Famine רעב
Famine — in Hebrew רעב — famine, hunger. In the Torah codes, Famine is found 353,611 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:30) — about what chance alone gives (about 352,672).
- Found in the Torah
- 353,611
- Chance alone
- 352,672
- P (≥ found)
- 0.06
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
353,611 sequences of רעב at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 352,672 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which רעב appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:30, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), רעב is found 5,568,323 times; chance alone would give about 5,466,265.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 352,672 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 93,483
- Exodus 76,409
- Leviticus 48,652
- Numbers 74,049
- Deuteronomy 61,018
The shortest skips
וּֽלְכָל־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ וּלְכָל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְכֹל רוֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֶת־כָּל־יֶרֶק עֵשֶׂב לְאָכְלָה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, [I have given] every green herb for food.’ And it was so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,606Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־רֶמֶשׂ אֲשֶׁר הוּא־חַי לָכֶם יִהְיֶה לְאָכְלָה כְּיֶרֶק עֵשֶׂב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת־כֹּֽל
Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,429Open in the laboratory →
וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּ בְזַרְעֲךָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָרֶץ עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקֹלִֽי
and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast hearkened to My voice.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,051Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב מִכְרָה כַיּוֹם אֶת־בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ לִֽי
And Jacob said: ‘Sell me first thy birth right.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,240Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב הִשָּׁבְעָה לִּי כַּיּוֹם וַיִּשָּׁבַע לוֹ וַיִּמְכֹּר אֶת־בְּכֹרָתוֹ לְיַעֲקֹֽב
And Jacob said: ‘Swear to me first’; and he swore unto him; and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,301Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, רעב appears 1,384,366 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.2% more than the 1,382,076 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,384,366 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
- Genesis 93,483
- Exodus 76,409
- Leviticus 48,652
- Numbers 74,049
- Deuteronomy 63,714
- Joshua 56,297
- Judges 45,476
- Samuel 92,030
- Kings 120,122
- Isaiah 79,604
- Jeremiah 96,606
- Ezekiel 79,049
- The Twelve 64,342
- Psalms 85,787
- Proverbs 40,462
- Job 36,756
- Song of Songs 5,740
- Ruth 5,328
- Lamentations 6,912
- Ecclesiastes 12,491
- Esther 12,548
- Daniel 25,214
- Ezra–Nehemiah 47,366
- Chronicles 115,929
Outside the Torah
מִן־הָהָר הֶֽחָלָק הָעוֹלֶה שֵׂעִיר וְעַד־בַּעַל גָּד בְּבִקְעַת הַלְּבָנוֹן תַּחַת הַר־חֶרְמוֹן וְאֵת כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶם לָכַד וַיַּכֵּם וַיְמִיתֵֽם
from the bare mountain, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon; and all their kings he took, and smote them, and put them to death.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 323,432Open in the laboratory →
וּלְכָלֵב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּה נָתַן חֵלֶק בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה אֶל־פִּי יְהוָה לִֽיהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע אֲבִי הָעֲנָק הִיא חֶבְרֽוֹן
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak—the same is Hebron.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,520Open in the laboratory →
וְדַנָּה וְקִרְיַת־סַנָּה הִיא דְבִֽר
and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah—the same is Debir;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 329,549Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רעב — the Tanakh's own spelling: famine, hunger. Searched as רעב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 272.
As a plain word it stands 33 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 12:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Famine appear in the Torah codes?
353,611 sequences of רעב at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 352,672 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Famine in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:30 — the shortest of 353,611 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 352,672.
What is the gematria of Famine in Hebrew?
Famine is spelled רעב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 272.
How many times is Famine found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, רעב appears 1,384,366 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.2% more than the 1,382,076 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,384,366 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
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