Good טוב
Good is written טוב in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, Good is found 95,035 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 30:33) — about what chance alone gives (about 95,268).
- Found in the Torah
- 95,035
- Chance alone
- 95,268
- P (≥ found)
- 0.78
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
95,035 sequences of טוב at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 95,268 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 30:33, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 1,451,301 sequences of טוב, against about 1,476,611 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 95,268 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 17,649
- Exodus 16,604
- Leviticus 26,944
- Numbers 20,813
- Deuteronomy 13,025
The shortest skips
וְעָֽנְתָה־בִּי צִדְקָתִי בְּיוֹם מָחָר כִּֽי־תָבוֹא עַל־שְׂכָרִי לְפָנֶיךָ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־אֵינֶנּוּ נָקֹד וְטָלוּא בָּֽעִזִּים וְחוּם בַּכְּשָׂבִים גָּנוּב הוּא אִתִּֽי
So shall my righteousness witness against me hereafter, when thou shalt come to look over my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and dark among the sheep, that if found with me shall be counted stolen.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 43,021Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽיטְבוּ דִבְרֵיהֶם בְּעֵינֵי חֲמוֹר וּבְעֵינֵי שְׁכֶם בֶּן־חֲמֽוֹר
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 50,004Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁלוֹם לָכֶם אַל־תִּירָאוּ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וֵֽאלֹהֵי אֲבִיכֶם נָתַן לָכֶם מַטְמוֹן בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵיכֶם כַּסְפְּכֶם בָּא אֵלָי וַיּוֹצֵא אֲלֵהֶם אֶת־שִׁמְעֽוֹן
And he said: ‘Peace be to you, fear not; your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money.’ And he brought Simeon out unto them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 66,373Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא פַּרְעֹה כִּֽי־חָדַל הַמָּטָר וְהַבָּרָד וְהַקֹּלֹת וַיֹּסֶף לַחֲטֹא וַיַּכְבֵּד לִבּוֹ הוּא וַעֲבָדָֽיו
And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 91,455Open in the laboratory →
שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תִּלְקְטֻהוּ וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבָּת לֹא יִֽהְיֶה־בּֽוֹ
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 102,654Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, טוב appears 365,626 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 370,579, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 17,649
- Exodus 16,604
- Leviticus 26,944
- Numbers 20,813
- Deuteronomy 13,570
- Joshua 10,529
- Judges 8,601
- Samuel 20,937
- Kings 23,402
- Isaiah 23,399
- Jeremiah 22,444
- Ezekiel 23,087
- The Twelve 18,393
- Psalms 30,851
- Proverbs 14,628
- Job 12,652
- Song of Songs 1,663
- Ruth 1,566
- Lamentations 2,263
- Ecclesiastes 5,004
- Esther 2,617
- Daniel 7,068
- Ezra–Nehemiah 12,656
- Chronicles 28,286
Outside the Torah
וַיָּבֹאוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים וְהִנֵּה הַתְּרָפִים אֶל־הַמִּטָּה וּכְבִיר הָעִזִּים מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו
And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the quilt of goats’hair at the head thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 415,486Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵנָּה בָּאוּ עַד־תּוֹךְ הַבַּיִת לֹקְחֵי חִטִּים וַיַּכֻּהוּ אֶל־הַחֹמֶשׁ וְרֵכָב וּבַעֲנָה אָחִיו נִמְלָֽטוּ
And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him in the groin; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 441,261Open in the laboratory →
וּמִבֶּטַח וּמִבֵּֽרֹתַי עָרֵי הֲדַדְעָזֶר לָקַח הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד נְחֹשֶׁת הַרְבֵּה מְאֹֽד
And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 446,792Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
טוב — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as טוב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 17.
As a plain word it stands 300 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 1:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Tob.
Questions
Is Good in the Bible code?
95,035 sequences of טוב at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 95,268 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Good in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 30:33 — the shortest of 95,035 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 95,268.
How is Good spelled in Hebrew?
Good is spelled טוב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 17.
Is Good in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, טוב appears 365,626 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 370,579, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 95,268 here) beside the count.