Forty ארבעים
Forty is written ארבעים in Hebrew. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 249 sequences of Forty, the shortest at skip 19 (Genesis 46:1); chance alone would give about 260.
- Found in the Torah
- 249
- Chance alone
- 260
- P (≥ found)
- 0.76
- Shortest skip
- 19
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 249 sequences of ארבעים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 260).
The shortest skip at which ארבעים appears in the Torah is 19 — the first at Genesis 46:1, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), ארבעים is found 1,654 times; chance alone would give about 1,653.
- Genesis 74
- Exodus 53
- Leviticus 33
- Numbers 59
- Deuteronomy 30
The shortest skips
וַיִּסַּע יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וַיָּבֹא בְּאֵרָה שָּׁבַע וַיִּזְבַּח זְבָחִים לֵאלֹהֵי אָבִיו יִצְחָֽק
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 70,276Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר שָׂרַי אֶל־אַבְרָם חֲמָסִי עָלֶיךָ אָנֹכִי נָתַתִּי שִׁפְחָתִי בְּחֵיקֶךָ וַתֵּרֶא כִּי הָרָתָה וָאֵקַל בְּעֵינֶיהָ יִשְׁפֹּט יְהוָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶֽיׄךָ
And Sarai said unto Abram: ‘My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.’
skip 37, width 37 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 18,517Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּעְתַּר יִצְחָק לַֽיהוָה לְנֹכַח אִשְׁתּוֹ כִּי עֲקָרָה הִוא וַיֵּעָתֶר לוֹ יְהוָה וַתַּהַר רִבְקָה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ
And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD let Himself be entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
skip 70, width 70 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 33,809Open in the laboratory →
וְרָאָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן וְהִנֵּה פָּשָׂה הַנֶּתֶק בָּעוֹר לֹֽא־יְבַקֵּר הַכֹּהֵן לַשֵּׂעָר הַצָּהֹב טָמֵא הֽוּא
then the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for the yellow hair: he is unclean.
skip 103, width 103 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 159,998Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא־שָׂם לִבּוֹ אֶל־דְּבַר יְהוָה וַֽיַּעֲזֹב אֶת־עֲבָדָיו וְאֶת־מִקְנֵהוּ בַּשָּׂדֶֽה
and he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
skip 139, width 139 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 90,748Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,059 sequences of ארבעים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,045).
- Genesis 74
- Exodus 53
- Leviticus 33
- Numbers 59
- Deuteronomy 32
- Joshua 31
- Judges 48
- Samuel 76
- Kings 101
- Isaiah 57
- Jeremiah 92
- Ezekiel 62
- The Twelve 56
- Psalms 62
- Proverbs 18
- Job 36
- Song of Songs 3
- Ruth 7
- Lamentations 2
- Ecclesiastes 11
- Esther 13
- Daniel 25
- Ezra–Nehemiah 31
- Chronicles 77
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה הֵיטִיבוּ דַרְכֵיכֶם וּמַעַלְלֵיכֶם וְשִׁמְעוּ בְּקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְיִנָּחֵם יְהוָה אֶל־הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר עֲלֵיכֶֽם
Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and hearken to the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent Him of the evil that He hath pronounced against you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 680,248Open in the laboratory →
הֶהָמֵת הֱמִתֻהוּ חִזְקִיָּהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה וְכָל־יְהוּדָה הֲלֹא יָרֵא אֶת־יְהוָה וַיְחַל אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוָה אֶל־הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר עֲלֵיהֶם וַאֲנַחְנוּ עֹשִׂים רָעָה גְדוֹלָה עַל־נַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ
Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and entreat the favour of the LORD, and the LORD repented Him of the evil which He had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our own souls.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 680,698Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אִם־עָשׂוֹ תַּֽעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וּבָאוּ בְשַׁעֲרֵי הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה מְלָכִים יֹשְׁבִים לְדָוִד עַל־כִּסְאוֹ רֹֽכְבִים בָּרֶכֶב וּבַסּוּסִים הוּא ועבדו וְעַמּֽוֹ
For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 672,395Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ארבעים — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ארבעים, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 323.
As a plain word it stands 93 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 5:13. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Forty appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 249 sequences of ארבעים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 260).
What is the shortest skip for Forty in the Torah?
Skip 19, reading backward from Genesis 46:1 — the shortest of 249 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 260.
What is the gematria of Forty in Hebrew?
Forty is spelled ארבעים — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 323.
How many times is Forty found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,059 sequences of ארבעים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,045).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 260 here) beside the count.