Jokshan יקשן
Jokshan (יקשן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Jokshan appears 124,900 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–101,616), 6.7% more than chance alone would give (about 117,062; probability 5.7 × 10⁻¹¹⁴).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 124,900
- Chance alone · every skip
- 117,062
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 5.7 × 10⁻¹¹⁴
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 101,224
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 11,582 found · chance alone about 11,235 (probability of 11,582 or more by chance alone: 0.00056).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–101,616), יקשן appears 124,900 times in the Torah — 6.7% more than the 117,062 chance alone would give; the probability of 124,900 or more by chance alone is 5.7 × 10⁻¹¹⁴.
The shortest skip at which יקשן appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 9:3, reading forward.
The longest skip at which יקשן was found in the Torah is 101,224 — at Genesis 1:20, reading forward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 34,189
- Exodus 26,516
- Leviticus 17,749
- Numbers 25,953
- Deuteronomy 20,493
Examples across the range
5 of the 124,900 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- י ק ש נGenesis 9:3
כָּל־רֶמֶשׂ אֲשֶׁר הוּא־חַי לָכֶם יִהְיֶה לְאָכְלָה כְּיֶרֶק עֵשֶׂב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת־כֹּֽל
Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,428 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- י ק ש נGenesis 9:3
Letter by letter
- י ק ש ןLeviticus 8:12
וַיִּצֹק מִשֶּׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה עַל רֹאשׁ אַהֲרֹן וַיִּמְשַׁח אֹתוֹ לְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 151,365 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- י ק ש ןLeviticus 8:12
- יLeviticus 5:7
… חָטָא שְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אֽוֹ־שְׁנֵי בְנֵֽי־יוֹנָה לַֽיהוָה אֶחָד לְחַטָּאת וְאֶחָד …
And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring his forfeit for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD: one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- קLeviticus 5:9
וְהִזָּה מִדַּם הַחַטָּאת עַל־קִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְהַנִּשְׁאָר בַּדָּם יִמָּצֵה אֶל־יְסוֹד הַמִּזְבֵּחַ חַטָּאת הֽוּא
And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin-offering.
- שLeviticus 5:11
וְאִם־לֹא תַשִּׂיג יָדוֹ לִשְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ לִשְׁנֵי בְנֵי־יוֹנָה …
But if his means suffice not for two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his offering for that wherein he hath sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon; for it is a sin-offering.
- ןLeviticus 5:12
וֶהֱבִיאָהּ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן וְקָמַץ הַכֹּהֵן מִמֶּנָּה מְלוֹא קֻמְצוֹ …
And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as the memorial-part thereof, and make it smoke on the altar, upon the offerings of the LORD made by fire; it is a sin-offering.
skip 102, width 102 — one row is 102 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 146,698 of the TorahOpen at skip 102 in the laboratory →
- יLeviticus 5:7
- יDeuteronomy 29:22
… לֹא תִזָּרַע וְלֹא תַצְמִחַ וְלֹֽא־יַעֲלֶה בָהּ כָּל־עֵשֶׂב כְּֽמַהְפֵּכַת סְדֹם …
and that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and a burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His anger, and in His wrath;
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- קDeuteronomy 29:6
וַתָּבֹאוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וַיֵּצֵא סִיחֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶשְׁבּוֹן וְעוֹג מֶֽלֶךְ־הַבָּשָׁן לִקְרָאתֵנוּ לַמִּלְחָמָה וַנַּכֵּֽם
And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them.
- שDeuteronomy 28:60
וְהֵשִׁיב בְּךָ אֵת כָּל־מַדְוֵה מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר יָגֹרְתָּ מִפְּנֵיהֶם וְדָבְקוּ בָּֽךְ
And He will bring back upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast in dread of; and they shall cleave unto thee.
- נDeuteronomy 28:44
הוּא יַלְוְךָ וְאַתָּה לֹא תַלְוֶנּוּ הוּא יִהְיֶה לְרֹאשׁ וְאַתָּה תִּֽהְיֶה לְזָנָֽב
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him; he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 296,717 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- יDeuteronomy 29:22
- יGenesis 1:20
… עַל־הָאָרֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
And God said: ‘Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- קExodus 16:16
… מִסְפַּר נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם אִישׁ לַאֲשֶׁר בְּאָהֳלוֹ תִּקָּֽחוּ
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded: Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent.’
- שNumbers 8:19
… נֶגֶף בְּגֶשֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ
And I have given the Levites— they are given to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel…
- ןDeuteronomy 34:9
וִֽיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן מָלֵא רוּחַ חָכְמָה כִּֽי־סָמַךְ …
And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 101,224, width 101,224 — one row is 101,224 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 958 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,224 in the laboratory →
- יGenesis 1:20
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–399,013), יקשן appears 1,632,894 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,673,922, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 41,369 found · chance alone about 41,680 (probability of 41,369 or more by chance alone: 0.94).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 115,628
- Exodus 80,443
- Leviticus 49,001
- Numbers 72,987
- Deuteronomy 63,544
- Joshua 47,836
- Judges 53,973
- Samuel 123,706
- Kings 130,371
- Isaiah 89,237
- Jeremiah 115,039
- Ezekiel 101,513
- The Twelve 85,440
- Psalms 132,169
- Proverbs 36,654
- Job 51,562
- Song of Songs 8,006
- Ruth 6,910
- Lamentations 9,476
- Ecclesiastes 14,136
- Esther 14,345
- Daniel 33,158
- Ezra–Nehemiah 55,839
- Chronicles 141,921
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- י ק ש ן2 Kings 9:6
וַיָּקָם וַיָּבֹא הַבַּיְתָה וַיִּצֹק הַשֶּׁמֶן אֶל־רֹאשׁוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ כֹּֽה …
And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him: ‘Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 542,908 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- י ק ש ן2 Kings 9:6
- יJeremiah 3:18
… בֵית־יְהוּדָה עַל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיָבֹאוּ יַחְדָּו מֵאֶרֶץ צָפוֹן עַל־הָאָרֶץ …
In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- קJeremiah 3:19
… צְבִי צִבְאוֹת גּוֹיִם וָאֹמַר אָבִי תקראו־לִי וּמֵאַחֲרַי לֹא תשובו
But I said: ‘How would I put thee among the sons, And give thee a pleasant land, The goodliest heritage of the nations! ’ And I said: ‘Thou shalt call Me, My father; And shalt not turn away from following Me.’
- שJeremiah 3:21
… יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי הֶעֱוּוּ אֶת־דַּרְכָּם שָׁכְחוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם
Hark! upon the high hills is heard The suppliant weeping of the children of Israel; For that they have perverted their way, They have forgotten the LORD their God.
- נJeremiah 3:23
אָכֵן לַשֶּׁקֶר מִגְּבָעוֹת הָמוֹן הָרִים אָכֵן בַּיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ תְּשׁוּעַת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Truly vain have proved the hills, The uproar on the mountains; Truly in the LORD our God Is the salvation of Israel.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 646,646 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- יJeremiah 3:18
- י2 Chronicles 36:23
… לִבְנֽוֹת־לוֹ בַיִת בִּירוּשָׁלִַם אֲשֶׁר בִּֽיהוּדָה מִֽי־בָכֶם מִכָּל־עַמּוֹ יְהוָה …
’Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD, the God of heaven, given me; and He hath charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all His people—the LORD his God be with him—let him go up.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- קEzekiel 46:21
… אַרְבַּעַת מִקְצוֹעֵי הֶחָצֵר וְהִנֵּה חָצֵר בְּמִקְצֹעַ הֶחָצֵר חָצֵר בְּמִקְצֹעַ הֶחָצֵֽר
Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.
- ש1 Samuel 11:15
… שְׁלָמִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיִּשְׂמַח שָׁם שָׁאוּל וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־מְאֹֽד …
And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
- נGenesis 1:12
… עֹֽשֶׂה־פְּרִי אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ־בוֹ לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
skip 398,815, width 398,815 — one row is 398,815 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,197,011 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,815 in the laboratory →
- י2 Chronicles 36:23
The spelling
יקשן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as יקשן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 460.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 25:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Jokshan appear in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–101,616), יקשן appears 124,900 times in the Torah — 6.7% more than the 117,062 chance alone would give; the probability of 124,900 or more by chance alone is 5.7 × 10⁻¹¹⁴.
What is the shortest skip for Jokshan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 9:3 — the shortest of 124,900 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 117,062.
What is the gematria of Jokshan in Hebrew?
Jokshan is spelled יקשן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 460.
How many times is Jokshan found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–399,013), יקשן appears 1,632,894 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,673,922, 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 117,062 across every skip (2–101,616) here) beside the count.