Arah ארח
Arah (ארח) is a person named in the Tanakh. Arah appears 366,851 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 373,104 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 366,851
- Chance alone
- 373,104
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
366,851 sequences of ארח at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 373,104 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which ארח appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:25, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), ארח is found 5,650,876 times; chance alone would give about 5,782,951.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 373,104 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 105,927
- Exodus 74,843
- Leviticus 54,384
- Numbers 77,933
- Deuteronomy 53,764
The shortest skips
וַיֵּדַע אָדָם עוֹד אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שֵׁת כִּי שָֽׁת־לִי אֱלֹהִים זֶרַע אַחֵר תַּחַת הֶבֶל כִּי הֲרָגוֹ קָֽיִן
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: ‘for God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,360Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ בְנֵי־הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּנוֹת הָֽאָדָם כִּי טֹבֹת הֵנָּה וַיִּקְחוּ לָהֶם נָשִׁים מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בָּחָֽרוּ
that the sons of nobles saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,905Open in the laboratory →
וְהַמַּיִם גָּֽבְרוּ מְאֹד מְאֹד עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַיְכֻסּוּ כָּל־הֶֽהָרִים הַגְּבֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,883Open in the laboratory →
כֹּל אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁמַת־רוּחַ חַיִּים בְּאַפָּיו מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בֶּחָֽרָבָה מֵֽתוּ
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,014Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּרַח יְהוָה אֶת־רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־לִבּוֹ לֹֽא־אֹסִף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת־הָֽאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָֽאָדָם כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו וְלֹֽא־אֹסִף עוֹד לְהַכּוֹת אֶת־כָּל־חַי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר עָשִֽׂיתִי
And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: ‘I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,132Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,235,713 sequences of ארח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,248,863).
- Genesis 105,927
- Exodus 74,843
- Leviticus 54,384
- Numbers 77,933
- Deuteronomy 56,888
- Joshua 44,492
- Judges 40,289
- Samuel 91,380
- Kings 114,993
- Isaiah 66,536
- Jeremiah 71,970
- Ezekiel 78,269
- The Twelve 52,276
- Psalms 65,164
- Proverbs 29,306
- Job 39,440
- Song of Songs 4,103
- Ruth 6,068
- Lamentations 4,932
- Ecclesiastes 11,205
- Esther 10,446
- Daniel 24,754
- Ezra–Nehemiah 31,510
- Chronicles 78,605
Outside the Torah
כִּי שָׁמַעְנוּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִישׁ יְהוָה אֶת־מֵי יַם־סוּף מִפְּנֵיכֶם בְּצֵאתְכֶם מִמִּצְרָיִם וַאֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם לִשְׁנֵי מַלְכֵי הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן לְסִיחֹן וּלְעוֹג אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱרַמְתֶּם אוֹתָֽם
For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,680Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר־תַּמּוּ כָל־הַגּוֹי לַעֲבוֹר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹֽר
And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,840Open in the laboratory →
בִּי אֲדֹנָי מָה אֹמַר אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר הָפַךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹרֶף לִפְנֵי אֹיְבָֽיו
Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,915Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ארח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ארח, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 209.
As a plain word it stands 20 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 18:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Arah in the Torah codes?
366,851 sequences of ארח at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 373,104 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Arah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:25 — the shortest of 366,851 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 373,104.
What is the gematria of Arah in Hebrew?
Arah is spelled ארח — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 209.
How many times is Arah found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,235,713 sequences of ארח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,248,863).
Search it yourself
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