Erik אריק
Erik is a first name, written אריק in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Erik is found 25,317 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 20:11) — 1.2% above the 25,012 chance alone would give (probability of 25,317 or more by chance alone: 0.03).
- Found in the Torah
- 25,317
- Chance alone
- 25,012
- P (≥ found)
- 0.03
- 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 25,317 sequences of אריק at skips 2–5,000, 1.2% above what chance alone gives (about 25,012); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 20:11, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 250,547 sequences of אריק, against about 260,625 from chance alone.
- Genesis 8,693
- Exodus 5,026
- Leviticus 3,446
- Numbers 4,769
- Deuteronomy 3,383
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם כִּי אָמַרְתִּי רַק אֵין־יִרְאַת אֱלֹהִים בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וַהֲרָגוּנִי עַל־דְּבַר אִשְׁתִּֽי
And Abraham said: ‘Because I thought: Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,955Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל־בְּנוֹ מַה־זֶּה מִהַרְתָּ לִמְצֹא בְּנִי וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי הִקְרָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְפָנָֽי
And Isaac said unto his son: ‘How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son?’ And he said: ‘Because the LORD thy God sent me good speed.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 37,146Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵין קוֹל עֲנוֹת גְּבוּרָה וְאֵין קוֹל עֲנוֹת חֲלוּשָׁה קוֹל עַנּוֹת אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵֽעַ
And he said: ‘It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome, but the noise of them that sing do I hear.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 126,746Open in the laboratory →
כִּי לֹא־נַחַשׁ בְּיַעֲקֹב וְלֹא־קֶסֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כָּעֵת יֵאָמֵר לְיַעֲקֹב וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל מַה־פָּעַל אֵֽל
For there is no enchantment with Jacob, Neither is there any divination with Israel; Now is it said of Jacob and of Israel: ‘What hath God wrought! ’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 228,677Open in the laboratory →
וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֹּאמֶר אָסַף אֱלֹהִים אֶת־חֶרְפָּתִֽי
And she conceived, and bore a son, and said: ‘God hath taken away my reproach.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 42,503Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 84,708 sequences of אריק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 84,662).
- Genesis 8,693
- Exodus 5,026
- Leviticus 3,446
- Numbers 4,769
- Deuteronomy 3,668
- Joshua 2,498
- Judges 2,805
- Samuel 5,797
- Kings 7,380
- Isaiah 5,607
- Jeremiah 6,115
- Ezekiel 4,630
- The Twelve 4,549
- Psalms 4,918
- Proverbs 1,894
- Job 2,554
- Song of Songs 281
- Ruth 449
- Lamentations 315
- Ecclesiastes 557
- Esther 639
- Daniel 1,821
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,832
- Chronicles 4,465
Outside the Torah
כְּתֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָה תִפּוֹל וְאֶזְרֹעִי מִקָּנָה תִשָּׁבֵֽר
Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 986,098Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּזְעֵק סִֽיסְרָא אֶת־כָּל־רִכְבּוֹ תְּשַׁע מֵאוֹת רֶכֶב בַּרְזֶל וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ מֵחֲרֹשֶׁת הַגּוֹיִם אֶל־נַחַל קִישֽׁוֹן
And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth-goiim, unto the brook Kishon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 350,827Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם יְהוֹרָם עַל־מַמְלֶכַת אָבִיו וַיִּתְחַזַּק וַיַּהֲרֹג אֶת־כָּל־אֶחָיו בֶּחָרֶב וְגַם מִשָּׂרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,170,013Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אריק — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as אריק, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 311.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 15:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Eric, Arik.
Questions
Is Erik in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 25,317 sequences of אריק at skips 2–5,000, 1.2% above what chance alone gives (about 25,012); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Erik in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 20:11 — the shortest of 25,317 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 25,012.
How is Erik spelled in Hebrew?
Erik is spelled אריק — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 311.
Is Erik in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 84,708 sequences of אריק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 84,662).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 25,012 here) beside the count.