Hatikvah התקוה
Hatikvah — in Hebrew התקוה — Israel's national anthem. Hatikvah appears 2,326 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 2,268 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,326
- Chance alone
- 2,268
- P (≥ found)
- 0.11
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, התקוה appears 2,326 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,268, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which התקוה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 18:20, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), התקוה is found 19,164 times; chance alone would give about 17,871.
- Genesis 447
- Exodus 576
- Leviticus 545
- Numbers 447
- Deuteronomy 311
The shortest skips
וְהִזְהַרְתָּה אֶתְהֶם אֶת־הַחֻקִּים וְאֶת־הַתּוֹרֹת וְהוֹדַעְתָּ לָהֶם אֶת־הַדֶּרֶךְ יֵלְכוּ בָהּ וְאֶת־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֽׂוּן
And thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 105,172Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת־הַמִּצְוָה וְאֶת־הַֽחֻקִּים וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם לַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם
Thou shalt therefore keep the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which I command thee this day, to do them.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 263,220Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽקָּהֲלוּ עַל־מֹשֶׁה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם רַב־לָכֶם כִּי כָל־הָֽעֵדָה כֻּלָּם קְדֹשִׁים וּבְתוֹכָם יְהוָה וּמַדּוּעַ תִּֽתְנַשְּׂאוּ עַל־קְהַל יְהוָֽה
and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them: ‘Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them; wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?’
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 215,476Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקֹּב בֶּן־הָֽאִשָּׁה הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית אֶת־הַשֵּׁם וַיְקַלֵּל וַיָּבִיאוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ שְׁלֹמִית בַּת־דִּבְרִי לְמַטֵּה־דָֽן
And the son of the Israelitish woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 179,049Open in the laboratory →
הַקָּהָל חֻקָּה אַחַת לָכֶם וְלַגֵּר הַגָּר חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם כָּכֶם כַּגֵּר יִהְיֶה לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
As for the congregation, there shall be one statute both for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you, a statute for ever throughout your generations; as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 213,968Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 6,675 sequences of התקוה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,694).
- Genesis 447
- Exodus 576
- Leviticus 545
- Numbers 447
- Deuteronomy 341
- Joshua 211
- Judges 180
- Samuel 367
- Kings 538
- Isaiah 363
- Jeremiah 533
- Ezekiel 497
- The Twelve 341
- Psalms 280
- Proverbs 90
- Job 82
- Song of Songs 19
- Ruth 29
- Lamentations 18
- Ecclesiastes 45
- Esther 61
- Daniel 79
- Ezra–Nehemiah 143
- Chronicles 443
Outside the Torah
וָאֶקַּח אֶת־הַכּוֹס מִיַּד יְהוָה וָֽאַשְׁקֶה אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר־שְׁלָחַנִי יְהוָה אֲלֵיהֶֽם
Then took I the cup of the LORD’S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 678,145Open in the laboratory →
כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת קִנֵּאתִי לְצִיּוֹן קִנְאָה גְדוֹלָה וְחֵמָה גְדוֹלָה קִנֵּאתִי לָֽהּ
’Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great fury.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 848,332Open in the laboratory →
גַּם סָֽגְרוּ דַּלְתוֹת הָאוּלָם וַיְכַבּוּ אֶת־הַנֵּרוֹת וּקְטֹרֶת לֹא הִקְטִירוּ וְעֹלָה לֹא־הֶעֱלוּ בַקֹּדֶשׁ לֵאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt-offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,181,770Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
התקוה — the name in Hebrew letters: Israel's national anthem. Searched as התקוה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 516.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Zechariah 9:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- התקווה — the name in Hebrew letters found 246 in the Torah (chance 225)
Questions
Is Hatikvah in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, התקוה appears 2,326 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,268, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Hatikvah in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Exodus 18:20 — the shortest of 2,326 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,268.
What is the gematria of Hatikvah in Hebrew?
Hatikvah is spelled התקוה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 516; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Hatikvah found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 6,675 sequences of התקוה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,694).
Search it yourself
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