Kohen (priest · כהן)
Kohen (priest) — in Hebrew כהן — priest; a descendant of Aaron. In the Torah codes, Kohen (priest) is found 495,580 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 3:16) — about what chance alone gives (about 501,888).
- Found in the Torah
- 495,580
- Chance alone
- 501,888
- 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
At skips 2–5,000, כהן appears 495,580 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 501,888, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:16, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 7,976,272 sequences of כהן, against about 7,779,046 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 501,888 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 104,009
- Exodus 94,720
- Leviticus 82,837
- Numbers 92,875
- Deuteronomy 121,139
The shortest skips
אֶֽל־הָאִשָּׁה אָמַר הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה עִצְּבוֹנֵךְ וְהֵֽרֹנֵךְ בְּעֶצֶב תֵּֽלְדִי בָנִים וְאֶל־אִישֵׁךְ תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ וְהוּא יִמְשָׁל־בָּֽךְ
Unto the woman He said: ‘I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy travail; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,737Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיהֹוָה אָמָר הַֽמְכַסֶּה אֲנִי מֵֽאַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶֽׂה
And the LORD said: ‘Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,256Open in the laboratory →
וְיִקְבְּצוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֹכֶל הַשָּׁנִים הַטֹּבֹת הַבָּאֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְיִצְבְּרוּ־בָר תַּחַת יַד־פַּרְעֹה אֹכֶל בֶּעָרִים וְשָׁמָֽרוּ
And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,782Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַו פַּרְעֹה לְכָל־עַמּוֹ לֵאמֹר כָּל־הַבֵּן הַיִּלּוֹד הַיְאֹרָה תַּשְׁלִיכֻהוּ וְכָל־הַבַּת תְּחַיּֽוּן
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying: ‘Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 78,994Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּמִדְיָן לֵךְ שֻׁב מִצְרָיִם כִּי־מֵתוּ כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַֽמְבַקְשִׁים אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ
And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian: ‘Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought thy life.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 82,917Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,813,158 sequences of כהן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,852,727).
- Genesis 104,009
- Exodus 94,720
- Leviticus 82,837
- Numbers 92,875
- Deuteronomy 125,522
- Joshua 63,338
- Judges 46,774
- Samuel 119,868
- Kings 138,687
- Isaiah 99,334
- Jeremiah 153,555
- Ezekiel 121,608
- The Twelve 88,353
- Psalms 122,258
- Proverbs 32,712
- Job 35,100
- Song of Songs 9,168
- Ruth 8,777
- Lamentations 9,118
- Ecclesiastes 19,354
- Esther 24,364
- Daniel 44,142
- Ezra–Nehemiah 60,907
- Chronicles 115,778
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי הַשַּׁעַר לִסְגּוֹר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ וְהָאֲנָשִׁים יָצָאוּ לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אָנָה הָלְכוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים רִדְפוּ מַהֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם כִּי תַשִּׂיגֽוּם
and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,320Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי הַשַּׁעַר לִסְגּוֹר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ וְהָאֲנָשִׁים יָצָאוּ לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אָנָה הָלְכוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים רִדְפוּ מַהֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם כִּי תַשִּׂיגֽוּם
and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,344Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ כָּל־מַלְכֵי הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן יָמָּה וְכָל־מַלְכֵי הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַיָּם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִישׁ יְהוָה אֶת־מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן מִפְּנֵי בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־עברנו וַיִּמַּס לְבָבָם וְלֹא־הָיָה בָם עוֹד רוּחַ מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until they were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 310,377Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כהן — the Tanakh's own spelling: priest; a descendant of Aaron. Searched as כהן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 75.
As a plain word it stands 46 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: priest.
Questions
Is Kohen (priest) in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, כהן appears 495,580 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 501,888, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Kohen (priest) in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:16 — the shortest of 495,580 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 501,888.
How is Kohen (priest) spelled in Hebrew?
Kohen is spelled כהן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 75.
Is Kohen (priest) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,813,158 sequences of כהן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,852,727).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 501,888 here) beside the count.