found in the Torah
- 137,762
- Chance alone
- 140,428
- 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, שרק appears 137,762 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 140,428, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which שרק appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 14:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), שרק is found 2,126,497 times; chance alone would give about 2,176,578.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 140,428 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 34,714
- Exodus 31,872
- Leviticus 21,175
- Numbers 31,673
- Deuteronomy 18,328
The shortest skips
וּבְאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בָּא כְדָרְלָעֹמֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־רְפָאִים בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם וְאֶת־הַזּוּזִים בְּהָם וְאֵת הָֽאֵימִים בְּשָׁוֵה קִרְיָתָֽיִם
And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,280Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּשָּׂא רִבְקָה אֶת־עֵינֶיהָ וַתֵּרֶא אֶת־יִצְחָק וַתִּפֹּל מֵעַל הַגָּמָֽל
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 32,653Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לֹֽא־יֵרֵד בְּנִי עִמָּכֶם כִּֽי־אָחִיו מֵת וְהוּא לְבַדּוֹ נִשְׁאָר וּקְרָאָהוּ אָסוֹן בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר תֵּֽלְכוּ־בָהּ וְהוֹרַדְתֶּם אֶת־שֵׂיבָתִי בְּיָגוֹן שְׁאֽוֹלָה
And he said: ‘My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left; if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 64,991Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּךְ הַבָּרָד בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה מֵאָדָם וְעַד־בְּהֵמָה וְאֵת כָּל־עֵשֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה הִכָּה הַבָּרָד וְאֶת־כָּל־עֵץ הַשָּׂדֶה שִׁבֵּֽר
And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 91,042Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יִגַּח שׁוֹר אֶת־אִישׁ אוֹ אֶת־אִשָּׁה וָמֵת סָקוֹל יִסָּקֵל הַשּׁוֹר וְלֹא יֵאָכֵל אֶת־בְּשָׂרוֹ וּבַעַל הַשּׁוֹר נָקִֽי
And if an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die, the ox shall be surely stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 109,255Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 446,892 sequences of שרק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 448,025).
- Genesis 34,714
- Exodus 31,872
- Leviticus 21,175
- Numbers 31,673
- Deuteronomy 19,085
- Joshua 14,723
- Judges 12,937
- Samuel 27,241
- Kings 37,816
- Isaiah 30,578
- Jeremiah 28,454
- Ezekiel 22,764
- The Twelve 21,491
- Psalms 26,078
- Proverbs 15,081
- Job 11,331
- Song of Songs 1,993
- Ruth 2,015
- Lamentations 1,820
- Ecclesiastes 3,801
- Esther 4,533
- Daniel 7,185
- Ezra–Nehemiah 11,113
- Chronicles 27,419
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־יִשַׁי הֲתַמּוּ הַנְּעָרִים וַיֹּאמֶר עוֹד שָׁאַר הַקָּטָן וְהִנֵּה רֹעֶה בַּצֹּאן וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־יִשַׁי שִׁלְחָה וְקָחֶנּוּ כִּי לֹא־נָסֹב עַד־בֹּאוֹ פֹֽה
And Samuel said unto Jesse: ‘Are here all thy children?’ And he said: ‘There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep.’ And Samuel said unto Jesse: ‘Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 408,424Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת בִּדְרָכָיו לִשְׁמֹר חֻקֹּתָיו מִצְוֺתָיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו וְעֵדְוֺתָיו כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה לְמַעַן תַּשְׂכִּיל אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר תִּפְנֶה שָֽׁם
and keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, and His commandments, and His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 480,400Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם תֵּלֵךְ בִּדְרָכַי לִשְׁמֹר חֻקַּי וּמִצְוֺתַי כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ דָּוִיד אָבִיךָ וְהַאַרַכְתִּי אֶת־יָמֶֽיךָ
And if thou wilt walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 484,177Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שרק — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שרק, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 600.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Judges 16:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sorek in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, שרק appears 137,762 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 140,428, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Sorek in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:5 — the shortest of 137,762 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 140,428.
What is the gematria of Sorek in Hebrew?
Sorek is spelled שרק — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 600.
How many times is Sorek found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 446,892 sequences of שרק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 448,025).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 140,428 here) beside the count.