Negev נגב
Negev — in Hebrew נגב — the south; the Negev desert. In the Torah codes, Negev is found 52,830 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 31:39) — 2.5% above the 51,527 chance alone would give (probability of 52,830 or more by chance alone: 5.5 × 10⁻⁹).
- Found in the Torah
- 52,830
- Chance alone
- 51,527
- P (≥ found)
- 5.5 × 10⁻⁹
- 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 52,830 sequences of נגב at skips 2–5,000, 2.5% above what chance alone gives (about 51,527); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.5 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:39, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 791,751 sequences of נגב, against about 798,649 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 51,527 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 15,351
- Exodus 7,466
- Leviticus 9,543
- Numbers 12,188
- Deuteronomy 8,282
The shortest skips
טְרֵפָה לֹא־הֵבֵאתִי אֵלֶיךָ אָנֹכִי אֲחַטֶּנָּה מִיָּדִי תְּבַקְשֶׁנָּה גְּנֻֽבְתִי יוֹם וּגְנֻֽבְתִי לָֽיְלָה
That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,625Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־גֻנֹּב גֻּנַּבְתִּי מֵאֶרֶץ הָעִבְרִים וְגַם־פֹּה לֹא־עָשִׂיתִֽי מְאוּמָה כִּֽי־שָׂמוּ אֹתִי בַּבּֽוֹר
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 59,593Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־הַנּוֹגֵעַ בָּם יִטְמָא וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and 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 165,623Open in the laboratory →
דַּבֵּר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל־בָּנָיו וְאֶל כָּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אִישׁ אִישׁ מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִן־הַגֵּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יַקְרִיב קָרְבָּנוֹ לְכָל־נִדְרֵיהֶם וּלְכָל־נִדְבוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִיבוּ לַיהוָה לְעֹלָֽה
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that bringeth his offering, whether it be any of their vows, or any of their free-will-offerings, which are brought unto the LORD for a burnt-offering;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 175,445Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּלָק אֶל־בִּלְעָם גַּם־קֹב לֹא תִקֳּבֶנּוּ גַּם־בָּרֵךְ לֹא תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ
And Balak said unto Balaam: ‘Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 228,772Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 257,678 sequences of נגב at skips 2–5,000, 2.4% above what chance alone gives (about 251,644); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.3 × 10⁻³³ by chance alone.
- Genesis 15,351
- Exodus 7,466
- Leviticus 9,543
- Numbers 12,188
- Deuteronomy 8,776
- Joshua 16,176
- Judges 9,750
- Samuel 19,562
- Kings 12,955
- Isaiah 16,293
- Jeremiah 16,124
- Ezekiel 16,839
- The Twelve 14,698
- Psalms 18,960
- Proverbs 6,560
- Job 7,865
- Song of Songs 1,867
- Ruth 1,443
- Lamentations 2,384
- Ecclesiastes 2,362
- Esther 2,210
- Daniel 8,387
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10,361
- Chronicles 19,558
Outside the Torah
וְיָרַד הַגְּבוּל אֶל־קְצֵה הָהָר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי גֵּי בֶן־הִנֹּם אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִים צָפוֹנָה וְיָרַד גֵּי הִנֹּם אֶל־כֶּתֶף הַיְבוּסִי נֶגְבָּה וְיָרַד עֵין רֹגֵֽל
And the border went down to the uttermost part of the mountain that lieth before the Valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the vale of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the Valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En-rogel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 332,883Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־גִּדְעוֹן מְשָׁל־בָּנוּ גַּם־אַתָּה גַּם־בִּנְךָ גַּם בֶּן־בְּנֶךָ כִּי הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִיַּד מִדְיָֽן
Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon: ‘Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also; for thou hast saved us out of the hand of Midian.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 359,054Open in the laboratory →
נָחָה שָׁקְטָה כָּל־הָאָרֶץ פָּצְחוּ רִנָּֽה
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet; they break forth into singing.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 589,342Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נגב — the Tanakh's own spelling: the south; the Negev desert. Searched as נגב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 55.
As a plain word it stands 28 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 27:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Negeb.
Questions
Is Negev in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 52,830 sequences of נגב at skips 2–5,000, 2.5% above what chance alone gives (about 51,527); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.5 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Negev in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:39 — the shortest of 52,830 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 51,527.
How is Negev spelled in Hebrew?
Negev is spelled נגב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 55.
Is Negev in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 257,678 sequences of נגב at skips 2–5,000, 2.4% above what chance alone gives (about 251,644); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.3 × 10⁻³³ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
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