Pekah פקח
Pekah (פקח) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Pekah is found 17,643 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 5:15) — 2.8% above the 17,161 chance alone would give (probability of 17,643 or more by chance alone: 0.00013).
- Found in the Torah
- 17,643
- Chance alone
- 17,161
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00013
- 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 17,643 sequences of פקח at skips 2–5,000, 2.8% above what chance alone gives (about 17,161); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00013 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 5:15, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 281,281 sequences of פקח, against about 265,995 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 17,161 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 4,139
- Exodus 3,929
- Leviticus 2,889
- Numbers 5,216
- Deuteronomy 1,470
The shortest skips
וְהֵבִיא הָאִישׁ אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן וְהֵבִיא אֶת־קָרְבָּנָהּ עָלֶיהָ עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵיפָה קֶמַח שְׂעֹרִים לֹֽא־יִצֹק עָלָיו שֶׁמֶן וְלֹֽא־יִתֵּן עָלָיו לְבֹנָה כִּֽי־מִנְחַת קְנָאֹת הוּא מִנְחַת זִכָּרוֹן מַזְכֶּרֶת עָוֺֽן
then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is a meal-offering of jealousy, a meal-offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 195,985Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא רֵאשִׁית לוֹ כִּי־שָׁם חֶלְקַת מְחֹקֵק סָפוּן וַיֵּתֵא רָאשֵׁי עָם צִדְקַת יְהוָה עָשָׂה וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And he chose a first part for himself, For there a portion of a ruler was reserved; And there came the heads of the people, He executed the righteousness of the LORD, And His ordinances with Israel. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 303,816Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח סֵפֶר הַבְּרִית וַיִּקְרָא בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר יְהוָה נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָֽע
And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people; and they said: ‘All that the LORD hath spoken will we do, and obey.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 112,834Open in the laboratory →
עַמִּים הַר־יִקְרָאוּ שָׁם יִזְבְּחוּ זִבְחֵי־צֶדֶק כִּי שֶׁפַע יַמִּים יִינָקוּ וּשְׂפוּנֵי טְמוּנֵי חֽוֹל
They shall call peoples unto the mountain; There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness; For they shall suck the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 303,727Open in the laboratory →
וְרֹחַב הֶֽחָצֵר לִפְאַת־יָם קְלָעִים חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה עַמֻּדֵיהֶם עֲשָׂרָה וְאַדְנֵיהֶם עֲשָׂרָֽה
And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 117,765Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 61,168 sequences of פקח at skips 2–5,000, 7.2% above what chance alone gives (about 57,072); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.1 × 10⁻⁶⁴ by chance alone.
- Genesis 4,139
- Exodus 3,929
- Leviticus 2,889
- Numbers 5,216
- Deuteronomy 1,566
- Joshua 1,536
- Judges 1,591
- Samuel 2,842
- Kings 3,125
- Isaiah 4,826
- Jeremiah 2,576
- Ezekiel 3,944
- The Twelve 2,789
- Psalms 5,471
- Proverbs 3,972
- Job 3,517
- Song of Songs 418
- Ruth 137
- Lamentations 448
- Ecclesiastes 375
- Esther 313
- Daniel 1,219
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,169
- Chronicles 3,161
Outside the Torah
וְגִדְעוֹן בָּא וַיַּעַשׂ גְּדִֽי־עִזִּים וְאֵיפַת־קֶמַח מַצּוֹת הַבָּשָׂר שָׂם בַּסַּל וְהַמָּרַק שָׂם בַּפָּרוּר וַיּוֹצֵא אֵלָיו אֶל־תַּחַת הָאֵלָה וַיַּגַּֽשׁ
And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal; the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the terebinth, and presented it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 354,282Open in the laboratory →
אַחַי בָּגְדוּ כְמוֹ־נָחַל כַּאֲפִיק נְחָלִים יַעֲבֹֽרוּ
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that overflow,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 968,672Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶלֶת וַיַּחֲזֵק בְּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ וַֽיְנַתְּחֶהָ לַעֲצָמֶיהָ לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר נְתָחִים וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶהָ בְּכֹל גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 378,953Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פקח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as פקח, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 188.
As a plain word it stands 16 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 4:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Pekah in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 17,643 sequences of פקח at skips 2–5,000, 2.8% above what chance alone gives (about 17,161); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00013 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Pekah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 5:15 — the shortest of 17,643 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 17,161.
How is Pekah spelled in Hebrew?
Pekah is spelled פקח — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 188.
Is Pekah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 61,168 sequences of פקח at skips 2–5,000, 7.2% above what chance alone gives (about 57,072); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.1 × 10⁻⁶⁴ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 17,161 here) beside the count.