Zeker זכר
Zeker (זכר) is a person named in the Tanakh — Zecher. In the Torah codes, Zeker is found 49,700 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 36:15) — about what chance alone gives (about 50,453).
- Found in the Torah
- 49,700
- Chance alone
- 50,453
- 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, זכר appears 49,700 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 50,453, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 36:15, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 738,655 sequences of זכר, against about 781,992 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 50,453 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 8,970
- Exodus 11,456
- Leviticus 9,345
- Numbers 8,095
- Deuteronomy 11,834
The shortest skips
אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי בְנֵֽי־עֵשָׂו בְּנֵי אֱלִיפַז בְּכוֹר עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף תֵּימָן אַלּוּף אוֹמָר אַלּוּף צְפוֹ אַלּוּף קְנַֽז
These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: the chief of Teman, the chief of Omar, the chief of Zepho, the chief of Kenaz,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,870Open in the laboratory →
וַנַּקְרֵב אֶת־קָרְבַּן יְהוָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר מָצָא כְלִֽי־זָהָב אֶצְעָדָה וְצָמִיד טַבַּעַת עָגִיל וְכוּמָז לְכַפֵּר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And we have brought the LORD’S offering, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and girdles, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 241,776Open in the laboratory →
כָּֽל־הַבְּכוֹר אֲשֶׁר יִוָּלֵד בִּבְקָרְךָ וּבְצֹֽאנְךָ הַזָּכָר תַּקְדִּישׁ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לֹא תַעֲבֹד בִּבְכֹר שׁוֹרֶךָ וְלֹא תָגֹז בְּכוֹר צֹאנֶֽךָ
All the firstling males that are born of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God; thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thine ox, nor shear the firstling of thy flock.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 276,342Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וּֽלְאַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמֶר לְכוּ זִבְחוּ לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶם בָּאָֽרֶץ
And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said: ‘Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 89,177Open in the laboratory →
וְהַשְּׁבִיעִת תִּשְׁמְטֶנָּה וּנְטַשְׁתָּהּ וְאָֽכְלוּ אֶבְיֹנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְיִתְרָם תֹּאכַל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה כֵּֽן־תַּעֲשֶׂה לְכַרְמְךָ לְזֵיתֶֽךָ
but the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of thy people may eat; and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 111,381Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, זכר appears 203,507 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 204,262, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 8,970
- Exodus 11,456
- Leviticus 9,345
- Numbers 8,095
- Deuteronomy 12,650
- Joshua 5,703
- Judges 5,305
- Samuel 9,735
- Kings 19,225
- Isaiah 16,764
- Jeremiah 13,638
- Ezekiel 10,863
- The Twelve 10,073
- Psalms 17,240
- Proverbs 5,586
- Job 5,544
- Song of Songs 927
- Ruth 1,021
- Lamentations 977
- Ecclesiastes 2,144
- Esther 1,759
- Daniel 5,102
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,916
- Chronicles 15,469
Outside the Torah
לָכֵן יִֽהְיֶה לָכֶם הֶעָוֺן הַזֶּה כְּפֶרֶץ נֹפֵל נִבְעֶה בְּחוֹמָה נִשְׂגָּבָה אֲשֶׁר־פִּתְאֹם לְפֶתַע יָבוֹא שִׁבְרָֽהּ
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 603,979Open in the laboratory →
תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִי הַטֵּֽה־אָזְנְךָ לְרִנָּתִֽי
Let my prayer come before Thee, Incline Thine ear unto my cry.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 905,049Open in the laboratory →
קוֹלִי שָׁמָעְתָּ אַל־תַּעְלֵם אָזְנְךָ לְרַוְחָתִי לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי
Thou heardest my voice; hide not Thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,010,039Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זכר — the Tanakh's own spelling: Zecher. Searched as זכר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 227.
As a plain word it stands 106 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 1:27. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zeker in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, זכר appears 49,700 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 50,453, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Zeker in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 36:15 — the shortest of 49,700 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 50,453.
How is Zeker spelled in Hebrew?
Zeker is spelled זכר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 227.
Is Zeker in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, זכר appears 203,507 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 204,262, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 50,453 here) beside the count.