Raamses רעמסס
Raamses (רעמסס) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Rameses. Raamses appears 18 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 19.2 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 18
- Chance alone
- 19.2
- P (≥ found)
- 0.64
- Shortest skip
- 218
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 18 sequences of רעמסס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 19.2).
The shortest skip at which רעמסס appears in the Torah is 218 — the first at Deuteronomy 16:16, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), רעמסס is found 158 times; chance alone would give about 152.
- Genesis 1
- Exodus 7
- Leviticus 3
- Numbers 5
- Deuteronomy 2
The shortest skips
שָׁלוֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בַּשָּׁנָה יֵרָאֶה כָל־זְכוּרְךָ אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחָר בְּחַג הַמַּצּוֹת וּבְחַג הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת וּבְחַג הַסֻּכּוֹת וְלֹא יֵרָאֶה אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה רֵיקָֽם
Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which He shall choose; on the feast of unleavened bread, and on the feast of weeks, and on the feast of tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the LORD empty;
skip 218, width 218 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 277,456Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה קַמְתֶּם תַּחַת אֲבֹתֵיכֶם תַּרְבּוּת אֲנָשִׁים חַטָּאִים לִסְפּוֹת עוֹד עַל חֲרוֹן אַף־יְהוָה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’stead, a brood of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
skip 718, width 718 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 242,727Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶֽת־הַכֵּלִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַשֻּׁלְחָן אֶת־קְעָרֹתָיו וְאֶת־כַּפֹּתָיו וְאֵת מְנַקִּיֹּתָיו וְאֶת־הַקְּשָׂוֺת אֲשֶׁר יֻסַּךְ בָּהֵן זָהָב טָהֽוֹר
And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes thereof, and the pans thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the jars thereof, wherewith to pour out, of pure gold.
skip 1,352, width 1,352 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 135,460Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא בֶּן־אִשָּׁה יִשְׂרְאֵלִית וְהוּא בֶּן־אִישׁ מִצְרִי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּנָּצוּ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה בֶּן הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית וְאִישׁ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִֽי
And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp.
skip 1,383, width 1,383 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 178,995Open in the laboratory →
קָרְבָּנוֹ קַֽעֲרַת־כֶּסֶף אַחַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וּמֵאָה מִשְׁקָלָהּ מִזְרָק אֶחָד כֶּסֶף שִׁבְעִים שֶׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ שְׁנֵיהֶם מְלֵאִים סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה בַשֶּׁמֶן לְמִנְחָֽה
his offering was one silver dish, the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
skip 1,575, width 1,575 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 201,523Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, רעמסס appears 103 times in the whole Tanakh — 21% more than the 84.9 chance alone would give; the probability of 103 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
- Genesis 1
- Exodus 7
- Leviticus 3
- Numbers 5
- Deuteronomy 2
- Joshua 1
- Judges 4
- Samuel 6
- Kings 9
- Isaiah 13
- Jeremiah 6
- Ezekiel 5
- The Twelve 4
- Psalms 14
- Proverbs 8
- Job 5
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Esther 1
- Daniel 1
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5
- Chronicles 2
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה כְּבֹא הַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּה אֲלֵיכֶם וְאִתְּכֶם בְּנֵי אֲדֹנֵיכֶם וְאִתְּכֶם הָרֶכֶב וְהַסּוּסִים וְעִיר מִבְצָר וְהַנָּֽשֶׁק
’And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and armour;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 545,143Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּמְרָד־בּוֹ לִשְׁלֹחַ מַלְאָכָיו מִצְרַיִם לָֽתֶת־לוֹ סוּסִים וְעַם־רָב הֲיִצְלָח הֲיִמָּלֵט הָעֹשֵׂה אֵלֶּה וְהֵפֵר בְּרִית וְנִמְלָֽט
But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 749,445Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא אֶחָד מֵהַכֹּהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר הִגְלוּ מִשֹּׁמְרוֹן וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּבֵֽית־אֵל וַֽיְהִי מוֹרֶה אֹתָם אֵיךְ יִֽירְאוּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה
So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
skip 108, width 108 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 559,267Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רעמסס — the Tanakh's own spelling: Rameses. Searched as רעמסס, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 430.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 47:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Raamses in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 18 sequences of רעמסס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 19.2).
What is the shortest skip for Raamses in the Torah?
Skip 218, reading backward from Deuteronomy 16:16 — the shortest of 18 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 19.2.
What is the gematria of Raamses in Hebrew?
Raamses is spelled רעמסס — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 430.
How many times is Raamses found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, רעמסס appears 103 times in the whole Tanakh — 21% more than the 84.9 chance alone would give; the probability of 103 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
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