Ketubah כתובה
Ketubah — in Hebrew כתובה — the Jewish marriage contract. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 3,450 sequences of Ketubah, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 13:32); chance alone would give about 3,368.
- Found in the Torah
- 3,450
- Chance alone
- 3,368
- P (≥ found)
- 0.08
- 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 3,450 sequences of כתובה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,368).
The shortest skip at which כתובה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 13:32, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), כתובה is found 26,386 times; chance alone would give about 26,541.
- Genesis 700
- Exodus 695
- Leviticus 692
- Numbers 442
- Deuteronomy 921
The shortest skips
וַיּוֹצִיאוּ דִּבַּת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר תָּרוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר עָבַרְנוּ בָהּ לָתוּר אֹתָהּ אֶרֶץ אֹכֶלֶת יוֹשְׁבֶיהָ הִוא וְכָל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־רָאִינוּ בְתוֹכָהּ אַנְשֵׁי מִדּֽוֹת
And they spread an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of Israel, saying: ‘The land, through which we have passed to spy it out, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 210,848Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַחְתָּ אֶת־הַמַּרְצֵעַ וְנָתַתָּה בְאָזְנוֹ וּבַדֶּלֶת וְהָיָה לְךָ עֶבֶד עוֹלָם וְאַף לַאֲמָתְךָ תַּעֲשֶׂה־כֵּֽן
then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear and into the door, and he shall be thy bondman for ever. And also unto thy bondwoman thou shalt do likewise.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 276,203Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם תּוֹלָע מִשְׁפַּחַת הַתּוֹלָעִי לְפֻוָה מִשְׁפַּחַת הַפּוּנִֽי
The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 232,058Open in the laboratory →
וְכָתַבְתָּ עֲלֵיהֶן אֶֽת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת בְּעָבְרֶךָ לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר תָּבֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲֽשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבַשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־אֲבֹתֶיךָ לָֽךְ
And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over; that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the LORD, the God of thy fathers, hath promised thee.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 290,446Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אִם־מָאֵן אַתָּה לְשַׁלֵּחַ וְעוֹדְךָ מַחֲזִיק בָּֽם
For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 89,665Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, כתובה appears 12,422 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 12,485, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 700
- Exodus 695
- Leviticus 692
- Numbers 442
- Deuteronomy 1,010
- Joshua 358
- Judges 297
- Samuel 876
- Kings 1,101
- Isaiah 607
- Jeremiah 1,127
- Ezekiel 969
- The Twelve 603
- Psalms 696
- Proverbs 215
- Job 192
- Song of Songs 61
- Ruth 56
- Lamentations 59
- Ecclesiastes 132
- Esther 133
- Daniel 177
- Ezra–Nehemiah 287
- Chronicles 937
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה כָל־נְבִיאֵי הַבַּעַל כָּל־עֹבְדָיו וְכָל־כֹּהֲנָיו קִרְאוּ אֵלַי אִישׁ אַל־יִפָּקֵד כִּי זֶבַח גָּדוֹל לִי לַבַּעַל כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יִפָּקֵד לֹא יִֽחְיֶה וְיֵהוּא עָשָׂה בְעָקְבָּה לְמַעַן הַאֲבִיד אֶת־עֹבְדֵי הַבָּֽעַל
Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers, and all his priests, let none be wanting; for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live.’ But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 546,321Open in the laboratory →
כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אֵי זֶה סֵפֶר כְּרִיתוּת אִמְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר שִׁלַּחְתִּיהָ אוֹ מִי מִנּוֹשַׁי אֲשֶׁר־מָכַרְתִּי אֶתְכֶם לוֹ הֵן בַּעֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶם נִמְכַּרְתֶּם וּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶם שֻׁלְּחָה אִמְּכֶֽם
Thus saith the LORD: Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, Wherewith I have put her away? Or which of My creditors is it To whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, And for your transgressions was your mother put away.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 626,699Open in the laboratory →
לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִגְבְּהוּ בְקוֹמָתָם כָּל־עֲצֵי־מַיִם וְלֹֽא־יִתְּנוּ אֶת־צַמַּרְתָּם אֶל־בֵּין עֲבֹתִים וְלֹֽא־יַעַמְדוּ אֵלֵיהֶם בְּגָבְהָם כָּל־שֹׁתֵי מָיִם כִּֽי־כֻלָּם נִתְּנוּ לַמָּוֶת אֶל־אֶרֶץ תַּחְתִּית בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי אָדָם אֶל־יוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר
to the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves in their stature, neither set their top among the thick boughs, nor that their mighty ones stand up in their height, even all that drink water; for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 771,734Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כתובה — a Hebrew word: the Jewish marriage contract. Searched as כתובה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 433.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 10:13. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ketubah in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 3,450 sequences of כתובה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,368).
What is the shortest skip for Ketubah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 13:32 — the shortest of 3,450 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,368.
What is the gematria of Ketubah in Hebrew?
Ketubah is spelled כתובה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 433.
How many times is Ketubah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, כתובה appears 12,422 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 12,485, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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