Holy of Holies קדש הקדשים
Holy of Holies — in Hebrew קדש הקדשים — the innermost chamber of the Temple. In the Torah codes, קדש (from Holy of Holies) is found 55,343 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 6:9) — 1.6% above the 54,482 chance alone would give (probability of 55,343 or more by chance alone: 0.00012).
- Found in the Torah (קדש)
- 55,343
- Chance alone
- 54,482
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00012
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for קדש, and הקדשים has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 55,343 sequences of קדש at skips 2–5,000, 1.6% above what chance alone gives (about 54,482); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00012 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 6:9, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 840,418 sequences of קדש, against about 844,452 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 54,482 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 13,443
- Exodus 11,903
- Leviticus 9,240
- Numbers 14,515
- Deuteronomy 6,242
The shortest skips
אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת נֹחַ נֹחַ אִישׁ צַדִּיק תָּמִים הָיָה בְּדֹֽרֹתָיו אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִים הִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־נֹֽחַ
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was in his generations a man righteous and wholehearted; Noah walked with God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 7,253Open in the laboratory →
וּבְיוֹם הָקִים אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן כִּסָּה הֶֽעָנָן אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן לְאֹהֶל הָעֵדֻת וּבָעֶרֶב יִהְיֶה עַֽל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן כְּמַרְאֵה־אֵשׁ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר
And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, even the tent of the testimony; and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until morning.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 204,664Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּהֲפֹךְ יְהוָה רֽוּחַ־יָם חָזָק מְאֹד וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־הָאַרְבֶּה וַיִּתְקָעֵהוּ יָמָּה סּוּף לֹא נִשְׁאַר אַרְבֶּה אֶחָד בְּכֹל גְּבוּל מִצְרָֽיִם
And the LORD turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 92,779Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יָרִים מֹשֶׁה יָדוֹ וְגָבַר יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכַאֲשֶׁר יָנִיחַ יָדוֹ וְגָבַר עֲמָלֵֽק
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 103,858Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרִיב מִמֶּנּוּ אֶחָד מִכָּל־קָרְבָּן תְּרוּמָה לַיהוָה לַכֹּהֵן הַזֹּרֵק אֶת־דַּם הַשְּׁלָמִים לוֹ יִהְיֶֽה
And of it he shall present one out of each offering for a gift unto the LORD; it shall be the priest’s that dasheth the blood of the peace-offerings against the altar.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 149,604Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, קדש appears 209,845 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 213,079, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 13,443
- Exodus 11,903
- Leviticus 9,240
- Numbers 14,515
- Deuteronomy 6,680
- Joshua 4,872
- Judges 5,461
- Samuel 18,492
- Kings 15,307
- Isaiah 13,582
- Jeremiah 12,779
- Ezekiel 11,922
- The Twelve 9,178
- Psalms 15,341
- Proverbs 7,079
- Job 6,048
- Song of Songs 922
- Ruth 1,088
- Lamentations 1,080
- Ecclesiastes 1,841
- Esther 1,932
- Daniel 7,455
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,968
- Chronicles 13,717
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּטֶרֶם יָבֹא הַחַרְסָה מַה־מָּתוֹק מִדְּבַשׁ וּמֶה עַז מֵאֲרִי וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם לוּלֵא חֲרַשְׁתֶּם בְּעֶגְלָתִי לֹא מְצָאתֶם חִידָתִֽי
And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down: What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them: If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 370,449Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן יְשַׁלַּח הָאָדוֹן יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת בְּמִשְׁמַנָּיו רָזוֹן וְתַחַת כְּבֹדוֹ יֵקַד יְקֹד כִּיקוֹד אֵֽשׁ
Therefore will the Lord, the LORD of hosts, Send among his fat ones leanness; And under his glory there shall be kindled A burning like the burning of fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 586,081Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי בָבֶל וְכָל־כַּשְׂדִּים פְּקוֹד וְשׁוֹעַ וְקוֹעַ כָּל־בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר אוֹתָם בַּחוּרֵי חֶמֶד פַּחוֹת וּסְגָנִים כֻּלָּם שָֽׁלִשִׁים וּקְרוּאִים רֹכְבֵי סוּסִים כֻּלָּֽם
the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, handsome young men, governors and rulers all of them, captains and councillors, all of them riding upon horses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 759,961Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קדש הקדשים — the Tanakh's own spelling: the innermost chamber of the Temple. Searched as קדש, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 404.
As a plain word it stands 186 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- הקדשים — the Tanakh's own spelling found 51 in the Torah (chance 41.6)
Questions
Does Holy of Holies appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 55,343 sequences of קדש at skips 2–5,000, 1.6% above what chance alone gives (about 54,482); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00012 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Holy of Holies in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 6:9 — the shortest of 55,343 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 54,482.
How is Holy of Holies spelled in Hebrew?
Holy of Holies is spelled קדש הקדשים — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 404; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Holy of Holies in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, קדש appears 209,845 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 213,079, 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 54,482 here) beside the count.