Rachel רחל
Rachel (רחל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 293,887 sequences of Rachel, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:2); chance alone would give about 297,408.
- Found in the Torah
- 293,887
- Chance alone
- 297,408
- 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 293,887 sequences of רחל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 297,408).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:2, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 4,806,407 sequences of רחל, against about 4,609,692 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 297,408 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 74,386
- Exodus 60,313
- Leviticus 42,614
- Numbers 71,349
- Deuteronomy 45,225
The shortest skips
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 59Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת־נֹחַ וְאֵת כָּל־הַֽחַיָּה וְאֶת־כָּל־הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ בַּתֵּבָה וַיַּעֲבֵר אֱלֹהִים רוּחַ עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַיָּשֹׁכּוּ הַמָּֽיִם
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,189Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר לָהּ הַמְעַט קַחְתֵּךְ אֶת־אִישִׁי וְלָקַחַת גַּם אֶת־דּוּדָאֵי בְּנִי וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל לָכֵן יִשְׁכַּב עִמָּךְ הַלַּיְלָה תַּחַת דּוּדָאֵי בְנֵֽךְ
And she said unto her: ‘Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also?’ And Rachel said: ‘Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son’s mandrakes.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 42,126Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־עֲבָדָיו הֲנִמְצָא כָזֶה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים בּֽוֹ
And Pharaoh said unto his servants: ‘Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,953Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּצְבֹּר יוֹסֵף בָּר כְּחוֹל הַיָּם הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד עַד כִּי־חָדַל לִסְפֹּר כִּי־אֵין מִסְפָּֽר
And Joseph laid up corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until they left off numbering; for it was without number.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 62,532Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,143,378 sequences of רחל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,152,501).
- Genesis 74,386
- Exodus 60,313
- Leviticus 42,614
- Numbers 71,349
- Deuteronomy 47,271
- Joshua 45,135
- Judges 35,377
- Samuel 82,075
- Kings 99,567
- Isaiah 64,637
- Jeremiah 65,676
- Ezekiel 66,337
- The Twelve 44,464
- Psalms 80,165
- Proverbs 35,386
- Job 37,061
- Song of Songs 5,364
- Ruth 4,302
- Lamentations 6,948
- Ecclesiastes 12,944
- Esther 11,946
- Daniel 24,603
- Ezra–Nehemiah 32,588
- Chronicles 92,870
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּאָמַר לְמֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה אֲנָשִׁים בָּאוּ הֵנָּה הַלַּיְלָה מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַחְפֹּר אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying: ‘Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,128Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר־תַּמּוּ כָל־הַגּוֹי לַעֲבוֹר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹֽר
And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,842Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא הַגּוֹרָל לִבְנֵי יוֹסֵף מִיַּרְדֵּן יְרִיחוֹ לְמֵי יְרִיחוֹ מִזְרָחָה הַמִּדְבָּר עֹלֶה מִירִיחוֹ בָּהָר בֵּֽית־אֵֽל
And the lot for the children of Joseph went out from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, going up from Jericho through the hill-country to the wilderness, even to Beth-el.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 329,973Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רחל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as רחל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 238.
As a plain word it stands 32 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 29:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Rahel.
Questions
Is Rachel in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 293,887 sequences of רחל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 297,408).
What is the shortest skip for Rachel in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:2 — the shortest of 293,887 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 297,408.
How is Rachel spelled in Hebrew?
Rachel is spelled רחל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 238.
Is Rachel in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,143,378 sequences of רחל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,152,501).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 297,408 here) beside the count.