Kartan קרתן
Kartan (קרתן) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 7,405 sequences of Kartan, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 15:7); chance alone would give about 7,427.
- Found in the Torah
- 7,405
- Chance alone
- 7,427
- P (≥ found)
- 0.60
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
7,405 sequences of קרתן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,427 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 15:7, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 77,910 sequences of קרתן, against about 77,391 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,013
- Exodus 1,604
- Leviticus 1,224
- Numbers 1,645
- Deuteronomy 919
The shortest skips
וּבְרֹב גְּאוֹנְךָ תַּהֲרֹס קָמֶיךָ תְּשַׁלַּח חֲרֹנְךָ יֹאכְלֵמוֹ כַּקַּֽשׁ
And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou overthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 100,150Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּצֵא דִינָה בַּת־לֵאָה אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה לְיַעֲקֹב לִרְאוֹת בִּבְנוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,215Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְטִירוּ אֹתוֹ בְנֵֽי־אַהֲרֹן הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל־הָעֹלָה אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָעֵצִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאֵשׁ אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַֽיהוָֽה
And Aaron’s sons shall make it smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering, which is upon the wood that is on the fire; it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 143,609Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לֹא נָכוֹן לַעֲשׂוֹת כֵּן כִּי תּוֹעֲבַת מִצְרַיִם נִזְבַּח לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ הֵן נִזְבַּח אֶת־תּוֹעֲבַת מִצְרַיִם לְעֵינֵיהֶם וְלֹא יִסְקְלֻֽנוּ
And Moses said: ‘It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God; lo, if we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us?
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 89,270Open in the laboratory →
וָאֶתְּנָה אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם נְתֻנִים לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּלְכַפֵּר עַל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא יִהְיֶה בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶגֶף בְּגֶשֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ
And I have given the Levites— they are given to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel, through the children of Israel coming nigh unto the sanctuary.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 203,404Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 22,683 sequences of קרתן at skips 2–5,000, 1.5% above what chance alone gives (about 22,347); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.01 by chance alone.
- Genesis 2,013
- Exodus 1,604
- Leviticus 1,224
- Numbers 1,645
- Deuteronomy 987
- Joshua 690
- Judges 631
- Samuel 1,102
- Kings 1,377
- Isaiah 1,422
- Jeremiah 1,526
- Ezekiel 1,450
- The Twelve 927
- Psalms 1,576
- Proverbs 782
- Job 712
- Song of Songs 106
- Ruth 150
- Lamentations 149
- Ecclesiastes 166
- Esther 160
- Daniel 607
- Ezra–Nehemiah 609
- Chronicles 1,068
Outside the Torah
וְכֹל כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב וּכְלֵי נְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל קֹדֶשׁ הוּא לַֽיהוָה אוֹצַר יְהוָה יָבֽוֹא
But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are holy unto the LORD; they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 312,697Open in the laboratory →
וַתְּמַהֵר וַתָּקָם אֲבִיגַיִל וַתִּרְכַּב עַֽל־הַחֲמוֹר וְחָמֵשׁ נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ הַהֹלְכוֹת לְרַגְלָהּ וַתֵּלֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי מַלְאֲכֵי דָוִד וַתְּהִי־לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה
And Abigail hastened, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 427,043Open in the laboratory →
כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וְלָקַחְתִּי אָנִי מִצַּמֶּרֶת הָאֶרֶז הָרָמָה וְנָתָתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ יֹֽנְקוֹתָיו רַךְ אֶקְטֹף וְשָׁתַלְתִּי אָנִי עַל הַר־גָּבֹהַ וְתָלֽוּל
Thus saith the Lord GOD: Moreover I will take, even I, of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high mountain and eminent;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 749,905Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קרתן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as קרתן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 750.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 21:32. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Kartan in the Torah codes?
7,405 sequences of קרתן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,427 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Kartan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 15:7 — the shortest of 7,405 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,427.
How is Kartan spelled in Hebrew?
Kartan is spelled קרתן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 750.
Is Kartan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 22,683 sequences of קרתן at skips 2–5,000, 1.5% above what chance alone gives (about 22,347); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.01 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
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