Beka בכה
Beka is a first name, written בכה in Hebrew (given name). In the Torah codes, Beka is found 583,840 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 4:25) — 0.5% above the 580,728 chance alone would give (probability of 583,840 or more by chance alone: 2.3 × 10⁻⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 583,840
- Chance alone
- 580,728
- P (≥ found)
- 2.3 × 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
The Torah holds 583,840 sequences of בכה at skips 2–5,000, 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 580,728); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.3 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:25, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 8,508,458 sequences of בכה, against about 9,001,026 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 580,728 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 120,696
- Exodus 109,198
- Leviticus 95,856
- Numbers 99,208
- Deuteronomy 158,882
The shortest skips
וַיֵּדַע אָדָם עוֹד אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שֵׁת כִּי שָֽׁת־לִי אֱלֹהִים זֶרַע אַחֵר תַּחַת הֶבֶל כִּי הֲרָגוֹ קָֽיִן
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: ‘for God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,367Open in the laboratory →
וַתַּשְׁקֶיןָ אֶת־אֲבִיהֶן יַיִן בַּלַּיְלָה הוּא וַתָּבֹא הַבְּכִירָה וַתִּשְׁכַּב אֶת־אָבִיהָ וְלֹֽא־יָדַע בְּשִׁכְבָהּ וּבְקׄוּמָֽהּ
And they made their father drink wine that night. And the first-born went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,061Open in the laboratory →
וַתַּשְׁקֶיןָ גַּם בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא אֶת־אֲבִיהֶן יָיִן וַתָּקָם הַצְּעִירָה וַתִּשְׁכַּב עִמּוֹ וְלֹֽא־יָדַע בְּשִׁכְבָהּ וּבְקֻמָֽהּ
And they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,206Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב מִכְרָה כַיּוֹם אֶת־בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ לִֽי
And Jacob said: ‘Sell me first thy birth right.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,244Open in the laboratory →
גּוּר בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וְאֶֽהְיֶה עִמְּךָ וַאֲבָרְכֶךָּ כִּֽי־לְךָ וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־כָּל־הָֽאֲרָצֹת הָאֵל וַהֲקִֽמֹתִי אֶת־הַשְּׁבֻעָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם אָבִֽיךָ
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,590Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,179,062 sequences of בכה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,193,155).
- Genesis 120,696
- Exodus 109,198
- Leviticus 95,856
- Numbers 99,208
- Deuteronomy 165,013
- Joshua 65,636
- Judges 54,702
- Samuel 153,006
- Kings 206,240
- Isaiah 113,221
- Jeremiah 195,063
- Ezekiel 145,833
- The Twelve 111,419
- Psalms 126,259
- Proverbs 41,444
- Job 33,988
- Song of Songs 8,095
- Ruth 7,723
- Lamentations 12,165
- Ecclesiastes 23,591
- Esther 27,026
- Daniel 34,526
- Ezra–Nehemiah 61,063
- Chronicles 168,091
Outside the Torah
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ כָל־הָעָם אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ מַקֵּדָה בְּשָׁלוֹם לֹֽא־חָרַץ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאִישׁ אֶת־לְשֹׁנֽוֹ
that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace; none whetted his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 320,751Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־חֶשְׁבּוֹן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ אֶת־יַעְזֵר וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ כָּל־עָרִים אַרְבַּֽע
Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 338,086Open in the laboratory →
כֵּן יֹאבְדוּ כָל־אוֹיְבֶיךָ יְהוָה וְאֹהֲבָיו כְּצֵאת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בִּגְבֻרָתוֹ וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָֽה
So perish all Thine enemies, O LORD; But they that love Him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 353,118Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בכה — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as בכה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 27.
As a plain word it stands 12 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 45:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Beka in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 583,840 sequences of בכה at skips 2–5,000, 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 580,728); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.3 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Beka in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:25 — the shortest of 583,840 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 580,728.
How is Beka spelled in Hebrew?
Beka is spelled בכה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 27.
Is Beka in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,179,062 sequences of בכה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,193,155).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 580,728 here) beside the count.