Kirjath-arba קרית ארבע
Kirjath-arba (קרית ארבע) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Kiriath-arba. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 16,208 sequences of קרית (from Kirjath-arba), the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 49:31); chance alone would give about 16,592.
- Found in the Torah (קרית)
- 16,208
- Chance alone
- 16,592
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for קרית, and ארבע has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
16,208 sequences of קרית at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 16,592 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which קרית appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 49:31, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), קרית is found 165,090 times; chance alone would give about 172,883.
- Genesis 4,786
- Exodus 3,587
- Leviticus 2,614
- Numbers 2,955
- Deuteronomy 2,266
The shortest skips
שָׁמָּה קָֽבְרוּ אֶת־אַבְרָהָם וְאֵת שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּוֹ שָׁמָּה קָבְרוּ אֶת־יִצְחָק וְאֵת רִבְקָה אִשְׁתּוֹ וְשָׁמָּה קָבַרְתִּי אֶת־לֵאָֽה
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 76,556Open in the laboratory →
אִם־שַׁנּוֹתִי בְּרַק חַרְבִּי וְתֹאחֵז בְּמִשְׁפָּט יָדִי אָשִׁיב נָקָם לְצָרָי וְלִמְשַׂנְאַי אֲשַׁלֵּֽם
If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate Me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 302,187Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־רִבְקָה אִמּוֹ הֵן עֵשָׂו אָחִי אִישׁ שָׂעִר וְאָנֹכִי אִישׁ חָלָֽק
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother: ‘Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 36,708Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־לָבָן הָבָה אֶת־אִשְׁתִּי כִּי מָלְאוּ יָמָי וְאָבוֹאָה אֵלֶֽיהָ
And Jacob said unto Laban: ‘Give me my wife, for my days are filled, that I may go in unto her.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 40,804Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן אֱמֹר אֶֽל־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קִרְבוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה כִּי שָׁמַע אֵת תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶֽם
And Moses said unto Aaron: ‘Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel: Come near before the LORD; for He hath heard your murmurings.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 101,751Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, קרית appears 55,516 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 55,925, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 4,786
- Exodus 3,587
- Leviticus 2,614
- Numbers 2,955
- Deuteronomy 2,465
- Joshua 1,507
- Judges 1,740
- Samuel 2,998
- Kings 4,123
- Isaiah 3,728
- Jeremiah 3,903
- Ezekiel 3,721
- The Twelve 2,720
- Psalms 3,966
- Proverbs 1,979
- Job 1,793
- Song of Songs 240
- Ruth 321
- Lamentations 330
- Ecclesiastes 480
- Esther 348
- Daniel 1,051
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,142
- Chronicles 3,019
Outside the Torah
וְאֶת־אִיזֶבֶל יֹאכְלוּ הַכְּלָבִים בְּחֵלֶק יִזְרְעֶאל וְאֵין קֹבֵר וַיִּפְתַּח הַדֶּלֶת וַיָּנֹֽס
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.’ And he opened the door, and fled.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 543,158Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּקְחִי אֶת־בִּגְדֵי רִקְמָתֵךְ וַתְּכַסִּים וְשַׁמְנִי וּקְטָרְתִּי נתתי לִפְנֵיהֶֽם
and thou didst take thy richly woven garments and cover them, and didst set Mine oil and Mine incense before them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 746,116Open in the laboratory →
וְכִסֵּיתִי בְכַבּֽוֹתְךָ שָׁמַיִם וְהִקְדַּרְתִּי אֶת־כֹּֽכְבֵיהֶם שֶׁמֶשׁ בֶּעָנָן אֲכַסֶּנּוּ וְיָרֵחַ לֹא־יָאִיר אוֹרֽוֹ
And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heaven, And make the stars thereof black; I will cover the sun with a cloud, And the moon shall not give her light.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 772,529Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קרית ארבע — the Tanakh's own spelling: Kiriath-arba. Searched as קרית, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 710.
As a plain word it stands 36 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 35:27. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- ארבע — the Tanakh's own spelling found 31,085 in the Torah (chance 31,044)
Questions
Does Kirjath-arba appear in the Torah codes?
16,208 sequences of קרית at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 16,592 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Kirjath-arba in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 49:31 — the shortest of 16,208 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 16,592.
What is the gematria of Kirjath-arba in Hebrew?
Kirjath-arba is spelled קרית ארבע — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 710; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Kirjath-arba found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, קרית appears 55,516 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 55,925, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 16,592 here) beside the count.