Jericho יריחו
Jericho (יריחו) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Jericho appears 4,416 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 4,436 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 4,416
- Chance alone
- 4,436
- P (≥ found)
- 0.62
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, יריחו appears 4,416 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,436, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which יריחו appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 34:27, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), יריחו is found 34,463 times; chance alone would give about 34,958.
- Genesis 1,526
- Exodus 923
- Leviticus 490
- Numbers 878
- Deuteronomy 599
The shortest skips
וּלְמַטֵּה בְנֵי־אָשֵׁר נָשִׂיא אֲחִיהוּד בֶּן־שְׁלֹמִֽי
And of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 247,228Open in the laboratory →
כֹּֽה־תֹאמְרוּ לְיוֹסֵף אָנָּא שָׂא נָא פֶּשַׁע אַחֶיךָ וְחַטָּאתָם כִּי־רָעָה גְמָלוּךָ וְעַתָּה שָׂא נָא לְפֶשַׁע עַבְדֵי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ וַיֵּבְךְּ יוֹסֵף בְּדַבְּרָם אֵלָֽיו
So shall ye say unto Joseph: Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father.’ And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 77,600Open in the laboratory →
וּתְנוּ בָהֵן אֵשׁ וְשִׂימוּ עֲלֵיהֶן קְטֹרֶת לִפְנֵי יְהוָה מָחָר וְהָיָה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָה הוּא הַקָּדוֹשׁ רַב־לָכֶם בְּנֵי לֵוִֽי
and put fire therein, and put incense upon them before the LORD to-morrow; and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy; ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.’
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 215,648Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם לְאִשְׁתּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲחֹתִי הִוא כִּי יָרֵא לֵאמֹר אִשְׁתִּי פֶּן־יַֽהַרְגֻנִי אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם עַל־רִבְקָה כִּֽי־טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה הִֽיא
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said: ‘She is my sister’; for he feared to say: ‘My wife’; ‘lest the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is fair to look upon.’
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 34,765Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־הַבְּאֵרֹת אֲשֶׁר חָֽפְרוּ עַבְדֵי אָבִיו בִּימֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו סִתְּמוּם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיְמַלְאוּם עָפָֽר
Now all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 35,222Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יריחו appears 22,565 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 22,346, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 1,526
- Exodus 923
- Leviticus 490
- Numbers 878
- Deuteronomy 692
- Joshua 757
- Judges 800
- Samuel 1,628
- Kings 2,001
- Isaiah 1,533
- Jeremiah 1,335
- Ezekiel 1,239
- The Twelve 1,172
- Psalms 2,142
- Proverbs 729
- Job 936
- Song of Songs 131
- Ruth 100
- Lamentations 131
- Ecclesiastes 170
- Esther 161
- Daniel 307
- Ezra–Nehemiah 793
- Chronicles 1,991
Outside the Torah
וְאֶת־חֲשַׁבְיָה וְאִתּוֹ יְשַֽׁעְיָה מִבְּנֵי מְרָרִי אֶחָיו וּבְנֵיהֶם עֶשְׂרִֽים
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,070,630Open in the laboratory →
שְׁבָא וּדְדָן וְסֹחֲרֵי תַרְשִׁישׁ וְכָל־כְּפִרֶיהָ יֹאמְרוּ לְךָ הֲלִשְׁלֹל שָׁלָל אַתָּה בָא הֲלָבֹז בַּז הִקְהַלְתָּ קְהָלֶךָ לָשֵׂאת כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב לָקַחַת מִקְנֶה וְקִנְיָן לִשְׁלֹל שָׁלָל גָּדֽוֹל
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the magnates thereof, shall say unto thee: Comest thou to take the spoil? hast thou assembled thy company to take the prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take great spoil?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 783,486Open in the laboratory →
רַחֲמֶיךָ רַבִּים יְהוָה כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ חַיֵּֽנִי
Great are Thy compassions, O LORD; Quicken me as Thou art wont.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 926,516Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יריחו — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as יריחו, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 234.
As a plain word it stands 23 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 2:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Jericho appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יריחו appears 4,416 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,436, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Jericho in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Numbers 34:27 — the shortest of 4,416 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,436.
What is the gematria of Jericho in Hebrew?
Jericho is spelled יריחו — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 234.
How many times is Jericho found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יריחו appears 22,565 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 22,346, so the count is in line with chance.
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