Kenaz קנז
Kenaz (קנז) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Kenaz is found 16,125 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 27:36) — 4.5% above the 15,425 chance alone would give (probability of 16,125 or more by chance alone: 1.1 × 10⁻⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 16,125
- Chance alone
- 15,425
- P (≥ found)
- 1.1 × 10⁻⁸
- 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 16,125 sequences of קנז at skips 2–5,000, 4.5% above what chance alone gives (about 15,425); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.1 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 27:36, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 240,699 sequences of קנז, against about 239,088 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 15,425 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 3,442
- Exodus 3,439
- Leviticus 3,415
- Numbers 4,187
- Deuteronomy 1,642
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר הֲכִי קָרָא שְׁמוֹ יַעֲקֹב וַֽיַּעְקְבֵנִי זֶה פַעֲמַיִם אֶת־בְּכֹרָתִי לָקָח וְהִנֵּה עַתָּה לָקַח בִּרְכָתִי וַיֹּאמַר הֲלֹא־אָצַלְתָּ לִּי בְּרָכָֽה
And he said: ‘Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing.’ And he said: ‘Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 37,954Open in the laboratory →
וְאָמְרוּ אֶל־זִקְנֵי עִירוֹ בְּנֵנוּ זֶה סוֹרֵר וּמֹרֶה אֵינֶנּוּ שֹׁמֵעַ בְּקֹלֵנוּ זוֹלֵל וְסֹבֵֽא
and they shall say unto the elders of his city: ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he doth not hearken to our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 283,786Open in the laboratory →
בִּשְׁנַת שֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה לְחַיֵּי־נֹחַ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי בְּשִׁבְעָֽה־עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ בַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה נִבְקְעוּ כָּֽל־מַעְיְנֹת תְּהוֹם רַבָּה וַאֲרֻבֹּת הַשָּׁמַיִם נִפְתָּֽחוּ
In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 8,457Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־מִן־הַצֹּאן קָרְבָּנוֹ לְזֶבַח שְׁלָמִים לַיהוָה זָכָר אוֹ נְקֵבָה תָּמִים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ
And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the LORD be of the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 143,678Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי־אֵצֶר בִּלְהָן וְזַעֲוָן וַעֲקָֽן
These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 53,428Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 58,282 sequences of קנז at skips 2–5,000, 2.8% above what chance alone gives (about 56,698); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.8 × 10⁻¹¹ by chance alone.
- Genesis 3,442
- Exodus 3,439
- Leviticus 3,415
- Numbers 4,187
- Deuteronomy 1,734
- Joshua 1,539
- Judges 1,688
- Samuel 2,450
- Kings 3,678
- Isaiah 4,774
- Jeremiah 3,226
- Ezekiel 2,816
- The Twelve 2,689
- Psalms 5,059
- Proverbs 1,720
- Job 2,033
- Song of Songs 280
- Ruth 283
- Lamentations 332
- Ecclesiastes 349
- Esther 306
- Daniel 2,357
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,312
- Chronicles 4,174
Outside the Torah
בְּרֶגַע קָטֹן עֲזַבְתִּיךְ וּבְרַחֲמִים גְּדֹלִים אֲקַבְּצֵֽךְ
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; But with great compassion will I gather thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 630,407Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲנִי הָיִיתִי מֵבִין וְהִנֵּה צְפִיר־הָֽעִזִּים בָּא מִן־הַֽמַּעֲרָב עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וְאֵין נוֹגֵעַ בָּאָרֶץ וְהַצָּפִיר קֶרֶן חָזוּת בֵּין עֵינָֽיו
And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,051,521Open in the laboratory →
אֵיכָה הָיְתָה לְזוֹנָה קִרְיָה נֶאֱמָנָה מְלֵאֲתִי מִשְׁפָּט צֶדֶק יָלִין בָּהּ וְעַתָּה מְרַצְּחִֽים
How is the faithful city Become a harlot! She that was full of justice, Righteousness lodged in her, But now murderers.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 576,594Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קנז — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as קנז, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 157.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 36:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Kenaz in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 16,125 sequences of קנז at skips 2–5,000, 4.5% above what chance alone gives (about 15,425); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.1 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Kenaz in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 27:36 — the shortest of 16,125 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 15,425.
How is Kenaz spelled in Hebrew?
Kenaz is spelled קנז — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 157.
Is Kenaz in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 58,282 sequences of קנז at skips 2–5,000, 2.8% above what chance alone gives (about 56,698); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.8 × 10⁻¹¹ 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 15,425 here) beside the count.