Argob ארגב
Argob (ארגב) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Argob is found 6,071 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 5:2) — 4.3% above the 5,820 chance alone would give (probability of 6,071 or more by chance alone: 0.00054).
- Found in the Torah
- 6,071
- Chance alone
- 5,820
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00054
- 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 6,071 sequences of ארגב at skips 2–5,000, 4.3% above what chance alone gives (about 5,820); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00054 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 5:2, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 58,622 sequences of ארגב, against about 60,640 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,922
- Exodus 885
- Leviticus 1,110
- Numbers 1,058
- Deuteronomy 1,096
The shortest skips
אוֹ נֶפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר תִּגַּע בְּכָל־דָּבָר טָמֵא אוֹ בְנִבְלַת חַיָּה טְמֵאָה אוֹ בְּנִבְלַת בְּהֵמָה טְמֵאָה אוֹ בְּנִבְלַת שֶׁרֶץ טָמֵא וְנֶעְלַם מִמֶּנּוּ וְהוּא טָמֵא וְאָשֵֽׁם
or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean swarming things, and be guilty, it being hidden from him that he is unclean;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 146,331Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־זָכָר בִּבְנֵי אַהֲרֹן יֹֽאכֲלֶנָּה חָק־עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם מֵאִשֵּׁי יְהוָה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע בָּהֶם יִקְדָּֽשׁ
Every male among the children of Aaron may eat of it, as a due for ever throughout your generations, from the offerings of the LORD made by fire; whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 148,424Open in the laboratory →
כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע בִּבְשָׂרָהּ יִקְדָּשׁ וַאֲשֶׁר יִזֶּה מִדָּמָהּ עַל־הַבֶּגֶד אֲשֶׁר יִזֶּה עָלֶיהָ תְּכַבֵּס בְּמָקוֹם קָדֹֽשׁ
Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy; and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in a holy place.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 148,798Open in the laboratory →
וְהַבָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע בְּכָל־טָמֵא לֹא יֵֽאָכֵל בָּאֵשׁ יִשָּׂרֵף וְהַבָּשָׂר כָּל־טָהוֹר יֹאכַל בָּשָֽׂר
And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire. And as for the flesh, every one that is clean may eat thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 149,846Open in the laboratory →
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִגַּע בְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 164,477Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, ארגב appears 24,834 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 24,799, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 1,922
- Exodus 885
- Leviticus 1,110
- Numbers 1,058
- Deuteronomy 1,178
- Joshua 1,376
- Judges 1,076
- Samuel 2,203
- Kings 1,751
- Isaiah 1,517
- Jeremiah 1,733
- Ezekiel 1,662
- The Twelve 1,558
- Psalms 1,215
- Proverbs 465
- Job 640
- Song of Songs 98
- Ruth 162
- Lamentations 123
- Ecclesiastes 254
- Esther 226
- Daniel 523
- Ezra–Nehemiah 599
- Chronicles 1,500
Outside the Torah
וְהֵשִׁיב יְהוָה אֶת־דָּמוֹ עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ אֲשֶׁר פָּגַע בִּשְׁנֵֽי־אֲנָשִׁים צַדִּקִים וְטֹבִים מִמֶּנּוּ וַיַּהַרְגֵם בַּחֶרֶב וְאָבִי דָוִד לֹא יָדָע אֶת־אַבְנֵר בֶּן־נֵר שַׂר־צְבָא יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת־עֲמָשָׂא בֶן־יֶתֶר שַׂר־צְבָא יְהוּדָֽה
And the LORD will return his blood upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew it not: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 482,385Open in the laboratory →
וְטִמֵּא אֶת־הַתֹּפֶת אֲשֶׁר בְּגֵי בני־הִנֹּם לְבִלְתִּי לְהַעֲבִיר אִישׁ אֶת־בְּנוֹ וְאֶת־בִּתּוֹ בָּאֵשׁ לַמֹּֽלֶךְ
And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 570,195Open in the laboratory →
אַחֲרָיו הֶחֱזִיק צָדוֹק בֶּן־אִמֵּר נֶגֶד בֵּיתוֹ וְאַחֲרָיו הֶחֱזִיק שְׁמַֽעְיָה בֶן־שְׁכַנְיָה שֹׁמֵר שַׁעַר הַמִּזְרָֽח
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his own house. And after him repaired Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,079,029Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ארגב — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ארגב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 206.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 3:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Argob in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 6,071 sequences of ארגב at skips 2–5,000, 4.3% above what chance alone gives (about 5,820); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00054 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Argob in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 5:2 — the shortest of 6,071 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,820.
How is Argob spelled in Hebrew?
Argob is spelled ארגב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 206.
Is Argob in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, ארגב appears 24,834 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 24,799, 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 5,820 here) beside the count.