Nob נבה
Nob (נבה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Nob appears 682,798 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 685,441 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 682,798
- Chance alone
- 685,441
- 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 682,798 sequences of נבה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 685,441).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 11:3, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 10,528,140 sequences of נבה, against about 10,624,039 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 685,441 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 162,966
- Exodus 125,391
- Leviticus 110,016
- Numbers 174,404
- Deuteronomy 110,021
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ הָבָה נִלְבְּנָה לְבֵנִים וְנִשְׂרְפָה לִשְׂרֵפָה וַתְּהִי לָהֶם הַלְּבֵנָה לְאָבֶן וְהַחֵמָר הָיָה לָהֶם לַחֹֽמֶר
And they said one to another: ‘Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.’ And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,775Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵׄלָׄיׄוׄ אַיֵּה שָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה בָאֹֽהֶל
And they said unto him: ‘Where is Sarah thy wife?’ And he said: ‘Behold, in the tent.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,920Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמַר הִנֵּה־נָא הוֹאַלְתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל־אֲדֹנָי וְאָנֹכִי עָפָר וָאֵֽפֶר
And Abraham answered and said: ‘Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,766Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּצֵּב אַבְרָהָם אֶת־שֶׁבַע כִּבְשֹׂת הַצֹּאן לְבַדְּהֶֽן
And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 26,708Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן אַבְרָהָם אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ לְיִצְחָֽק
And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,010Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, נבה appears 2,526,151 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,545,451, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 162,966
- Exodus 125,391
- Leviticus 110,016
- Numbers 174,404
- Deuteronomy 114,934
- Joshua 105,222
- Judges 82,775
- Samuel 166,437
- Kings 188,576
- Isaiah 119,046
- Jeremiah 199,674
- Ezekiel 164,684
- The Twelve 118,122
- Psalms 137,552
- Proverbs 43,002
- Job 41,462
- Song of Songs 11,773
- Ruth 8,497
- Lamentations 16,397
- Ecclesiastes 18,664
- Esther 21,187
- Daniel 59,209
- Ezra–Nehemiah 115,540
- Chronicles 220,621
Outside the Torah
וְצַוּוּ אוֹתָם לֵאמֹר שְׂאֽוּ־לָכֶם מִזֶּה מִתּוֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן מִמַּצַּב רַגְלֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים הָכִין שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵה אֲבָנִים וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּם אוֹתָם עִמָּכֶם וְהִנַּחְתֶּם אוֹתָם בַּמָּלוֹן אֲשֶׁר־תָּלִינוּ בוֹ הַלָּֽיְלָה
and command ye them, saying: Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests’feet stood, twelve stones made ready, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,979Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ מַלְאָכִים וַיָּרֻצוּ הָאֹהֱלָה וְהִנֵּה טְמוּנָה בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְהַכֶּסֶף תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,918Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּכֶּה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ הָהָר וְהַנֶּגֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה וְהָאֲשֵׁדוֹת וְאֵת כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶם לֹא הִשְׁאִיר שָׂרִיד וְאֵת כָּל־הַנְּשָׁמָה הֶחֱרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the Lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining; but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,160Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נבה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as נבה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 57.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 21:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Nob in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 682,798 sequences of נבה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 685,441).
What is the shortest skip for Nob in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 11:3 — the shortest of 682,798 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 685,441.
How is Nob spelled in Hebrew?
Nob is spelled נבה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 57.
Is Nob in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, נבה appears 2,526,151 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,545,451, 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 685,441 here) beside the count.