Tekoa תקוע
Tekoa (תקוע) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Tekoa is found 9,957 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 38:29) — about what chance alone gives (about 9,964).
- Found in the Torah
- 9,957
- Chance alone
- 9,964
- P (≥ found)
- 0.53
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
9,957 sequences of תקוע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 9,964 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which תקוע appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 38:29, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תקוע is found 106,653 times; chance alone would give about 103,828.
- Genesis 2,478
- Exodus 2,573
- Leviticus 1,789
- Numbers 1,925
- Deuteronomy 1,192
The shortest skips
וּנְחֹשֶׁת הַתְּנוּפָה שִׁבְעִים כִּכָּר וְאַלְפַּיִם וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת שָֽׁקֶל
And the brass of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 137,717Open in the laboratory →
עַתָּה קֻמוּ וְעִבְרוּ לָכֶם אֶת־נַחַל זָרֶד וַֽנַּעֲבֹר אֶת־נַחַל זָֽרֶד
Now rise up, and get you over the brook Zered.’ And we went over the brook Zered.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 253,206Open in the laboratory →
וְלָֽקַחְתָּ מִדַּם הַפָּר וְנָתַתָּה עַל־קַרְנֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בְּאֶצְבָּעֶךָ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַדָּם תִּשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger; and thou shalt pour out all the remaining blood at the base of the altar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 121,096Open in the laboratory →
וּפְקֻדַּת אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן שֶׁמֶן הַמָּאוֹר וּקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים וּמִנְחַת הַתָּמִיד וְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה פְּקֻדַּת כָּל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ בְּקֹדֶשׁ וּבְכֵלָֽיו
And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal-offering, and the anointing oil: he shall have the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, whether it be the sanctuary, or the furniture thereof.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 193,547Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֶת־רִבְקָה אֲחֹתָם וְאֶת־מֵנִקְתָּהּ וְאֶת־עֶבֶד אַבְרָהָם וְאֶת־אֲנָשָֽׁיו
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 32,420Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תקוע appears 34,490 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 34,611, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 2,478
- Exodus 2,573
- Leviticus 1,789
- Numbers 1,925
- Deuteronomy 1,314
- Joshua 1,010
- Judges 1,045
- Samuel 2,121
- Kings 2,311
- Isaiah 2,371
- Jeremiah 2,269
- Ezekiel 2,210
- The Twelve 1,769
- Psalms 2,287
- Proverbs 1,209
- Job 1,151
- Song of Songs 171
- Ruth 235
- Lamentations 141
- Ecclesiastes 230
- Esther 221
- Daniel 591
- Ezra–Nehemiah 855
- Chronicles 2,214
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה קְחוּ וַעֲשׂוּ עֲגָלָה חֲדָשָׁה אֶחָת וּשְׁתֵּי פָרוֹת עָלוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָלָה עֲלֵיהֶם עֹל וַאֲסַרְתֶּם אֶת־הַפָּרוֹת בָּעֲגָלָה וַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶם בְּנֵיהֶם מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶם הַבָּֽיְתָה
Now therefore take and prepare you a new cart, and two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 391,256Open in the laboratory →
יָעַצְתָּ בֹּשֶׁת לְבֵיתֶךָ קְצוֹת־עַמִּים רַבִּים וְחוֹטֵא נַפְשֶֽׁךָ
Thou hast devised shame to thy house, By cutting off many peoples, And hast forfeited thy life.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 836,096Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלָיו קְרָא שְׁמוֹ יִזְרְעֶאל כִּי־עוֹד מְעַט וּפָקַדְתִּי אֶת־דְּמֵי יִזְרְעֶאל עַל־בֵּית יֵהוּא וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי מַמְלְכוּת בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And the LORD said unto him: ‘Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will visit the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 802,120Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תקוע — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as תקוע, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 576.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 2:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Tekoa appear in the Torah codes?
9,957 sequences of תקוע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 9,964 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Tekoa in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 38:29 — the shortest of 9,957 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,964.
What is the gematria of Tekoa in Hebrew?
Tekoa is spelled תקוע — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 576.
How many times is Tekoa found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תקוע appears 34,490 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 34,611, 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 9,964 here) beside the count.