Achish אכיש
Achish (אכיש) is a person named in the Tanakh. Achish appears 54,367 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 54,859 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 54,367
- Chance alone
- 54,859
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- 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 54,367 sequences of אכיש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 54,859).
The shortest skip at which אכיש appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 24:3, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אכיש is found 524,715 times; chance alone would give about 571,624.
- Genesis 13,636
- Exodus 10,660
- Leviticus 7,985
- Numbers 8,808
- Deuteronomy 13,278
The shortest skips
וְאַשְׁבִּיעֲךָ בַּֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וֵֽאלֹהֵי הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־תִקַּח אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי מִבְּנוֹת הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,489Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשָׂה לַפָּר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְפַר הַֽחַטָּאת כֵּן יַעֲשֶׂה־לּוֹ וְכִפֶּר עֲלֵהֶם הַכֹּהֵן וְנִסְלַח לָהֶֽם
Thus shall he do with the bullock; as he did with the bullock of the sin-offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 145,355Open in the laboratory →
וְעַמּוּדֵי הֶחָצֵר סָבִיב וְאַדְנֵיהֶם וִֽיתֵדֹתָם וּמֵיתְרֵיהֶם לְכָל־כְּלֵיהֶם וּלְכֹל עֲבֹדָתָם וּבְשֵׁמֹת תִּפְקְדוּ אֶת־כְּלֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת מַשָּׂאָֽם
and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, even all their appurtenance, and all that pertaineth to their service; and by name ye shall appoint the instruments of the charge of their burden.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 194,431Open in the laboratory →
וְלִזְבוּלֻן אָמַר שְׂמַח זְבוּלֻן בְּצֵאתֶךָ וְיִשָּׂשכָר בְּאֹהָלֶֽיךָ
And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out, And, Issachar, in thy tents.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 303,684Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲנִי הִנְנִי מֵבִיא אֶת־הַמַּבּוּל מַיִם עַל־הָאָרֶץ לְשַׁחֵת כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ רוּחַ חַיִּים מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָרֶץ יִגְוָֽע
And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; every thing that is in the earth shall perish.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 7,680Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
208,279 sequences of אכיש at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 211,096 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 13,636
- Exodus 10,660
- Leviticus 7,985
- Numbers 8,808
- Deuteronomy 14,169
- Joshua 5,689
- Judges 6,507
- Samuel 19,536
- Kings 21,753
- Isaiah 11,056
- Jeremiah 14,836
- Ezekiel 12,291
- The Twelve 9,470
- Psalms 12,691
- Proverbs 3,858
- Job 5,976
- Song of Songs 742
- Ruth 1,077
- Lamentations 827
- Ecclesiastes 2,167
- Esther 2,122
- Daniel 4,044
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,012
- Chronicles 13,367
Outside the Torah
צֹאנְכֶם יַעְשֹׂר וְאַתֶּם תִּֽהְיוּ־לוֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים
He will take the tenth of your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 394,442Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח צֶמֶד בָּקָר וַֽיְנַתְּחֵהוּ וַיְשַׁלַּח בְּכָל־גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיַד הַמַּלְאָכִים לֵאמֹר אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ יֹצֵא אַחֲרֵי שָׁאוּל וְאַחַר שְׁמוּאֵל כֹּה יֵעָשֶׂה לִבְקָרוֹ וַיִּפֹּל פַּֽחַד־יְהוָה עַל־הָעָם וַיֵּצְאוּ כְּאִישׁ אֶחָֽד
And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying: ‘Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen.’ And the dread of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 398,829Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד אֶת־רֹאשׁ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי וַיְבִאֵהוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְאֶת־כֵּלָיו שָׂם בְּאָהֳלֽוֹ
And David took the head of the philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 412,586Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אכיש — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אכיש, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 331.
As a plain word it stands 21 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 21:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Achish appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 54,367 sequences of אכיש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 54,859).
What is the shortest skip for Achish in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 24:3 — the shortest of 54,367 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 54,859.
What is the gematria of Achish in Hebrew?
Achish is spelled אכיש — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 331.
How many times is Achish found in the whole Tanakh?
208,279 sequences of אכיש at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 211,096 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
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