Tammuz תמוז
Tammuz — in Hebrew תמוז — the fourth month. Tammuz appears 10,374 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 10,404 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 10,374
- Chance alone
- 10,404
- P (≥ found)
- 0.62
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
10,374 sequences of תמוז at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 10,404 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which תמוז appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 21:26, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תמוז is found 108,224 times; chance alone would give about 108,407.
- Genesis 1,847
- Exodus 2,841
- Leviticus 2,002
- Numbers 2,123
- Deuteronomy 1,561
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לֹא יָדַעְתִּי מִי עָשָׂה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְגַם־אַתָּה לֹא־הִגַּדְתָּ לִּי וְגַם אָנֹכִי לֹא שָׁמַעְתִּי בִּלְתִּי הַיּֽוֹם
And Abimelech said: ‘I know not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 26,613Open in the laboratory →
עֵד הַגַּל הַזֶּה וְעֵדָה הַמַּצֵּבָה אִם־אָנִי לֹֽא־אֶֽעֱבֹר אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־הַגַּל הַזֶּה וְאִם־אַתָּה לֹא־תַעֲבֹר אֵלַי אֶת־הַגַּל הַזֶּה וְאֶת־הַמַּצֵּבָה הַזֹּאת לְרָעָֽה
This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 46,317Open in the laboratory →
עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ וַֽיְהִי־לִי לִֽישׁוּעָה זֶה אֵלִי וְאַנְוֵהוּ אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי וַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ
The LORD is my strength and song, And He is become my salvation; This is my God, and I will glorify Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 99,977Open in the laboratory →
וַהֲקֵמֹתָ אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן כְּמִשְׁפָּטוֹ אֲשֶׁר הָרְאֵיתָ בָּהָֽר
And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which hath been shown thee in the mount.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 116,764Open in the laboratory →
אוֹ הֲנִסָּה אֱלֹהִים לָבוֹא לָקַחַת לוֹ גוֹי מִקֶּרֶב גּוֹי בְּמַסֹּת בְּאֹתֹת וּבְמוֹפְתִים וּבְמִלְחָמָה וּבְיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָה וּבְמוֹרָאִים גְּדֹלִים כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה לָכֶם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם בְּמִצְרַיִם לְעֵינֶֽיךָ
Or hath God assayed to go and take Him a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before thine eyes?
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 258,548Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
42,113 sequences of תמוז at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 42,712 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,847
- Exodus 2,841
- Leviticus 2,002
- Numbers 2,123
- Deuteronomy 1,685
- Joshua 1,289
- Judges 1,327
- Samuel 2,183
- Kings 3,588
- Isaiah 2,654
- Jeremiah 2,827
- Ezekiel 2,705
- The Twelve 1,990
- Psalms 2,909
- Proverbs 975
- Job 1,166
- Song of Songs 193
- Ruth 228
- Lamentations 187
- Ecclesiastes 351
- Esther 512
- Daniel 627
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,662
- Chronicles 4,242
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁטֹף אֶת־הָרֶכֶב עַל בְּרֵכַת שֹׁמְרוֹן וַיָּלֹקּוּ הַכְּלָבִים אֶת־דָּמוֹ וְהַזֹּנוֹת רָחָצוּ כִּדְבַר יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּֽר
And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; the harlots also washed themselves there; according unto the word of the LORD which He spoke.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 526,912Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־עַם נוֹעָז לֹא תִרְאֶה עַם עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה מִשְּׁמוֹעַ נִלְעַג לָשׁוֹן אֵין בִּינָֽה
Thou shalt not see the fierce people; A people of a deep speech that thou canst not perceive, Of a stammering tongue that thou canst not understand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 607,352Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־עֲזַבְתֶּם אֶת־אֲחֵיכֶם זֶה יָמִים רַבִּים עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת מִצְוַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 338,560Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תמוז — a Hebrew word: the fourth month. Searched as תמוז, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 453.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Tammuz in the Torah codes?
10,374 sequences of תמוז at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 10,404 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Tammuz in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 21:26 — the shortest of 10,374 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 10,404.
What is the gematria of Tammuz in Hebrew?
Tammuz is spelled תמוז — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 453.
How many times is Tammuz found in the whole Tanakh?
42,113 sequences of תמוז at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 42,712 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 10,404 here) beside the count.