Zared זרד
Zared (זרד) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Zered. Zared appears 29,051 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 29,644 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 29,051
- Chance alone
- 29,644
- 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
At skips 2–5,000, זרד appears 29,051 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 29,644, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which זרד appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 17:12, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), זרד is found 447,735 times; chance alone would give about 459,473.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 29,644 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 5,984
- Exodus 7,067
- Leviticus 4,931
- Numbers 6,620
- Deuteronomy 4,449
The shortest skips
וּבֶן־שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים יִמּוֹל לָכֶם כָּל־זָכָר לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם יְלִיד בָּיִת וּמִקְנַת־כֶּסֶף מִכֹּל בֶּן־נֵכָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ הֽוּא
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, that is not of thy seed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,648Open in the laboratory →
מִזָּכָר עַד־נְקֵבָה תְּשַׁלֵּחוּ אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה תְּשַׁלְּחוּם וְלֹא יְטַמְּאוּ אֶת־מַחֲנֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי שֹׁכֵן בְּתוֹכָֽם
both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camp, in the midst whereof I dwell.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 195,321Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לְנֹחַ בֹּֽא־אַתָּה וְכָל־בֵּיתְךָ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה כִּֽי־אֹתְךָ רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק לְפָנַי בַּדּוֹר הַזֶּֽה
And the LORD said unto Noah: ‘Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before Me in this generation.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 7,980Open in the laboratory →
חָלִלָה לְּךָ מֵעֲשֹׂת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה לְהָמִית צַדִּיק עִם־רָשָׁע וְהָיָה כַצַּדִּיק כָּרָשָׁע חָלִלָה לָּךְ הֲשֹׁפֵט כָּל־הָאָרֶץ לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּֽט
That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from Thee; shall not the judge of all the earth do justly?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 21,651Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה נָשָׂאתִי פָנֶיךָ גַּם לַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לְבִלְתִּי הָפְכִּי אֶת־הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ
And he said unto him: ‘See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 23,452Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
137,379 sequences of זרד at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 139,297 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 5,984
- Exodus 7,067
- Leviticus 4,931
- Numbers 6,620
- Deuteronomy 4,880
- Joshua 4,092
- Judges 3,705
- Samuel 9,109
- Kings 11,406
- Isaiah 10,083
- Jeremiah 8,295
- Ezekiel 7,142
- The Twelve 6,401
- Psalms 11,489
- Proverbs 3,616
- Job 3,915
- Song of Songs 545
- Ruth 604
- Lamentations 640
- Ecclesiastes 1,185
- Esther 1,362
- Daniel 5,621
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,681
- Chronicles 13,006
Outside the Torah
פָּחֲדוּ בְצִיּוֹן חַטָּאִים אָחֲזָה רְעָדָה חֲנֵפִים מִי יָגוּר לָנוּ אֵשׁ אוֹכֵלָה מִי־יָגוּר לָנוּ מוֹקְדֵי עוֹלָֽם
The sinners in Zion are afraid; Trembling hath seized the ungodly: ‘Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 607,110Open in the laboratory →
וָאֶקְנֶה אֶת־הָאֵזוֹר כִּדְבַר יְהוָה וָאָשִׂם עַל־מָתְנָֽי
So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it upon my loins.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 660,711Open in the laboratory →
שַׁאֲלוּ־נָא וּרְאוּ אִם־יֹלֵד זָכָר מַדּוּעַ רָאִיתִי כָל־גֶּבֶר יָדָיו עַל־חֲלָצָיו כַּיּוֹלֵדָה וְנֶהֶפְכוּ כָל־פָּנִים לְיֵרָקֽוֹן
Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child; Wherefore do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, And all faces are turned into paleness?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 686,241Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זרד — the Tanakh's own spelling: Zered. Searched as זרד, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 211.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 21:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zared in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, זרד appears 29,051 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 29,644, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Zared in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 17:12 — the shortest of 29,051 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 29,644.
What is the gematria of Zared in Hebrew?
Zared is spelled זרד — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 211.
How many times is Zared found in the whole Tanakh?
137,379 sequences of זרד at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 139,297 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 29,644 here) beside the count.