Rachav (Rahab · רחב)
Rachav (Rahab · רחב) is a person named in the Tanakh — Rahab (of Jericho). In the Torah codes, Rachav (Rahab) is found 223,367 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 6:3) — about what chance alone gives (about 225,365).
- Found in the Torah
- 223,367
- Chance alone
- 225,365
- 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
At skips 2–5,000, רחב appears 223,367 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 225,365, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 6:3, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 3,639,459 sequences of רחב, against about 3,493,065 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 225,365 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 60,896
- Exodus 44,532
- Leviticus 33,174
- Numbers 52,248
- Deuteronomy 32,517
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לֹֽא־יָדוֹן רוּחִי בָֽאָדָם לְעֹלָם בְּשַׁגַּם הוּא בָשָׂר וְהָיוּ יָמָיו מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָֽה
And the LORD said: ‘My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for that he also is flesh; therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,927Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא יְהוָה כִּי רַבָּה רָעַת הָאָדָם בָּאָרֶץ וְכָל־יֵצֶר מַחְשְׁבֹת לִבּוֹ רַק רַע כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם
And the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,086Open in the laboratory →
כֹּל אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁמַת־רוּחַ חַיִּים בְּאַפָּיו מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בֶּחָֽרָבָה מֵֽתוּ
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,016Open in the laboratory →
הִנְנִי עֹמֵד לְפָנֶיךָ שָּׁם עַֽל־הַצּוּר בְּחֹרֵב וְהִכִּיתָ בַצּוּר וְיָצְאוּ מִמֶּנּוּ מַיִם וְשָׁתָה הָעָם וַיַּעַשׂ כֵּן מֹשֶׁה לְעֵינֵי זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink.’ And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 103,535Open in the laboratory →
שְׁתֵּי כְתֵפֹת חֹֽבְרֹת יִֽהְיֶה־לּוֹ אֶל־שְׁנֵי קְצוֹתָיו וְחֻבָּֽר
It shall have two shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends thereof, that it may be joined together.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 118,655Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 849,460 sequences of רחב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 851,187).
- Genesis 60,896
- Exodus 44,532
- Leviticus 33,174
- Numbers 52,248
- Deuteronomy 34,118
- Joshua 33,167
- Judges 24,845
- Samuel 53,099
- Kings 73,794
- Isaiah 47,212
- Jeremiah 49,427
- Ezekiel 55,015
- The Twelve 35,631
- Psalms 55,683
- Proverbs 30,604
- Job 25,290
- Song of Songs 3,879
- Ruth 3,269
- Lamentations 4,681
- Ecclesiastes 9,009
- Esther 7,326
- Daniel 15,161
- Ezra–Nehemiah 27,141
- Chronicles 70,259
Outside the Torah
כְּאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף חֲלוּצֵי הַצָּבָא עָבְרוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לַמִּלְחָמָה אֶל עַֽרְבוֹת יְרִיחֽוֹ
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed on in the presence of the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,729Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁבַּע יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בָּעֵת הַהִיא לֵאמֹר אָרוּר הָאִישׁ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר יָקוּם וּבָנָה אֶת־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת אֶת־יְרִיחוֹ בִּבְכֹרוֹ יְיַסְּדֶנָּה וּבִצְעִירוֹ יַצִּיב דְּלָתֶֽיהָ
And Joshua charged the people with an oath at that time, saying: ‘Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city, even Jericho; with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,290Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלֵינוּ זְֽקֵינֵינוּ וְכָל־יֹשְׁבֵי אַרְצֵנוּ לֵאמֹר קְחוּ בְיֶדְכֶם צֵידָה לַדֶּרֶךְ וּלְכוּ לִקְרָאתָם וַאֲמַרְתֶּם אֲלֵיהֶם עַבְדֵיכֶם אֲנַחְנוּ וְעַתָּה כִּרְתוּ־לָנוּ בְרִֽית
And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying: Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them: We are your servants; and now make ye a covenant with us.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 318,295Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רחב — the Tanakh's own spelling: Rahab (of Jericho). Searched as רחב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 210.
As a plain word it stands 49 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 26:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Rahab, Rehob.
Questions
Is Rachav (Rahab) in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, רחב appears 223,367 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 225,365, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Rachav (Rahab) in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 6:3 — the shortest of 223,367 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 225,365.
How is Rachav (Rahab) spelled in Hebrew?
Rachav is spelled רחב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 210.
Is Rachav (Rahab) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 849,460 sequences of רחב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 851,187).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 225,365 here) beside the count.