Dov דוב
Dov is a first name, written דוב in Hebrew (male given name). Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 370,709 sequences of Dov, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 11:7); chance alone would give about 371,355.
- Found in the Torah
- 370,709
- Chance alone
- 371,355
- P (≥ found)
- 0.86
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, דוב appears 370,709 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 371,355, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 11:7, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 5,681,068 sequences of דוב, against about 5,755,837 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 371,355 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 106,691
- Exodus 70,806
- Leviticus 49,310
- Numbers 85,000
- Deuteronomy 58,902
The shortest skips
הָבָה נֵֽרְדָה וְנָבְלָה שָׁם שְׂפָתָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ אִישׁ שְׂפַת רֵעֵֽהוּ
Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,998Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּפֶץ יְהוָה אֹתָם מִשָּׁם עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וַֽיַּחְדְּלוּ לִבְנֹת הָעִֽיר
So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 13,059Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵֽית־אֵל וַיֵּט אָהֳלֹה בֵּֽית־אֵל מִיָּם וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּֽבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַֽיהוָה וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֽה
And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,580Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־לוֹט וְאֶת־רְכֻשׁוֹ בֶּן־אֲחִי אַבְרָם וַיֵּלֵכוּ וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב בִּסְדֹֽם
And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,693Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקֻמוּ מִשָּׁם הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וַיַּשְׁקִפוּ עַל־פְּנֵי סְדֹם וְאַבְרָהָם הֹלֵךְ עִמָּם לְשַׁלְּחָֽם
And the men rose up from thence, and looked out toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,227Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,908,371 sequences of דוב at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 1,901,113); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.2 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
- Genesis 106,691
- Exodus 70,806
- Leviticus 49,310
- Numbers 85,000
- Deuteronomy 61,971
- Joshua 54,773
- Judges 55,321
- Samuel 216,316
- Kings 145,224
- Isaiah 103,425
- Jeremiah 133,516
- Ezekiel 121,761
- The Twelve 84,157
- Psalms 142,146
- Proverbs 46,396
- Job 47,074
- Song of Songs 10,043
- Ruth 6,197
- Lamentations 8,955
- Ecclesiastes 13,438
- Esther 21,593
- Daniel 59,291
- Ezra–Nehemiah 72,511
- Chronicles 192,456
Outside the Torah
וַנִּשְׁמַע וַיִּמַּס לְבָבֵנוּ וְלֹא־קָמָה עוֹד רוּחַ בְּאִישׁ מִפְּנֵיכֶם כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם הוּא אֱלֹהִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וְעַל־הָאָרֶץ מִתָּֽחַת
And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you; for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,715Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאוֹרֵב קָם מְהֵרָה מִמְּקוֹמוֹ וַיָּרוּצוּ כִּנְטוֹת יָדוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ הָעִיר וַֽיִּלְכְּדוּהָ וַֽיְמַהֲרוּ וַיַּצִּיתוּ אֶת־הָעִיר בָּאֵֽשׁ
And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and took it; and they hastened and set the city on fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,487Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כְּכַלּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל לַהֲרֹג אֶת־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָעַי בַּשָּׂדֶה בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר רְדָפוּם בּוֹ וַֽיִּפְּלוּ כֻלָּם לְפִי־חֶרֶב עַד־תֻּמָּם וַיָּשֻׁבוּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הָעַי וַיַּכּוּ אֹתָהּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, even in the wilderness wherein they pursued them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,830Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דוב — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as דוב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 12.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Dov in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, דוב appears 370,709 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 371,355, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Dov in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 11:7 — the shortest of 370,709 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 371,355.
How is Dov spelled in Hebrew?
Dov is spelled דוב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 12.
Is Dov in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,908,371 sequences of דוב at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 1,901,113); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.2 × 10⁻⁸ 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 371,355 here) beside the count.