Rahab רהב
Rahab (רהב) is a name in the Tanakh — Rahab (sea monster). Rahab appears 875,833 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 879,486 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 875,833
- Chance alone
- 879,486
- 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, רהב appears 875,833 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 879,486, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which רהב appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 6:15, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), רהב is found 13,945,741 times; chance alone would give about 13,631,651.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 879,486 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 205,471
- Exodus 180,278
- Leviticus 140,303
- Numbers 177,803
- Deuteronomy 171,978
The shortest skips
וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה אֹתָהּ שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ הַתֵּבָה חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אַמָּה קוֹמָתָֽהּ
And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,525Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי גֹּמֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַז וְרִיפַת וְתֹגַרְמָֽה
And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,667Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה מְבָרְכֶיךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ אָאֹר וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָֽה
And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,235Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא הַפָּלִיט וַיַּגֵּד לְאַבְרָם הָעִבְרִי וְהוּא שֹׁכֵן בְּאֵֽלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא הָאֱמֹרִי אֲחִי אֶשְׁכֹּל וַאֲחִי עָנֵר וְהֵם בַּעֲלֵי בְרִית־אַבְרָֽם
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew—now he dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,711Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא הַפָּלִיט וַיַּגֵּד לְאַבְרָם הָעִבְרִי וְהוּא שֹׁכֵן בְּאֵֽלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא הָאֱמֹרִי אֲחִי אֶשְׁכֹּל וַאֲחִי עָנֵר וְהֵם בַּעֲלֵי בְרִית־אַבְרָֽם
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew—now he dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,752Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, רהב appears 3,154,303 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.3% more than the 3,144,747 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,154,303 or more by chance alone is 3.6 × 10⁻⁸.
- Genesis 205,471
- Exodus 180,278
- Leviticus 140,303
- Numbers 177,803
- Deuteronomy 178,548
- Joshua 133,355
- Judges 94,534
- Samuel 205,013
- Kings 296,948
- Isaiah 160,113
- Jeremiah 264,759
- Ezekiel 198,387
- The Twelve 162,522
- Psalms 148,835
- Proverbs 54,078
- Job 44,037
- Song of Songs 11,262
- Ruth 11,750
- Lamentations 13,372
- Ecclesiastes 26,765
- Esther 33,777
- Daniel 46,703
- Ezra–Nehemiah 99,091
- Chronicles 266,599
Outside the Torah
מֵהַמִּדְבָּר וְהַלְּבָנוֹן הַזֶּה וְֽעַד־הַנָּהָר הַגָּדוֹל נְהַר־פְּרָת כֹּל אֶרֶץ הַֽחִתִּים וְעַד־הַיָּם הַגָּדוֹל מְבוֹא הַשָּׁמֶשׁ יִֽהְיֶה גְּבוּלְכֶֽם
From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,022Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה הָֽאֲבָנִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר לָקְחוּ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּן הֵקִים יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּגִּלְגָּֽל
And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 310,053Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה לָמָה הֵעֲבַרְתָּ הַעֲבִיר אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן לָתֵת אֹתָנוּ בְּיַד הָאֱמֹרִי לְהַאֲבִידֵנוּ וְלוּ הוֹאַלְנוּ וַנֵּשֶׁב בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּֽן
And Joshua said: ‘Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast Thou at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and dwelt beyond the Jordan!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,840Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רהב — the Tanakh's own spelling: Rahab (sea monster). Searched as רהב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 207.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 30:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Rahab appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, רהב appears 875,833 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 879,486, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Rahab in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 6:15 — the shortest of 875,833 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 879,486.
What is the gematria of Rahab in Hebrew?
Rahab is spelled רהב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 207.
How many times is Rahab found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, רהב appears 3,154,303 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.3% more than the 3,144,747 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,154,303 or more by chance alone is 3.6 × 10⁻⁸.
Search it yourself
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