Temurah תמורה
Temurah — in Hebrew תמורה — exchange; a method of letter substitution. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 7,694 sequences of Temurah, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 2:4); chance alone would give about 7,829.
- Found in the Torah
- 7,694
- Chance alone
- 7,829
- P (≥ found)
- 0.94
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, תמורה appears 7,694 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,829, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which תמורה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 2:4, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), תמורה is found 60,694 times; chance alone would give about 61,700.
- Genesis 1,618
- Exodus 1,890
- Leviticus 1,323
- Numbers 1,558
- Deuteronomy 1,305
The shortest skips
אֵלֶּה תוֹלְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ בְּהִבָּֽרְאָם בְּיוֹם עֲשׂוֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶרֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם
These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,824Open in the laboratory →
וַתְּכַל לְהַשְׁקֹתוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר גַּם לִגְמַלֶּיךָ אֶשְׁאָב עַד אִם־כִּלּוּ לִשְׁתֹּֽת
And when she had done giving him drink, she said: ‘I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 30,394Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה תֹּלְדוֹת עֵשָׂו אֲבִי אֱדוֹם בְּהַר שֵׂעִֽיר
And these are the generations of Esau the father of a the Edomites in the mountain-land of Seir.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 52,585Open in the laboratory →
הַמַּלְאָךְ הַגֹּאֵל אֹתִי מִכָּל־רָע יְבָרֵךְ אֶת־הַנְּעָרִים וְיִקָּרֵא בָהֶם שְׁמִי וְשֵׁם אֲבֹתַי אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָק וְיִדְגּוּ לָרֹב בְּקֶרֶב הָאָֽרֶץ
the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 74,816Open in the laboratory →
יִשָּׂשכָר חֲמֹר גָּרֶם רֹבֵץ בֵּין הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִם
Issachar is a large-boned ass, Couching down between the sheep-folds.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,817Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
26,869 sequences of תמורה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 27,158 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,618
- Exodus 1,890
- Leviticus 1,323
- Numbers 1,558
- Deuteronomy 1,474
- Joshua 1,108
- Judges 810
- Samuel 1,675
- Kings 2,281
- Isaiah 1,372
- Jeremiah 2,189
- Ezekiel 2,004
- The Twelve 1,327
- Psalms 1,311
- Proverbs 425
- Job 481
- Song of Songs 91
- Ruth 110
- Lamentations 104
- Ecclesiastes 244
- Esther 326
- Daniel 315
- Ezra–Nehemiah 739
- Chronicles 2,094
Outside the Torah
רַגְלֶיהָ יֹרְדוֹת מָוֶת שְׁאוֹל צְעָדֶיהָ יִתְמֹֽכוּ
Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on the nether-world;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 940,915Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי לִתְקֻפוֹת הַיָּמִים וַתַּהַר חַנָּה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שְׁמוּאֵל כִּי מֵיְהוָה שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו
And it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she called his name Samuel: ‘because I have asked him of the LORD.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 384,693Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי עַבְדְּךָ עֹשֵׂה הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה וְהוּא אֵינֶנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל כֵּן מִשְׁפָּטֶךָ אַתָּה חָרָֽצְתָּ
And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone.’ And the king of Israel said unto him: ‘So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 522,629Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תמורה — the Tanakh's own spelling: exchange; a method of letter substitution. Searched as תמורה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 651.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Temurah appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, תמורה appears 7,694 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,829, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Temurah in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 2:4 — the shortest of 7,694 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,829.
What is the gematria of Temurah in Hebrew?
Temurah is spelled תמורה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 651.
How many times is Temurah found in the whole Tanakh?
26,869 sequences of תמורה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 27,158 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 7,829 here) beside the count.