Tzitzit ציצת
Tzitzit — in Hebrew ציצת — fringes on the corners of a garment. Tzitzit appears 2,967 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 3,061 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,967
- Chance alone
- 3,061
- P (≥ found)
- 0.96
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 2,967 sequences of ציצת at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,061).
The shortest skip at which ציצת appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 7:4, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), ציצת is found 29,850 times; chance alone would give about 31,891.
- Genesis 836
- Exodus 872
- Leviticus 294
- Numbers 390
- Deuteronomy 575
The shortest skips
וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁמַע אֲלֵכֶם פַּרְעֹה וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־יָדִי בְּמִצְרָיִם וְהוֹצֵאתִי אֶת־צִבְאֹתַי אֶת־עַמִּי בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בִּשְׁפָטִים גְּדֹלִֽים
But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay My hand upon Egypt, and bring forth My hosts, My people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt, by great judgments.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 86,529Open in the laboratory →
וְזָכַרְתָּ כִּי־עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַיֹּצִאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מִשָּׁם בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה עַל־כֵּן צִוְּךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־יוֹם הַשַׁבָּֽת
And thou shalt remember that thou was a servant in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 260,208Open in the laboratory →
וַתְּהִי הַֽמֶּחֱצָה חֵלֶק הַיֹּצְאִים בַּצָּבָא מִסְפַּר הַצֹּאן שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וְשִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 241,133Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת שְׁתֵּי קְצוֹת שְׁתֵּי הָֽעֲבֹתֹת נָתְנוּ עַל־שְׁתֵּי הַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹת וַֽיִּתְּנֻם עַל־כִּתְפֹת הָאֵפֹד אֶל־מוּל פָּנָֽיו
And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains they put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, in the forepart thereof.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 138,696Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־חֲמוֹר וְאֶת־שְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ הָרְגוּ לְפִי־חָרֶב וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־דִּינָה מִבֵּית שְׁכֶם וַיֵּצֵֽאוּ
And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went forth. .
skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 50,523Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, ציצת appears 11,833 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.5% more than the 11,322 chance alone would give; the probability of 11,833 or more by chance alone is 9.6 × 10⁻⁷.
- Genesis 836
- Exodus 872
- Leviticus 294
- Numbers 390
- Deuteronomy 623
- Joshua 365
- Judges 205
- Samuel 423
- Kings 552
- Isaiah 1,304
- Jeremiah 990
- Ezekiel 853
- The Twelve 788
- Psalms 1,294
- Proverbs 450
- Job 430
- Song of Songs 60
- Ruth 36
- Lamentations 77
- Ecclesiastes 51
- Esther 59
- Daniel 136
- Ezra–Nehemiah 170
- Chronicles 575
Outside the Torah
וַֽיִּרְעֲצוּ וַיְרֹֽצְצוּ אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִיא שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה אֶֽת־כָּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן בְּאֶרֶץ הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר בַּגִּלְעָֽד
And they oppressed and crushed the children of Israel that year; eighteen years [oppressed they] all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 363,632Open in the laboratory →
זֹאת הָעֵצָה הַיְּעוּצָה עַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ וְזֹאת הַיָּד הַנְּטוּיָה עַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִֽם
This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth; And this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 590,185Open in the laboratory →
וַיּוֹצִיאֵנִי אֶל־הֶֽחָצֵר הַחִיצֹנָה וַיַּעֲבִירֵנִי אֶל־אַרְבַּעַת מִקְצוֹעֵי הֶחָצֵר וְהִנֵּה חָצֵר בְּמִקְצֹעַ הֶחָצֵר חָצֵר בְּמִקְצֹעַ הֶחָצֵֽר
Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 798,185Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ציצת — the Tanakh's own spelling: fringes on the corners of a garment. Searched as ציצת, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 590.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 15:38. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- ציצית — the Tanakh's own spelling found 325 in the Torah (chance 314)
Questions
Is Tzitzit in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 2,967 sequences of ציצת at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,061).
What is the shortest skip for Tzitzit in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Exodus 7:4 — the shortest of 2,967 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,061.
What is the gematria of Tzitzit in Hebrew?
Tzitzit is spelled ציצת — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 590; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Tzitzit found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, ציצת appears 11,833 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.5% more than the 11,322 chance alone would give; the probability of 11,833 or more by chance alone is 9.6 × 10⁻⁷.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,061 here) beside the count.