Incense קטרת
Incense is written קטרת in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, Incense is found 983 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 11 (Leviticus 20:26) — about what chance alone gives (about 949).
- Found in the Torah
- 983
- Chance alone
- 949
- P (≥ found)
- 0.14
- Shortest skip
- 11
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 983 sequences of קטרת at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 949).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 11 — the first at Leviticus 20:26, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 10,923 sequences of קטרת, against about 9,883 from chance alone.
- Genesis 159
- Exodus 198
- Leviticus 332
- Numbers 182
- Deuteronomy 112
The shortest skips
וִהְיִיתֶם לִי קְדֹשִׁים כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אֲנִי יְהוָה וָאַבְדִּל אֶתְכֶם מִן־הָֽעַמִּים לִהְיוֹת לִֽי
And ye shall be holy unto Me; for I the LORD am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that ye should be Mine.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 173,384Open in the laboratory →
רַק הַדָּם לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ עַל־הָאָרֶץ תִּשְׁפְּכֶנּוּ כַּמָּֽיִם
Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 271,573Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי מוֹשָׁבָם מִמֵּשָׁא בֹּאֲכָה סְפָרָה הַר הַקֶּֽדֶם
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, unto the mountain of the east.
skip 26, width 26 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 12,603Open in the laboratory →
שֶׁמֶן לַמָּאֹר בְּשָׂמִים לְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּֽים
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
skip 26, width 26 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 113,634Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם בִּלְעָם וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּשָׁב לִמְקֹמוֹ וְגַם־בָּלָק הָלַךְ לְדַרְכּֽוֹ
And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.
skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 230,177Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,723 sequences of קטרת at skips 2–5,000, 6.4% above what chance alone gives (about 2,560); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00071 by chance alone.
- Genesis 159
- Exodus 198
- Leviticus 332
- Numbers 182
- Deuteronomy 116
- Joshua 66
- Judges 50
- Samuel 98
- Kings 138
- Isaiah 181
- Jeremiah 159
- Ezekiel 142
- The Twelve 129
- Psalms 227
- Proverbs 142
- Job 104
- Song of Songs 18
- Ruth 14
- Lamentations 14
- Ecclesiastes 36
- Esther 14
- Daniel 52
- Ezra–Nehemiah 59
- Chronicles 93
Outside the Torah
שָׁמַעְתִּי וַתִּרְגַּז בִּטְנִי לְקוֹל צָלֲלוּ שְׂפָתַי יָבוֹא רָקָב בַּעֲצָמַי וְתַחְתַּי אֶרְגָּז אֲשֶׁר אָנוּחַ לְיוֹם צָרָה לַעֲלוֹת לְעַם יְגוּדֶֽנּוּ
When I heard, mine inward parts trembled, My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entereth into my bones, And I tremble where I stand; that I should wait for the day of trouble, when he cometh up against the people that he invadeth.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 837,206Open in the laboratory →
לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִֽים
To receive the discipline of wisdom, Justice, and right, and equity;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 937,530Open in the laboratory →
הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה בֹנֶה אִם־תֵּלֵךְ בְּחֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי תַּֽעֲשֶׂה וְשָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתַי לָלֶכֶת בָּהֶם וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־דְּבָרִי אִתָּךְ אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶל־דָּוִד אָבִֽיךָ
’As for this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in My statutes, and execute Mine ordinances, and keep all My commandments to walk in them; then will I establish My word with thee, which I spoke unto David thy father;
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 488,410Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קטרת — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as קטרת, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 709.
As a plain word it stands 36 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 30:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Incense in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 983 sequences of קטרת at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 949).
What is the shortest skip for Incense in the Torah?
Skip 11, reading backward from Leviticus 20:26 — the shortest of 983 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 949.
How is Incense spelled in Hebrew?
Incense is spelled קטרת — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 709.
Is Incense in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,723 sequences of קטרת at skips 2–5,000, 6.4% above what chance alone gives (about 2,560); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00071 by chance alone.
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