Lamb כבש
Lamb is written כבש in Hebrew. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 319,252 sequences of Lamb, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 2:3); chance alone would give about 322,810.
- Found in the Torah
- 319,252
- Chance alone
- 322,810
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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 319,252 sequences of כבש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 322,810).
The shortest skip at which כבש appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 2:3, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), כבש is found 4,970,231 times; chance alone would give about 5,003,422.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 322,810 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 67,751
- Exodus 62,029
- Leviticus 52,253
- Numbers 57,319
- Deuteronomy 79,900
The shortest skips
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 1,784Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּאֱהַב יַעֲקֹב אֶת־רָחֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֶֽעֱבָדְךָ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים בְּרָחֵל בִּתְּךָ הַקְּטַנָּֽה
And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said: ‘I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 40,687Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁרַץ הַיְאֹר צְפַרְדְּעִים וְעָלוּ וּבָאוּ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבַחֲדַר מִשְׁכָּבְךָ וְעַל־מִטָּתֶךָ וּבְבֵית עֲבָדֶיךָ וּבְעַמֶּךָ וּבְתַנּוּרֶיךָ וּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ
And the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into thy house, and into thy bed-chamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneading-troughs.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 87,902Open in the laboratory →
וּלְכֹל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יֶֽחֱרַץ־כֶּלֶב לְשֹׁנוֹ לְמֵאִישׁ וְעַד־בְּהֵמָה לְמַעַן תֵּֽדְעוּן אֲשֶׁר יַפְלֶה יְהוָה בֵּין מִצְרַיִם וּבֵין יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog whet his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 93,711Open in the laboratory →
שֶׂה תָמִים זָכָר בֶּן־שָׁנָה יִהְיֶה לָכֶם מִן־הַכְּבָשִׂים וּמִן־הָעִזִּים תִּקָּֽחוּ
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year; ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 94,172Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,238,544 sequences of כבש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,251,812).
- Genesis 67,751
- Exodus 62,029
- Leviticus 52,253
- Numbers 57,319
- Deuteronomy 82,707
- Joshua 34,823
- Judges 32,515
- Samuel 96,132
- Kings 122,771
- Isaiah 65,819
- Jeremiah 89,156
- Ezekiel 74,107
- The Twelve 54,891
- Psalms 80,199
- Proverbs 35,891
- Job 27,758
- Song of Songs 5,989
- Ruth 4,864
- Lamentations 6,759
- Ecclesiastes 15,137
- Esther 16,431
- Daniel 21,510
- Ezra–Nehemiah 37,349
- Chronicles 94,384
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר כָּלֵב אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּה אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר וּלְכָדָהּ וְנָתַתִּי לוֹ אֶת־עַכְסָה בִתִּי לְאִשָּֽׁה
And Caleb said: ‘He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,630Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר כָּלֵב אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּה אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר וּלְכָדָהּ וְנָתַתִּי לוֹ אֶת־עַכְסָה בִתִּי לְאִשָּֽׁה
And Caleb said: ‘He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 345,312Open in the laboratory →
יֹאמַר־נָא אֲדֹנֵנוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ לְפָנֶיךָ יְבַקְשׁוּ אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ מְנַגֵּן בַּכִּנּוֹר וְהָיָה בִּֽהְיוֹת עָלֶיךָ רֽוּחַ־אֱלֹהִים רָעָה וְנִגֵּן בְּיָדוֹ וְטוֹב לָֽךְ
Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp; and it shall be, when the evil spirit from God cometh upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 408,722Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כבש — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as כבש, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 322.
As a plain word it stands 22 times in the Tanakh, first at Leviticus 4:32. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Lamb in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 319,252 sequences of כבש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 322,810).
What is the shortest skip for Lamb in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:3 — the shortest of 319,252 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 322,810.
What is the gematria of Lamb in Hebrew?
Lamb is spelled כבש — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 322.
How many times is Lamb found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,238,544 sequences of כבש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,251,812).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 322,810 here) beside the count.