Jacques ז׳אק
In Hebrew letters the first name Jacques is written ז׳אק — male given name. Jacques appears 30,058 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% more than chance alone would give (about 29,549; probability 0.0016).
- Found in the Torah
- 30,058
- Chance alone
- 29,549
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0016
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, ז׳אק appears 30,058 times in the Torah — 1.7% more than the 29,549 chance alone would give; the probability of 30,058 or more by chance alone is 0.0016.
The shortest skip at which ז׳אק appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 30:9, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), ז׳אק is found 447,183 times; chance alone would give about 458,001.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 29,549 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 6,934
- Exodus 6,579
- Leviticus 6,848
- Numbers 6,121
- Deuteronomy 3,576
The shortest skips
וַתֵּרֶא לֵאָה כִּי עָמְדָה מִלֶּדֶת וַתִּקַּח אֶת־זִלְפָּה שִׁפְחָתָהּ וַתִּתֵּן אֹתָהּ לְיַעֲקֹב לְאִשָּֽׁה
When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 41,871Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה וַיִּקְרָא לְזִקְנֵי הָעָם וַיָּשֶׂם לִפְנֵיהֶם אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּהוּ יְהוָֽה
And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD commanded him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 105,966Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הֲדוֹרָם וְאֶת־אוּזָל וְאֶת־דִּקְלָֽה
and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,514Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־הַקֵּינִי וְאֶת־הַקְּנִזִּי וְאֵת הַקַּדְמֹנִֽי
the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,212Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־זֶבַח שְׁלָמִים קָרְבָּנוֹ אִם מִן־הַבָּקָר הוּא מַקְרִיב אִם־זָכָר אִם־נְקֵבָה תָּמִים יַקְרִיבֶנּוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And if his offering be a sacrifice of peace-offerings: if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 143,390Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 97,722 sequences of ז׳אק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 98,472).
- Genesis 6,934
- Exodus 6,579
- Leviticus 6,848
- Numbers 6,121
- Deuteronomy 3,782
- Joshua 2,310
- Judges 2,851
- Samuel 5,038
- Kings 8,233
- Isaiah 7,768
- Jeremiah 6,064
- Ezekiel 4,594
- The Twelve 4,811
- Psalms 6,069
- Proverbs 2,178
- Job 2,975
- Song of Songs 381
- Ruth 452
- Lamentations 408
- Ecclesiastes 666
- Esther 477
- Daniel 2,945
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,786
- Chronicles 6,452
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־חֲזָהאֵל קַח בְּיָֽדְךָ מִנְחָה וְלֵךְ לִקְרַאת אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים וְדָרַשְׁתָּ אֶת־יְהוָה מֵֽאוֹתוֹ לֵאמֹר הַאֶחְיֶה מֵחֳלִי זֶֽה
And the king said unto Hazael: ‘Take a present in thy hand, and go meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying: Shall I recover of this sickness?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 541,187Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּאֶסֹף יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־כָּל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁכֶמָה וַיִּקְרָא לְזִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְרָאשָׁיו וּלְשֹֽׁפְטָיו וּלְשֹׁטְרָיו וַיִּֽתְיַצְּבוּ לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִֽים
And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 342,387Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח אֶת־זִקְנֵי הָעִיר וְאֶת־קוֹצֵי הַמִּדְבָּר וְאֶת־הַֽבַּרְקֳנִים וַיֹּדַע בָּהֶם אֵת אַנְשֵׁי סֻכּֽוֹת
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 358,681Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ז׳אק — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as זאק, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 108.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Zak.
Questions
Is Jacques in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, ז׳אק appears 30,058 times in the Torah — 1.7% more than the 29,549 chance alone would give; the probability of 30,058 or more by chance alone is 0.0016.
What is the shortest skip for Jacques in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 30:9 — the shortest of 30,058 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 29,549.
What is the gematria of Jacques in Hebrew?
Jacques is spelled ז׳אק — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 108.
How many times is Jacques found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 97,722 sequences of ז׳אק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 98,472).
Search it yourself
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