Splitting of the Sea קריעת ים סוף
Splitting of the Sea — in Hebrew קריעת ים סוף — the splitting of the Sea of Reeds. קריעת (from Splitting of the Sea) appears 615 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 607 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah (קריעת)
- 615
- Chance alone
- 607
- P (≥ found)
- 0.38
- Shortest skip
- 15
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for קריעת, and ים, סוף have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
At skips 2–5,000, קריעת appears 615 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 607, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which קריעת appears in the Torah is 15 — the first at Numbers 7:2, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), קריעת is found 4,534 times; chance alone would give about 4,785.
- Genesis 183
- Exodus 133
- Leviticus 93
- Numbers 121
- Deuteronomy 85
The shortest skips
וַיַּקְרִיבוּ נְשִׂיאֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל רָאשֵׁי בֵּית אֲבֹתָם הֵם נְשִׂיאֵי הַמַּטֹּת הֵם הָעֹמְדִים עַל־הַפְּקֻדִֽים
that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers’houses, offered—these were the princes of the tribes, these are they that were over them that were numbered.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 198,392Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי זִלְפָּה שִׁפְחַת לֵאָה גָּד וְאָשֵׁר אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב אֲשֶׁר יֻלַּד־לוֹ בְּפַדַּן אֲרָֽם
and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram.
skip 40, width 40 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 52,045Open in the laboratory →
וְאַבְרָהָם וְשָׂרָה זְקֵנִים בָּאִים בַּיָּמִים חָדַל לִהְיוֹת לְשָׂרָה אֹרַח כַּנָּשִֽׁים
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.—
skip 41, width 41 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 20,997Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא מֹשֶׁה לְכָל־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מִֽשְׁכוּ וּקְחוּ לָכֶם צֹאן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶם וְשַׁחֲטוּ הַפָּֽסַח
Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them: ‘Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the passover lamb.
skip 47, width 47 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 95,176Open in the laboratory →
מִתֵּת לְאַחַד מֵהֶם מִבְּשַׂר בָּנָיו אֲשֶׁר יֹאכֵל מִבְּלִי הִשְׁאִֽיר־לוֹ כֹּל בְּמָצוֹר וּבְמָצוֹק אֲשֶׁר יָצִיק לְךָ אֹיִבְךָ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶֽיךָ
so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat, because he hath nothing left him; in the siege and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall straiten thee in all thy gates.
skip 68, width 68 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 294,412Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, קריעת appears 2,175 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.1% more than the 2,089 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,175 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
- Genesis 183
- Exodus 133
- Leviticus 93
- Numbers 121
- Deuteronomy 93
- Joshua 65
- Judges 67
- Samuel 120
- Kings 160
- Isaiah 160
- Jeremiah 152
- Ezekiel 129
- The Twelve 97
- Psalms 159
- Proverbs 94
- Job 68
- Song of Songs 10
- Ruth 12
- Lamentations 8
- Ecclesiastes 23
- Esther 12
- Daniel 43
- Ezra–Nehemiah 52
- Chronicles 121
Outside the Torah
וַתָּשֻׁבוּ אַתֶּם הַיּוֹם וַתַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינַי לִקְרֹא דְרוֹר אִישׁ לְרֵעֵהוּ וַתִּכְרְתוּ בְרִית לְפָנַי בַּבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא שְׁמִי עָלָֽיו
And ye were now turned, and had done that which is right in Mine eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before Me in the house whereon My name is called;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 695,290Open in the laboratory →
לִבִּי לְמוֹאָב יִזְעָק בְּרִיחֶהָ עַד־צֹעַר עֶגְלַת שְׁלִשִׁיָּה כִּי מַעֲלֵה הַלּוּחִית בִּבְכִי יַֽעֲלֶה־בּוֹ כִּי דֶּרֶךְ חוֹרֹנַיִם זַעֲקַת־שֶׁבֶר יְעֹעֵֽרוּ
My heart crieth out for Moab; her fugitives reach unto Zoar, a heifer of three years old; for by the ascent of Luhith With weeping they go up; for in the way of Horonaim they raise up a cry of destruction.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 590,761Open in the laboratory →
מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה וְנִחַת קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁה זְרֹעֹתָֽי
Who traineth my hands for war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 473,228Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קריעת ים סוף — a Hebrew word: the splitting of the Sea of Reeds. Searched as קריעת, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 780.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- סוף — a Hebrew word found 30,220 in the Torah (chance 28,456)
Questions
Is Splitting of the Sea in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, קריעת appears 615 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 607, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Splitting of the Sea in the Torah?
Skip 15, reading forward from Numbers 7:2 — the shortest of 615 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 607.
What is the gematria of Splitting of the Sea in Hebrew?
Splitting of the Sea is spelled קריעת ים סוף — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 780; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Splitting of the Sea found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, קריעת appears 2,175 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.1% more than the 2,089 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,175 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
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