Jakub יאקוב
Jakub is a first name, written יאקוב in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Jakub is found 2,382 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 21:32) — 6.3% above the 2,240 chance alone would give (probability of 2,382 or more by chance alone: 0.0015).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,382
- Chance alone
- 2,240
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0015
- 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 2,382 sequences of יאקוב at skips 2–5,000, 6.3% above what chance alone gives (about 2,240); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0015 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 21:32, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 18,102 sequences of יאקוב, against about 17,655 from chance alone.
- Genesis 896
- Exodus 445
- Leviticus 351
- Numbers 414
- Deuteronomy 276
The shortest skips
וַיִּכְרְתוּ בְרִית בִּבְאֵר שָׁבַע וַיָּקָם אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּפִיכֹל שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ וַיָּשֻׁבוּ אֶל־אֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba; and Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 26,874Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ גַּם־הוּא מַטְעַמִּים וַיָּבֵא לְאָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר לְאָבִיו יָקֻם אָבִי וְיֹאכַל מִצֵּיד בְּנוֹ בַּעֲבוּר תְּבָרֲכַנִּי נַפְשֶֽׁךָ
And he also made savoury food, and brought it unto his father; and he said unto his father: ‘Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 37,700Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּצֹק מִשֶּׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה עַל רֹאשׁ אַהֲרֹן וַיִּמְשַׁח אֹתוֹ לְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 151,387Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם עַל־הַלֶּחֶם שִׁבְעַת כְּבָשִׂים תְּמִימִם בְּנֵי שָׁנָה וּפַר בֶּן־בָּקָר אֶחָד וְאֵילִם שְׁנָיִם יִהְיוּ עֹלָה לַֽיהוָה וּמִנְחָתָם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶם אִשֵּׁה רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָֽה
And ye shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams; they shall be a burnt-offering unto the LORD, with their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 177,087Open in the laboratory →
עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַע אַבְרָהָם בְּקֹלִי וַיִּשְׁמֹר מִשְׁמַרְתִּי מִצְוֺתַי חֻקּוֹתַי וְתוֹרֹתָֽי
because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.’
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 34,678Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
8,725 sequences of יאקוב at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 8,764 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 896
- Exodus 445
- Leviticus 351
- Numbers 414
- Deuteronomy 302
- Joshua 213
- Judges 314
- Samuel 699
- Kings 762
- Isaiah 516
- Jeremiah 656
- Ezekiel 471
- The Twelve 487
- Psalms 531
- Proverbs 179
- Job 279
- Song of Songs 38
- Ruth 30
- Lamentations 26
- Ecclesiastes 52
- Esther 46
- Daniel 190
- Ezra–Nehemiah 229
- Chronicles 599
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר בִּי קְרָא לֵאמֹר כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת קִנֵּאתִי לִירוּשָׁלִַם וּלְצִיּוֹן קִנְאָה גְדוֹלָֽה
so the angel that spoke with me said unto me: ‘Proclaim thou, saying: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 843,640Open in the laboratory →
כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת קִנֵּאתִי לְצִיּוֹן קִנְאָה גְדוֹלָה וְחֵמָה גְדוֹלָה קִנֵּאתִי לָֽהּ
’Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great fury.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 848,302Open in the laboratory →
בְּיוֹם קָרָֽאתִי וַֽתַּעֲנֵנִי תַּרְהִבֵנִי בְנַפְשִׁי עֹֽז
In the day that I called, Thou didst answer me; Thou didst encourage me in my soul with strength.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 931,992Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יאקוב — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as יאקוב, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 119.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Jakub in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,382 sequences of יאקוב at skips 2–5,000, 6.3% above what chance alone gives (about 2,240); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0015 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Jakub in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 21:32 — the shortest of 2,382 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,240.
How is Jakub spelled in Hebrew?
Jakub is spelled יאקוב — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 119.
Is Jakub in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
8,725 sequences of יאקוב at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 8,764 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,240 here) beside the count.