Rabbi Akiva עקיבא בן יוסף
Rabbi Akiva (עקיבא בן יוסף): Tanna, sage of the Mishnah (died c. 135 CE). In the Torah codes, עקיבא (from Rabbi Akiva) is found 891 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 17 (Genesis 31:40) — 7.9% above the 825 chance alone would give (probability of 891 or more by chance alone: 0.01).
- Found in the Torah (עקיבא)
- 891
- Chance alone
- 825
- P (≥ found)
- 0.01
- Shortest skip
- 17
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 עקיבא, and בן, יוסף have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 891 sequences of עקיבא at skips 2–5,000, 7.9% above what chance alone gives (about 825); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.01 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 17 — the first at Genesis 31:40, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 6,587 sequences of עקיבא, against about 6,505 from chance alone.
- Genesis 328
- Exodus 164
- Leviticus 108
- Numbers 175
- Deuteronomy 116
The shortest skips
הָיִיתִי בַיּוֹם אֲכָלַנִי חֹרֶב וְקֶרַח בַּלָּיְלָה וַתִּדַּד שְׁנָתִי מֵֽעֵינָֽי
Thus I was: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 45,680Open in the laboratory →
וַתָּבֹא אֵלָיו הַיּוֹנָה לְעֵת עֶרֶב וְהִנֵּה עֲלֵה־זַיִת טָרָף בְּפִיהָ וַיֵּדַע נֹחַ כִּי־קַלּוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָֽרֶץ
And the dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 9,654Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־בָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ וְהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְכַחוֹל אֲשֶׁר עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם וְיִרַשׁ זַרְעֲךָ אֵת שַׁעַר אֹיְבָֽיו
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
skip 30, width 30 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 28,024Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתְנוּ עָלָיו אֶֽת־כָּל־כֵּלָיו אֲשֶׁר יְֽשָׁרְתוּ עָלָיו בָּהֶם אֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּת אֶת־הַמִּזְלָגֹת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִים וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹת כֹּל כְּלֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּפָרְשׂוּ עָלָיו כְּסוּי עוֹר תַּחַשׁ וְשָׂמוּ בַדָּֽיו
And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the fire-pans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and set the staves thereof.
skip 37, width 37 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 193,365Open in the laboratory →
קַח מֵֽאִתָּם וְהָיוּ לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְנָתַתָּה אוֹתָם אֶל־הַלְוִיִּם אִישׁ כְּפִי עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ
’Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.’
skip 47, width 47 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 198,556Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עקיבא appears 2,960 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,030, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 328
- Exodus 164
- Leviticus 108
- Numbers 175
- Deuteronomy 128
- Joshua 81
- Judges 111
- Samuel 195
- Kings 256
- Isaiah 177
- Jeremiah 184
- Ezekiel 162
- The Twelve 127
- Psalms 170
- Proverbs 84
- Job 104
- Song of Songs 14
- Ruth 10
- Lamentations 15
- Ecclesiastes 24
- Esther 13
- Daniel 67
- Ezra–Nehemiah 78
- Chronicles 185
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ דָוִד לְֽמִי־אַתָּה וְאֵי מִזֶּה אָתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר נַעַר מִצְרִי אָנֹכִי עֶבֶד לְאִישׁ עֲמָֽלֵקִי וַיַּעַזְבֵנִי אֲדֹנִי כִּי חָלִיתִי הַיּוֹם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה
And David said unto him: ‘To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou?’ And he said: ‘I am a young Egyptian, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 433,019Open in the laboratory →
כְּבַקָּרַת רֹעֶה עֶדְרוֹ בְּיוֹם־הֱיוֹתוֹ בְתוֹךְ־צֹאנוֹ נִפְרָשׁוֹת כֵּן אֲבַקֵּר אֶת־צֹאנִי וְהִצַּלְתִּי אֶתְהֶם מִכָּל־הַמְּקוֹמֹת אֲשֶׁר נָפֹצוּ שָׁם בְּיוֹם עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶֽל
As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are separated, so will I seek out My sheep; and I will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the day of clouds and thick darkness.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 776,731Open in the laboratory →
וָאֹמְרָה לַלְוִיִּם אֲשֶׁר יִֽהְיוּ מִֽטַּהֲרִים וּבָאִים שֹׁמְרִים הַשְּׁעָרִים לְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת־יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת גַּם־זֹאת זָכְרָה־לִּי אֱלֹהַי וְחוּסָה עָלַי כְּרֹב חַסְדֶּֽךָ
And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember unto me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Thy mercy.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,096,975Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עקיבא בן יוסף — the name in Hebrew letters: Tanna, sage of the Mishnah (died c. 135 CE). Searched as עקיבא, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 183.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- יוסף — the name in Hebrew letters found 3,240 in the Torah (chance 2,921)
Questions
Is Rabbi Akiva in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 891 sequences of עקיבא at skips 2–5,000, 7.9% above what chance alone gives (about 825); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.01 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Rabbi Akiva in the Torah?
Skip 17, reading backward from Genesis 31:40 — the shortest of 891 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 825.
How is Rabbi Akiva spelled in Hebrew?
Rabbi Akiva is spelled עקיבא בן יוסף — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 183; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Rabbi Akiva in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עקיבא appears 2,960 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,030, 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 825 here) beside the count.