Jobab יובב
Jobab (יובב) is a person named in the Tanakh. Jobab appears 89,368 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.9% more than chance alone would give (about 88,604; probability 0.0052).
- Found in the Torah
- 89,368
- Chance alone
- 88,604
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0052
- 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, יובב appears 89,368 times in the Torah — 0.9% more than the 88,604 chance alone would give; the probability of 89,368 or more by chance alone is 0.0052.
The shortest skip at which יובב appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 6:4, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), יובב is found 908,971 times; chance alone would give about 923,240.
- Genesis 28,919
- Exodus 15,719
- Leviticus 11,775
- Numbers 18,360
- Deuteronomy 14,595
The shortest skips
וּפָשַׁט אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וְלָבַשׁ בְּגָדִים אֲחֵרִים וְהוֹצִיא אֶת־הַדֶּשֶׁן אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה אֶל־מָקוֹם טָהֽוֹר
And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 148,005Open in the laboratory →
וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן אֹתוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שֵׁנִית וְהִנֵּה כֵּהָה הַנֶּגַע וְלֹא־פָשָׂה הַנֶּגַע בָּעוֹר וְטִהֲרוֹ הַכֹּהֵן מִסְפַּחַת הִיא וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו וְטָהֵֽר
And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day; and, behold, if the plague be dim, and the plague be not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is a scab; and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 158,420Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִגַּע־בּוֹ הַזָּב וְיָדָיו לֹא־שָׁטַף בַּמָּיִם וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 164,768Open in the laboratory →
וּבְיוֹם הַבִּכּוּרִים בְּהַקְרִיבְכֶם מִנְחָה חֲדָשָׁה לַֽיהוָה בְּשָׁבֻעֹתֵיכֶם מִֽקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא תַעֲשֽׂוּ
Also in the day of the first-fruits, when ye bring a new meal-offering unto the LORD in your feast of weeks, ye shall have a holy convocation: ye shall do no manner of servile work;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 236,389Open in the laboratory →
אוֹ בְכָל־אֶבֶן אֲשֶׁר־יָמוּת בָּהּ בְּלֹא רְאוֹת וַיַּפֵּל עָלָיו וַיָּמֹת וְהוּא לֹא־אוֹיֵב לוֹ וְלֹא מְבַקֵּשׁ רָעָתֽוֹ
or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 248,451Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יובב appears 445,880 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.3% more than the 440,207 chance alone would give; the probability of 445,880 or more by chance alone is 7.2 × 10⁻¹⁸.
- Genesis 28,919
- Exodus 15,719
- Leviticus 11,775
- Numbers 18,360
- Deuteronomy 15,579
- Joshua 14,109
- Judges 15,918
- Samuel 37,564
- Kings 38,981
- Isaiah 23,788
- Jeremiah 32,841
- Ezekiel 27,191
- The Twelve 22,432
- Psalms 30,732
- Proverbs 10,446
- Job 11,624
- Song of Songs 1,758
- Ruth 1,523
- Lamentations 2,310
- Ecclesiastes 3,209
- Esther 2,947
- Daniel 8,002
- Ezra–Nehemiah 18,533
- Chronicles 51,620
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 →
וַאֲמַרְתֶּם לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר נִכְרְתוּ מֵימֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן מִפְּנֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה בְּעָבְרוֹ בַּיַּרְדֵּן נִכְרְתוּ מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן וְהָיוּ הָאֲבָנִים הָאֵלֶּה לְזִכָּרוֹן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־עוֹלָֽם
then ye shall say unto them: Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,222Open in the laboratory →
וְנָס אֶל־אַחַת מֵהֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְעָמַד פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וְדִבֶּר בְּאָזְנֵי זִקְנֵי־הָעִֽיר הַהִיא אֶת־דְּבָרָיו וְאָסְפוּ אֹתוֹ הָעִירָה אֲלֵיהֶם וְנָתְנוּ־לוֹ מָקוֹם וְיָשַׁב עִמָּֽם
And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 335,635Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יובב — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as יובב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 20.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:29. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Jobab in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יובב appears 89,368 times in the Torah — 0.9% more than the 88,604 chance alone would give; the probability of 89,368 or more by chance alone is 0.0052.
What is the shortest skip for Jobab in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 6:4 — the shortest of 89,368 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 88,604.
What is the gematria of Jobab in Hebrew?
Jobab is spelled יובב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 20.
How many times is Jobab found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יובב appears 445,880 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.3% more than the 440,207 chance alone would give; the probability of 445,880 or more by chance alone is 7.2 × 10⁻¹⁸.
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