Knesset כנסת
Knesset — in Hebrew כנסת — the Knesset, Israel's parliament. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 1,825 sequences of Knesset, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 31:16); chance alone would give about 1,915.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,825
- Chance alone
- 1,915
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
1,825 sequences of כנסת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,915 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:16, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 21,459 sequences of כנסת, against about 19,951 from chance alone.
- Genesis 383
- Exodus 367
- Leviticus 290
- Numbers 390
- Deuteronomy 395
The shortest skips
כִּי כָל־הָעֹשֶׁר אֲשֶׁר הִצִּיל אֱלֹהִים מֵֽאָבִינוּ לָנוּ הוּא וּלְבָנֵינוּ וְעַתָּה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר אָמַר אֱלֹהִים אֵלֶיךָ עֲשֵֽׂה
For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children’s. Now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 44,380Open in the laboratory →
וְכֶסֶף אַחֵר הוֹרַדְנוּ בְיָדֵנוּ לִשְׁבָּר־אֹכֶל לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מִי־שָׂם כַּסְפֵּנוּ בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ
And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We know not who put our money in our sacks.’
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 66,304Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נָֽסְעוּ מִבְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָן מוֹסֵרָה שָׁם מֵת אַהֲרֹן וַיִּקָּבֵר שָׁם וַיְכַהֵן אֶלְעָזָר בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו
And the children of Israel journeyed from Beeroth-benejaakan to Moserah; there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest’s office in his stead.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 267,667Open in the laboratory →
בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת תִּהְיֶה לָכֶם כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא תַעֲשֽׂוּ
On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no manner of servile work;
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 238,259Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיוּ נְכֹנִים לַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי כִּי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי יֵרֵד יְהוָה לְעֵינֵי כָל־הָעָם עַל־הַר סִינָֽי
and be ready against the third day; for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 106,222Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 7,470 sequences of כנסת at skips 2–5,000, 2.2% above what chance alone gives (about 7,310); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.
- Genesis 383
- Exodus 367
- Leviticus 290
- Numbers 390
- Deuteronomy 413
- Joshua 154
- Judges 169
- Samuel 283
- Kings 518
- Isaiah 503
- Jeremiah 471
- Ezekiel 554
- The Twelve 338
- Psalms 881
- Proverbs 320
- Job 255
- Song of Songs 50
- Ruth 38
- Lamentations 44
- Ecclesiastes 108
- Esther 153
- Daniel 225
- Ezra–Nehemiah 210
- Chronicles 353
Outside the Torah
לָכֵן הִנְנִי אֹֽסִפְךָ עַל־אֲבֹתֶיךָ וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ אֶל־קִבְרֹתֶיךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם וְלֹא־תִרְאֶינָה עֵינֶיךָ בְּכֹל הָֽרָעָה אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי מֵבִיא עַל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וַיָּשִׁיבוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּבָֽר
Therefore, behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil which I will bring upon this place.’ And they brought back word unto the king.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 569,263Open in the laboratory →
לֵךְ כְּנוֹס אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים הַֽנִּמְצְאִים בְּשׁוּשָׁן וְצוּמוּ עָלַי וְאַל־תֹּאכְלוּ וְאַל־תִּשְׁתּוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים לַיְלָה וָיוֹם גַּם־אֲנִי וְנַעֲרֹתַי אָצוּם כֵּן וּבְכֵן אָבוֹא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־כַדָּת וְכַאֲשֶׁר אָבַדְתִּי אָבָֽדְתִּי
’Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day; I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,028,248Open in the laboratory →
הִנְנִי אֹֽסִפְךָ אֶל־אֲבֹתֶיךָ וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ אֶל־קִבְרֹתֶיךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם וְלֹא־תִרְאֶינָה עֵינֶיךָ בְּכֹל הָֽרָעָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מֵבִיא עַל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְעַל־יֹשְׁבָיו וַיָּשִׁיבוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּבָֽר
Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof.’ And they brought back word unto the king.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,193,067Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כנסת — a Hebrew word: the Knesset, Israel's parliament. Searched as כנסת, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 530.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Knesset in the Torah codes?
1,825 sequences of כנסת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,915 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Knesset in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 31:16 — the shortest of 1,825 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,915.
How is Knesset spelled in Hebrew?
Knesset is spelled כנסת — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 530.
Is Knesset in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 7,470 sequences of כנסת at skips 2–5,000, 2.2% above what chance alone gives (about 7,310); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
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