Tsochar צחר
Tsochar (צחר) is a person named in the Tanakh — Zohar. Tsochar appears 52,955 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 54,628 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 52,955
- Chance alone
- 54,628
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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 52,955 sequences of צחר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 54,628).
The shortest skip at which צחר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 26:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), צחר is found 878,055 times; chance alone would give about 846,713.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 54,628 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 15,425
- Exodus 13,388
- Leviticus 6,245
- Numbers 10,012
- Deuteronomy 7,885
The shortest skips
וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי־פֶרֶץ לְחֶצְרֹן מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽחֶצְרֹנִי לְחָמוּל מִשְׁפַּחַת הֶחָמוּלִֽי
And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 231,979Open in the laboratory →
וְנָסַב לָכֶם הַגְּבוּל מִנֶּגֶב לְמַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים וְעָבַר צִנָה והיה תּֽוֹצְאֹתָיו מִנֶּגֶב לְקָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ וְיָצָא חֲצַר־אַדָּר וְעָבַר עַצְמֹֽנָה
and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out thereof shall be southward of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 246,351Open in the laboratory →
וְיָתֵד תִּהְיֶה לְךָ עַל־אֲזֵנֶךָ וְהָיָה בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ חוּץ וְחָפַרְתָּה בָהּ וְשַׁבְתָּ וְכִסִּיתָ אֶת־צֵאָתֶֽךָ
And thou shalt have a paddle among thy weapons; and it shall be, when thou sittest down abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 286,185Open in the laboratory →
וּמֹשֶׁה יִקַּח אֶת־הָאֹהֶל וְנָֽטָה־לוֹ מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה הַרְחֵק מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְקָרָא לוֹ אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהָיָה כָּל־מְבַקֵּשׁ יְהוָה יֵצֵא אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it without the camp, afar off from the camp; and he called it The tent of meeting. And it came to pass, that every one that sought the LORD went out unto the tent of meeting, which was without the camp.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 128,172Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־בְּעֵינָיו עָמַד הַנֶּתֶק וְשֵׂעָר שָׁחֹר צָֽמַח־בּוֹ נִרְפָּא הַנֶּתֶק טָהוֹר הוּא וְטִהֲרוֹ הַכֹּהֵֽן
But if the scall stay in its appearance, and black hair be grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 160,022Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, צחר appears 197,087 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.8% more than the 195,477 chance alone would give; the probability of 197,087 or more by chance alone is 0.00014.
- Genesis 15,425
- Exodus 13,388
- Leviticus 6,245
- Numbers 10,012
- Deuteronomy 8,378
- Joshua 8,093
- Judges 4,320
- Samuel 8,841
- Kings 12,423
- Isaiah 17,966
- Jeremiah 12,267
- Ezekiel 12,658
- The Twelve 9,694
- Psalms 17,241
- Proverbs 8,991
- Job 7,292
- Song of Songs 1,001
- Ruth 485
- Lamentations 1,451
- Ecclesiastes 1,437
- Esther 1,028
- Daniel 3,211
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,689
- Chronicles 11,551
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּצֵא חִירָם מִצֹּר לִרְאוֹת אֶת־הֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לוֹ שְׁלֹמֹה וְלֹא יָשְׁרוּ בְּעֵינָֽיו
And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him: and they pleased him not.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 498,268Open in the laboratory →
וְיָצָא חֹטֶר מִגֵּזַע יִשָׁי וְנֵצֶר מִשָּׁרָשָׁיו יִפְרֶֽה
And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, And a twig shall grow forth out of his roots.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 586,864Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־עָלָה מָוֶת בְּחַלּוֹנֵינוּ בָּא בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵינוּ לְהַכְרִית עוֹלָל מִחוּץ בַּחוּרִים מֵרְחֹבֽוֹת
‘For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from the street, and the young men from the broad places.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 656,571Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צחר — the Tanakh's own spelling: Zohar. Searched as צחר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 298.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 23:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Tsochar appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 52,955 sequences of צחר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 54,628).
What is the shortest skip for Tsochar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 26:21 — the shortest of 52,955 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 54,628.
What is the gematria of Tsochar in Hebrew?
Tsochar is spelled צחר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 298.
How many times is Tsochar found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, צחר appears 197,087 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.8% more than the 195,477 chance alone would give; the probability of 197,087 or more by chance alone is 0.00014.
Search it yourself
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