Zachary זאקרי
In Hebrew letters the first name Zachary is written זאקרי — male given name. In the Torah codes, Zachary is found 159 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 29 (Genesis 34:25) — about what chance alone gives (about 179).
- Found in the Torah
- 159
- Chance alone
- 179
- P (≥ found)
- 0.94
- Shortest skip
- 29
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
159 sequences of זאקרי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 179 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which זאקרי appears in the Torah is 29 — the first at Genesis 34:25, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), זאקרי is found 1,381 times; chance alone would give about 1,409.
- Genesis 43
- Exodus 32
- Leviticus 30
- Numbers 32
- Deuteronomy 22
The shortest skips
וַיְהִי בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בִּֽהְיוֹתָם כֹּֽאֲבִים וַיִּקְחוּ שְׁנֵֽי־בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹב שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אֲחֵי דִינָה אִישׁ חַרְבּוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ עַל־הָעִיר בֶּטַח וַיַּֽהַרְגוּ כָּל־זָכָֽר
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males.
skip 29, width 29 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 50,474Open in the laboratory →
וּלְמַעַן תַּאֲרִיכוּ יָמִים עַל־הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם לָתֵת לָהֶם וּלְזַרְעָם אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָֽשׁ
and that ye may prolong your days upon the land, which the LORD swore unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey.
skip 40, width 40 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 269,120Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתְּשֵׁם יְהוָה מֵעַל אַדְמָתָם בְּאַף וּבְחֵמָה וּבְקֶצֶף גָּדוֹל וַיַּשְׁלִכֵם אֶל־אֶרֶץ אַחֶרֶת כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
and the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day’.—
skip 86, width 86 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 297,040Open in the laboratory →
פֶּן־תִּכְרֹת בְּרִית לְיוֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ וְזָנוּ אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם וְזָבְחוּ לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם וְקָרָא לְךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ מִזִּבְחֽוֹ
lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go astray after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and they call thee, and thou eat of their sacrifice;
skip 135, width 135 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 129,888Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־זֶבַח שְׁלָמִים קָרְבָּנוֹ אִם מִן־הַבָּקָר הוּא מַקְרִיב אִם־זָכָר אִם־נְקֵבָה תָּמִים יַקְרִיבֶנּוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And if his offering be a sacrifice of peace-offerings: if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
skip 144, width 144 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 143,390Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 609 sequences of זאקרי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 642).
- Genesis 43
- Exodus 32
- Leviticus 30
- Numbers 32
- Deuteronomy 25
- Joshua 18
- Judges 28
- Samuel 29
- Kings 50
- Isaiah 58
- Jeremiah 35
- Ezekiel 31
- The Twelve 26
- Psalms 41
- Proverbs 14
- Job 23
- Song of Songs 2
- Ruth 2
- Lamentations 3
- Ecclesiastes 5
- Esther 4
- Daniel 18
- Ezra–Nehemiah 16
- Chronicles 44
Outside the Torah
לֹֽא־יָמוּשׁ סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה הַזֶּה מִפִּיךָ וְהָגִיתָ בּוֹ יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה לְמַעַן תִּשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכָל־הַכָּתוּב בּוֹ כִּי־אָז תַּצְלִיחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶךָ וְאָז תַּשְׂכִּֽיל
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein; for then thou shalt make thy ways prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,358Open in the laboratory →
עַד־בֹּאִי וְלָקַחְתִּי אֶתְכֶם אֶל־אֶרֶץ כְּאַרְצְכֶם אֶרֶץ דָּגָן וְתִירוֹשׁ אֶרֶץ לֶחֶם וּכְרָמִים אֶרֶץ זֵית יִצְהָר וּדְבַשׁ וִֽחְיוּ וְלֹא תָמֻתוּ וְאַֽל־תִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּהוּ כִּֽי־יַסִּית אֶתְכֶם לֵאמֹר יְהוָה יַצִּילֵֽנוּ
until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive-trees and of honey, that ye may live, and not die; and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying: The LORD will deliver us.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 562,363Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי הָֽאֶחָד מַפִּיל הַקּוֹרָה וְאֶת־הַבַּרְזֶל נָפַל אֶל־הַמָּיִם וַיִּצְעַק וַיֹּאמֶר אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנִי וְהוּא שָׁאֽוּל
But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said: ‘Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.’
skip 33, width 33 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 537,204Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זאקרי — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as זאקרי, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 318.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zachary in the Torah codes?
159 sequences of זאקרי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 179 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Zachary in the Torah?
Skip 29, reading backward from Genesis 34:25 — the shortest of 159 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 179.
What is the gematria of Zachary in Hebrew?
Zachary is spelled זאקרי — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 318.
How many times is Zachary found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 609 sequences of זאקרי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 642).
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