Stars כוכבים
Stars is written כוכבים in Hebrew. Stars appears 196 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 206 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 196
- Chance alone
- 206
- P (≥ found)
- 0.77
- Shortest skip
- 25
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 196 sequences of כוכבים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 206).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 25 — the first at Genesis 34:22, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 1,232 sequences of כוכבים, against about 1,311 from chance alone.
- Genesis 42
- Exodus 38
- Leviticus 20
- Numbers 22
- Deuteronomy 74
The shortest skips
אַךְ־בְּזֹאת יֵאֹתוּ לָנוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים לָשֶׁבֶת אִתָּנוּ לִהְיוֹת לְעַם אֶחָד בְּהִמּוֹל לָנוּ כָּל־זָכָר כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵם נִמֹּלִֽים
Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
skip 25, width 25 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 50,224Open in the laboratory →
וָאֵרֵד לְהַצִּילוֹ מִיַּד מִצְרַיִם וּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ מִן־הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא אֶל־אֶרֶץ טוֹבָה וּרְחָבָה אֶל־אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ אֶל־מְקוֹם הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִֽי
and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
skip 38, width 38 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 80,830Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵת כָּל־הָאָלוֹת הָאֵלֶּה עַל־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְעַל־שֹׂנְאֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר רְדָפֽוּךָ
And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, that persecuted thee.
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 297,498Open in the laboratory →
וְֽאֶת־הָאַבְנֵט שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵם כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
and the girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of the weaver in colours; as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 87, width 87 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 139,248Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁכֶם אֶל־אָבִיה וְאֶל־אַחֶיהָ אֶמְצָא־חֵן בְּעֵינֵיכֶם וַאֲשֶׁר תֹּאמְרוּ אֵלַי אֶתֵּֽן
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren: ‘Let me find favour in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
skip 120, width 120 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 49,663Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
1,024 sequences of כוכבים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,046 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 42
- Exodus 38
- Leviticus 20
- Numbers 22
- Deuteronomy 86
- Joshua 27
- Judges 29
- Samuel 65
- Kings 83
- Isaiah 87
- Jeremiah 85
- Ezekiel 76
- The Twelve 66
- Psalms 99
- Proverbs 26
- Job 35
- Song of Songs 8
- Ruth 5
- Lamentations 8
- Ecclesiastes 9
- Esther 11
- Daniel 17
- Ezra–Nehemiah 15
- Chronicles 65
Outside the Torah
אֲשֶׁר הַמִּתְבָּרֵךְ בָּאָרֶץ יִתְבָּרֵךְ בֵּאלֹהֵי אָמֵן וְהַנִּשְׁבָּע בָּאָרֶץ יִשָּׁבַע בֵּאלֹהֵי אָמֵן כִּי נִשְׁכְּחוּ הַצָּרוֹת הָרִאשֹׁנוֹת וְכִי נִסְתְּרוּ מֵעֵינָֽי
So that he who blesseth himself in the earth Shall bless himself by the God of truth; And he that sweareth in the earth Shall swear by the God of truth; Because the former troubles are forgotten, And because they are hid from Mine eyes.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 640,449Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתוֹ לְדַבֵּר וְהִנֵּה בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּאוּ וַיִּשְׂאוּ קוֹלָם וַיִּבְכּוּ וְגַם־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו בָּכוּ בְּכִי גָּדוֹל מְאֹֽד
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice, and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.
skip 21, width 21 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 455,402Open in the laboratory →
הֵן יָדַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶם וּמְזִמּוֹת עָלַי תַּחְמֹֽסוּ
Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
skip 33, width 33 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 979,691Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כוכבים — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as כוכבים, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 98.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 37:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Stars in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 196 sequences of כוכבים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 206).
What is the shortest skip for Stars in the Torah?
Skip 25, reading forward from Genesis 34:22 — the shortest of 196 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 206.
How is Stars spelled in Hebrew?
Stars is spelled כוכבים — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 98.
Is Stars in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
1,024 sequences of כוכבים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,046 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 206 here) beside the count.