Swords of Iron חרבות ברזל
Swords of Iron — in Hebrew חרבות ברזל — the name of Israel's war that began on 7 October 2023. חרבות (from Swords of Iron) appears 1,333 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,307 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah (חרבות)
- 1,333
- Chance alone
- 1,307
- P (≥ found)
- 0.24
- Shortest skip
- 5
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 חרבות, and ברזל has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 1,333 sequences of חרבות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,307).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 5 — the first at Numbers 22:1, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 9,987 sequences of חרבות, against about 10,300 from chance alone.
- Genesis 336
- Exodus 288
- Leviticus 222
- Numbers 292
- Deuteronomy 195
The shortest skips
וַיִּסְעוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּעַֽרְבוֹת מוֹאָב מֵעֵבֶר לְיַרְדֵּן יְרֵחֽוֹ
And the children of Israel journeyed, and pitched in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 225,273Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־כָּל־חֶלְבָּה יָסִיר כַּאֲשֶׁר יוּסַר חֵֽלֶב־הַכֶּשֶׂב מִזֶּבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן אֹתָם הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן עַל־חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר־חָטָא וְנִסְלַח לֽוֹ
And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make them smoke on the altar, upon the offerings of the LORD made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 146,179Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה תֹּלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף בֶּן־שְׁבַֽע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת־אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן וְהוּא נַעַר אֶת־בְּנֵי בִלְהָה וְאֶת־בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה נְשֵׁי אָבִיו וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף אֶת־דִּבָּתָם רָעָה אֶל־אֲבִיהֶֽם
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, being still a lad even with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought evil report of them unto their father.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 54,118Open in the laboratory →
וּבְשַׂר זֶבַח תּוֹדַת שְׁלָמָיו בְּיוֹם קָרְבָּנוֹ יֵאָכֵל לֹֽא־יַנִּיחַ מִמֶּנּוּ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר
And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 149,655Open in the laboratory →
וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן נִגְּשׁוּ כָּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְצַוֵּם אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אִתּוֹ בְּהַר סִינָֽי
And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh, and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 130,780Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חרבות appears 4,850 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 4,846, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 336
- Exodus 288
- Leviticus 222
- Numbers 292
- Deuteronomy 214
- Joshua 185
- Judges 129
- Samuel 305
- Kings 363
- Isaiah 249
- Jeremiah 289
- Ezekiel 381
- The Twelve 169
- Psalms 310
- Proverbs 200
- Job 151
- Song of Songs 25
- Ruth 17
- Lamentations 20
- Ecclesiastes 42
- Esther 24
- Daniel 73
- Ezra–Nehemiah 147
- Chronicles 419
Outside the Torah
לֹא־נָסוֹג אָחוֹר לִבֵּנוּ וַתֵּט אֲשֻׁרֵינוּ מִנִּי אָרְחֶֽךָ
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy path;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 880,883Open in the laboratory →
הוֹלֵךְ אֶל־דָּרוֹם וְסוֹבֵב אֶל־צָפוֹן סוֹבֵב סֹבֵב הוֹלֵךְ הָרוּחַ וְעַל־סְבִיבֹתָיו שָׁב הָרֽוּחַ
The wind goeth toward the south, And turneth about unto the north; It turneth about continually in its circuit, And the wind returneth again to its circuits.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,012,111Open in the laboratory →
וּמַלְאָכִים שָׁלַח בְּכָל־מְנַשֶּׁה וַיִזָּעֵק גַּם־הוּא אַחֲרָיו וּמַלְאָכִים שָׁלַח בְּאָשֵׁר וּבִזְבֻלוּן וּבְנַפְתָּלִי וַֽיַּעֲלוּ לִקְרָאתָֽם
And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him; and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 355,412Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חרבות ברזל — a Hebrew word: the name of Israel's war that began on 7 October 2023. Searched as חרבות, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 616.
As a plain word it stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 5:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- ברזל — a Hebrew word found 4,776 in the Torah (chance 4,835)
Questions
Does Swords of Iron appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,333 sequences of חרבות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,307).
What is the shortest skip for Swords of Iron in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Numbers 22:1 — the shortest of 1,333 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,307.
How is Swords of Iron spelled in Hebrew?
Swords of Iron is spelled חרבות ברזל — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 616; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Swords of Iron in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חרבות appears 4,850 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 4,846, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,307 here) beside the count.