Yizkor יזכור
Yizkor — in Hebrew יזכור — the memorial prayer for the departed. Yizkor appears 537 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 514 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 537
- Chance alone
- 514
- P (≥ found)
- 0.16
- Shortest skip
- 9
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, יזכור appears 537 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 514, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which יזכור appears in the Torah is 9 — the first at Genesis 33:8, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), יזכור is found 4,057 times; chance alone would give about 4,054.
- Genesis 133
- Exodus 122
- Leviticus 72
- Numbers 74
- Deuteronomy 136
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר מִי לְךָ כָּל־הַמַּחֲנֶה הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר פָּגָשְׁתִּי וַיֹּאמֶר לִמְצֹא־חֵן בְּעֵינֵי אֲדֹנִֽי
And he said: ‘What meanest thou by all this camp which I met?’ And he said: ‘To find favour in the sight of my lord.’
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 48,584Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַיָּמָת כֹּל מִקְנֵה מִצְרָיִם וּמִמִּקְנֵה בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־מֵת אֶחָֽד
And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 89,850Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה תַחְתָּיו יִטְמָא עַד־הָעָרֶב וְהַנּוֹשֵׂא אוֹתָם יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even; and he that beareth those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 164,686Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּרָא יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם וַיֹּאמֶר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלָֽיו
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said: ‘Unto thy seed will I give this land’; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 14,491Open in the laboratory →
כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בֵּֽרַכְךָ בְּכֹל מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶךָ יָדַע לֶכְתְּךָ אֶת־הַמִּדְבָּר הַגָּדֹל הַזֶּה זֶה אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עִמָּךְ לֹא חָסַרְתָּ דָּבָֽר
For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand; He hath known thy walking through this great wilderness; these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.’
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 252,879Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,592 sequences of יזכור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,537).
- Genesis 133
- Exodus 122
- Leviticus 72
- Numbers 74
- Deuteronomy 150
- Joshua 72
- Judges 70
- Samuel 140
- Kings 225
- Isaiah 210
- Jeremiah 181
- Ezekiel 138
- The Twelve 143
- Psalms 286
- Proverbs 78
- Job 57
- Song of Songs 9
- Ruth 12
- Lamentations 10
- Ecclesiastes 13
- Esther 20
- Daniel 58
- Ezra–Nehemiah 83
- Chronicles 236
Outside the Torah
בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם הֵחֵל יְהוָה לְקַצּוֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּכֵּם חֲזָאֵל בְּכָל־גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short; and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel:
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 547,205Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמַר אָנָּה יְהוָה זְכָר־נָא אֵת אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ בֶּֽאֱמֶת וּבְלֵב שָׁלֵם וְהַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ עָשִׂיתִי וַיֵּבְךְּ חִזְקִיָּהוּ בְּכִי גָדֽוֹל
and said: ‘Remember now, O LORD, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a whole heart, and have done that which is good in Thy sight.’ And Hezekiah wept sore.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 612,966Open in the laboratory →
כֻּלָּם סָרֵי סֽוֹרְרִים הֹלְכֵי רָכִיל נְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל כֻּלָּם מַשְׁחִיתִים הֵֽמָּה
They are all grievous revolters, Going about with slanders; They are brass and iron; They all of them deal corruptly.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 651,925Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יזכור — a Hebrew word: the memorial prayer for the departed. Searched as יזכור, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 243.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Hosea 9:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Yizkor in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יזכור appears 537 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 514, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Yizkor in the Torah?
Skip 9, reading backward from Genesis 33:8 — the shortest of 537 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 514.
What is the gematria of Yizkor in Hebrew?
Yizkor is spelled יזכור — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 243.
How many times is Yizkor found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,592 sequences of יזכור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,537).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 514 here) beside the count.