Rabbeinu Tam רבנו תם
Rabbeinu Tam (רבנו תם): French Tosafist, grandson of Rashi (c. 1100–1171). רבנו (from Rabbeinu Tam) appears 44,157 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 43,983 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah (רבנו)
- 44,157
- Chance alone
- 43,983
- P (≥ found)
- 0.20
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for רבנו, and תם has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
44,157 sequences of רבנו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 43,983 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 17:10, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 460,449 sequences of רבנו, against about 458,295 from chance alone.
- Genesis 13,256
- Exodus 7,812
- Leviticus 6,083
- Numbers 10,133
- Deuteronomy 6,873
The shortest skips
זֹאת בְּרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁמְרוּ בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין זַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ הִמּוֹל לָכֶם כָּל־זָכָֽר
This is My covenant, which ye shall keep, between Me and you and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,550Open in the laboratory →
וְכִלְכַּלְתִּי אֹֽתְךָ שָׁם כִּי־עוֹד חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים רָעָב פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ אַתָּה וּבֵֽיתְךָ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ
and there will I sustain thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 69,366Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲהֵבְךָ וּבֵרַכְךָ וְהִרְבֶּךָ וּבֵרַךְ פְּרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ וּפְרִֽי־אַדְמָתֶךָ דְּגָנְךָ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ שְׁגַר־אֲלָפֶיךָ וְעַשְׁתְּרֹת צֹאנֶךָ עַל הָֽאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לָתֶת לָֽךְ
and He will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee; He will also bless the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy land, thy corn and thy wine and thine oil, the increase of thy kine and the young of thy flock, in the land which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 263,363Open in the laboratory →
בָּרוּךְ פְּרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ וּפְרִי אַדְמָתְךָ וּפְרִי בְהֶמְתֶּךָ שְׁגַר אֲלָפֶיךָ וְעַשְׁתְּרוֹת צֹאנֶֽךָ
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the young of thy flock.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 291,675Open in the laboratory →
וְהוֹתִֽרְךָ יְהוָה לְטוֹבָה בִּפְרִי בִטְנְךָ וּבִפְרִי בְהַמְתְּךָ וּבִפְרִי אַדְמָתֶךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לָתֶת לָֽךְ
And the LORD will make thee over-abundant for good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, in the land which the LORD swore unto thy fathers to give thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 292,000Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, רבנו appears 183,062 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 183,588, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 13,256
- Exodus 7,812
- Leviticus 6,083
- Numbers 10,133
- Deuteronomy 7,529
- Joshua 7,659
- Judges 6,314
- Samuel 12,860
- Kings 13,211
- Isaiah 10,317
- Jeremiah 12,966
- Ezekiel 10,928
- The Twelve 8,532
- Psalms 11,871
- Proverbs 4,804
- Job 4,576
- Song of Songs 772
- Ruth 829
- Lamentations 913
- Ecclesiastes 1,340
- Esther 1,615
- Daniel 4,222
- Ezra–Nehemiah 7,999
- Chronicles 16,521
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּֽיהוָה לֵאמֹר הַאֶעֱלֶה בְּאַחַת עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלָיו עֲלֵה וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אָנָה אֶעֱלֶה וַיֹּאמֶר חֶבְרֹֽנָה
And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying: ‘Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?’ And the LORD said unto him: ‘Go up.’ And David said: ‘Whither shall I go up?’ And He said: ‘Unto Hebron.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 436,442Open in the laboratory →
בַּשָּׁנָה הַתְּשִׁעִית לְצִדְקִיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂרִי בָּא נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל וְכָל־חֵילוֹ אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיָּצֻרוּ עָלֶֽיהָ
in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and besieged it;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 703,195Open in the laboratory →
כִּי שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ דָּבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ
For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 881,107Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רבנו תם — the name in Hebrew letters: French Tosafist, grandson of Rashi (c. 1100–1171). Searched as רבנו, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 258.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Rabbeinu Tam appear in the Torah codes?
44,157 sequences of רבנו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 43,983 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Rabbeinu Tam in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 17:10 — the shortest of 44,157 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 43,983.
How is Rabbeinu Tam spelled in Hebrew?
Rabbeinu Tam is spelled רבנו תם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 258.
Is Rabbeinu Tam in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, רבנו appears 183,062 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 183,588, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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