Bob בוב
Bob is a first name, written בוב in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Bob is found 434,192 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 5:1) — 0.6% above the 431,584 chance alone would give (probability of 434,192 or more by chance alone: 3.7 × 10⁻⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 434,192
- Chance alone
- 431,584
- P (≥ found)
- 3.7 × 10⁻⁵
- 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 434,192 sequences of בוב at skips 2–5,000, 0.6% above what chance alone gives (about 431,584); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.7 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 5:1, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 6,600,424 sequences of בוב, against about 6,689,360 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 431,584 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 130,311
- Exodus 74,394
- Leviticus 65,599
- Numbers 93,961
- Deuteronomy 69,927
The shortest skips
זֶה סֵפֶר תּוֹלְדֹת אָדָם בְּיוֹם בְּרֹא אֱלֹהִים אָדָם בִּדְמוּת אֱלֹהִים עָשָׂה אֹתֽוֹ
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,436Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי כָּל־יְמֵי־לֶמֶךְ שֶׁבַע וְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיָּמֹֽת
And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years; and he died.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,755Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּחֶל עוֹד שִׁבְעַת יָמִים אֲחֵרִים וַיֹּסֶף שַׁלַּח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָה מִן־הַתֵּבָֽה
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,636Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־הַֽחַיָּה כָּל־הָרֶמֶשׂ וְכָל־הָעוֹף כֹּל רוֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיהֶם יָצְאוּ מִן־הַתֵּבָֽה
every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, whatsoever moveth upon the earth, after their families; went forth out of the ark.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,065Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר אִתְּכֶם בָּעוֹף בַּבְּהֵמָה וּֽבְכָל־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ אִתְּכֶם מִכֹּל יֹצְאֵי הַתֵּבָה לְכֹל חַיַּת הָאָֽרֶץ
and with every living creature that is with you, the fowl, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,680Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,928,922 sequences of בוב at skips 2–5,000, 0.7% above what chance alone gives (about 1,915,031); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.9 × 10⁻²⁴ by chance alone.
- Genesis 130,311
- Exodus 74,394
- Leviticus 65,599
- Numbers 93,961
- Deuteronomy 76,280
- Joshua 67,336
- Judges 62,694
- Samuel 159,477
- Kings 165,707
- Isaiah 98,051
- Jeremiah 143,945
- Ezekiel 117,656
- The Twelve 94,884
- Psalms 114,786
- Proverbs 49,483
- Job 40,945
- Song of Songs 6,527
- Ruth 6,497
- Lamentations 10,102
- Ecclesiastes 14,271
- Esther 14,508
- Daniel 36,396
- Ezra–Nehemiah 77,212
- Chronicles 207,900
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלַח מֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ אֶל־רָחָב לֵאמֹר הוֹצִיאִי הָאֲנָשִׁים הַבָּאִים אֵלַיִךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּאוּ לְבֵיתֵךְ כִּי לַחְפֹּר אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ בָּֽאוּ
And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying: ‘Bring forth the men that are come to thee, that are entered into thy house; for they are come to search out all the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,220Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו מֵאֶרֶץ רְחוֹקָה מְאֹד בָּאוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ לְשֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּֽי־שָׁמַעְנוּ שָׁמְעוֹ וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה בְּמִצְרָֽיִם
And they said unto him: ‘From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God; for we have heard the fame of Him, and all that He did in Egypt,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 318,142Open in the laboratory →
חֶשְׁבּוֹן וְכָל־עָרֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר בַּמִּישֹׁר דִּיבוֹן וּבָמוֹת בַּעַל וּבֵית בַּעַל מְעֽוֹן
Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the table-land; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 325,810Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בוב — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as בוב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 10.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Bob appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 434,192 sequences of בוב at skips 2–5,000, 0.6% above what chance alone gives (about 431,584); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.7 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Bob in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 5:1 — the shortest of 434,192 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 431,584.
How is Bob spelled in Hebrew?
Bob is spelled בוב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 10.
Is Bob in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,928,922 sequences of בוב at skips 2–5,000, 0.7% above what chance alone gives (about 1,915,031); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.9 × 10⁻²⁴ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 431,584 here) beside the count.