Biblical names

Lachish לכיש

Lachish (לכיש) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Lachish is found 43,733 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 15:4) — about what chance alone gives (about 43,729).

Found in the Torah
43,733
Chance alone
43,729
P (≥ found)
0.49
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, לכיש appears 43,733 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 43,729, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which לכיש appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 15:4, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), לכיש is found 416,678 times; chance alone would give about 455,651.

  • Genesis 9,317
  • Exodus 8,580
  • Leviticus 6,100
  • Numbers 8,361
  • Deuteronomy 11,375

The shortest skips

  1. Leviticus 15:4ויקרא טו:דskip 2, forward

    כָּל־הַמִּשְׁכָּב אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב עָלָיו הַזָּב יִטְמָא וְכָֽל־הַכְּלִי אֲשֶׁר־יֵשֵׁב עָלָיו יִטְמָֽא

    Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and every thing whereon he sitteth shall be unclean. .

    לכיש at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 15:4יטמאוכהלארישבעלילכיש
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 164,454Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 15:6ויקרא טו:וskip 2, forward

    וְהַיֹּשֵׁב עַֽל־הַכְּלִי אֲשֶׁר־יֵשֵׁב עָלָיו הַזָּב יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב

    And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he that hath the issue sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

    לכיש at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 15:6והישבעהלארישבעלילכיש
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 164,522Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 15:23ויקרא טו:כגskip 2, forward

    וְאִם עַֽל־הַמִּשְׁכָּב הוּא אוֹ עַֽל־הַכְּלִי אֲשֶׁר־הִוא יֹשֶֽׁבֶת־עָלָיו בְּנָגְעוֹ־בוֹ יִטְמָא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב

    And if he be on the bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.

    לכיש at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 15:23הואאועהלארהואישבלכיש
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 165,366Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 15:26ויקרא טו:כוskip 2, forward

    כָּל־הַמִּשְׁכָּב אֲשֶׁר־תִּשְׁכַּב עָלָיו כָּל־יְמֵי זוֹבָהּ כְּמִשְׁכַּב נִדָּתָהּ יִֽהְיֶה־לָּהּ וְכָֽל־הַכְּלִי אֲשֶׁר תֵּשֵׁב עָלָיו טָמֵא יִהְיֶה כְּטֻמְאַת נִדָּתָֽהּ

    Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her impurity; and every thing whereon she sitteth shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity.

    לכיש at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 15:26יהלהוכהלארתשבעלילכיש
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 165,588Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 3:21דברים ג:כאskip 2, forward

    וְאֶת־יְהוֹשׁוּעַ צִוֵּיתִי בָּעֵת הַהִוא לֵאמֹר עֵינֶיךָ הָרֹאֹת אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם לִשְׁנֵי הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה כֵּֽן־יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה לְכָל־הַמַּמְלָכוֹת אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה עֹבֵר שָֽׁמָּה

    And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying: ‘Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings; so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou goest over.

    לכיש at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 3:21לכיםהאהןעהיקוקלכלכיש
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 255,849Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, לכיש appears 193,619 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 194,808, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 9,317
  • Exodus 8,580
  • Leviticus 6,100
  • Numbers 8,361
  • Deuteronomy 12,083
  • Joshua 5,337
  • Judges 5,716
  • Samuel 17,456
  • Kings 19,600
  • Isaiah 10,534
  • Jeremiah 13,589
  • Ezekiel 10,406
  • The Twelve 8,050
  • Psalms 15,440
  • Proverbs 4,416
  • Job 5,499
  • Song of Songs 839
  • Ruth 931
  • Lamentations 1,030
  • Ecclesiastes 2,474
  • Esther 2,412
  • Daniel 4,096
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 5,247
  • Chronicles 16,106

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Samuel 16:3שמואל א טז:גskip 2, forward

    וְקָרָאתָ לְיִשַׁי בַּזָּבַח וְאָֽנֹכִי אוֹדִֽיעֲךָ אֵת אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה וּמָשַׁחְתָּ לִי אֵת אֲשֶׁר־אֹמַר אֵלֶֽיךָ

    And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto Me him whom I name unto thee.’

    לכיש at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 16:3שראמראיועשמואלאתלךיש
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 407,991Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Kings 2:38מלכים א ב:לחskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר שִׁמְעִי לַמֶּלֶךְ טוֹב הַדָּבָר כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כֵּן יַעֲשֶׂה עַבְדֶּךָ וַיֵּשֶׁב שִׁמְעִי בִּירוּשָׁלִַם יָמִים רַבִּֽים

    And Shimei said unto the king: ‘The saying is good; as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do.’ And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

    לכיש at skip 2, forward from 1 Kings 2:38אדניהמךןעהעבדךוילכיש
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 482,808Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Kings 8:13מלכים ב ח:יגskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר חֲזָהאֵל כִּי מָה עַבְדְּךָ הַכֶּלֶב כִּי יַעֲשֶׂה הַדָּבָר הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלִישָׁע הִרְאַנִי יְהוָה אֹתְךָ מֶלֶךְ עַל־אֲרָֽם

    And Hazael said: ‘But what is thy servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?’ And Elisha answered: ‘The LORD hath shown me that thou shalt be king over Aram.’

    לכיש at skip 2, forward from 2 Kings 8:13עבדךהכביעההדברהגלכיש
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 541,557Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

לכיש — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as לכיש, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 360.

As a plain word it stands 13 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 10:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Lachish in the Bible code?

At skips 2–5,000, לכיש appears 43,733 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 43,729, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Lachish in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 15:4 — the shortest of 43,733 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 43,729.

What is the gematria of Lachish in Hebrew?

Lachish is spelled לכיש — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 360.

How many times is Lachish found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, לכיש appears 193,619 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 194,808, so the count is in line with chance.

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