Rainbow קשת
Rainbow — in Hebrew קשת — rainbow; bow. Rainbow appears 144,741 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 4.1% more than chance alone would give (about 139,072; probability 8.4 × 10⁻⁵²).
- Found in the Torah
- 144,741
- Chance alone
- 139,072
- P (≥ found)
- 8.4 × 10⁻⁵²
- 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, קשת appears 144,741 times in the Torah — 4.1% more than the 139,072 chance alone would give; the probability of 144,741 or more by chance alone is 8.4 × 10⁻⁵².
The shortest skip at which קשת appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 2:3, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), קשת is found 2,232,349 times; chance alone would give about 2,155,563.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 139,072 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 30,866
- Exodus 36,631
- Leviticus 28,284
- Numbers 30,817
- Deuteronomy 18,143
The shortest skips
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת
And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,778Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־בְּרִיתִי אָקִים אֶת־יִצְחָק אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד לְךָ שָׂרָה לַמּוֹעֵד הַזֶּה בַּשָּׁנָה הָאַחֶֽרֶת
But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,177Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים וּפַרְעֹה חֹלֵם וְהִנֵּה עֹמֵד עַל־הַיְאֹֽר
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,029Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּרֶד מֹשֶׁה מִן־הָהָר אֶל־הָעָם וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת־הָעָם וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ שִׂמְלֹתָֽם
And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 106,400Open in the laboratory →
וְזֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה לָהֶם לְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתָם לְכַהֵן לִי לְקַח פַּר אֶחָד בֶּן־בָּקָר וְאֵילִם שְׁנַיִם תְּמִימִֽם
And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto Me in the priest’s office: take one young bullock and two rams without blemish,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 120,593Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, קשת appears 422,702 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.6% more than the 416,048 chance alone would give; the probability of 422,702 or more by chance alone is 4.0 × 10⁻²⁵.
- Genesis 30,866
- Exodus 36,631
- Leviticus 28,284
- Numbers 30,817
- Deuteronomy 19,029
- Joshua 10,322
- Judges 11,645
- Samuel 25,481
- Kings 32,283
- Isaiah 24,381
- Jeremiah 25,743
- Ezekiel 26,958
- The Twelve 17,227
- Psalms 23,794
- Proverbs 13,586
- Job 11,277
- Song of Songs 1,741
- Ruth 2,291
- Lamentations 2,214
- Ecclesiastes 4,037
- Esther 2,971
- Daniel 7,133
- Ezra–Nehemiah 9,332
- Chronicles 24,659
Outside the Torah
קֻם קַדֵּשׁ אֶת־הָעָם וְאָמַרְתָּ הִתְקַדְּשׁוּ לְמָחָר כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל חֵרֶם בְּקִרְבְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא תוּכַל לָקוּם לִפְנֵי אֹיְבֶיךָ עַד־הֲסִירְכֶם הַחֵרֶם מִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם
Up, sanctify the people, and say: Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow; for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: There is a curse in the midst of thee, O Israel; thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,216Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַל יְהוּדָה וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי בְּיָדָם וַיַּכּוּם בְּבֶזֶק עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים אִֽישׁ
And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand; and they smote of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 344,880Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁלוֹם לִזְבֹּחַ לַֽיהוָה בָּאתִי הִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ וּבָאתֶם אִתִּי בַּזָּבַח וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת־יִשַׁי וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא לָהֶם לַזָּֽבַח
And he said: ‘Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.’ And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 408,099Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קשת — the Tanakh's own spelling: rainbow; bow. Searched as קשת, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 800.
As a plain word it stands 35 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 21:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Rainbow appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, קשת appears 144,741 times in the Torah — 4.1% more than the 139,072 chance alone would give; the probability of 144,741 or more by chance alone is 8.4 × 10⁻⁵².
What is the shortest skip for Rainbow in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:3 — the shortest of 144,741 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 139,072.
What is the gematria of Rainbow in Hebrew?
Rainbow is spelled קשת — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 800.
How many times is Rainbow found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, קשת appears 422,702 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.6% more than the 416,048 chance alone would give; the probability of 422,702 or more by chance alone is 4.0 × 10⁻²⁵.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 139,072 here) beside the count.