Karkor קרקר
Karkor (קרקר) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Karkor appears 2,643 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 6.0% more than chance alone would give (about 2,493; probability 0.0015).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,643
- Chance alone
- 2,493
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0015
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, קרקר appears 2,643 times in the Torah — 6.0% more than the 2,493 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,643 or more by chance alone is 0.0015.
The shortest skip at which קרקר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 8:24, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), קרקר is found 26,172 times; chance alone would give about 25,973.
- Genesis 869
- Exodus 505
- Leviticus 414
- Numbers 557
- Deuteronomy 298
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אָנֹכִי אֲשַׁלַּח אֶתְכֶם וּזְבַחְתֶּם לַיהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם בַּמִּדְבָּר רַק הַרְחֵק לֹא־תַרְחִיקוּ לָלֶכֶת הַעְתִּירוּ בַּעֲדִֽי
And Pharaoh said: ‘I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away; entreat for me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 89,371Open in the laboratory →
וְלָֽקְחוּ פַּר בֶּן־בָּקָר וּמִנְחָתוֹ סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה בַשָּׁמֶן וּפַר־שֵׁנִי בֶן־בָּקָר תִּקַּח לְחַטָּֽאת
Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 202,739Open in the laboratory →
מֵאֱלֹהֵי הָֽעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֵיכֶם הַקְּרֹבִים אֵלֶיךָ אוֹ הָרְחֹקִים מִמֶּךָּ מִקְצֵה הָאָרֶץ וְעַד־קְצֵה הָאָֽרֶץ
of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 273,195Open 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 down one column. letter 294,994Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע אַבְרָהָם אֶל־עֶפְרוֹן וַיִּשְׁקֹל אַבְרָהָם לְעֶפְרֹן אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּאָזְנֵי בְנֵי־חֵת אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שֶׁקֶל כֶּסֶף עֹבֵר לַסֹּחֵֽר
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,121Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, קרקר appears 7,896 times in the whole Tanakh — 11% more than the 7,110 chance alone would give; the probability of 7,896 or more by chance alone is 2.9 × 10⁻²⁰.
- Genesis 869
- Exodus 505
- Leviticus 414
- Numbers 557
- Deuteronomy 323
- Joshua 215
- Judges 207
- Samuel 326
- Kings 546
- Isaiah 740
- Jeremiah 532
- Ezekiel 382
- The Twelve 419
- Psalms 489
- Proverbs 355
- Job 230
- Song of Songs 26
- Ruth 41
- Lamentations 39
- Ecclesiastes 51
- Esther 39
- Daniel 164
- Ezra–Nehemiah 105
- Chronicles 322
Outside the Torah
וַיָּמָת גִּדְעוֹן בֶּן־יוֹאָשׁ בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָה וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּקֶבֶר יוֹאָשׁ אָבִיו בְּעָפְרָה אֲבִי הָֽעֶזְרִֽי
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 359,618Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲחִיתֹפֶל רָאָה כִּי לֹא נֶעֶשְׂתָה עֲצָתוֹ וַיַּחֲבֹשׁ אֶֽת־הַחֲמוֹר וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ אֶל־עִירוֹ וַיְצַו אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וַיֵּחָנַק וַיָּמָת וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּקֶבֶר אָבִֽיו
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and got him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and strangled himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 463,236Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקֻמוּ עֲבָדָיו וַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּ־קָשֶׁר וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־יוֹאָשׁ בֵּית מִלֹּא הַיּוֹרֵד סִלָּֽא
And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at Beth-millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 550,167Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קרקר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as קרקר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 600.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Karkor in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, קרקר appears 2,643 times in the Torah — 6.0% more than the 2,493 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,643 or more by chance alone is 0.0015.
What is the shortest skip for Karkor in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 8:24 — the shortest of 2,643 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,493.
What is the gematria of Karkor in Hebrew?
Karkor is spelled קרקר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 600.
How many times is Karkor found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, קרקר appears 7,896 times in the whole Tanakh — 11% more than the 7,110 chance alone would give; the probability of 7,896 or more by chance alone is 2.9 × 10⁻²⁰.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,493 here) beside the count.