Shankar שנקר
In Hebrew letters the first name Shankar is written שנקר — male given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 6,376 sequences of Shankar, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 18:22); chance alone would give about 6,453.
- Found in the Torah
- 6,376
- Chance alone
- 6,453
- P (≥ found)
- 0.83
- 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 6,376 sequences of שנקר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,453).
The shortest skip at which שנקר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 18:22, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שנקר is found 69,948 times; chance alone would give about 67,238.
- Genesis 1,562
- Exodus 1,414
- Leviticus 933
- Numbers 1,759
- Deuteronomy 708
The shortest skips
וְשָׁפְטוּ אֶת־הָעָם בְּכָל־עֵת וְהָיָה כָּל־הַדָּבָר הַגָּדֹל יָבִיאוּ אֵלֶיךָ וְכָל־הַדָּבָר הַקָּטֹן יִשְׁפְּטוּ־הֵם וְהָקֵל מֵֽעָלֶיךָ וְנָשְׂאוּ אִתָּֽךְ
And let them judge the people at all seasons; and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so shall they make it easier for thee and bear the burden with thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 105,359Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁפְטוּ אֶת־הָעָם בְּכָל־עֵת אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַקָּשֶׁה יְבִיאוּן אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְכָל־הַדָּבָר הַקָּטֹן יִשְׁפּוּטוּ הֵֽם
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 105,586Open in the laboratory →
וְנִגַּשׁ מֹשֶׁה לְבַדּוֹ אֶל־יְהוָה וְהֵם לֹא יִגָּשׁוּ וְהָעָם לֹא יַעֲלוּ עִמּֽוֹ
and Moses alone shall come near unto the LORD; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 112,547Open in the laboratory →
וְסָמַךְ יָדוֹ עַל־רֹאשׁ קָרְבָּנוֹ וּשְׁחָטוֹ פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְזָרְקוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־הַדָּם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting; and Aaron’s sons the priests shall dash the blood against the altar round about.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 143,436Open in the laboratory →
וְסָמַךְ אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל־רֹאשׁ קָרְבָּנוֹ וְשָׁחַט אֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְזָרְקוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן אֶת־דָּמוֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall dash the blood thereof against the altar round about.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 143,774Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שנקר appears 20,564 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 20,577, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 1,562
- Exodus 1,414
- Leviticus 933
- Numbers 1,759
- Deuteronomy 766
- Joshua 759
- Judges 631
- Samuel 1,075
- Kings 1,412
- Isaiah 1,385
- Jeremiah 1,270
- Ezekiel 1,082
- The Twelve 876
- Psalms 1,370
- Proverbs 693
- Job 557
- Song of Songs 99
- Ruth 101
- Lamentations 98
- Ecclesiastes 182
- Esther 184
- Daniel 492
- Ezra–Nehemiah 659
- Chronicles 1,205
Outside the Torah
שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵֽעֲצַת־נָֽפֶשׁ
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 959,756Open in the laboratory →
יְהוָה יֵחַתּוּ מריבו עלו בַּשָּׁמַיִם יַרְעֵם יְהוָה יָדִין אַפְסֵי־אָרֶץ וְיִתֶּן־עֹז לְמַלְכּוֹ וְיָרֵם קֶרֶן מְשִׁיחֽוֹ
They that strive with the LORD shall be broken to pieces; Against them will He thunder in heaven; The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; And He will give strength unto His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 385,644Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יַחֲלֹם הָרָעֵב וְהִנֵּה אוֹכֵל וְהֵקִיץ וְרֵיקָה נַפְשׁוֹ וְכַאֲשֶׁר יַחֲלֹם הַצָּמֵא וְהִנֵּה שֹׁתֶה וְהֵקִיץ וְהִנֵּה עָיֵף וְנַפְשׁוֹ שׁוֹקֵקָה כֵּן יִֽהְיֶה הֲמוֹן כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם הַצֹּבְאִים עַל־הַר צִיּֽוֹן
And it shall be as when a hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth, But he awaketh, and his soul is empty; Or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh, But he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite— So shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 602,421Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שנקר — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as שנקר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 650.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Shankar appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 6,376 sequences of שנקר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,453).
What is the shortest skip for Shankar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 18:22 — the shortest of 6,376 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,453.
What is the gematria of Shankar in Hebrew?
Shankar is spelled שנקר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 650.
How many times is Shankar found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שנקר appears 20,564 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 20,577, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 6,453 here) beside the count.