Zior ציער
Zior (ציער) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Zior is found 8,766 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 18:23) — about what chance alone gives (about 8,775).
- Found in the Torah
- 8,766
- Chance alone
- 8,775
- P (≥ found)
- 0.54
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 8,766 sequences of ציער at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 8,775).
The shortest skip at which ציער appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 18:23, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), ציער is found 91,399 times; chance alone would give about 91,437.
- Genesis 2,681
- Exodus 2,447
- Leviticus 773
- Numbers 1,388
- Deuteronomy 1,477
The shortest skips
וַיִּגַּשׁ אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמַר הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה צַדִּיק עִם־רָשָֽׁע
And Abraham drew near, and said: ‘Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,562Open 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 down one column. letter 21,658Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה נְטֵה אֶת־יָדְךָ עַל־הַיָּם וְיָשֻׁבוּ הַמַּיִם עַל־מִצְרַיִם עַל־רִכְבּוֹ וְעַל־פָּרָשָֽׁיו
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 99,555Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח לְחַטֵּא אֶת־הַבַּיִת שְׁתֵּי צִפֳּרִים וְעֵץ אֶרֶז וּשְׁנִי תוֹלַעַת וְאֵזֹֽב
And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 163,952Open in the laboratory →
כִּי חֶשְׁבּוֹן עִיר סִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי הִוא וְהוּא נִלְחַם בְּמֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב הָֽרִאשׁוֹן וַיִּקַּח אֶת־כָּל־אַרְצוֹ מִיָּדוֹ עַד־אַרְנֹֽן
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto the Arnon.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 224,797Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, ציער appears 37,016 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.5% more than the 36,480 chance alone would give; the probability of 37,016 or more by chance alone is 0.0026.
- Genesis 2,681
- Exodus 2,447
- Leviticus 773
- Numbers 1,388
- Deuteronomy 1,627
- Joshua 1,467
- Judges 971
- Samuel 1,833
- Kings 2,393
- Isaiah 3,561
- Jeremiah 2,777
- Ezekiel 1,979
- The Twelve 2,167
- Psalms 3,438
- Proverbs 1,355
- Job 1,444
- Song of Songs 202
- Ruth 132
- Lamentations 252
- Ecclesiastes 227
- Esther 164
- Daniel 580
- Ezra–Nehemiah 809
- Chronicles 2,349
Outside the Torah
צֶלֶק הָעַמֹּנִי נַחְרַי הַבְּאֵרֹתִי נשאי כְּלֵי יוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרֻיָֽה
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 475,406Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁפַט בֵּין עַמִּים רַבִּים וְהוֹכִיחַ לְגוֹיִם עֲצֻמִים עַד־רָחוֹק וְכִתְּתוּ חַרְבֹתֵיהֶם לְאִתִּים וַחֲנִיתֹֽתֵיהֶם לְמַזְמֵרוֹת לֹֽא־יִשְׂאוּ גּוֹי אֶל־גּוֹי חֶרֶב וְלֹא־יִלְמְדוּן עוֹד מִלְחָמָֽה
And He shall judge between many peoples, And shall decide concerning mighty nations afar off; And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruninghooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war any more.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 829,406Open in the laboratory →
יוֹם הוּא וְעָדֶיךָ יָבוֹא לְמִנִּי אַשּׁוּר וְעָרֵי מָצוֹר וּלְמִנִּי מָצוֹר וְעַד־נָהָר וְיָם מִיָּם וְהַר הָהָֽר
There shall be a day when they shall come unto thee, From Assyria even to the cities of Egypt, And from Egypt even to the River, And from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 832,177Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ציער — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ציער, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 370.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Zior appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 8,766 sequences of ציער at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 8,775).
What is the shortest skip for Zior in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 18:23 — the shortest of 8,766 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 8,775.
What is the gematria of Zior in Hebrew?
Zior is spelled ציער — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 370.
How many times is Zior found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, ציער appears 37,016 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.5% more than the 36,480 chance alone would give; the probability of 37,016 or more by chance alone is 0.0026.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 8,775 here) beside the count.