Hobab חבב
Hobab (חבב) is a person named in the Tanakh. Hobab appears 205,716 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.2% more than chance alone would give (about 203,233; probability 1.9 × 10⁻⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 205,716
- Chance alone
- 203,233
- P (≥ found)
- 1.9 × 10⁻⁸
- 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, חבב appears 205,716 times in the Torah — 1.2% more than the 203,233 chance alone would give; the probability of 205,716 or more by chance alone is 1.9 × 10⁻⁸.
The shortest skip at which חבב appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 18:8, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), חבב is found 3,118,713 times; chance alone would give about 3,150,022.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 203,233 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 55,427
- Exodus 37,102
- Leviticus 31,832
- Numbers 53,337
- Deuteronomy 28,018
The shortest skips
וַיִּקַּח חֶמְאָה וְחָלָב וּבֶן־הַבָּקָר אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּתֵּן לִפְנֵיהֶם וְהֽוּא־עֹמֵד עֲלֵיהֶם תַּחַת הָעֵץ וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ
And he took curd, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,844Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשָּׂא אַבְרָהָם אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה־אַיִל אַחַר נֶאֱחַז בַּסְּבַךְ בְּקַרְנָיו וַיֵּלֶךְ אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הָאַיִל וַיַּעֲלֵהוּ לְעֹלָה תַּחַת בְּנֽוֹ
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 27,772Open in the laboratory →
חַכְלִילִי עֵינַיִם מִיָּיִן וּלְבֶן־שִׁנַּיִם מֵחָלָֽב
His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,751Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה לְאָבָק עַל כָּל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְהָיָה עַל־הָאָדָם וְעַל־הַבְּהֵמָה לִשְׁחִין פֹּרֵחַ אֲבַעְבֻּעֹת בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And it shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 90,069Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרְאוּ בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־שְׁמוֹ מָן וְהוּא כְּזֶרַע גַּד לָבָן וְטַעְמוֹ כְּצַפִּיחִת בִּדְבָֽשׁ
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 102,895Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חבב appears 823,727 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.0% more than the 815,571 chance alone would give; the probability of 823,727 or more by chance alone is 9.8 × 10⁻²⁰.
- Genesis 55,427
- Exodus 37,102
- Leviticus 31,832
- Numbers 53,337
- Deuteronomy 29,021
- Joshua 27,502
- Judges 24,553
- Samuel 56,194
- Kings 71,696
- Isaiah 40,304
- Jeremiah 48,511
- Ezekiel 54,580
- The Twelve 32,824
- Psalms 52,838
- Proverbs 30,305
- Job 23,304
- Song of Songs 3,638
- Ruth 2,548
- Lamentations 4,979
- Ecclesiastes 9,421
- Esther 5,341
- Daniel 15,497
- Ezra–Nehemiah 31,225
- Chronicles 81,748
Outside the Torah
וַיַּעַמְדוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים נֹשְׂאֵי הָאָרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה בֶּחָֽרָבָה בְּתוֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן הָכֵן וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹֽבְרִים בֶּחָרָבָה עַד אֲשֶׁר־תַּמּוּ כָּל־הַגּוֹי לַעֲבֹר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן
And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, while all Israel passed over on dry ground, until all the nation were passed clean over the Jordan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,735Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא גַֽם־הַנִּצָּב אַחַר הַלַּהַב וַיִּסְגֹּר הַחֵלֶב בְּעַד הַלַּהַב כִּי לֹא שָׁלַף הַחֶרֶב מִבִּטְנוֹ וַיֵּצֵא הַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his belly; and it came out behind.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 349,519Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־בֶּאֱמֶת וּבְתָמִים עֲשִׂיתֶם עִם־יְרֻבַּעַל וְעִם־בֵּיתוֹ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה שִׂמְחוּ בַּאֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְיִשְׂמַח גַּם־הוּא בָּכֶֽם
if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 360,977Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חבב — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חבב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 12.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 33:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Hobab in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, חבב appears 205,716 times in the Torah — 1.2% more than the 203,233 chance alone would give; the probability of 205,716 or more by chance alone is 1.9 × 10⁻⁸.
What is the shortest skip for Hobab in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 18:8 — the shortest of 205,716 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 203,233.
What is the gematria of Hobab in Hebrew?
Hobab is spelled חבב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 12.
How many times is Hobab found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חבב appears 823,727 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.0% more than the 815,571 chance alone would give; the probability of 823,727 or more by chance alone is 9.8 × 10⁻²⁰.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 203,233 here) beside the count.