Koz הקוץ
Koz (הקוץ) is a person named in the Tanakh — Hakkoz, Koz. Koz appears 5,248 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 5,485 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 5,248
- Chance alone
- 5,485
- 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
5,248 sequences of הקוץ at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,485 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which הקוץ appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 11:2, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), הקוץ is found 58,748 times; chance alone would give about 57,151.
- Genesis 1,440
- Exodus 1,271
- Leviticus 874
- Numbers 872
- Deuteronomy 791
The shortest skips
וַֽיְהִי בְּנָסְעָם מִקֶּדֶם וַֽיִּמְצְאוּ בִקְעָה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁנְעָר וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָֽׁם
And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 12,741Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶם אֶל־יוֹסֵף וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם יוֹסֵף לֶחֶם בַּסּוּסִים וּבְמִקְנֵה הַצֹּאן וּבְמִקְנֵה הַבָּקָר וּבַחֲמֹרִים וַיְנַהֲלֵם בַּלֶּחֶם בְּכָל־מִקְנֵהֶם בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִֽוא
And they brought their cattle unto Joseph. And Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the asses; and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for that year.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 72,888Open in the laboratory →
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעָה וְשִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאֽוֹת
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 188,959Open in the laboratory →
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם תִּשְׁעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֽוֹת
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and nine thousand and three hundred;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 189,330Open in the laboratory →
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם חֲמִשָּׁה וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 189,392Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
18,537 sequences of הקוץ at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 18,661 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,440
- Exodus 1,271
- Leviticus 874
- Numbers 872
- Deuteronomy 854
- Joshua 627
- Judges 424
- Samuel 813
- Kings 1,095
- Isaiah 1,938
- Jeremiah 1,569
- Ezekiel 1,102
- The Twelve 1,307
- Psalms 1,371
- Proverbs 474
- Job 409
- Song of Songs 67
- Ruth 63
- Lamentations 85
- Ecclesiastes 115
- Esther 86
- Daniel 255
- Ezra–Nehemiah 416
- Chronicles 1,010
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ לֹֽא־כֵן אֲנַחְנוּ עֹשִׂים הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה יוֹם־בְּשֹׂרָה הוּא וַאֲנַחְנוּ מַחְשִׁים וְחִכִּינוּ עַד־אוֹר הַבֹּקֶר וּמְצָאָנוּ עָווֹן וְעַתָּה לְכוּ וְנָבֹאָה וְנַגִּידָה בֵּית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
Then they said one to another: ‘We do not well; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace; if we tarry till the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king’s household.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 539,792Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּזְעֵק וַיֹּאמֶר בְּנִֽינְוֵה מִטַּעַם הַמֶּלֶךְ וּגְדֹלָיו לֵאמֹר הָאָדָם וְהַבְּהֵמָה הַבָּקָר וְהַצֹּאן אַֽל־יִטְעֲמוּ מְאוּמָה אַל־יִרְעוּ וּמַיִם אַל־יִשְׁתּֽוּ
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying: ‘Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing; let them not feed, nor drink water;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 826,112Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּרֻצוּ וַיִּקָּחֻהוּ מִשָּׁם וַיִּתְיַצֵּב בְּתוֹךְ הָעָם וַיִּגְבַּהּ מִכָּל־הָעָם מִשִּׁכְמוֹ וָמָֽעְלָה
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 398,089Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הקוץ — the Tanakh's own spelling: Hakkoz, Koz. Searched as הקוץ, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 201.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:61. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Koz in the Torah codes?
5,248 sequences of הקוץ at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,485 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Koz in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 11:2 — the shortest of 5,248 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,485.
What is the gematria of Koz in Hebrew?
Koz is spelled הקוץ — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 201.
How many times is Koz found in the whole Tanakh?
18,537 sequences of הקוץ at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 18,661 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
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