Karen קארן
Karen is a first name, written קארן in Hebrew (female given name). Karen appears 11,279 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 11,197 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 11,279
- Chance alone
- 11,197
- P (≥ found)
- 0.22
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 11,279 sequences of קארן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 11,197).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 26:20, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 113,304 sequences of קארן, against about 116,669 from chance alone.
- Genesis 3,610
- Exodus 2,057
- Leviticus 1,823
- Numbers 2,480
- Deuteronomy 1,309
The shortest skips
וַיָּרִיבוּ רֹעֵי גְרָר עִם־רֹעֵי יִצְחָק לֵאמֹר לָנוּ הַמָּיִם וַיִּקְרָא שֵֽׁם־הַבְּאֵר עֵשֶׂק כִּי הִֽתְעַשְּׂקוּ עִמּֽוֹ
And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac’s herdmen, saying: ‘The water is ours.’ And he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 35,449Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲמַרְתֶּם גַּם הִנֵּה עַבְדְּךָ יַעֲקֹב אַחֲרֵינוּ כִּֽי־אָמַר אֲכַפְּרָה פָנָיו בַּמִּנְחָה הַהֹלֶכֶת לְפָנָי וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן אֶרְאֶה פָנָיו אוּלַי יִשָּׂא פָנָֽי
and ye shall say: Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us.’ For he said: ‘I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 47,586Open in the laboratory →
וּמִיַּד בֶּן־נֵכָר לֹא תַקְרִיבוּ אֶת־לֶחֶם אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מִכָּל־אֵלֶּה כִּי מָשְׁחָתָם בָּהֶם מוּם בָּם לֹא יֵרָצוּ לָכֶֽם
Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these, because their corruption is in them, there is a blemish in them; they shall not be accepted for you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 175,812Open in the laboratory →
וַנַּקְרֵב אֶת־קָרְבַּן יְהוָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר מָצָא כְלִֽי־זָהָב אֶצְעָדָה וְצָמִיד טַבַּעַת עָגִיל וְכוּמָז לְכַפֵּר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And we have brought the LORD’S offering, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and girdles, to make atonement for our souls before the LORD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 241,731Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁבַּע יוֹסֵף אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר פָּקֹד יִפְקֹד אֱלֹהִים אֶתְכֶם וְהַעֲלִתֶם אֶת־עַצְמֹתַי מִזֶּֽה
And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying: ‘God will surely remember you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 77,993Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
33,911 sequences of קארן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 33,831 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 3,610
- Exodus 2,057
- Leviticus 1,823
- Numbers 2,480
- Deuteronomy 1,473
- Joshua 1,017
- Judges 1,143
- Samuel 2,076
- Kings 2,296
- Isaiah 2,115
- Jeremiah 2,212
- Ezekiel 1,962
- The Twelve 1,463
- Psalms 1,905
- Proverbs 833
- Job 1,061
- Song of Songs 127
- Ruth 165
- Lamentations 157
- Ecclesiastes 245
- Esther 240
- Daniel 1,153
- Ezra–Nehemiah 829
- Chronicles 1,469
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל וּמֶה קֽוֹל־הַצֹּאן הַזֶּה בְּאָזְנָי וְקוֹל הַבָּקָר אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵֽעַ
And Samuel said: ‘What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 406,563Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם רַב־שָׁקֵה אִמְרוּ־נָא אֶל־חִזְקִיָּהוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַר הַמֶּלֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר מָה הַבִּטָּחוֹן הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בָּטָֽחְתָּ
And Rab-shakeh said unto them: ‘Say ye now to Hezekiah: Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 561,361Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם רַב־שָׁקֵה אִמְרוּ־נָא אֶל־חִזְקִיָּהוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַר הַמֶּלֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר מָה הַבִּטָּחוֹן הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בָּטָֽחְתָּ
And Rab-shakeh said unto them: ‘Say ye now to Hezekiah: Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 609,271Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קארן — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as קארן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 351.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Karen appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 11,279 sequences of קארן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 11,197).
What is the shortest skip for Karen in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 26:20 — the shortest of 11,279 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 11,197.
How is Karen spelled in Hebrew?
Karen is spelled קארן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 351.
Is Karen in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
33,911 sequences of קארן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 33,831 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 11,197 here) beside the count.