Hobah חובה
Hobah (חובה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Hobah is found 33,968 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 23:20) — about what chance alone gives (about 34,647).
- Found in the Torah
- 33,968
- Chance alone
- 34,647
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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, חובה appears 33,968 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 34,647, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which חובה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 23:20, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), חובה is found 353,999 times; chance alone would give about 361,016.
- Genesis 8,543
- Exodus 6,769
- Leviticus 6,151
- Numbers 7,758
- Deuteronomy 4,747
The shortest skips
וַיָּקָם הַשָּׂדֶה וְהַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ לְאַבְרָהָם לַאֲחֻזַּת־קָבֶר מֵאֵת בְּנֵי־חֵֽת
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,344Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם אִשֶּׁה עֹלָה לַֽיהוָה פָּרִים בְּנֵי־בָקָר שְׁנַיִם וְאַיִל אֶחָד וְשִׁבְעָה כְבָשִׂים בְּנֵי שָׁנָה תְּמִימִם יִהְיוּ לָכֶֽם
but ye shall present an offering made by fire, a burnt-offering unto the LORD: two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven he-lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 236,095Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּחֶל עוֹד שִׁבְעַת יָמִים אֲחֵרִים וַיֹּסֶף שַׁלַּח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָה מִן־הַתֵּבָֽה
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 9,600Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר רִבְקָה אֶל־יִצְחָק קַצְתִּי בְחַיַּי מִפְּנֵי בְּנוֹת חֵת אִם־לֹקֵחַ יַעֲקֹב אִשָּׁה מִבְּנֽוֹת־חֵת כָּאֵלֶּה מִבְּנוֹת הָאָרֶץ לָמָּה לִּי חַיִּֽים
And Rebekah said to Isaac: ‘I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 38,586Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַיֵּשֶׁב מֹשֶׁה לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת־הָעָם וַיַּעֲמֹד הָעָם עַל־מֹשֶׁה מִן־הַבֹּקֶר עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 104,779Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חובה appears 135,798 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 137,767, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 8,543
- Exodus 6,769
- Leviticus 6,151
- Numbers 7,758
- Deuteronomy 5,087
- Joshua 5,447
- Judges 4,390
- Samuel 10,014
- Kings 11,656
- Isaiah 7,389
- Jeremiah 8,582
- Ezekiel 9,102
- The Twelve 6,423
- Psalms 7,798
- Proverbs 3,027
- Job 2,894
- Song of Songs 444
- Ruth 364
- Lamentations 740
- Ecclesiastes 1,364
- Esther 885
- Daniel 2,204
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,802
- Chronicles 13,965
Outside the Torah
וְעָלָה הַגְּבוּל דְּבִרָה מֵעֵמֶק עָכוֹר וְצָפוֹנָה פֹּנֶה אֶל־הַגִּלְגָּל אֲשֶׁר־נֹכַח לְמַעֲלֵה אֲדֻמִּים אֲשֶׁר מִנֶּגֶב לַנָּחַל וְעָבַר הַגְּבוּל אֶל־מֵי־עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ וְהָיוּ תֹצְאֹתָיו אֶל־עֵין רֹגֵֽל
And the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the brook; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,074Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־אָבוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים לִשְׁמֹעַֽ לוֹ וַיַּחֲזֵק הָאִישׁ בְּפִילַגְשׁוֹ וַיֹּצֵא אֲלֵיהֶם הַחוּץ וַיֵּדְעוּ אוֹתָהּ וַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־בָהּ כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה עַד־הַבֹּקֶר וַֽיְשַׁלְּחוּהָ בעלות הַשָּֽׁחַר
But the men would not hearken to him; so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning; and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 378,746Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה אֶשְׁלַח אֶת־הַנַּעַר לֵךְ מְצָא אֶת־הַחִצִּים אִם־אָמֹר אֹמַר לַנַּעַר הִנֵּה הַחִצִּים מִמְּךָ וָהֵנָּה קָחֶנּוּ וָבֹאָה כִּֽי־שָׁלוֹם לְךָ וְאֵין דָּבָר חַי־יְהוָֽה
And, behold, I will send the lad: Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad: Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as the LORD liveth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 417,340Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חובה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חובה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 21.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Hobah in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, חובה appears 33,968 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 34,647, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Hobah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 23:20 — the shortest of 33,968 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 34,647.
What is the gematria of Hobah in Hebrew?
Hobah is spelled חובה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 21.
How many times is Hobah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חובה appears 135,798 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 137,767, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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