Job יוב
Job (יוב) is a person named in the Tanakh — Iob. In the Torah codes, Job is found 1,673,379 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:7) — 0.4% above the 1,666,449 chance alone would give (probability of 1,673,379 or more by chance alone: 4.1 × 10⁻⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,673,379
- Chance alone
- 1,666,449
- P (≥ found)
- 4.1 × 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 1,673,379 sequences of יוב at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 1,666,449); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.1 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:7, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 25,539,277 sequences of יוב, against about 25,829,239 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,666,449 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 524,221
- Exodus 318,401
- Leviticus 216,984
- Numbers 331,818
- Deuteronomy 281,955
The shortest skips
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 256Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה וְעוֹף יְעוֹפֵף עַל־הָאָרֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
And God said: ‘Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 958Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים נַֽעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ וְיִרְדּוּ בִדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל־הָאָרֶץ וּבְכָל־הָרֶמֶשׂ הָֽרֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God said: ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,298Open in the laboratory →
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת
And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,785Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָה כָּל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וְאֵת כָּל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיָּבֵא אֶל־הָאָדָם לִרְאוֹת מַה־יִּקְרָא־לוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָא־לוֹ הָֽאָדָם נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה הוּא שְׁמֽוֹ
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that was to be the name thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,558Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 8,134,651 sequences of יוב at skips 2–5,000, 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 8,097,009); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.5 × 10⁻⁴⁰ by chance alone.
- Genesis 524,221
- Exodus 318,401
- Leviticus 216,984
- Numbers 331,818
- Deuteronomy 295,957
- Joshua 259,974
- Judges 295,999
- Samuel 695,177
- Kings 685,526
- Isaiah 464,661
- Jeremiah 584,870
- Ezekiel 488,502
- The Twelve 418,700
- Psalms 593,325
- Proverbs 183,474
- Job 229,951
- Song of Songs 35,333
- Ruth 29,992
- Lamentations 42,451
- Ecclesiastes 59,497
- Esther 59,391
- Daniel 144,007
- Ezra–Nehemiah 306,104
- Chronicles 870,336
Outside the Torah
עַד אֲשֶׁר־יָנִיחַ יְהוָה לַֽאֲחֵיכֶם כָּכֶם וְיָרְשׁוּ גַם־הֵמָּה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם נֹתֵן לָהֶם וְשַׁבְתֶּם לְאֶרֶץ יְרֻשַּׁתְכֶם וִֽירִשְׁתֶּם אוֹתָהּ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָכֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרַח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as unto you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them; then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,838Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ הָהָרָה וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים עַד־שָׁבוּ הָרֹדְפִים וַיְבַקְשׁוּ הָרֹדְפִים בְּכָל־הַדֶּרֶךְ וְלֹא מָצָֽאוּ
And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned; and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,453Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כִּֽי־נָתַן יְהוָה בְּיָדֵנוּ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ וְגַם־נָמֹגוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ מִפָּנֵֽינוּ
And they said unto Joshua: ‘Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,567Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יוב — the Tanakh's own spelling: Iob. Searched as יוב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 18.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Job in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,673,379 sequences of יוב at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 1,666,449); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.1 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Job in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:7 — the shortest of 1,673,379 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,666,449.
How is Job spelled in Hebrew?
Job is spelled יוב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 18.
Is Job in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 8,134,651 sequences of יוב at skips 2–5,000, 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 8,097,009); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.5 × 10⁻⁴⁰ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,666,449 here) beside the count.