Moab מואב
Moab (מואב) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 115,980 sequences of Moab, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 7:17); chance alone would give about 116,631.
- Found in the Torah
- 115,980
- Chance alone
- 116,631
- P (≥ found)
- 0.97
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
115,980 sequences of מואב at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 116,631 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 7:17, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,181,083 sequences of מואב, against about 1,215,280 from chance alone.
- Genesis 33,749
- Exodus 22,396
- Leviticus 16,457
- Numbers 25,019
- Deuteronomy 18,359
The shortest skips
וַֽיְהִי הַמַּבּוּל אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַיִּרְבּוּ הַמַּיִם וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־הַתֵּבָה וַתָּרָם מֵעַל הָאָֽרֶץ
And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,753Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן בִּימֵי קְצִיר־חִטִּים וַיִּמְצָא דֽוּדָאִים בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּבֵא אֹתָם אֶל־לֵאָה אִמּוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל אֶל־לֵאָה תְּנִי־נָא לִי מִדּוּדָאֵי בְּנֵֽךְ
And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah: ‘Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 42,075Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ וַיִּקְרָא לַמָּקוֹם אֵל בֵּֽית־אֵל כִּי שָׁם נִגְלוּ אֵלָיו הָֽאֱלֹהִים בְּבָרְחוֹ מִפְּנֵי אָחִֽיו
And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el, because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 51,173Open in the laboratory →
אַל־תֹּאכְלוּ מִמֶּנּוּ נָא וּבָשֵׁל מְבֻשָּׁל בַּמָּיִם כִּי אִם־צְלִי־אֵשׁ רֹאשׁוֹ עַל־כְּרָעָיו וְעַל־קִרְבּֽוֹ
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 94,375Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שִׁמְעוּ־נָא דְבָרָי אִם־יִֽהְיֶה נְבִיאֲכֶם יְהוָה בַּמַּרְאָה אֵלָיו אֶתְוַדָּע בַּחֲלוֹם אֲדַבֶּר־בּֽוֹ
And He said: ‘Hear now My words: if there be a prophet among you, I the LORD do make Myself known unto him in a vision, I do speak with him in a dream.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 209,002Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מואב appears 460,322 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 463,444, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 33,749
- Exodus 22,396
- Leviticus 16,457
- Numbers 25,019
- Deuteronomy 19,638
- Joshua 14,397
- Judges 17,280
- Samuel 43,381
- Kings 41,482
- Isaiah 22,689
- Jeremiah 35,657
- Ezekiel 29,456
- The Twelve 22,730
- Psalms 22,661
- Proverbs 7,369
- Job 10,029
- Song of Songs 1,771
- Ruth 1,363
- Lamentations 1,806
- Ecclesiastes 3,580
- Esther 4,357
- Daniel 7,713
- Ezra–Nehemiah 15,864
- Chronicles 39,478
Outside the Torah
וַיִּדֹּם הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ עָמָד עַד־יִקֹּם גּוֹי אֹֽיְבָיו הֲלֹא־הִיא כְתוּבָה עַל־סֵפֶר הַיָּשָׁר וַיַּעֲמֹד הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בַּחֲצִי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְלֹא־אָץ לָבוֹא כְּיוֹם תָּמִֽים
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 320,313Open in the laboratory →
וַיְנַחֵם דָּוִד אֵת בַּת־שֶׁבַע אִשְׁתּוֹ וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶיהָ וַיִּשְׁכַּב עִמָּהּ וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן ויקרא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שְׁלֹמֹה וַיהוָה אֲהֵבֽוֹ
And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her; and she bore a son, and called his name Solomon. And the LORD loved him;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 452,627Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן וּלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם בֶּן־דָּוִד אָחוֹת יָפָה וּשְׁמָהּ תָּמָר וַיֶּאֱהָבֶהָ אַמְנוֹן בֶּן־דָּוִֽד
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 453,118Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מואב — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מואב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 49.
As a plain word it stands 166 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 19:37. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Moab in the Bible code?
115,980 sequences of מואב at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 116,631 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Moab in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 7:17 — the shortest of 115,980 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 116,631.
How is Moab spelled in Hebrew?
Moab is spelled מואב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 49.
Is Moab in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מואב appears 460,322 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 463,444, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 116,631 here) beside the count.