Biblical names

Likhi לקחי

Likhi (לקחי) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Likhi is found 8,147 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 32:12) — 3.0% above the 7,908 chance alone would give (probability of 8,147 or more by chance alone: 0.0038).

Found in the Torah
8,147
Chance alone
7,908
P (≥ found)
0.0038
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

The Torah holds 8,147 sequences of לקחי at skips 2–5,000, 3.0% above what chance alone gives (about 7,908); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0038 by chance alone.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 32:12, reading backward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 88,712 sequences of לקחי, against about 82,400 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 2,311
  • Exodus 1,646
  • Leviticus 1,227
  • Numbers 2,039
  • Deuteronomy 924

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 32:12שמות לב:יבskip 2, backward

    לָמָּה יֹאמְרוּ מִצְרַיִם לֵאמֹר בְּרָעָה הֽוֹצִיאָם לַהֲרֹג אֹתָם בֶּֽהָרִים וּלְכַלֹּתָם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָה שׁוּב מֵחֲרוֹן אַפֶּךָ וְהִנָּחֵם עַל־הָרָעָה לְעַמֶּֽךָ

    Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying: For evil did He bring them forth, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people.

    לקחי at skip 2, backward from Exodus 32:12גדולובדזהמהיאמרולקחי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 126,372Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 16:19דברים טז:יטskip 3, forward

    לֹא־תַטֶּה מִשְׁפָּט לֹא תַכִּיר פָּנִים וְלֹא־תִקַּח שֹׁחַד כִּי הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר עֵינֵי חֲכָמִים וִֽיסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי צַדִּיקִֽם

    Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

    לקחי at skip 3, forward from Deuteronomy 16:19אתכירפניםואתחשדכהשחדיעורעילקחי
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 277,648Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 32:4בראשית לב:דskip 3, backward

    וַיִּשְׁלַח יַעֲקֹב מַלְאָכִים לְפָנָיו אֶל־עֵשָׂו אָחִיו אַרְצָה שֵׂעִיר שְׂדֵה אֱדֽוֹם

    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

    לקחי at skip 3, backward from Genesis 32:4ההואמחניםושליעבמאכיםלפניואלקחי
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 46,605Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 41:5בראשית מא:הskip 4, forward

    וַיִּישָׁן וַֽיַּחֲלֹם שֵׁנִית וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלוֹת בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד בְּרִיאוֹת וְטֹבֽוֹת

    And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

    לקחי at skip 4, forward from Genesis 41:5והנהשבעשבליםעותבנהאדבראותוטבותוהנהשבלקחי
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 60,271Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 38:15שמות לח:טוskip 5, forward

    וְלַכָּתֵף הַשֵּׁנִית מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה לְשַׁעַר הֶֽחָצֵר קְלָעִים חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה עַמֻּדֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָׁה וְאַדְנֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה

    And so for the other side; on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

    לקחי at skip 5, forward from Exodus 38:15מדיהםשלשהואדניהםששהכללעיהצרסבבששמשזרוהאדניםלעמלקחי
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 136,905Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 31,983 sequences of לקחי at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 31,679); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.

  • Genesis 2,311
  • Exodus 1,646
  • Leviticus 1,227
  • Numbers 2,039
  • Deuteronomy 988
  • Joshua 837
  • Judges 993
  • Samuel 2,090
  • Kings 2,406
  • Isaiah 2,148
  • Jeremiah 1,773
  • Ezekiel 1,749
  • The Twelve 1,427
  • Psalms 2,764
  • Proverbs 1,176
  • Job 1,480
  • Song of Songs 150
  • Ruth 162
  • Lamentations 187
  • Ecclesiastes 328
  • Esther 200
  • Daniel 827
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 814
  • Chronicles 2,261

Outside the Torah

  1. 2 Kings 2:23מלכים ב ב:כגskip 2, forward

    וַיַּעַל מִשָּׁם בֵּֽית־אֵל וְהוּא עֹלֶה בַדֶּרֶךְ וּנְעָרִים קְטַנִּים יָצְאוּ מִן־הָעִיר וַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־בוֹ וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ עֲלֵה קֵרֵחַ עֲלֵה קֵרֵֽחַ

    And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him: ‘Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.’

    לקחי at skip 2, forward from 2 Kings 2:23להקרחעהרופןאחריולקחי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 530,729Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 18:7יהושע יח:זskip 2, backward

    כִּי אֵֽין־חֵלֶק לַלְוִיִּם בְּקִרְבְּכֶם כִּֽי־כְהֻנַּת יְהוָה נַחֲלָתוֹ וְגָד וּרְאוּבֵן וַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה לָקְחוּ נַחֲלָתָם מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרָחָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָֽה

    For the Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance; and Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.’

    לקחי at skip 2, backward from Joshua 18:7ינוכיאןללויםבקרבלקחי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 332,164Open in the laboratory →

  3. Judges 5:15שופטים ה:טוskip 2, backward

    וְשָׂרַי בְּיִשָּׂשכָר עִם־דְּבֹרָה וְיִשָּׂשכָר כֵּן בָּרָק בָּעֵמֶק שֻׁלַּח בְּרַגְלָיו בִּפְלַגּוֹת רְאוּבֵן גְּדֹלִים חִקְקֵי־לֵֽב

    And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As was Issachar, so was Barak; Into the valley they rushed forth at his feet. Among the divisions of Reuben There were great resolves of heart.

    לקחי at skip 2, backward from Judges 5:15ובןגדלםקיבלמהישבלקחי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 352,379Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

לקחי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as לקחי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 148.

As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 19:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Likhi appear in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 8,147 sequences of לקחי at skips 2–5,000, 3.0% above what chance alone gives (about 7,908); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0038 by chance alone.

What is the shortest skip for Likhi in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 32:12 — the shortest of 8,147 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,908.

How is Likhi spelled in Hebrew?

Likhi is spelled לקחי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 148.

Is Likhi in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 31,983 sequences of לקחי at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 31,679); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.

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