Elkanah אלקנה
Elkanah (אלקנה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Elkanah appears 1,226 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,216 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,226
- Chance alone
- 1,216
- P (≥ found)
- 0.39
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,226 sequences of אלקנה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,216).
The shortest skip at which אלקנה appears in the Torah is 5 — the first at Deuteronomy 24:4, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), אלקנה is found 10,085 times; chance alone would give about 9,583.
- Genesis 343
- Exodus 212
- Leviticus 219
- Numbers 289
- Deuteronomy 163
The shortest skips
לֹא־יוּכַל בַּעְלָהּ הָרִאשׁוֹן אֲשֶֽׁר־שִׁלְּחָהּ לָשׁוּב לְקַחְתָּהּ לִהְיוֹת לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר הֻטַּמָּאָה כִּֽי־תוֹעֵבָה הִוא לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְלֹא תַחֲטִיא אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָֽה
her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD; and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 286,993Open in the laboratory →
יָאִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה לָקַח אֶת־כָּל־חֶבֶל אַרְגֹּב עַד־גְּבוּל הַגְּשׁוּרִי וְהַמַּֽעֲכָתִי וַיִּקְרָא אֹתָם עַל־שְׁמוֹ אֶת־הַבָּשָׁן חַוֺּת יָאִיר עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day.—
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 255,352Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפְקַח אֱלֹהִים אֶת־עֵינֶיהָ וַתֵּרֶא בְּאֵר מָיִם וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתְּמַלֵּא אֶת־הַחֵמֶת מַיִם וַתַּשְׁקְ אֶת־הַנָּֽעַר
And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 26,250Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הָעֹלָה הִמְצִיאוּ אֵלָיו לִנְתָחֶיהָ וְאֶת־הָרֹאשׁ וַיַּקְטֵר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And they delivered the burnt-offering unto him, piece by piece, and the head; and he made them smoke upon the altar.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 153,594Open in the laboratory →
וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אִשֶּׁה לַֽיהוָה עֹלָה אוֹ־זֶבַח לְפַלֵּא־נֶדֶר אוֹ בִנְדָבָה אוֹ בְּמֹעֲדֵיכֶם לַעֲשׂוֹת רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַֽיהוָה מִן־הַבָּקָר אוֹ מִן־הַצֹּֽאן
and will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt-offering, or a sacrifice, in fulfilment of a vow clearly uttered, or as a freewill-offering, or in your appointed seasons, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock;
skip 21, width 21 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 213,444Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 3,645 sequences of אלקנה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,731).
- Genesis 343
- Exodus 212
- Leviticus 219
- Numbers 289
- Deuteronomy 176
- Joshua 122
- Judges 113
- Samuel 306
- Kings 256
- Isaiah 186
- Jeremiah 268
- Ezekiel 201
- The Twelve 167
- Psalms 182
- Proverbs 49
- Job 83
- Song of Songs 11
- Ruth 16
- Lamentations 13
- Ecclesiastes 23
- Esther 16
- Daniel 102
- Ezra–Nehemiah 92
- Chronicles 200
Outside the Torah
כִּֽי־כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה הִנְנִי קוֹלֵעַ אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ בַּפַּעַם הַזֹּאת וַהֲצֵרוֹתִי לָהֶם לְמַעַן יִמְצָֽאוּ
For thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 657,735Open in the laboratory →
וָֽאֶרְעֶה אֶת־צֹאן הַֽהֲרֵגָה לָכֵן עֲנִיֵּי הַצֹּאן וָאֶקַּֽח־לִי שְׁנֵי מַקְלוֹת לְאַחַד קָרָאתִי נֹעַם וּלְאַחַד קָרָאתִי חֹֽבְלִים וָאֶרְעֶה אֶת־הַצֹּֽאן
So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Graciousness, and the other I called Binders; and I fed the flock.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 851,626Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲנִי קִֽרֲבַת אֱלֹהִים לִי־טוֹב שַׁתִּי בַּאדֹנָי יְהֹוִה מַחְסִי לְסַפֵּר כָּל־מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ
But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, That I may tell of all Thy works.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 896,577Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלקנה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אלקנה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 186.
As a plain word it stands 19 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 1:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Elkanah in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,226 sequences of אלקנה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,216).
What is the shortest skip for Elkanah in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Deuteronomy 24:4 — the shortest of 1,226 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,216.
What is the gematria of Elkanah in Hebrew?
Elkanah is spelled אלקנה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 186.
How many times is Elkanah found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 3,645 sequences of אלקנה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,731).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,216 here) beside the count.