Iyov (Job · איוב)
Iyov (Job · איוב) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Iyov (Job) is found 148,738 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 19:3) — 1.4% above the 146,688 chance alone would give (probability of 148,738 or more by chance alone: 4.7 × 10⁻⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 148,738
- Chance alone
- 146,688
- P (≥ found)
- 4.7 × 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
The Torah holds 148,738 sequences of איוב at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% above what chance alone gives (about 146,688); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.7 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 19:3, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,481,291 sequences of איוב, against about 1,528,473 from chance alone.
- Genesis 50,683
- Exodus 27,059
- Leviticus 19,481
- Numbers 27,237
- Deuteronomy 24,278
The shortest skips
וַיִּפְצַר־בָּם מְאֹד וַיָּסֻרוּ אֵלָיו וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם מִשְׁתֶּה וּמַצּוֹת אָפָה וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ
And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,349Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּלֶד הַבְּכִירָה בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ מוֹאָב הוּא אֲבִֽי־מוֹאָב עַד־הַיּֽוֹם
And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab—the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,265Open in the laboratory →
הֲלֹא הוּא אָֽמַר־לִי אֲחֹתִי הִוא וְהִֽיא־גַם־הִוא אָֽמְרָה אָחִי הוּא בְּתָם־לְבָבִי וּבְנִקְיֹן כַּפַּי עָשִׂיתִי זֹֽאת
Said he not himself unto me: She is my sister? and she, even she herself said: He is my brother. In the simplicity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,558Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בָעֶרֶב וַיִּקַּח אֶת־לֵאָה בִתּוֹ וַיָּבֵא אֹתָהּ אֵלָיו וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶֽיהָ
And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 40,895Open in the laboratory →
וַתַּהַר לֵאָה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ רְאוּבֵן כִּי אָֽמְרָה כִּֽי־רָאָה יְהוָה בְּעָנְיִי כִּי עַתָּה יֶאֱהָבַנִי אִישִֽׁי
And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said: ‘Because the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 41,293Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 644,310 sequences of איוב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 645,873).
- Genesis 50,683
- Exodus 27,059
- Leviticus 19,481
- Numbers 27,237
- Deuteronomy 26,177
- Joshua 19,620
- Judges 25,694
- Samuel 64,298
- Kings 60,448
- Isaiah 32,720
- Jeremiah 47,624
- Ezekiel 40,147
- The Twelve 32,217
- Psalms 35,752
- Proverbs 10,320
- Job 17,741
- Song of Songs 1,851
- Ruth 2,765
- Lamentations 2,162
- Ecclesiastes 4,603
- Esther 3,851
- Daniel 12,435
- Ezra–Nehemiah 20,471
- Chronicles 58,954
Outside the Torah
וַיִּמְעֲלוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מַעַל בַּחֵרֶם וַיִּקַּח עָכָן בֶּן־כַּרְמִי בֶן־זַבְדִּי בֶן־זֶרַח לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָה מִן־הַחֵרֶם וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהוָה בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
But the children of Israel committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing; and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,415Open in the laboratory →
בְּעָבְרְכֶם אֶת־בְּרִית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֶתְכֶם וַהֲלַכְתֶּם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם לָהֶם וְחָרָה אַף־יְהוָה בָּכֶם וַאֲבַדְתֶּם מְהֵרָה מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָכֶֽם
When ye transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which He hath given unto you.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 342,314Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם רַע בְּֽעֵינֵיכֶם לַעֲבֹד אֶת־יְהוָה בַּחֲרוּ לָכֶם הַיּוֹם אֶת־מִי תַעֲבֹדוּן אִם אֶת־אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־עָבְדוּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר בעבר הַנָּהָר וְאִם אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם יֹשְׁבִים בְּאַרְצָם וְאָנֹכִי וּבֵיתִי נַעֲבֹד אֶת־יְהוָֽה
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 343,399Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
איוב — the Tanakh's own spelling: Job. Searched as איוב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 19.
As a plain word it stands 50 times in the Tanakh, first at Job 1:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Job, Hiob.
Questions
Does Iyov (Job) appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 148,738 sequences of איוב at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% above what chance alone gives (about 146,688); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.7 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Iyov (Job) in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 19:3 — the shortest of 148,738 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 146,688.
How is Iyov (Job) spelled in Hebrew?
Iyov is spelled איוב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 19.
Is Iyov (Job) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 644,310 sequences of איוב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 645,873).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 146,688 here) beside the count.