Kaddish קדיש
Kaddish — in Hebrew קדיש — the prayer sanctifying God's Name, said by mourners. Kaddish appears 5,605 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 5,593 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 5,605
- Chance alone
- 5,593
- P (≥ found)
- 0.44
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
5,605 sequences of קדיש at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,593 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which קדיש appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 10:17, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), קדיש is found 56,465 times; chance alone would give about 58,274.
- Genesis 1,507
- Exodus 1,223
- Leviticus 840
- Numbers 1,400
- Deuteronomy 635
The shortest skips
מַדּוּעַ לֹֽא־אֲכַלְתֶּם אֶת־הַֽחַטָּאת בִּמְקוֹם הַקֹּדֶשׁ כִּי קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים הִוא וְאֹתָהּ נָתַן לָכֶם לָשֵׂאת אֶת־עֲוֺן הָעֵדָה לְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיהֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
’Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin-offering in the place of the sanctuary, seeing it is most holy, and He hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 155,204Open in the laboratory →
וְהָֽיְתָה לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו וַאֲכָלֻהוּ בְּמָקוֹם קָדֹשׁ כִּי קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים הוּא לוֹ מֵאִשֵּׁי יְהוָה חָק־עוֹלָֽם
And it shall be for Aaron and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, a perpetual due.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 178,944Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּה אֶת־הַפָּרֹכֶת תַּחַת הַקְּרָסִים וְהֵבֵאתָ שָׁמָּה מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת אֵת אֲרוֹן הָעֵדוּת וְהִבְדִּילָה הַפָּרֹכֶת לָכֶם בֵּין הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּבֵין קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים
And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, and shalt bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 116,974Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצְאוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְכָל־נְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה לִקְרָאתָם אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 240,051Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּקְרָא לְאַנְשֵׁי בֵיתָהּ וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם לֵאמֹר רְאוּ הֵבִיא לָנוּ אִישׁ עִבְרִי לְצַחֶק בָּנוּ בָּא אֵלַי לִשְׁכַּב עִמִּי וָאֶקְרָא בְּקוֹל גָּדֽוֹל
that she called unto the men of her house, and spoke unto them, saying: ‘See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 58,352Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 23,902 sequences of קדיש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 24,490).
- Genesis 1,507
- Exodus 1,223
- Leviticus 840
- Numbers 1,400
- Deuteronomy 694
- Joshua 556
- Judges 666
- Samuel 2,180
- Kings 1,870
- Isaiah 1,608
- Jeremiah 1,447
- Ezekiel 1,314
- The Twelve 999
- Psalms 2,036
- Proverbs 752
- Job 811
- Song of Songs 111
- Ruth 158
- Lamentations 135
- Ecclesiastes 184
- Esther 166
- Daniel 882
- Ezra–Nehemiah 718
- Chronicles 1,645
Outside the Torah
הֲיֻקַּח מִגִּבּוֹר מַלְקוֹחַ וְאִם־שְׁבִי צַדִּיק יִמָּלֵֽט
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Or the captives of the victorious be delivered?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 626,486Open in the laboratory →
אֹֽהֲבַי וְרֵעַי מִנֶּגֶד נִגְעִי יַעֲמֹדוּ וּקְרוֹבַי מֵרָחֹק עָמָֽדוּ
My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 877,521Open in the laboratory →
הוֹי מַשְׁכִּימֵי בַבֹּקֶר שֵׁכָר יִרְדֹּפוּ מְאַחֲרֵי בַנֶּשֶׁף יַיִן יַדְלִיקֵֽם
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, That they may follow strong drink; That tarry late into the night, Till wine inflame them!
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 580,112Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קדיש — a Hebrew word: the prayer sanctifying God's Name, said by mourners. Searched as קדיש, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 414.
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: Kadish.
Questions
Is Kaddish in the Torah codes?
5,605 sequences of קדיש at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,593 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Kaddish in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Leviticus 10:17 — the shortest of 5,605 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,593.
What is the gematria of Kaddish in Hebrew?
Kaddish is spelled קדיש — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 414.
How many times is Kaddish found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 23,902 sequences of קדיש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 24,490).
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