Babe Ruth בייב רות
Babe Ruth (בייב רות): American baseball player (1895–1948). בייב (from Babe Ruth) appears 46,359 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.3% more than chance alone would give (about 45,786; probability 0.0038).
- Found in the Torah (בייב)
- 46,359
- Chance alone
- 45,786
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0038
- 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 בייב, and רות has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
At skips 2–5,000, בייב appears 46,359 times in the Torah — 1.3% more than the 45,786 chance alone would give; the probability of 46,359 or more by chance alone is 0.0038.
The shortest skip at which בייב appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 17:13, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בייב is found 455,773 times; chance alone would give about 477,087.
- Genesis 16,230
- Exodus 7,919
- Leviticus 5,446
- Numbers 9,739
- Deuteronomy 7,025
The shortest skips
הִמּוֹל יִמּוֹל יְלִיד בֵּֽיתְךָ וּמִקְנַת כַּסְפֶּךָ וְהָיְתָה בְרִיתִי בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם לִבְרִית עוֹלָֽם
He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised; and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,724Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּרַע הַדָּבָר מְאֹד בְּעֵינֵי אַבְרָהָם עַל אוֹדֹת בְּנֽוֹ
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 25,792Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׂטֹם עֵשָׂו אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב עַל־הַבְּרָכָה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרֲכוֹ אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו בְּלִבּוֹ יִקְרְבוּ יְמֵי אֵבֶל אָבִי וְאַֽהַרְגָה אֶת־יַעֲקֹב אָחִֽי
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him. And Esau said in his heart: ‘Let the days of mourning for my father be at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 38,299Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאֶבֶן הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי מַצֵּבָה יִהְיֶה בֵּית אֱלֹהִים וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּתֶּן־לִי עַשֵּׂר אֲעַשְּׂרֶנּוּ לָֽךְ
and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house; and of all that Thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto Thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 39,780Open in the laboratory →
וְהַקֹּל נִשְׁמַע בֵּית פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר בָּאוּ אֲחֵי יוֹסֵף וַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי עֲבָדָֽיו
And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying: ‘Joseph’s brethren are come’; and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 69,616Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בייב appears 237,059 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.2% more than the 234,142 chance alone would give; the probability of 237,059 or more by chance alone is 8.9 × 10⁻¹⁰.
- Genesis 16,230
- Exodus 7,919
- Leviticus 5,446
- Numbers 9,739
- Deuteronomy 8,223
- Joshua 7,207
- Judges 8,459
- Samuel 18,551
- Kings 21,896
- Isaiah 11,898
- Jeremiah 18,015
- Ezekiel 14,731
- The Twelve 11,905
- Psalms 17,661
- Proverbs 5,888
- Job 6,803
- Song of Songs 1,079
- Ruth 923
- Lamentations 1,382
- Ecclesiastes 1,649
- Esther 1,475
- Daniel 4,691
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10,258
- Chronicles 25,031
Outside the Torah
מִנִּי אֶפְרַיִם שָׁרְשָׁם בַּעֲמָלֵק אַחֲרֶיךָ בִנְיָמִין בַּֽעֲמָמֶיךָ מִנִּי מָכִיר יָֽרְדוּ מְחֹקְקִים וּמִזְּבוּלֻן מֹשְׁכִים בְּשֵׁבֶט סֹפֵֽר
Out of Ephraim came they whose root is in Amalek; After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal’s staff.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 352,271Open in the laboratory →
כְּכָֽל־הַמַּעֲשִׂים אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ מִיּוֹם הַעֲלֹתִי אֹתָם מִמִּצְרַיִם וְעַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וַיַּעַזְבֻנִי וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים כֵּן הֵמָּה עֹשִׂים גַּם־לָֽךְ
According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken Me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 394,001Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲבֵר יִשַׁי שִׁבְעַת בָּנָיו לִפְנֵי שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־יִשַׁי לֹא־בָחַר יְהוָה בָּאֵֽלֶּה
And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse: ‘The LORD hath not chosen these.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 408,341Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בייב רות — the name in Hebrew letters: American baseball player (1895–1948). Searched as בייב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 24.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- רות — the name in Hebrew letters found 1,042,109 in the Torah (chance 1,051,157)
Questions
Does Babe Ruth appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בייב appears 46,359 times in the Torah — 1.3% more than the 45,786 chance alone would give; the probability of 46,359 or more by chance alone is 0.0038.
What is the shortest skip for Babe Ruth in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 17:13 — the shortest of 46,359 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 45,786.
What is the gematria of Babe Ruth in Hebrew?
Babe Ruth is spelled בייב רות — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 24; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Babe Ruth found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בייב appears 237,059 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.2% more than the 234,142 chance alone would give; the probability of 237,059 or more by chance alone is 8.9 × 10⁻¹⁰.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 45,786 here) beside the count.