Winter חורף
Winter is written חורף in Hebrew. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 6,594 sequences of Winter, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 25:1); chance alone would give about 6,580.
- Found in the Torah
- 6,594
- Chance alone
- 6,580
- P (≥ found)
- 0.43
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
6,594 sequences of חורף at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,580 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 25:1, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 66,744 sequences of חורף, against about 68,565 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,770
- Exodus 1,434
- Leviticus 1,002
- Numbers 1,616
- Deuteronomy 772
The shortest skips
וַיֹּסֶף אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקַּח אִשָּׁה וּשְׁמָהּ קְטוּרָֽה
And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 32,857Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲמֹד בֵּֽין־הַמֵּתִים וּבֵין הַֽחַיִּים וַתֵּעָצַר הַמַּגֵּפָֽה
And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 217,873Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַבַּיִת יַקְצִעַ מִבַּיִת סָבִיב וְשָׁפְכוּ אֶת־הֶֽעָפָר אֲשֶׁר הִקְצוּ אֶל־מִחוּץ לָעִיר אֶל־מָקוֹם טָמֵֽא
And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the mortar that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 163,558Open in the laboratory →
לֹא תַקִּפוּ פְּאַת רֹאשְׁכֶם וְלֹא תַשְׁחִית אֵת פְּאַת זְקָנֶֽךָ
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 171,440Open in the laboratory →
לַאֲרוֹד מִשְׁפַּחַת הָאֲרוֹדִי לְאַרְאֵלִי מִשְׁפַּחַת הָאַרְאֵלִֽי
of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 231,811Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 26,133 sequences of חורף at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% above what chance alone gives (about 25,784); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
- Genesis 1,770
- Exodus 1,434
- Leviticus 1,002
- Numbers 1,616
- Deuteronomy 836
- Joshua 940
- Judges 812
- Samuel 1,536
- Kings 1,625
- Isaiah 1,883
- Jeremiah 1,167
- Ezekiel 1,837
- The Twelve 1,176
- Psalms 2,230
- Proverbs 1,284
- Job 1,357
- Song of Songs 121
- Ruth 91
- Lamentations 130
- Ecclesiastes 245
- Esther 178
- Daniel 430
- Ezra–Nehemiah 633
- Chronicles 1,800
Outside the Torah
וְלֹֽא־נִשְׁאַר אִישׁ בָּעַי וּבֵית אֵל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָצְאוּ אַחֲרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־הָעִיר פְּתוּחָה וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ אַחֲרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,365Open in the laboratory →
עֹבֵד אַדְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־לָחֶם וּמְרַדֵּף רֵיקִים חֲסַר־לֵֽב
He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain things is void of understanding.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 946,834Open in the laboratory →
עֹבֵד אַדְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־לָחֶם וּמְרַדֵּף רֵקִים יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־רִֽישׁ
He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain things shall have poverty enough.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 960,927Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חורף — a Hebrew word. Searched as חורף, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 294.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Winter in the Torah codes?
6,594 sequences of חורף at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,580 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Winter in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Genesis 25:1 — the shortest of 6,594 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,580.
How is Winter spelled in Hebrew?
Winter is spelled חורף — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 294.
Is Winter in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 26,133 sequences of חורף at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% above what chance alone gives (about 25,784); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
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