Tree of Knowledge עץ הדעת
Tree of Knowledge — in Hebrew עץ הדעת — the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 13,718 sequences of הדעת (from Tree of Knowledge), the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 3:12); chance alone would give about 13,713.
- Found in the Torah (הדעת)
- 13,718
- Chance alone
- 13,713
- P (≥ found)
- 0.48
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for הדעת, and עץ has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 13,718 sequences of הדעת at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 13,713).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:12, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 145,302 sequences of הדעת, against about 142,889 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,662
- Exodus 3,609
- Leviticus 2,307
- Numbers 2,846
- Deuteronomy 2,294
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר הָֽאָדָם הָֽאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּה עִמָּדִי הִוא נָֽתְנָה־לִּי מִן־הָעֵץ וָאֹכֵֽל
And the man said: ‘The woman whom Thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 3,505Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כִּֽי־תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יִתֵּן יְהוָה לָכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־הָעֲבֹדָה הַזֹּֽאת
And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as He hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 95,496Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כִֽי־יְבִֽיאֲךָ יְהוָה אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לָתֶת לָךְ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ וְעָבַדְתָּ אֶת־הָעֲבֹדָה הַזֹּאת בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּֽה
And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 97,061Open in the laboratory →
וַחֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה קְלָעִים לַכָּתֵף עַמֻּדֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָׁה וְאַדְנֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה
The hangings for the one side [of the gate] shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 117,857Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־מֵרִים תְּרוּמַת כֶּסֶף וּנְחֹשֶׁת הֵבִיאוּ אֵת תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר נִמְצָא אִתּוֹ עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים לְכָל־מְלֶאכֶת הָעֲבֹדָה הֵבִֽיאוּ
Every one that did set apart an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD’S offering; and every man, with whom was found acacia-wood for any work of the service, brought it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 132,128Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
52,693 sequences of הדעת at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 54,149 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 2,662
- Exodus 3,609
- Leviticus 2,307
- Numbers 2,846
- Deuteronomy 2,447
- Joshua 1,843
- Judges 1,356
- Samuel 4,408
- Kings 3,956
- Isaiah 2,533
- Jeremiah 4,059
- Ezekiel 4,025
- The Twelve 2,290
- Psalms 3,264
- Proverbs 929
- Job 1,072
- Song of Songs 228
- Ruth 313
- Lamentations 226
- Ecclesiastes 541
- Esther 687
- Daniel 1,291
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,827
- Chronicles 3,974
Outside the Torah
וְכָל־הַֽחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹת הֶֽעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה עַד־בַּֽעֲלַת בְּאֵר רָאמַת נֶגֶב זֹאת נַחֲלַת מַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־שִׁמְעוֹן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם
and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, as far as Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 333,664Open in the laboratory →
וְכֵן יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁנָה בְשָׁנָה מִדֵּי עֲלֹתָהּ בְּבֵית יְהוָה כֵּן תַּכְעִסֶנָּה וַתִּבְכֶּה וְלֹא תֹאכַֽל
And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she vexed her; therefore she wept, and would not eat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 383,956Open in the laboratory →
בַּעֲבוּר דְּבָֽרְךָ וּֽכְלִבְּךָ עָשִׂיתָ אֵת כָּל־הַגְּדוּלָּה הַזֹּאת לְהוֹדִיעַ אֶת־עַבְדֶּֽךָ
For Thy word’s sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought all this greatness, to make Thy servant know it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 445,783Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עץ הדעת — the Tanakh's own spelling: the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil. Searched as הדעת, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 479.
As a plain word it stands 7 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Tree of Knowledge appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 13,718 sequences of הדעת at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 13,713).
What is the shortest skip for Tree of Knowledge in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 3:12 — the shortest of 13,718 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 13,713.
How is Tree of Knowledge spelled in Hebrew?
Tree of Knowledge is spelled עץ הדעת — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 479.
Is Tree of Knowledge in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
52,693 sequences of הדעת at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 54,149 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 13,713 here) beside the count.