Zerahiah זרחיה
Zerahiah (זרחיה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Zerahiah appears 309 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 284 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 309
- Chance alone
- 284
- P (≥ found)
- 0.07
- Shortest skip
- 8
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
309 sequences of זרחיה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 284 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which זרחיה appears in the Torah is 8 — the first at Numbers 31:47, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), זרחיה is found 2,206 times; chance alone would give about 2,237.
- Genesis 78
- Exodus 77
- Leviticus 45
- Numbers 72
- Deuteronomy 37
The shortest skips
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה מִמַּחֲצִת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הָֽאָחֻז אֶחָד מִן־הַחֲמִשִּׁים מִן־הָאָדָם וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָה וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם לַלְוִיִּם שֹֽׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 241,549Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת חֲזֵה הַתְּנוּפָה וְאֵת שׁוֹק הַתְּרוּמָה תֹּֽאכְלוּ בְּמָקוֹם טָהוֹר אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וּבְנֹתֶיךָ אִתָּךְ כִּֽי־חָקְךָ וְחָק־בָּנֶיךָ נִתְּנוּ מִזִּבְחֵי שַׁלְמֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And the breast of waving and the thigh of heaving shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee; for they are given as thy due, and thy sons’due, out of the sacrifices of the peace-offerings of the children of Israel.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 155,005Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ מְנֹרַת זָהָב טָהוֹר מִקְשָׁה תֵּעָשֶׂה הַמְּנוֹרָה יְרֵכָהּ וְקָנָהּ גְּבִיעֶיהָ כַּפְתֹּרֶיהָ וּפְרָחֶיהָ מִמֶּנָּה יִהְיֽוּ
And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 114,723Open in the laboratory →
לְזֶרַח מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִי לְשָׁאוּל מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשָּׁאוּלִֽי
of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
skip 41, width 41 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 231,666Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־כָּל־חֶלְבָּה יָסִיר כַּאֲשֶׁר יוּסַר חֵֽלֶב־הַכֶּשֶׂב מִזֶּבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן אֹתָם הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן עַל־חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר־חָטָא וְנִסְלַח לֽוֹ
And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make them smoke on the altar, upon the offerings of the LORD made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
skip 63, width 63 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 146,203Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
1,153 sequences of זרחיה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,160 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 78
- Exodus 77
- Leviticus 45
- Numbers 72
- Deuteronomy 43
- Joshua 45
- Judges 30
- Samuel 42
- Kings 125
- Isaiah 87
- Jeremiah 59
- Ezekiel 54
- The Twelve 47
- Psalms 80
- Proverbs 26
- Job 30
- Ruth 7
- Lamentations 6
- Ecclesiastes 8
- Esther 3
- Daniel 17
- Ezra–Nehemiah 46
- Chronicles 126
Outside the Torah
אָז תִּרְאִי וְנָהַרְתְּ וּפָחַד וְרָחַב לְבָבֵךְ כִּֽי־יֵהָפֵךְ עָלַיִךְ הֲמוֹן יָם חֵיל גּוֹיִם יָבֹאוּ לָֽךְ
Then thou shalt see and be radiant, And thy heart shall throb and be enlarged; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, The wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 635,644Open in the laboratory →
וּפְנוּאֵל אֲבִי גְדֹר וְעֵזֶר אֲבִי חוּשָׁה אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־חוּר בְּכוֹר אֶפְרָתָה אֲבִי בֵּית לָֽחֶם
and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur the first-born of Ephrath, the father of Beth-lehem.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,102,356Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיוּ גְמַלֵּיהֶם לָבַז וַהֲמוֹן מִקְנֵיהֶם לְשָׁלָל וְזֵרִתִים לְכָל־רוּחַ קְצוּצֵי פֵאָה וּמִכָּל־עֲבָרָיו אָבִיא אֶת־אֵידָם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה
And their camels shall be a booty, And the multitude of their cattle a spoil; And I will scatter unto all winds them that have the corners polled; And I will bring their calamity from every side of them, saith the LORD.
skip 25, width 25 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 718,589Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זרחיה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as זרחיה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 230.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 7:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zerahiah in the Torah codes?
309 sequences of זרחיה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 284 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Zerahiah in the Torah?
Skip 8, reading backward from Numbers 31:47 — the shortest of 309 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 284.
What is the gematria of Zerahiah in Hebrew?
Zerahiah is spelled זרחיה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 230.
How many times is Zerahiah found in the whole Tanakh?
1,153 sequences of זרחיה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,160 that chance alone would produce.
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