Korban קרבן
Korban — in Hebrew קרבן — offering, sacrifice. Korban appears 6,757 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 6,763 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 6,757
- Chance alone
- 6,763
- P (≥ found)
- 0.53
- 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, קרבן appears 6,757 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 6,763, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 12:14, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 68,668 sequences of קרבן, against about 70,471 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,065
- Exodus 1,137
- Leviticus 1,026
- Numbers 1,699
- Deuteronomy 830
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאָבִיהָ יָרֹק יָרַק בְּפָנֶיהָ הֲלֹא תִכָּלֵם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תִּסָּגֵר שִׁבְעַת יָמִים מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְאַחַר תֵּאָסֵֽף
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘If her father had but spit in her face, should she not hide in shame seven days? let her be shut up without the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 209,351Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם־עֵרֶב רַב עָלָה אִתָּם וְצֹאן וּבָקָר מִקְנֶה כָּבֵד מְאֹֽד
And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 96,181Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ מַעְיָן וּבוֹר מִקְוֵה־מַיִם יִהְיֶה טָהוֹר וְנֹגֵעַ בְּנִבְלָתָם יִטְמָֽא
Nevertheless a fountain or a cistern wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean; but he who toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 156,989Open in the laboratory →
בִּרְכֹת אָבִיךָ גָּֽבְרוּ עַל־בִּרְכֹת הוֹרַי עַֽד־תַּאֲוַת גִּבְעֹת עוֹלָם תִּֽהְיֶין לְרֹאשׁ יוֹסֵף וּלְקָדְקֹד נְזִיר אֶחָֽיו
The blessings of thy father Are mighty beyond the blessings of my progenitors Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills; They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of the prince among his brethren.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 76,254Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ רָאשֵׁי הָֽאָבוֹת לְמִשְׁפַּחַת בְּנֵֽי־גִלְעָד בֶּן־מָכִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי יוֹסֵף וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה וְלִפְנֵי הַנְּשִׂאִים רָאשֵׁי אָבוֹת לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And the heads of the fathers’houses of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spoke before Moses, and before the princes, the heads of the fathers’houses of the children of Israel;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 249,087Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
23,281 sequences of קרבן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 23,058 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 2,065
- Exodus 1,137
- Leviticus 1,026
- Numbers 1,699
- Deuteronomy 907
- Joshua 816
- Judges 698
- Samuel 1,297
- Kings 1,504
- Isaiah 1,518
- Jeremiah 1,592
- Ezekiel 1,357
- The Twelve 1,064
- Psalms 1,491
- Proverbs 891
- Job 686
- Song of Songs 97
- Ruth 117
- Lamentations 127
- Ecclesiastes 170
- Esther 155
- Daniel 716
- Ezra–Nehemiah 771
- Chronicles 1,380
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה חֲזַק זְרֻבָּבֶל נְאֻם־יְהוָה וַחֲזַק יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן־יְהוֹצָדָק הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל וַחֲזַק כָּל־עַם הָאָרֶץ נְאֻם־יְהוָה וַֽעֲשׂוּ כִּֽי־אֲנִי אִתְּכֶם נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work; for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 841,539Open in the laboratory →
בַּצָּרָה קָרָאתָ וָאֲחַלְּצֶךָּ אֶעֶנְךָ בְּסֵתֶר רַעַם אֶבְחָֽנְךָ עַל־מֵי מְרִיבָה סֶֽלָה
Thou didst call in trouble, and I rescued thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 902,261Open in the laboratory →
וּמָתוֹק הָאוֹר וְטוֹב לַֽעֵינַיִם לִרְאוֹת אֶת־הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
And the light is sweet, And a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,021,955Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קרבן — the Tanakh's own spelling: offering, sacrifice. Searched as קרבן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 352.
As a plain word it stands 29 times in the Tanakh, first at Leviticus 1:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Korban in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, קרבן appears 6,757 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 6,763, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Korban in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 12:14 — the shortest of 6,757 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,763.
How is Korban spelled in Hebrew?
Korban is spelled קרבן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 352.
Is Korban in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
23,281 sequences of קרבן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 23,058 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 6,763 here) beside the count.