Biblical names

Kartah קרתה

Kartah (קרתה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Kartah is found 14,536 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Numbers 11:18) — about what chance alone gives (about 14,751).

Found in the Torah
14,536
Chance alone
14,751
P (≥ found)
0.96
Shortest skip
3

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, קרתה appears 14,536 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 14,751, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 11:18, reading backward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 153,751 sequences of קרתה, against about 153,703 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 3,376
  • Exodus 3,274
  • Leviticus 2,958
  • Numbers 2,757
  • Deuteronomy 2,171

The shortest skips

  1. Numbers 11:18במדבר יא:יחskip 3, backward

    וְאֶל־הָעָם תֹּאמַר הִתְקַדְּשׁוּ לְמָחָר וַאֲכַלְתֶּם בָּשָׂר כִּי בְּכִיתֶם בְּאָזְנֵי יְהוָה לֵאמֹר מִי יַאֲכִלֵנוּ בָּשָׂר כִּי־טוֹב לָנוּ בְּמִצְרָיִם וְנָתַן יְהוָה לָכֶם בָּשָׂר וַאֲכַלְתֶּֽם

    And say thou unto the people: Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying: Would that we were given flesh to eat! for it was well with us in Egypt; therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

    קרתה at skip 3, backward from Numbers 11:18אתהלבדךואלעםאמהתדשולמחרואכקרתה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 207,646Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 22:6בראשית כב:וskip 4, forward

    וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָהָם אֶת־עֲצֵי הָעֹלָה וַיָּשֶׂם עַל־יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ וַיִּקַּח בְּיָדוֹ אֶת־הָאֵשׁ וְאֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶלֶת וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם יַחְדָּֽו

    And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together.

    קרתה at skip 4, forward from Genesis 22:6ונשובהאליכםויחאבהםאעציעלהוישםעליצחקבקרתה
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 27,306Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 12:5בראשית יב:הskip 4, backward

    וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם אֶת־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־לוֹט בֶּן־אָחִיו וְאֶת־כָּל־רְכוּשָׁם אֲשֶׁר רָכָשׁוּ וְאֶת־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ בְחָרָן וַיֵּצְאוּ לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָֽעַן

    And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

    קרתה at skip 4, backward from Genesis 12:5ששניםושבעיםשנבצאומחןויחאברםאתשריאשתוקרתה
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 14,340Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 27:5בראשית כז:הskip 4, backward

    וְרִבְקָה שֹׁמַעַת בְּדַבֵּר יִצְחָק אֶל־עֵשָׂו בְּנוֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ עֵשָׂו הַשָּׂדֶה לָצוּד צַיִד לְהָבִֽיא

    And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

    קרתה at skip 4, backward from Genesis 27:5יבטרםאמותורבקשמעבדביצחאלעשובנווילךעשקרתה
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 36,445Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 16:16ויקרא טז:טזskip 4, backward

    וְכִפֶּר עַל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ מִטֻּמְאֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִפִּשְׁעֵיהֶם לְכָל־חַטֹּאתָם וְכֵן יַעֲשֶׂה לְאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד הַשֹּׁכֵן אִתָּם בְּתוֹךְ טֻמְאֹתָֽם

    And he shall make atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleannesses of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, even all their sins; and so shall he do for the tent of meeting, that dwelleth with them in the midst of their uncleannesses.

    קרתה at skip 4, backward from Leviticus 16:16ועלהכפרתולפניכפרוכפעלהדשמטמאתבניישראקרתה
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 166,862Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, קרתה appears 41,615 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 41,359, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 3,376
  • Exodus 3,274
  • Leviticus 2,958
  • Numbers 2,757
  • Deuteronomy 2,338
  • Joshua 1,246
  • Judges 1,127
  • Samuel 2,050
  • Kings 3,153
  • Isaiah 2,472
  • Jeremiah 3,263
  • Ezekiel 2,915
  • The Twelve 2,084
  • Psalms 2,039
  • Proverbs 988
  • Job 764
  • Song of Songs 145
  • Ruth 225
  • Lamentations 200
  • Ecclesiastes 345
  • Esther 310
  • Daniel 668
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 764
  • Chronicles 2,154

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Samuel 24:10שמואל א כד:יskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לְשָׁאוּל לָמָּה תִשְׁמַע אֶת־דִּבְרֵי אָדָם לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה דָוִד מְבַקֵּשׁ רָעָתֶֽךָ

    And David said to Saul: ‘Wherefore hearkenest thou to men’s words, saying: Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

    קרתה at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 24:10הדודמבשעךנההיוםהקרתה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 423,549Open in the laboratory →

  2. Ezekiel 32:26יחזקאל לב:כוskip 2, forward

    שָׁם מֶשֶׁךְ תֻּבַל וְכָל־הֲמוֹנָהּ סְבִֽיבוֹתָיו קִבְרוֹתֶיהָ כֻּלָּם עֲרֵלִים מְחֻלְלֵי חֶרֶב כִּֽי־נָתְנוּ חִתִּיתָם בְּאֶרֶץ חַיִּֽים

    There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude; her graves are round about them; all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; because they caused their terror in the land of the living.

    קרתה at skip 2, forward from Ezekiel 32:26יבותיובויכלםערליקרתה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 773,652Open in the laboratory →

  3. Ezekiel 41:13יחזקאל מא:יגskip 2, forward

    וּמָדַד אֶת־הַבַּיִת אֹרֶךְ מֵאָה אַמָּה וְהַגִּזְרָה וְהַבִּנְיָה וְקִירוֹתֶיהָ אֹרֶךְ מֵאָה אַמָּֽה

    And he measured the house, a hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, a hundred cubits long;

    קרתה at skip 2, forward from Ezekiel 41:13הבניהויויארךמאהאקרתה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 789,673Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

קרתה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as קרתה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 705.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 21:34. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Kartah in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, קרתה appears 14,536 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 14,751, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Kartah in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading backward from Numbers 11:18 — the shortest of 14,536 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 14,751.

How is Kartah spelled in Hebrew?

Kartah is spelled קרתה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 705.

Is Kartah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, קרתה appears 41,615 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 41,359, so the count is in line with chance.

Search it yourself

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