Rekem רקם

Rekem (רקם) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Rekem appears 3,674,256 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–152,424), 4.9% more than chance alone would give (about 3,501,785; probability below 10⁻³⁰⁰).

Found in the Torah · every skip: 3,674,256
Chance alone · every skip: 3,501,785
P (≥ found) · every skip: below 10⁻³⁰⁰
Shortest skip: 2
Longest skip found: 152,361

Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 220,491 found · chance alone about 225,928 (probability of 220,491 or more by chance alone: 1.00).

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In the Torah

Across every skip (2–152,424), רקם appears 3,674,256 times in the Torah — 4.9% more than the 3,501,785 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,674,256 or more by chance alone is below 10⁻³⁰⁰.

The shortest skip at which רקם appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 2:22, reading forward.

The longest skip at which רקם was found in the Torah is 152,361 — at Deuteronomy 34:11, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.

A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 3,501,785 of it, so a large count is expected.

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 1,000,506
Exodus 767,198
Leviticus 528,623
Numbers 728,440
Deuteronomy 649,489

Examples across the range

5 of the 3,674,256 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.

Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.

shortest skipGenesis 2:22בראשית ב:כבskip 2, forward
Letter by letter
1. ר ק מGenesis 2:22
  וַיִּבֶן יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶֽת־הַצֵּלָע אֲשֶׁר־לָקַח מִן־הָֽאָדָם לְאִשָּׁה וַיְבִאֶהָ אֶל־הָֽאָדָֽם
  And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from the man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.
letter 2,748 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
also at the shortest skipGenesis 3:23בראשית ג:כגskip 2, forward
Letter by letter
1. ר ק מGenesis 3:23
  וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִגַּן־עֵדֶן לַֽעֲבֹד אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר לֻקַּח מִשָּֽׁם
  Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.
letter 4,140 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipExodus 35:8שמות לה:חskip 100, forward
1. רExodus 35:8
  וְשֶׁמֶן לַמָּאוֹר וּבְשָׂמִים לְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּֽים
  and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
1. קExodus 35:11
  … וְאֶת־מִכְסֵהוּ אֶת־קְרָסָיו וְאֶת־קְרָשָׁיו אֶת־בְּרִיחָו אֶת־עַמֻּדָיו וְאֶת …
  the tabernacle, its tent, and its covering, its clasps, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
2. מExodus 35:14
  וְאֶת־מְנֹרַת הַמָּאוֹר וְאֶת־כֵּלֶיהָ וְאֶת־נֵרֹתֶיהָ וְאֵת שֶׁמֶן הַמָּאֽוֹר
  the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light;
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 131,330 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipLeviticus 1:14ויקרא א:ידskip 1,000, forward
1. רLeviticus 1:14
  … אוֹ מִן־בְּנֵי הַיּוֹנָה אֶת־קָרְבָּנֽוֹ
  And if his offering to the LORD be a burnt-offering of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
1. קLeviticus 3:1
  וְאִם־זֶבַח שְׁלָמִים קָרְבָּנוֹ אִם מִן־הַבָּקָר הוּא מַקְרִיב …
  And if his offering be a sacrifice of peace-offerings: if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
2. מLeviticus 4:2
  … אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְעָשָׂה מֵאַחַת מֵהֵֽנָּה
  Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: If any one shall sin through error, in any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and shall do any one of them:
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 142,367 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
the longest skip foundDeuteronomy 34:11דברים לד:יאskip 152,361, backward
1. רDeuteronomy 34:11
  לְכָל־הָאֹתוֹת וְהַמּוֹפְתִים אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם לְפַרְעֹה וּלְכָל־עֲבָדָיו וּלְכָל־אַרְצֽוֹ
  in all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
1. קLeviticus 8:29
  וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הֶחָזֶה וַיְנִיפֵהוּ תְנוּפָה …
  And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before the LORD; it was Moses’portion of the ram of consecration; as the LORD commanded Moses.
2. םGenesis 1:2
  וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
  Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 152,361, width 152,361 — one row is 152,361 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 304,779 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,361 in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 45,350,513 sequences of רקם across every skip (2–598,520) — about what chance alone gives (about 45,782,612).

At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 759,368 found · chance alone about 761,584 (probability of 759,368 or more by chance alone: 0.99).

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 3,283,178
Exodus 2,554,054
Leviticus 1,706,992
Numbers 2,411,650
Deuteronomy 2,271,364
Joshua 1,671,370
Judges 1,392,748
Samuel 3,033,443
Kings 3,731,797
Isaiah 2,584,719
Jeremiah 3,221,622
Ezekiel 2,782,747
The Twelve 2,228,834
Psalms 2,909,750
Proverbs 1,134,993
Job 1,164,229
Song of Songs 198,719
Ruth 183,564
Lamentations 231,771
Ecclesiastes 397,772
Esther 514,185
Daniel 868,675
Ezra–Nehemiah 1,345,793
Chronicles 3,526,544

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Outside the Torah

shortest skip outside the TorahJoshua 6:26יהושע ו:כוskip 2, forward
Letter by letter
1. ר ק םJoshua 6:26
  … לֵאמֹר אָרוּר הָאִישׁ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר יָקוּם וּבָנָה אֶת־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת אֶת …
  And Joshua charged the people with an oath at that time, saying: ‘Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city, even Jericho; with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.
letter 313,268 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipJudges 5:12שופטים ה:יבskip 100, forward
1. רJudges 5:12
  עוּרִי עוּרִי דְּבוֹרָה עוּרִי עוּרִי דַּבְּרִי־שִׁיר קוּם בָּרָק וּֽשֲׁבֵה שֶׁבְיְךָ בֶּן־אֲבִינֹֽעַם
  Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song; Arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
1. קJudges 5:14
  … בִנְיָמִין בַּֽעֲמָמֶיךָ מִנִּי מָכִיר יָֽרְדוּ מְחֹקְקִים וּמִזְּבוּלֻן מֹשְׁכִים בְּשֵׁבֶט סֹפֵֽר
  Out of Ephraim came they whose root is in Amalek; After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal’s staff.
2. םJudges 5:16
  לָמָּה יָשַׁבְתָּ בֵּין הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַיִם לִשְׁמֹעַ שְׁרִקוֹת עֲדָרִים לִפְלַגּוֹת רְאוּבֵן גְּדוֹלִים חִקְרֵי־לֵֽב
  Why sattest thou among the sheep-folds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? At the divisions of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 352,197 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
longest skip outside the Torah2 Chronicles 36:22דברי הימים ב לו:כבskip 598,423, backward
1. ר2 Chronicles 36:22
  וּבִשְׁנַת אַחַת לְכוֹרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס לִכְלוֹת דְּבַר־יְהוָה בְּפִי יִרְמְיָהוּ …
  Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying:
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
1. קIsaiah 25:2
  כִּי שַׂמְתָּ מֵעִיר לַגָּל קִרְיָה בְצוּרָה לְמַפֵּלָה אַרְמוֹן זָרִים מֵעִיר לְעוֹלָם לֹא יִבָּנֶֽה
  For Thou hast made of a city a heap, Of a fortified city a ruin; A castle of strangers to be no city, It shall never be built. .
2. םGenesis 1:1
  בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָֽרֶץ
  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
skip 598,423, width 598,423 — one row is 598,423 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 1,196,860 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,423 in the laboratory →

The spelling

רקם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as רקם, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 340.

As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 26:36. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Rekem in the Tanakh

Questions

Is Rekem in the Torah codes?

What is the shortest skip for Rekem in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:22 — the shortest of 3,674,256 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 3,501,785.

What is the gematria of Rekem in Hebrew?

Rekem is spelled רקם — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 340.

How many times is Rekem found in the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 45,350,513 sequences of רקם across every skip (2–598,520) — about what chance alone gives (about 45,782,612).

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Malchiram מלכירםTorah · every skip: 1,963 (chance 2,152)
Nimrim נמריםTorah · every skip: 43,926 (chance 44,879)
Ocran עכרןTorah · every skip: 114,984 (chance 123,642)
Persia פרסTorah · every skip: 255,015 (chance 261,824)
Jeshoaiah ישוחיהTorah · every skip: 2,298 (chance 2,214)
Massa משאTorah · every skip: 17,977,122 (chance 17,365,572)
Shamma שמאTorah · every skip: 17,477,780 (chance 17,365,572)

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