Ahaz אחז
Ahaz (אחז) is a person named in the Tanakh. Ahaz appears 46,071 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% more than chance alone would give (about 45,246; probability 5.5 × 10⁻⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 46,071
- Chance alone
- 45,246
- P (≥ found)
- 5.5 × 10⁻⁵
- 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, אחז appears 46,071 times in the Torah — 1.8% more than the 45,246 chance alone would give; the probability of 46,071 or more by chance alone is 5.5 × 10⁻⁵.
The shortest skip at which אחז appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 35:1, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), אחז is found 729,912 times; chance alone would give about 701,293.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 45,246 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 9,434
- Exodus 11,173
- Leviticus 9,963
- Numbers 9,988
- Deuteronomy 5,513
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב קוּם עֲלֵה בֵֽית־אֵל וְשֶׁב־שָׁם וַעֲשֵׂה־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לָאֵל הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלֶיךָ בְּבָרְחֲךָ מִפְּנֵי עֵשָׂו אָחִֽיךָ
And God said unto Jacob: ‘Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there; and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou didst flee from the face of Esau thy brother.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 50,822Open in the laboratory →
וְנָקוּמָה וְנַעֲלֶה בֵּֽית־אֵל וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־שָּׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לָאֵל הָעֹנֶה אֹתִי בְּיוֹם צָֽרָתִי וַיְהִי עִמָּדִי בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הָלָֽכְתִּי
and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 50,945Open in the laboratory →
שִׁבְעַת יָמִים שְׂאֹר לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְּבָתֵּיכֶם כִּי כָּל־אֹכֵל מַחְמֶצֶת וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵעֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּגֵּר וּבְאֶזְרַח הָאָֽרֶץ
Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses; for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one that is born in the land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 95,137Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יָגוּר אִתְּךָ גֵּר וְעָשָׂה פֶסַח לַיהוָה הִמּוֹל לוֹ כָל־זָכָר וְאָז יִקְרַב לַעֲשֹׂתוֹ וְהָיָה כְּאֶזְרַח הָאָרֶץ וְכָל־עָרֵל לֹֽא־יֹאכַל בּֽוֹ
And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land; but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 96,665Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־תַעֲלֶה בְמַעֲלֹת עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִי אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־תִגָּלֶה עֶרְוָתְךָ עָלָֽיו
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 108,115Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 165,215 sequences of אחז at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 166,952).
- Genesis 9,434
- Exodus 11,173
- Leviticus 9,963
- Numbers 9,988
- Deuteronomy 5,785
- Joshua 4,780
- Judges 5,128
- Samuel 9,618
- Kings 15,493
- Isaiah 10,640
- Jeremiah 8,162
- Ezekiel 9,070
- The Twelve 6,818
- Psalms 10,513
- Proverbs 3,502
- Job 5,906
- Song of Songs 545
- Ruth 758
- Lamentations 749
- Ecclesiastes 1,575
- Esther 1,096
- Daniel 4,235
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,196
- Chronicles 14,088
Outside the Torah
וְנָבִיא אֶחָד זָקֵן יֹשֵׁב בְּבֵֽית־אֵל וַיָּבוֹא בְנוֹ וַיְסַפֶּר־לוֹ אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּעֲשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים הַיּוֹם בְּבֵֽית־אֵל אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽיְסַפְּרוּם לַאֲבִיהֶֽם
Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el, and the words which he had spoken unto the king, and they told them unto their father.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 506,616Open in the laboratory →
כִּי לֹא בְחִפָּזוֹן תֵּצֵאוּ וּבִמְנוּסָה לֹא תֵלֵכוּן כִּֽי־הֹלֵךְ לִפְנֵיכֶם יְהוָה וּמְאַסִּפְכֶם אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
For ye shall not go out in haste, Neither shall ye go by flight; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rearward.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 629,203Open in the laboratory →
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא נְאֻם־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֶקָּחֲךָ זְרֻבָּבֶל בֶּן־שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל עַבְדִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְשַׂמְתִּיךָ כַּֽחוֹתָם כִּֽי־בְךָ בָחַרְתִּי נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, My servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet; for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 842,693Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אחז — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אחז, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 16.
As a plain word it stands 45 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 15:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Ahaz appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אחז appears 46,071 times in the Torah — 1.8% more than the 45,246 chance alone would give; the probability of 46,071 or more by chance alone is 5.5 × 10⁻⁵.
What is the shortest skip for Ahaz in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 35:1 — the shortest of 46,071 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 45,246.
What is the gematria of Ahaz in Hebrew?
Ahaz is spelled אחז — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 16.
How many times is Ahaz found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 165,215 sequences of אחז at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 166,952).
Search it yourself
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