Star כוכב
Star is written כוכב in Hebrew. Star appears 25,905 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 5.3% more than chance alone would give (about 24,605; probability 1.1 × 10⁻¹⁶).
- Found in the Torah
- 25,905
- Chance alone
- 24,605
- P (≥ found)
- 1.1 × 10⁻¹⁶
- 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, כוכב appears 25,905 times in the Torah — 5.3% more than the 24,605 chance alone would give; the probability of 25,905 or more by chance alone is 1.1 × 10⁻¹⁶.
The shortest skip at which כוכב appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 45:17, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), כוכב is found 240,095 times; chance alone would give about 256,384.
- Genesis 5,567
- Exodus 4,083
- Leviticus 3,926
- Numbers 3,211
- Deuteronomy 9,118
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף אֱמֹר אֶל־אַחֶיךָ זֹאת עֲשׂוּ טַֽעֲנוּ אֶת־בְּעִירְכֶם וּלְכוּ־בֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָֽעַן
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: ‘Say unto thy brethren: This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 69,666Open in the laboratory →
וְאַנְשֵׁי־קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיוּן לִי וּבָשָׂר בַּשָּׂדֶה טְרֵפָה לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ לַכֶּלֶב תַּשְׁלִכוּן אֹתֽוֹ
And ye shall be holy men unto Me; therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 110,963Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כְשִׁבְתּוֹ עַל כִּסֵּא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ וְכָתַב לוֹ אֶת־מִשְׁנֵה הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת עַל־סֵפֶר מִלִּפְנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּֽם
And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests the Levites.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 278,940Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יְפַתֶּה אִישׁ בְּתוּלָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־אֹרָשָׂה וְשָׁכַב עִמָּהּ מָהֹר יִמְהָרֶנָּה לּוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה
And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 110,409Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה אִם־שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל־מִצְוֺתַי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם וּלְעָבְדוֹ בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם
And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto My commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 269,400Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, כוכב appears 112,176 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 110,314 chance alone would give; the probability of 112,176 or more by chance alone is 1.1 × 10⁻⁸.
- Genesis 5,567
- Exodus 4,083
- Leviticus 3,926
- Numbers 3,211
- Deuteronomy 9,542
- Joshua 2,744
- Judges 2,495
- Samuel 8,849
- Kings 9,699
- Isaiah 7,318
- Jeremiah 9,179
- Ezekiel 7,739
- The Twelve 5,515
- Psalms 9,502
- Proverbs 3,379
- Job 2,940
- Song of Songs 541
- Ruth 409
- Lamentations 607
- Ecclesiastes 1,270
- Esther 1,607
- Daniel 2,046
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,344
- Chronicles 7,664
Outside the Torah
וַיִּכְרֹת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּרִית לָעָם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיָּשֶׂם לוֹ חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט בִּשְׁכֶֽם
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 344,113Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־הָעָם אֵת מִשְׁפַּט הַמְּלֻכָה וַיִּכְתֹּב בַּסֵּפֶר וַיַּנַּח לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיְשַׁלַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם אִישׁ לְבֵיתֽוֹ
Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 398,225Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן וַיַּךְ לֵב־דָּוִד אֹתוֹ עַל אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת אֶת־כָּנָף אֲשֶׁר לְשָׁאֽוּל
And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 423,258Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כוכב — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as כוכב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 48.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 24:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Star in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, כוכב appears 25,905 times in the Torah — 5.3% more than the 24,605 chance alone would give; the probability of 25,905 or more by chance alone is 1.1 × 10⁻¹⁶.
What is the shortest skip for Star in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 45:17 — the shortest of 25,905 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 24,605.
What is the gematria of Star in Hebrew?
Star is spelled כוכב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 48.
How many times is Star found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, כוכב appears 112,176 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 110,314 chance alone would give; the probability of 112,176 or more by chance alone is 1.1 × 10⁻⁸.
Search it yourself
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