Zohar זהר
Zohar — in Hebrew זהר — radiance; the Zohar, the central book of Kabbalah. Zohar appears 118,035 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 118,269 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 118,035
- Chance alone
- 118,269
- P (≥ found)
- 0.75
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
118,035 sequences of זהר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 118,269 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which זהר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 27:24, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), זהר is found 1,879,411 times; chance alone would give about 1,833,121.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 118,269 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 20,462
- Exodus 29,755
- Leviticus 23,814
- Numbers 23,215
- Deuteronomy 20,789
The shortest skips
בִּשְׁנַת הַיּוֹבֵל יָשׁוּב הַשָּׂדֶה לַאֲשֶׁר קָנָהוּ מֵאִתּוֹ לַאֲשֶׁר־לוֹ אֲחֻזַּת הָאָֽרֶץ
In the year of jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongeth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 185,909Open in the laboratory →
וּבִנְסֹעַ הַמִּשְׁכָּן יוֹרִידוּ אֹתוֹ הַלְוִיִּם וּבַחֲנֹת הַמִּשְׁכָּן יָקִימוּ אֹתוֹ הַלְוִיִּם וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב יוּמָֽת
And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 188,655Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת־בָּנָיו תִּפְקֹד וְשָׁמְרוּ אֶת־כְּהֻנָּתָם וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב יוּמָֽת
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 190,737Open in the laboratory →
וְהַחֹנִים לִפְנֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן קֵדְמָה לִפְנֵי אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵד מִזְרָחָה מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו שֹֽׁמְרִים מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַמִּקְדָּשׁ לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב יוּמָֽת
And those that were to pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary, even the charge for the children of Israel; and the common man that drew nigh was to be put to death.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 192,007Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ אִתְּךָ תִּשְׁמְרוּ אֶת־כְּהֻנַּתְכֶם לְכָל־דְּבַר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּלְמִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת וַעֲבַדְתֶּם עֲבֹדַת מַתָּנָה אֶתֵּן אֶת־כְּהֻנַּתְכֶם וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב יוּמָֽת
And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood in everything that pertaineth to the altar, and to that within the veil; and ye shall serve; I give you the priesthood as a service of gift; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 219,097Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, זהר appears 437,565 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 438,758, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 20,462
- Exodus 29,755
- Leviticus 23,814
- Numbers 23,215
- Deuteronomy 22,262
- Joshua 16,605
- Judges 12,416
- Samuel 20,323
- Kings 42,779
- Isaiah 31,104
- Jeremiah 30,897
- Ezekiel 22,466
- The Twelve 23,098
- Psalms 25,223
- Proverbs 7,068
- Job 6,995
- Song of Songs 1,584
- Ruth 1,869
- Lamentations 1,824
- Ecclesiastes 3,813
- Esther 3,231
- Daniel 8,735
- Ezra–Nehemiah 16,201
- Chronicles 41,826
Outside the Torah
וְאוּלָם הַכִּסֵּא אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁפָּט־שָׁם אֻלָם הַמִּשְׁפָּט עָשָׂה וְסָפוּן בָּאֶרֶז מֵהַקַּרְקַע עַד־הַקַּרְקָֽע
And he made the porch of the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 490,180Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם אֲבִיהֶם אֵֽי־זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ הָלָךְ וַיִּרְאוּ בָנָיו אֶת־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־בָּא מִיהוּדָֽה
And their father said unto them: ‘What way went he?’ For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, that came from Judah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 506,730Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵי־זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ נַעֲלֶה וַיֹּאמֶר דֶּרֶךְ מִדְבַּר אֱדֽוֹם
And he said: ‘Which way shall we go up?’ And he answered: ‘The way of the wilderness of Edom.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 531,238Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זהר — the Tanakh's own spelling: radiance; the Zohar, the central book of Kabbalah. Searched as זהר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 212.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Ezekiel 8:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- זוהר — the Tanakh's own spelling found 11,545 in the Torah (chance 11,747)
Questions
Is Zohar in the Torah codes?
118,035 sequences of זהר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 118,269 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Zohar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 27:24 — the shortest of 118,035 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 118,269.
What is the gematria of Zohar in Hebrew?
Zohar is spelled זהר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 212; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Zohar found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, זהר appears 437,565 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 438,758, so the count is in line with chance.
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