Hiddekel חדקל
Hiddekel (חדקל) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Tigris. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 1,815 sequences of Hiddekel, the shortest at skip 4 (Numbers 3:47); chance alone would give about 1,762.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,815
- Chance alone
- 1,762
- P (≥ found)
- 0.11
- Shortest skip
- 4
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,815 sequences of חדקל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,762).
The shortest skip at which חדקל appears in the Torah is 4 — the first at Numbers 3:47, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), חדקל is found 19,086 times; chance alone would give about 18,362.
- Genesis 445
- Exodus 385
- Leviticus 293
- Numbers 519
- Deuteronomy 173
The shortest skips
וְלָקַחְתָּ חֲמֵשֶׁת חֲמֵשֶׁת שְׁקָלִים לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ תִּקָּח עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה הַשָּֽׁקֶל
thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them—the shekel is twenty gerahs.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 192,494Open in the laboratory →
עֶשֶׂר אַמּוֹת אֹרֶךְ הַקָּרֶשׁ וְאַמָּה וַחֲצִי הָֽאַמָּה רֹחַב הַקֶּרֶשׁ הָאֶחָֽד
Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 116,092Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים צְנֻמוֹת דַּקּוֹת שְׁדֻפוֹת קָדִים צֹמְחוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 61,209Open in the laboratory →
וְלִפְאַת־יָם קְלָעִים חֲמִשִּׁים בָּֽאַמָּה עַמּוּדֵיהֶם עֲשָׂרָה וְאַדְנֵיהֶם עֲשָׂרָה וָוֵי הָעַמֻּדִים וַחֲשׁוּקֵיהֶם כָּֽסֶף
And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 136,772Open in the laboratory →
מִחוּץ לְפָרֹכֶת הָעֵדֻת בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד יַעֲרֹךְ אֹתוֹ אַהֲרֹן מֵעֶרֶב עַד־בֹּקֶר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה תָּמִיד חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם
Without the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron order it from evening to morning before the LORD continually; it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 178,619Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
7,534 sequences of חדקל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 7,438 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 445
- Exodus 385
- Leviticus 293
- Numbers 519
- Deuteronomy 179
- Joshua 178
- Judges 187
- Samuel 597
- Kings 505
- Isaiah 503
- Jeremiah 362
- Ezekiel 408
- The Twelve 320
- Psalms 648
- Proverbs 382
- Job 337
- Song of Songs 49
- Ruth 24
- Lamentations 53
- Ecclesiastes 79
- Esther 80
- Daniel 314
- Ezra–Nehemiah 214
- Chronicles 473
Outside the Torah
בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן וְגָדִי וַחֲצִי שֵֽׁבֶט־מְנַשֶּׁה מִן־בְּנֵי־חַיִל אֲנָשִׁים נֹשְׂאֵי מָגֵן וְחֶרֶב וְדֹרְכֵי קֶשֶׁת וּלְמוּדֵי מִלְחָמָה אַרְבָּעִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת וְשִׁשִּׁים יֹצְאֵי צָבָֽא
The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, as many as were valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty and four thousand seven hundred and threescore, that were able to go forth to war.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,104,914Open 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 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 848,318Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי לֹא־שָׁמַע הַמֶּלֶךְ לָהֶם וַיָּשִׁיבוּ הָעָם אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹר מַה־לָּנוּ חֵלֶק בְּדָוִיד וְלֹֽא־נַחֲלָה בְּבֶן־יִשַׁי אִישׁ לְאֹהָלֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל עַתָּה רְאֵה בֵיתְךָ דָּוִיד וַיֵּלֶךְ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאֹהָלָֽיו
And when all Israel [saw] that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying: ‘What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to your tents, O Israel; now see to thine own house, David.’ So all Israel departed unto their tents.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,156,503Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חדקל — the Tanakh's own spelling: Tigris. Searched as חדקל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 142.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Hiddekel in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,815 sequences of חדקל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,762).
What is the shortest skip for Hiddekel in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading backward from Numbers 3:47 — the shortest of 1,815 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,762.
What is the gematria of Hiddekel in Hebrew?
Hiddekel is spelled חדקל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 142.
How many times is Hiddekel found in the whole Tanakh?
7,534 sequences of חדקל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 7,438 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,762 here) beside the count.