Yohanan ben Zakkai יוחנן בן זכאי
Yohanan ben Zakkai (יוחנן בן זכאי): Tanna, leader of the sages after the destruction of the Second Temple. יוחנן (from Yohanan ben Zakkai) appears 1,622 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 4.8% more than chance alone would give (about 1,548; probability 0.03).
- Found in the Torah (יוחנן)
- 1,622
- Chance alone
- 1,548
- P (≥ found)
- 0.03
- Shortest skip
- 5
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 יוחנן, and בן, זכאי have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
At skips 2–5,000, יוחנן appears 1,622 times in the Torah — 4.8% more than the 1,548 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,622 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
The shortest skip at which יוחנן appears in the Torah is 5 — the first at Genesis 23:10, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), יוחנן is found 12,807 times; chance alone would give about 12,196.
- Genesis 510
- Exodus 266
- Leviticus 210
- Numbers 457
- Deuteronomy 179
The shortest skips
וְעֶפְרוֹן יֹשֵׁב בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי־חֵת וַיַּעַן עֶפְרוֹן הַחִתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָהָם בְּאָזְנֵי בְנֵי־חֵת לְכֹל בָּאֵי שַֽׁעַר־עִירוֹ לֵאמֹֽר
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying:
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,773Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַו גַּם אֶת־הַשֵּׁנִי גַּם אֶת־הַשְּׁלִישִׁי גַּם אֶת־כָּל־הַהֹלְכִים אַחֲרֵי הָעֲדָרִים לֵאמֹר כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה תְּדַבְּרוּן אֶל־עֵשָׂו בְּמֹצַאֲכֶם אֹתֽוֹ
And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying: ‘In this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him;
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 47,505Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבִיו שִׁלְחָה הַנַּעַר אִתִּי וְנָקוּמָה וְנֵלֵכָה וְנִֽחְיֶה וְלֹא נָמוּת גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ גַם־אַתָּה גַּם־טַפֵּֽנוּ
And Judah said unto Israel his father: ‘Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 65,419Open in the laboratory →
וְאִתָּנוּ תֵּשֵׁבוּ וְהָאָרֶץ תִּהְיֶה לִפְנֵיכֶם שְׁבוּ וּסְחָרוּהָ וְהֵֽאָחֲזוּ בָּֽהּ
And ye shall dwell with us; and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.’
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 49,637Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַחְתָּ אֵת הָאַיִל הַשֵּׁנִי וְסָמַךְ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עַל־רֹאשׁ הָאָֽיִל
And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 121,480Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יוחנן appears 7,548 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.4% more than the 7,228 chance alone would give; the probability of 7,548 or more by chance alone is 9.3 × 10⁻⁵.
- Genesis 510
- Exodus 266
- Leviticus 210
- Numbers 457
- Deuteronomy 201
- Joshua 295
- Judges 302
- Samuel 472
- Kings 421
- Isaiah 361
- Jeremiah 390
- Ezekiel 394
- The Twelve 288
- Psalms 770
- Proverbs 229
- Job 378
- Song of Songs 58
- Ruth 32
- Lamentations 52
- Ecclesiastes 61
- Esther 69
- Daniel 231
- Ezra–Nehemiah 438
- Chronicles 663
Outside the Torah
וִֽיקַבְּלוּן מַלְכוּתָא קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין וְיַחְסְנוּן מַלְכוּתָא עַֽד־עָלְמָא וְעַד עָלַם עָלְמַיָּֽא
But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,050,407Open in the laboratory →
מַיִם רַבִּים לֹא יֽוּכְלוּ לְכַבּוֹת אֶת־הָֽאַהֲבָה וּנְהָרוֹת לֹא יִשְׁטְפוּהָ אִם־יִתֵּן אִישׁ אֶת־כָּל־הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ בָּאַהֲבָה בּוֹז יָבוּזוּ לֽוֹ
Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can the floods drown it; If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, He would utterly be contemned.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,000,685Open in the laboratory →
יְהוָה צַדִּיק קִצֵּץ עֲבוֹת רְשָׁעִֽים
The LORD is righteous; He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.'
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 929,036Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יוחנן בן זכאי — the name in Hebrew letters: Tanna, leader of the sages after the destruction of the Second Temple. Searched as יוחנן, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 124.
As a plain word it stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Jeremiah 40:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- זכאי — the name in Hebrew letters found 7,404 in the Torah (chance 7,732)
Questions
Is Yohanan ben Zakkai in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, יוחנן appears 1,622 times in the Torah — 4.8% more than the 1,548 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,622 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
What is the shortest skip for Yohanan ben Zakkai in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading forward from Genesis 23:10 — the shortest of 1,622 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,548.
What is the gematria of Yohanan ben Zakkai in Hebrew?
Yohanan ben Zakkai is spelled יוחנן בן זכאי — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 124; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Yohanan ben Zakkai found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יוחנן appears 7,548 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.4% more than the 7,228 chance alone would give; the probability of 7,548 or more by chance alone is 9.3 × 10⁻⁵.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,548 here) beside the count.