Joktan יקטן
Joktan (יקטן) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Joktan is found 1,316 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 4 (Genesis 14:7) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,300).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,316
- Chance alone
- 1,300
- P (≥ found)
- 0.33
- Shortest skip
- 4
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
1,316 sequences of יקטן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,300 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Genesis 14:7, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 15,562 sequences of יקטן, against about 13,542 from chance alone.
- Genesis 275
- Exodus 239
- Leviticus 345
- Numbers 339
- Deuteronomy 118
The shortest skips
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־עֵין מִשְׁפָּט הִוא קָדֵשׁ וַיַּכּוּ אֶֽת־כָּל־שְׂדֵה הָעֲמָלֵקִי וְגַם אֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי הַיֹּשֵׁב בְּחַֽצְצֹן תָּמָֽר
And they turned back, and came to En-mishpat—the same is Kadesh—and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 16,381Open in the laboratory →
לִבְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה תּוֹלְדֹתָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם בְּמִסְפַּר שֵׁמוֹת מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כֹּל יֹצֵא צָבָֽא
Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 187,844Open in the laboratory →
כְּתֹֽנֶת־בַּד קֹדֶשׁ יִלְבָּשׁ וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־בַד יִהְיוּ עַל־בְּשָׂרוֹ וּבְאַבְנֵט בַּד יַחְגֹּר וּבְמִצְנֶפֶת בַּד יִצְנֹף בִּגְדֵי־קֹדֶשׁ הֵם וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם אֶת־בְּשָׂרוֹ וּלְבֵשָֽׁם
He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired; they are the holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 166,160Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁחַט אֶת־הַשּׁוֹר וְאֶת־הָאַיִל זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אֲשֶׁר לָעָם וַיַּמְצִאוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַדָּם אֵלָיו וַיִּזְרְקֵהוּ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
He slew also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which was for the people; and Aaron’s sons delivered unto him the blood, and he dashed it against the altar round about,
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 153,788Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת שְׁתֵּי קְצוֹת שְׁתֵּי הָֽעֲבֹתֹת נָתְנוּ עַל־שְׁתֵּי הַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹת וַֽיִּתְּנֻם עַל־כִּתְפֹת הָאֵפֹד אֶל־מוּל פָּנָֽיו
And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains they put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, in the forepart thereof.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 138,691Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 4,666 sequences of יקטן at skips 2–5,000, 3.3% above what chance alone gives (about 4,519); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
- Genesis 275
- Exodus 239
- Leviticus 345
- Numbers 339
- Deuteronomy 122
- Joshua 89
- Judges 96
- Samuel 207
- Kings 221
- Isaiah 334
- Jeremiah 231
- Ezekiel 256
- The Twelve 256
- Psalms 469
- Proverbs 217
- Job 244
- Song of Songs 32
- Ruth 27
- Lamentations 37
- Ecclesiastes 45
- Esther 28
- Daniel 172
- Ezra–Nehemiah 158
- Chronicles 227
Outside the Torah
וְהָיָה אֱמוּנַת עִתֶּיךָ חֹסֶן יְשׁוּעֹת חָכְמַת וָדָעַת יִרְאַת יְהוָה הִיא אוֹצָרֽוֹ
And the stability of thy times shall be a hoard of salvation—wisdom and knowledge, And the fear of the LORD which is His treasure.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 606,806Open in the laboratory →
מֵסִיר שָׂפָה לְנֶאֱמָנִים וְטַעַם זְקֵנִים יִקָּֽח
He removeth the speech of men of trust, And taketh away the sense of the elders.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 973,081Open in the laboratory →
בַּבֹּקֶר זְרַע אֶת־זַרְעֶךָ וְלָעֶרֶב אַל־תַּנַּח יָדֶךָ כִּי אֵֽינְךָ יוֹדֵע אֵי זֶה יִכְשָׁר הֲזֶה אוֹ־זֶה וְאִם־שְׁנֵיהֶם כְּאֶחָד טוֹבִֽים
In the morning sow thy seed, And in the evening withhold not thy hand; For thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, Or whether they both shall be alike good.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,021,949Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יקטן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as יקטן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 169.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:25. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Joktan appear in the Torah codes?
1,316 sequences of יקטן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,300 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Joktan in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading backward from Genesis 14:7 — the shortest of 1,316 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,300.
How is Joktan spelled in Hebrew?
Joktan is spelled יקטן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 169.
Is Joktan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 4,666 sequences of יקטן at skips 2–5,000, 3.3% above what chance alone gives (about 4,519); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 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 1,300 here) beside the count.