Elders זקנים
Elders is written זקנים in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, Elders is found 121 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 7 (Leviticus 22:10) — about what chance alone gives (about 129).
- Found in the Torah
- 121
- Chance alone
- 129
- P (≥ found)
- 0.78
- Shortest skip
- 7
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, זקנים appears 121 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 129, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 7 — the first at Leviticus 22:10, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 1,029 sequences of זקנים, against about 1,018 from chance alone.
- Genesis 30
- Exodus 23
- Leviticus 19
- Numbers 38
- Deuteronomy 11
The shortest skips
וְכָל־זָר לֹא־יֹאכַל קֹדֶשׁ תּוֹשַׁב כֹּהֵן וְשָׂכִיר לֹא־יֹאכַל קֹֽדֶשׁ
There shall no common man eat of the holy thing; a tenant of a priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 175,046Open in the laboratory →
זֶה סֵפֶר תּוֹלְדֹת אָדָם בְּיוֹם בְּרֹא אֱלֹהִים אָדָם בִּדְמוּת אֱלֹהִים עָשָׂה אֹתֽוֹ
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 5,423Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַזְּרֹעַ בְּשֵׁלָה מִן־הָאַיִל וְֽחַלַּת מַצָּה אַחַת מִן־הַסַּל וּרְקִיק מַצָּה אֶחָד וְנָתַן עַל־כַּפֵּי הַנָּזִיר אַחַר הִֽתְגַּלְּחוֹ אֶת־נִזְרֽוֹ
And the priest shall take the shoulder of the ram when it is sodden, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven his consecrated head.
skip 74, width 74 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 198,002Open in the laboratory →
וְזָֽכַרְתָּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי הוּא הַנֹּתֵן לְךָ כֹּחַ לַעֲשׂוֹת חָיִל לְמַעַן הָקִים אֶת־בְּרִיתוֹ אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God, for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
skip 128, width 128 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 265,194Open in the laboratory →
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִקַּח אֶת־אִשָּׁה וְאֶת־אִמָּהּ זִמָּה הִוא בָּאֵשׁ יִשְׂרְפוּ אֹתוֹ וְאֶתְהֶן וְלֹא־תִהְיֶה זִמָּה בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם
And if a man take with his wife also her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
skip 147, width 147 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 172,620Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, זקנים appears 555 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 537, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 30
- Exodus 23
- Leviticus 19
- Numbers 38
- Deuteronomy 16
- Joshua 9
- Judges 17
- Samuel 21
- Kings 33
- Isaiah 40
- Jeremiah 43
- Ezekiel 31
- The Twelve 21
- Psalms 65
- Proverbs 16
- Job 20
- Song of Songs 2
- Ruth 2
- Lamentations 3
- Ecclesiastes 5
- Esther 3
- Daniel 20
- Ezra–Nehemiah 31
- Chronicles 47
Outside the Torah
וַיָּמָת נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא לִפְנֵי אֲבִיהֶם וּבָנִים לֹא־הָיוּ לָהֶם וַֽיְכַהֲנוּ אֶלְעָזָר וְאִיתָמָֽר
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,132,714Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּכְרֵת יְהוָה מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל רֹאשׁ וְזָנָב כִּפָּה וְאַגְמוֹן יוֹם אֶחָֽד
Therefore the LORD doth cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 584,849Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּשְׁלַח וַתִּקְרָא לְבָרָק בֶּן־אֲבִינֹעַם מִקֶּדֶשׁ נַפְתָּלִי וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הֲלֹא צִוָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵךְ וּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ בְּהַר תָּבוֹר וְלָקַחְתָּ עִמְּךָ עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי נַפְתָּלִי וּמִבְּנֵי זְבֻלֽוּן
And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him: ‘Hath not the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded, saying: Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 350,464Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זקנים — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as זקנים, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 207.
As a plain word it stands 15 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 18:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Elders in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, זקנים appears 121 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 129, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Elders in the Torah?
Skip 7, reading backward from Leviticus 22:10 — the shortest of 121 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 129.
How is Elders spelled in Hebrew?
Elders is spelled זקנים — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 207.
Is Elders in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, זקנים appears 555 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 537, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 129 here) beside the count.