Karkaa קרקע
Karkaa (קרקע) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Karka. In the Torah codes, Karkaa is found 1,662 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 5 (Exodus 17:7) — 7.4% above the 1,547 chance alone would give (probability of 1,662 or more by chance alone: 0.002).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,662
- Chance alone
- 1,547
- P (≥ found)
- 0.002
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,662 sequences of קרקע at skips 2–5,000, 7.4% above what chance alone gives (about 1,547); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.002 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 5 — the first at Exodus 17:7, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 16,180 sequences of קרקע, against about 16,121 from chance alone.
- Genesis 517
- Exodus 370
- Leviticus 264
- Numbers 357
- Deuteronomy 154
The shortest skips
וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם מַסָּה וּמְרִיבָה עַל־רִיב בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל נַסֹּתָם אֶת־יְהוָה לֵאמֹר הֲיֵשׁ יְהוָה בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ אִם־אָֽיִן
And the name of the place was called Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tried the LORD, saying: ‘Is the LORD among us, or not?’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 103,593Open in the laboratory →
וֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ יְהוָה בְּכָל־הָעַמִּים מִקְצֵה הָאָרֶץ וְעַד־קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ וְעָבַדְתָּ שָּׁם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַעְתָּ אַתָּה וַאֲבֹתֶיךָ עֵץ וָאָֽבֶן
And the LORD shall scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 295,004Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה עַל־מֵצַח אַהֲרֹן וְנָשָׂא אַהֲרֹן אֶת־עֲוֺן הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יַקְדִּישׁוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְכָֽל־מַתְּנֹת קָדְשֵׁיהֶם וְהָיָה עַל־מִצְחוֹ תָּמִיד לְרָצוֹן לָהֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity committed in the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow, even in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 120,230Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא לְמֹשֶׁה וּֽלְאַהֲרֹן לַיְלָה וַיֹּאמֶר קוּמוּ צְּאוּ מִתּוֹךְ עַמִּי גַּם־אַתֶּם גַּם־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְכוּ עִבְדוּ אֶת־יְהוָה כְּדַבֶּרְכֶֽם
And he called for Moses and Aaron by night and said: ‘Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 95,817Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵבִיא הָאִישׁ אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן וְהֵבִיא אֶת־קָרְבָּנָהּ עָלֶיהָ עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵיפָה קֶמַח שְׂעֹרִים לֹֽא־יִצֹק עָלָיו שֶׁמֶן וְלֹֽא־יִתֵּן עָלָיו לְבֹנָה כִּֽי־מִנְחַת קְנָאֹת הוּא מִנְחַת זִכָּרוֹן מַזְכֶּרֶת עָוֺֽן
then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is a meal-offering of jealousy, a meal-offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 196,027Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 5,067 sequences of קרקע at skips 2–5,000, 8.2% above what chance alone gives (about 4,681); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.4 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
- Genesis 517
- Exodus 370
- Leviticus 264
- Numbers 357
- Deuteronomy 167
- Joshua 138
- Judges 117
- Samuel 191
- Kings 359
- Isaiah 458
- Jeremiah 350
- Ezekiel 217
- The Twelve 256
- Psalms 334
- Proverbs 249
- Job 206
- Song of Songs 20
- Ruth 25
- Lamentations 22
- Ecclesiastes 23
- Esther 21
- Daniel 97
- Ezra–Nehemiah 99
- Chronicles 210
Outside the Torah
וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים בָּא מִיהוּדָה בִּדְבַר יְהוָה אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵל וְיָרָבְעָם עֹמֵד עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לְהַקְטִֽיר
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-el; and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 505,944Open in the laboratory →
רָשָׁע עֹשֶׂה פְעֻלַּת־שָׁקֶר וְזֹרֵעַ צְדָקָה שֶׂכֶר אֱמֶֽת
The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 946,169Open in the laboratory →
גַּם־חָצְנִי נָעַרְתִּי וָֽאֹמְרָה כָּכָה יְנַעֵר הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶת־כָּל־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָקִים אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה מִבֵּיתוֹ וּמִיגִיעוֹ וְכָכָה יִהְיֶה נָעוּר וָרֵק וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָֽל־הַקָּהָל אָמֵן וַֽיְהַלְלוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וַיַּעַשׂ הָעָם כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה
Also I shook out my lap, and said: ‘So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied.’ And all the congregation said: ‘Amen’, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,081,570Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קרקע — the Tanakh's own spelling: Karka. Searched as קרקע, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 470.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 6:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Karkaa in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 1,662 sequences of קרקע at skips 2–5,000, 7.4% above what chance alone gives (about 1,547); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.002 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Karkaa in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Exodus 17:7 — the shortest of 1,662 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,547.
How is Karkaa spelled in Hebrew?
Karkaa is spelled קרקע — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 470.
Is Karkaa in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 5,067 sequences of קרקע at skips 2–5,000, 8.2% above what chance alone gives (about 4,681); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.4 × 10⁻⁸ 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 1,547 here) beside the count.