Ikkesh עקש
Ikkesh (עקש) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Ikkesh is found 88,809 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 12:8) — 1.9% above the 87,162 chance alone would give (probability of 88,809 or more by chance alone: 1.4 × 10⁻⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 88,809
- Chance alone
- 87,162
- P (≥ found)
- 1.4 × 10⁻⁸
- 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 88,809 sequences of עקש at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% above what chance alone gives (about 87,162); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.4 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 12:8, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 1,420,691 sequences of עקש, against about 1,350,979 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 87,162 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 20,791
- Exodus 22,391
- Leviticus 13,990
- Numbers 21,323
- Deuteronomy 10,314
The shortest skips
וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵֽית־אֵל וַיֵּט אָהֳלֹה בֵּֽית־אֵל מִיָּם וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּֽבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַֽיהוָה וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֽה
And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,539Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־אֵלֶּה חָֽבְרוּ אֶל־עֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּים הוּא יָם הַמֶּֽלַח
All these came as allies unto the vale of Siddim—the same is the Salt Sea.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,176Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם וּמֶלֶךְ עֲמֹרָה וּמֶלֶךְ אַדְמָה וּמֶלֶךְ צביים וּמֶלֶךְ בֶּלַע הִוא־צֹעַר וַיַּֽעַרְכוּ אִתָּם מִלְחָמָה בְּעֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּֽים
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela—the same is Zoar; and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Siddim;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,482Open in the laboratory →
וְעֵמֶק הַשִׂדִּים בֶּֽאֱרֹת בֶּאֱרֹת חֵמָר וַיָּנֻסוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם וַעֲמֹרָה וַיִּפְּלוּ־שָׁמָּה וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִים הֶרָה נָּֽסוּ
Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,562Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם וַיַּחְפֹּר בְּאֵר אַחֶרֶת וְלֹא רָבוּ עָלֶיהָ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמָהּ רְחֹבוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־עַתָּה הִרְחִיב יְהוָה לָנוּ וּפָרִינוּ בָאָֽרֶץ
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said: ‘For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 35,525Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 297,195 sequences of עקש at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 294,964); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.1 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
- Genesis 20,791
- Exodus 22,391
- Leviticus 13,990
- Numbers 21,323
- Deuteronomy 10,913
- Joshua 9,179
- Judges 8,850
- Samuel 18,981
- Kings 22,993
- Isaiah 20,375
- Jeremiah 17,569
- Ezekiel 14,466
- The Twelve 14,059
- Psalms 18,998
- Proverbs 10,389
- Job 9,557
- Song of Songs 1,197
- Ruth 1,332
- Lamentations 1,477
- Ecclesiastes 2,903
- Esther 1,966
- Daniel 5,696
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,255
- Chronicles 19,545
Outside the Torah
וַיַּכֵּם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ מִקָּדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ וְעַד־עַזָּה וְאֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן וְעַד־גִּבְעֽוֹן
And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,241Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵין מַצִּיל כִּי רְֽחוֹקָה־הִיא מִצִּידוֹן וְדָבָר אֵין־לָהֶם עִם־אָדָם וְהִיא בָּעֵמֶק אֲשֶׁר לְבֵית־רְחוֹב וַיִּבְנוּ אֶת־הָעִיר וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בָֽהּ
And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 376,787Open in the laboratory →
מַצְדִּיקֵי רָשָׁע עֵקֶב שֹׁחַד וְצִדְקַת צַדִּיקִים יָסִירוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ
That justify the wicked for a reward, And take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 580,592Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עקש — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עקש, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 470.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 32:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ikkesh in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 88,809 sequences of עקש at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% above what chance alone gives (about 87,162); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.4 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Ikkesh in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 12:8 — the shortest of 88,809 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 87,162.
How is Ikkesh spelled in Hebrew?
Ikkesh is spelled עקש — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 470.
Is Ikkesh in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 297,195 sequences of עקש at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 294,964); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.1 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 87,162 here) beside the count.