Zoar צער
Zoar (צער) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Zoar appears 86,014 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.6% more than chance alone would give (about 85,487; probability 0.04).
- Found in the Torah
- 86,014
- Chance alone
- 85,487
- P (≥ found)
- 0.04
- 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, צער appears 86,014 times in the Torah — 0.6% more than the 85,487 chance alone would give; the probability of 86,014 or more by chance alone is 0.04.
The shortest skip at which צער appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 2:20, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), צער is found 1,346,330 times; chance alone would give about 1,325,013.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 85,487 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 23,014
- Exodus 23,091
- Leviticus 9,598
- Numbers 14,891
- Deuteronomy 15,420
The shortest skips
וַיִּקְרָא הָֽאָדָם שֵׁמוֹת לְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה וּלְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְכֹל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וּלְאָדָם לֹֽא־מָצָא עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ
And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,661Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָהּ וַיַּחֲזִקוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים בְּיָדוֹ וּבְיַד־אִשְׁתּוֹ וּבְיַד שְׁתֵּי בְנֹתָיו בְּחֶמְלַת יְהוָה עָלָיו וַיֹּצִאֻהוּ וַיַּנִּחֻהוּ מִחוּץ לָעִֽיר
But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him. And they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 23,178Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־עָצֹר עָצַר יְהוָה בְּעַד כָּל־רֶחֶם לְבֵית אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַל־דְּבַר שָׂרָה אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָהָֽם
For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 25,326Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּבְרֵךְ הַגְּמַלִּים מִחוּץ לָעִיר אֶל־בְּאֵר הַמָּיִם לְעֵת עֶרֶב לְעֵת צֵאת הַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת
And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,942Open in the laboratory →
אַלּוּף דִּשֹׁן אַלּוּף אֵצֶר אַלּוּף דִּישָׁן אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי הַחֹרִי לְאַלֻּפֵיהֶם בְּאֶרֶץ שֵׂעִֽיר
the chief of Dishon, the chief of Ezer, the chief of Dishan. These are the chiefs that came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 53,535Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, צער appears 322,223 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.5% more than the 317,397 chance alone would give; the probability of 322,223 or more by chance alone is 6.5 × 10⁻¹⁸.
- Genesis 23,014
- Exodus 23,091
- Leviticus 9,598
- Numbers 14,891
- Deuteronomy 16,306
- Joshua 13,392
- Judges 7,738
- Samuel 15,480
- Kings 20,412
- Isaiah 30,003
- Jeremiah 23,809
- Ezekiel 17,856
- The Twelve 17,876
- Psalms 26,731
- Proverbs 11,712
- Job 10,698
- Song of Songs 1,441
- Ruth 900
- Lamentations 2,080
- Ecclesiastes 2,076
- Esther 1,657
- Daniel 5,360
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,595
- Chronicles 19,507
Outside the Torah
ויאמרו אֶל־הָעָם עִבְרוּ וְסֹבּוּ אֶת־הָעִיר וְהֶחָלוּץ יַעֲבֹר לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן יְהוָֽה
And he said unto the people: ‘Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed body pass on before the ark of the LORD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,865Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־פַּךְ הַשֶּׁמֶן וַיִּצֹק עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וַיִּשָּׁקֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלוֹא כִּֽי־מְשָׁחֲךָ יְהוָה עַל־נַחֲלָתוֹ לְנָגִֽיד
Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: ‘Is it not that the LORD hath anointed thee to be prince over His inheritance?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 396,649Open in the laboratory →
וַתְּהִי־עוֹד מִלְחָמָה בְּגַת וַיְהִי אִישׁ מדין וְאֶצְבְּעֹת יָדָיו וְאֶצְבְּעֹת רַגְלָיו שֵׁשׁ וָשֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבַּע מִסְפָּר וְגַם־הוּא יֻלַּד לְהָרָפָֽה
And there was again war at Gath, where was a champion, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 472,056Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צער — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as צער, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 360.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 13:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zoar in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, צער appears 86,014 times in the Torah — 0.6% more than the 85,487 chance alone would give; the probability of 86,014 or more by chance alone is 0.04.
What is the shortest skip for Zoar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:20 — the shortest of 86,014 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 85,487.
What is the gematria of Zoar in Hebrew?
Zoar is spelled צער — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 360.
How many times is Zoar found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, צער appears 322,223 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.5% more than the 317,397 chance alone would give; the probability of 322,223 or more by chance alone is 6.5 × 10⁻¹⁸.
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