Ekron עקרון
Ekron (עקרון) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Ekron appears 421 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 462 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 421
- Chance alone
- 462
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- Shortest skip
- 13
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, עקרון appears 421 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 462, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 13 — the first at Leviticus 26:21, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 3,577 sequences of עקרון, against about 3,644 from chance alone.
- Genesis 140
- Exodus 89
- Leviticus 61
- Numbers 92
- Deuteronomy 39
The shortest skips
וְאִם־תֵּֽלְכוּ עִמִּי קֶרִי וְלֹא תֹאבוּ לִשְׁמֹעַֽ לִי וְיָסַפְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַכָּה שֶׁבַע כְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם
And if ye walk contrary unto Me, and will not hearken unto Me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 183,316Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהוָה וְשָׁמְעוּ מִצְרַיִם כִּֽי־הֶעֱלִיתָ בְכֹחֲךָ אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה מִקִּרְבּֽוֹ
And Moses said unto the LORD: ‘When the Egyptians shall hear—for Thou broughtest up this people in Thy might from among them—
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 211,630Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּה אֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי הַפָּרֹכֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל־אֲרֹן הָעֵדֻת לִפְנֵי הַכַּפֹּרֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָעֵדֻת אֲשֶׁר אִוָּעֵד לְךָ שָֽׁמָּה
And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the ark-cover that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.
skip 43, width 43 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 123,329Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב גְּשָׁה־נָּא וַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ בְּנִי הַֽאַתָּה זֶה בְּנִי עֵשָׂו אִם־לֹֽא
And Isaac said unto Jacob: ‘Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.’
skip 44, width 44 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 37,205Open in the laboratory →
וְיָדַעְתָּ כִּי לֹא בְצִדְקָֽתְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה הַזֹּאת לְרִשְׁתָּהּ כִּי עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹרֶף אָֽתָּה
Know therefore that it is not for thy righteousness that the LORD thy God giveth thee this good land to possess it; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
skip 44, width 44 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 265,817Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,675 sequences of עקרון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,712).
- Genesis 140
- Exodus 89
- Leviticus 61
- Numbers 92
- Deuteronomy 45
- Joshua 70
- Judges 56
- Samuel 99
- Kings 108
- Isaiah 110
- Jeremiah 112
- Ezekiel 99
- The Twelve 95
- Psalms 124
- Proverbs 55
- Job 78
- Song of Songs 6
- Ruth 5
- Lamentations 3
- Ecclesiastes 17
- Esther 7
- Daniel 36
- Ezra–Nehemiah 60
- Chronicles 108
Outside the Torah
חַיִּים וָחֶסֶד עָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִי וּפְקֻדָּתְךָ שָֽׁמְרָה רוּחִֽי
Thou hast granted me life and favour, And Thy providence hath preserved my spirit.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 971,623Open in the laboratory →
וּלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹת בְּנֵֽי־קְהָת הַלְוִיִּם הַנּוֹתָרִים מִבְּנֵי קְהָת וַֽיְהִי עָרֵי גֽוֹרָלָם מִמַּטֵּה אֶפְרָֽיִם
And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 337,178Open in the laboratory →
וְרִיב לַֽיהוָה עִם־יְהוּדָה וְלִפְקֹד עַֽל־יַעֲקֹב כִּדְרָכָיו כְּמַעֲלָלָיו יָשִׁיב לֽוֹ
The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways, According to his doings will He recompense him.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 809,654Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עקרון — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עקרון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 426.
As a plain word it stands 15 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 13:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ekron in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, עקרון appears 421 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 462, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ekron in the Torah?
Skip 13, reading backward from Leviticus 26:21 — the shortest of 421 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 462.
How is Ekron spelled in Hebrew?
Ekron is spelled עקרון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 426.
Is Ekron in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,675 sequences of עקרון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,712).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 462 here) beside the count.