Sur סור
Sur (סור) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 106,750 sequences of Sur, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 15:21); chance alone would give about 107,341.
- Found in the Torah
- 106,750
- Chance alone
- 107,341
- P (≥ found)
- 0.96
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 106,750 sequences of סור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 107,341).
The shortest skip at which סור appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 15:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), סור is found 1,640,003 times; chance alone would give about 1,663,739.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 107,341 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 29,916
- Exodus 21,539
- Leviticus 13,143
- Numbers 26,512
- Deuteronomy 15,640
The shortest skips
וְאֶת־הָֽאֱמֹרִי וְאֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְאֶת־הַגִּרְגָּשִׁי וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִֽי
and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,280Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו גַּם־תֶּבֶן גַּם־מִסְפּוֹא רַב עִמָּנוּ גַּם־מָקוֹם לָלֽוּן
She said moreover unto him: ‘We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 30,650Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלַח פַּרְעֹה וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־יוֹסֵף וַיְרִיצֻהוּ מִן־הַבּוֹר וַיְגַלַּח וַיְחַלֵּף שִׂמְלֹתָיו וַיָּבֹא אֶל־פַּרְעֹֽה
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. And he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,726Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְחוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה הַזֹּאת וּמִשְׁנֶה־כֶּסֶף לָקְחוּ בְיָדָם וְאֶת־בִּנְיָמִן וַיָּקֻמוּ וַיֵּרְדוּ מִצְרַיִם וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ לִפְנֵי יוֹסֵֽף
And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 65,890Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם מַסָּה וּמְרִיבָה עַל־רִיב בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל נַסֹּתָם אֶת־יְהוָה לֵאמֹר הֲיֵשׁ יְהוָה בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ אִם־אָֽיִן
And the name of the place was called Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tried the LORD, saying: ‘Is the LORD among us, or not?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 103,604Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 468,071 sequences of סור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 467,977).
- Genesis 29,916
- Exodus 21,539
- Leviticus 13,143
- Numbers 26,512
- Deuteronomy 16,862
- Joshua 11,863
- Judges 16,838
- Samuel 21,665
- Kings 41,342
- Isaiah 38,208
- Jeremiah 28,207
- Ezekiel 24,506
- The Twelve 27,282
- Psalms 46,260
- Proverbs 18,863
- Job 12,915
- Song of Songs 1,982
- Ruth 439
- Lamentations 2,062
- Ecclesiastes 5,153
- Esther 8,388
- Daniel 7,878
- Ezra–Nehemiah 13,766
- Chronicles 32,482
Outside the Torah
וַיִּרְאוּ הַשֹּׁמְרִים אִישׁ יוֹצֵא מִן־הָעִיר וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ הַרְאֵנוּ נָא אֶת־מְבוֹא הָעִיר וְעָשִׂינוּ עִמְּךָ חָֽסֶד
And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him: ‘Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 346,023Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמֶֽלֶך־יְהוּדָה וּמֶלֶךְ אֱדוֹם וַיָּסֹבּוּ דֶּרֶךְ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְלֹא־הָיָה מַיִם לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְלַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days’journey; and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 531,295Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא נַעֲמָן בסוסו וּבְרִכְבּוֹ וַיַּעֲמֹד פֶּֽתַח־הַבַּיִת לֶאֱלִישָֽׁע
So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 535,684Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as סור, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 266.
As a plain word it stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 17:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sur in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 106,750 sequences of סור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 107,341).
What is the shortest skip for Sur in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 15:21 — the shortest of 106,750 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 107,341.
What is the gematria of Sur in Hebrew?
Sur is spelled סור — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 266.
How many times is Sur found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 468,071 sequences of סור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 467,977).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 107,341 here) beside the count.