Zecharyah זכריה

Zecharyah (זכריה) is a person named in the Tanakh — Zechariah. In the Torah codes, Zecharyah is found 3,384 times across every skip (2–76,212), the shortest at skip 12 (Genesis 1:29) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,725).

Found in the Torah · every skip: 3,384
Chance alone · every skip: 3,725
P (≥ found) · every skip: 1.00
Shortest skip: 12
Longest skip found: 74,571

Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 5 letters (2–76,212), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 477 found · chance alone about 473 (probability of 477 or more by chance alone: 0.43).

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In the Torah

Across every skip (2–76,212), זכריה appears 3,384 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,725, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 12 — at Genesis 1:29, reading forward.

The longest skip at which זכריה was found in the Torah is 74,571 — at Deuteronomy 31:30, reading backward; a spelling of 5 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 76,212.

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 652
Exodus 779
Leviticus 612
Numbers 641
Deuteronomy 700

Examples across the range

5 of the 3,384 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.

Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.

shortest skipGenesis 1:29בראשית א:כטskip 12, forward
Letter by letter
1. ז כGenesis 1:29
  … אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ פְרִי־עֵץ זֹרֵעַ זָרַע לָכֶם יִֽהְיֶה לְאָכְלָֽה
  And God said: ‘Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed—to you it shall be for food;
2. ר י הGenesis 1:30
  וּֽלְכָל־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ וּלְכָל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְכֹל רוֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֶת …
  and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, [I have given] every green herb for food.’ And it was so.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.
letter 1,538 of the TorahOpen at skip 12 in the laboratory →
a short skipExodus 22:19שמות כב:יטskip 18, backward
1. זExodus 22:19
  זֹבֵחַ לָאֱלֹהִים יָֽחֳרָם בִּלְתִּי לַיהוָה לְבַדּֽוֹ
  He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. כExodus 22:18
  כָּל־שֹׁכֵב עִם־בְּהֵמָה מוֹת יוּמָֽת
  Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
2. ר יExodus 22:16
  אִם־מָאֵן יְמָאֵן אָבִיהָ לְתִתָּהּ לוֹ כֶּסֶף יִשְׁקֹל כְּמֹהַר הַבְּתוּלֹֽת
  If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
3. הExodus 22:15
  וְכִֽי־יְפַתֶּה אִישׁ בְּתוּלָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־אֹרָשָׂה וְשָׁכַב עִמָּהּ מָהֹר יִמְהָרֶנָּה לּוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה
  And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.
letter 110,519 of the TorahOpen at skip 18 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipExodus 19:1שמות יט:אskip 102, forward
1. זExodus 19:1
  בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לְצֵאת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם בַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה בָּאוּ מִדְבַּר סִינָֽי
  In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. כExodus 19:3
  … אֵלָיו יְהוָה מִן־הָהָר לֵאמֹר כֹּה תֹאמַר לְבֵית יַעֲקֹב וְתַגֵּיד לִבְנֵי …
  And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying: ‘Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
2. רExodus 19:5
  וְעַתָּה אִם־שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ בְּקֹלִי וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־בְּרִיתִי וִהְיִיתֶם לִי סְגֻלָּה …
  Now therefore, if ye will hearken unto My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then ye shall be Mine own treasure from among all peoples; for all the earth is Mine;
3. יExodus 19:7
  וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה וַיִּקְרָא לְזִקְנֵי הָעָם וַיָּשֶׂם לִפְנֵיהֶם אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּהוּ יְהוָֽה
  And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD commanded him.
4. הExodus 19:8
  … מֹשֶׁה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הָעָם אֶל־יְהוָֽה
  And all the people answered together, and said: ‘All that the LORD hath spoken we will do.’ And Moses reported the words of the people unto the LORD.
skip 102, width 102 — one row is 102 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 105,655 of the TorahOpen at skip 102 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipNumbers 22:24במדבר כב:כדskip 1,008, backward
1. זNumbers 22:24
  וַֽיַּעֲמֹד מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה בְּמִשְׁעוֹל הַכְּרָמִים גָּדֵר מִזֶּה וְגָדֵר מִזֶּֽה
  Then the angel of the LORD stood in a hollow way between the vineyards, a fence being on this side, and a fence on that side.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. כNumbers 22:6
  … עָצוּם הוּא מִמֶּנִּי אוּלַי אוּכַל נַכֶּה־בּוֹ וַאֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ מִן־הָאָרֶץ כִּי …
  Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me; peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.’
2. רNumbers 21:23
  … אֶת־כָּל־עַמּוֹ וַיֵּצֵא לִקְרַאת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַמִּדְבָּרָה וַיָּבֹא יָהְצָה וַיִּלָּחֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל …
  And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel.
3. יNumbers 21:3
  וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהוָה בְּקוֹל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וַיַּחֲרֵם אֶתְהֶם …
  And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities; and the name of the place was called Hormah.
4. הNumbers 20:13
  הֵמָּה מֵי מְרִיבָה אֲשֶׁר־רָבוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־יְהוָה וַיִּקָּדֵשׁ בָּֽם
  These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and He was sanctified in them.
skip 1,008, width 1,008 — one row is 1,008 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 226,610 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,008 in the laboratory →
the longest skip foundDeuteronomy 31:30דברים לא:לskip 74,571, backward
1. זDeuteronomy 31:30
  וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה בְּאָזְנֵי כָּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת עַד תֻּמָּֽם
  And Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished:
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. כNumbers 22:12
  וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־בִּלְעָם לֹא תֵלֵךְ עִמָּהֶם לֹא תָאֹר אֶת־הָעָם כִּי בָרוּךְ הֽוּא
  And God said unto Balaam: ‘Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.’
2. רLeviticus 8:12
  וַיִּצֹק מִשֶּׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה עַל רֹאשׁ אַהֲרֹן וַיִּמְשַׁח אֹתוֹ לְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ
  And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
3. יGenesis 50:4
  … יְמֵי בְכִיתוֹ וַיְדַבֵּר יוֹסֵף אֶל־בֵּית פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי …
  And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke unto the house of Pharaoh, saying: ‘If now I have found favour in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying:
4. הGenesis 2:12
  וּֽזֲהַב הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא טוֹב שָׁם הַבְּדֹלַח וְאֶבֶן הַשֹּֽׁהַם
  and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
skip 74,571, width 74,571 — one row is 74,571 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 300,521 of the TorahOpen at skip 74,571 in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 62,054 sequences of זכריה across every skip (2–299,260), 3.0% above what chance alone gives (about 60,232); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.7 × 10⁻¹⁴ by chance alone.

At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 1,958 found · chance alone about 1,996 (probability of 1,958 or more by chance alone: 0.80).

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 2,823
Exodus 3,292
Leviticus 2,646
Numbers 2,862
Deuteronomy 2,482
Joshua 1,839
Judges 1,900
Samuel 3,272
Kings 5,348
Isaiah 4,541
Jeremiah 3,912
Ezekiel 3,327
The Twelve 3,111
Psalms 4,983
Proverbs 1,476
Job 1,868
Song of Songs 260
Ruth 302
Lamentations 330
Ecclesiastes 547
Esther 412
Daniel 1,733
Ezra–Nehemiah 2,568
Chronicles 6,220

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Outside the Torah

shortest skip outside the TorahPsalms 9:11תהלים ט:יאskip 7, forward
1. ז ךPsalms 9:11
  וְיִבְטְחוּ בְךָ יוֹדְעֵי שְׁמֶךָ כִּי לֹֽא־עָזַבְתָּ דֹרְשֶׁיךָ יְהוָֽה
  And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; For thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
1. ר י הPsalms 9:12
  זַמְּרוּ לַיהוָה יֹשֵׁב צִיּוֹן הַגִּידוּ בָעַמִּים עֲלִֽילוֹתָֽיו
  Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion; Declare among the peoples His doings.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.
letter 861,803 of the TanakhOpen at skip 7 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipDaniel 4:17דניאל ד:יזskip 100, backward
1. זDaniel 4:17
  אִֽילָנָא דִּי חֲזַיְתָ דִּי רְבָה וּתְקִף וְרוּמֵהּ יִמְטֵא לִשְׁמַיָּא וַחֲזוֹתֵהּ לְכָל־אַרְעָֽא
  The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. כDaniel 4:16
  … דָּֽנִיֵּאל דִּֽי־שְׁמֵהּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר אֶשְׁתּוֹמַם כְּשָׁעָה חֲדָה וְרַעְיֹנֹהִי יְבַהֲלֻנֵּהּ עָנֵה מַלְכָּא …
  Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was appalled for a while, and his thoughts affrighted him. The king spoke and said: ‘Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation, affright thee.’ Belteshazzar answered and said: ‘My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee…
2. רDaniel 4:15
  … חֲזֵית אֲנָה מַלְכָּא נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר ואנתה בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר פִּשְׁרֵא אֱמַר כָּל־קֳבֵל דִּי …
  This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen; and thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.’
3. יDaniel 4:14
  … קַדִּישִׁין שְׁאֵֽלְתָא עַד־דִּבְרַת דִּי יִנְדְּעוּן חַיַּיָּא דִּֽי־שַׁלִּיט עליא בְּמַלְכוּת …
  The matter is by the decree of the watchers, And the sentence by the word of the holy ones; To the intent that the living may know That the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, And giveth it to whomsoever He will, And setteth up over it the lowest of men.
4. הDaniel 4:12
  … וּבְטַל שְׁמַיָּא יִצְטַבַּע וְעִם־חֵיוְתָא חֲלָקֵהּ בַּעֲשַׂב אַרְעָֽא
  Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, Even in a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; And let it be wet with the dew of heaven, And let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth;
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 1,043,397 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
longest skip outside the Torah2 Chronicles 35:2דברי הימים ב לה:בskip 298,228, backward
1. ז2 Chronicles 35:2
  וַיַּעֲמֵד הַכֹּהֲנִים עַל־מִשְׁמְרוֹתָם וַֽיְחַזְּקֵם לַעֲבוֹדַת בֵּית יְהוָֽה
  And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. כPsalms 72:9
  לְפָנָיו יִכְרְעוּ צִיִּים וְאֹיְבָיו עָפָר יְלַחֵֽכוּ
  Let them that dwell in the wilderness bow before him; and his enemies lick the dust.
2. רIsaiah 23:16
  קְחִי כִנּוֹר סֹבִּי עִיר זוֹנָה נִשְׁכָּחָה הֵיטִיבִי נַגֵּן הַרְבִּי־שִׁיר לְמַעַן תִּזָּכֵֽרִי
  Take a harp, Go about the city, Thou harlot long forgotten; Make sweet melody, Sing many songs, That thou mayest be remembered.
3. יDeuteronomy 31:9
  … אֲרוֹן בְּרִית יְהוָה וְאֶל־כָּל־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
  And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
4. הGenesis 1:16
  … שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן …
  And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
skip 298,228, width 298,228 — one row is 298,228 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 1,193,662 of the TanakhOpen at skip 298,228 in the laboratory →

The spelling

זכריה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Zechariah. Searched as זכריה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 242.

As a plain word it stands 20 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 14:29. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

The same letters also spell: Zachariah.

Zecharyah in the Tanakh

Questions

Does Zecharyah appear in the Torah codes?

Across every skip (2–76,212), זכריה appears 3,384 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,725, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Zecharyah in the Torah?

Skip 12, reading forward from Genesis 1:29 — the shortest of 3,384 sequences across every skip (2–76,212), where chance alone would give about 3,725.

How is Zecharyah spelled in Hebrew?

Zecharyah is spelled זכריה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 242.

Is Zecharyah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

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