Rakkath רקת
Rakkath (רקת) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 159,862 sequences of Rakkath, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 9:17); chance alone would give about 161,634.
- Found in the Torah
- 159,862
- Chance alone
- 161,634
- 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
At skips 2–5,000, רקת appears 159,862 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 161,634, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which רקת appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 9:17, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), רקת is found 2,627,312 times; chance alone would give about 2,505,263.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 161,634 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 41,477
- Exodus 36,842
- Leviticus 28,052
- Numbers 30,430
- Deuteronomy 23,061
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־נֹחַ זֹאת אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר הֲקִמֹתִי בֵּינִי וּבֵין כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God said unto Noah: ‘This is the token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,093Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא אֱלֹהִים אֶל־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בַּחֲלוֹם הַלָּיְלָה וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הִנְּךָ מֵת עַל־הָאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר־לָקַחְתָּ וְהִוא בְּעֻלַת בָּֽעַל
But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him: ‘Behold, thou shalt die, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,472Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲנִי נָתַתִּֽי לְךָ שְׁכֶם אַחַד עַל־אַחֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר לָקַחְתִּי מִיַּד הָֽאֱמֹרִי בְּחַרְבִּי וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי
Moreover I have given to thee one aportion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,215Open in the laboratory →
מִדְּבַר־שֶׁקֶר תִּרְחָק וְנָקִי וְצַדִּיק אַֽל־תַּהֲרֹג כִּי לֹא־אַצְדִּיק רָשָֽׁע
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not; for I will not justify the wicked.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 111,171Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַנֶּגֶב וְֽאֶת־הַכִּכָּר בִּקְעַת יְרֵחוֹ עִיר הַתְּמָרִים עַד־צֹֽעַר
and the South, and the Plain, even the valley of Jericho the city of palm-trees, as far as Zoar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 304,336Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, רקת appears 489,993 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 486,578 chance alone would give; the probability of 489,993 or more by chance alone is 5.1 × 10⁻⁷.
- Genesis 41,477
- Exodus 36,842
- Leviticus 28,052
- Numbers 30,430
- Deuteronomy 24,130
- Joshua 13,986
- Judges 13,246
- Samuel 25,181
- Kings 35,983
- Isaiah 31,315
- Jeremiah 34,231
- Ezekiel 33,085
- The Twelve 22,652
- Psalms 30,265
- Proverbs 17,172
- Job 13,356
- Song of Songs 2,211
- Ruth 2,368
- Lamentations 2,706
- Ecclesiastes 3,755
- Esther 3,837
- Daniel 9,060
- Ezra–Nehemiah 9,774
- Chronicles 24,879
Outside the Torah
וְהָיָה אִם־תִּשְׁמַע אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר אֲצַוֶּךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ בִדְרָכַי וְעָשִׂיתָ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינַי לִשְׁמוֹר חֻקּוֹתַי וּמִצְוֺתַי כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה דָּוִד עַבְדִּי וְהָיִיתִי עִמָּךְ וּבָנִיתִי לְךָ בַֽיִת־נֶאֱמָן כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּנִיתִי לְדָוִד וְנָתַתִּי לְךָ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in My ways, and do that which is right in Mine eyes, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as David My servant did, that I will be with thee, and will build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 503,332Open in the laboratory →
וּבֹשׁוּ עֹבְדֵי פִשְׁתִּים שְׂרִיקוֹת וְאֹרְגִים חוֹרָֽי
Moreover they that work in combed flax, And they that weave cotton, shall be ashamed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 593,298Open in the laboratory →
הַפֶּסֶל נָסַךְ חָרָשׁ וְצֹרֵף בַּזָּהָב יְרַקְּעֶנּוּ וּרְתֻקוֹת כֶּסֶף צוֹרֵֽף
The image perchance, which the craftsman hath melted, And the goldsmith spread over with gold, The silversmith casting silver chains?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 615,234Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רקת — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as רקת, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 700.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 19:35. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Rakkath in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, רקת appears 159,862 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 161,634, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Rakkath in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 9:17 — the shortest of 159,862 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 161,634.
What is the gematria of Rakkath in Hebrew?
Rakkath is spelled רקת — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 700.
How many times is Rakkath found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, רקת appears 489,993 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 486,578 chance alone would give; the probability of 489,993 or more by chance alone is 5.1 × 10⁻⁷.
Search it yourself
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