Zuar צוער
Zuar (צוער) is a person named in the Tanakh. Zuar appears 8,706 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 2.5% more than chance alone would give (about 8,491; probability 0.01).
- Found in the Torah
- 8,706
- Chance alone
- 8,491
- P (≥ found)
- 0.01
- 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, צוער appears 8,706 times in the Torah — 2.5% more than the 8,491 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,706 or more by chance alone is 0.01.
The shortest skip at which צוער appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 26:20, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), צוער is found 89,249 times; chance alone would give about 88,472.
- Genesis 2,533
- Exodus 2,243
- Leviticus 1,021
- Numbers 1,467
- Deuteronomy 1,442
The shortest skips
וּלְצֶלַע הַמִּשְׁכָּן הַשֵּׁנִית לִפְאַת צָפוֹן עֶשְׂרִים קָֽרֶשׁ
and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 116,294Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה שֵׁם־יוֹסֵף צָֽפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־אָֽסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן לְאִשָּׁה וַיֵּצֵא יוֹסֵף עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.—
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 62,338Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן בְּהֹר הָהָר עַל־גְּבוּל אֶֽרֶץ־אֱדוֹם לֵאמֹֽר
And the LORD spoke unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying:
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 223,135Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּאְסֹר יוֹסֵף מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וַיַּעַל לִקְרַֽאת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבִיו גֹּשְׁנָה וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו וַיִּפֹּל עַל־צַוָּארָיו וַיֵּבְךְּ עַל־צַוָּארָיו עֽוֹד
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 71,585Open in the laboratory →
וְקָמוּ שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי רָעָב אַחֲרֵיהֶן וְנִשְׁכַּח כָּל־הַשָּׂבָע בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְכִלָּה הָרָעָב אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,560Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, צוער appears 34,870 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 34,293 chance alone would give; the probability of 34,870 or more by chance alone is 0.00095.
- Genesis 2,533
- Exodus 2,243
- Leviticus 1,021
- Numbers 1,467
- Deuteronomy 1,587
- Joshua 1,499
- Judges 836
- Samuel 1,862
- Kings 2,128
- Isaiah 3,495
- Jeremiah 2,547
- Ezekiel 1,875
- The Twelve 2,009
- Psalms 2,963
- Proverbs 1,214
- Job 1,142
- Song of Songs 146
- Ruth 74
- Lamentations 233
- Ecclesiastes 192
- Esther 163
- Daniel 544
- Ezra–Nehemiah 726
- Chronicles 2,371
Outside the Torah
וּמִן־הָעִיר לָקַח סָרִיס אֶחָד אֲֽשֶׁר־הוּא פָקִיד עַל־אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה אֲנָשִׁים מֵרֹאֵי פְנֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר נִמְצְאוּ בָעִיר וְאֵת הַסֹּפֵר שַׂר הַצָּבָא הַמַּצְבִּא אֶת־עַם הָאָרֶץ וְשִׁשִּׁים אִישׁ מֵעַם הָאָרֶץ הַֽנִּמְצְאִים בָּעִֽיר
and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and five men of them that saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 574,756Open in the laboratory →
וּמִן־הָעִיר לָקַח סָרִיס אֶחָד אֲֽשֶׁר־הָיָה פָקִיד עַל־אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה וְשִׁבְעָה אֲנָשִׁים מֵרֹאֵי פְנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר נִמְצְאוּ בָעִיר וְאֵת סֹפֵר שַׂר הַצָּבָא הַמַּצְבִּא אֶת־עַם הָאָרֶץ וְשִׁשִּׁים אִישׁ מֵעַם הָאָרֶץ הַֽנִּמְצְאִים בְּתוֹךְ הָעִֽיר
and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and seven men of them that saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 726,778Open in the laboratory →
וְאִישׁ אָחִיו לֹא יִדְחָקוּן גֶּבֶר בִּמְסִלָּתוֹ יֵֽלֵכוּן וּבְעַד הַשֶּׁלַח יִפֹּלוּ לֹא יִבְצָֽעוּ
Neither doth one thrust another, They march every one in his highway; And they break through the weapons, And suffer no harm.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 812,639Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צוער — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as צוער, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 366.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 19:22. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zuar in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, צוער appears 8,706 times in the Torah — 2.5% more than the 8,491 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,706 or more by chance alone is 0.01.
What is the shortest skip for Zuar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 26:20 — the shortest of 8,706 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 8,491.
What is the gematria of Zuar in Hebrew?
Zuar is spelled צוער — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 366.
How many times is Zuar found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, צוער appears 34,870 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 34,293 chance alone would give; the probability of 34,870 or more by chance alone is 0.00095.
Search it yourself
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