Reu רעו
Reu (רעו) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 657,370 sequences of Reu, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 18:7); chance alone would give about 658,803.
- Found in the Torah
- 657,370
- Chance alone
- 658,803
- P (≥ found)
- 0.96
- 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 657,370 sequences of רעו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 658,803).
The shortest skip at which רעו appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 18:7, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), רעו is found 10,400,951 times; chance alone would give about 10,211,164.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 658,803 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 179,940
- Exodus 148,924
- Leviticus 90,882
- Numbers 126,662
- Deuteronomy 110,962
The shortest skips
וְאֶל־הַבָּקָר רָץ אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקַּח בֶּן־בָּקָר רַךְ וָטוֹב וַיִּתֵּן אֶל־הַנַּעַר וַיְמַהֵר לַעֲשׂוֹת אֹתֽוֹ
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hastened to dress it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,826Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגַּשׁ אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמַר הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה צַדִּיק עִם־רָשָֽׁע
And Abraham drew near, and said: ‘Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,568Open in the laboratory →
וַתָּמָת שָׂרָה בְּקִרְיַת אַרְבַּע הִוא חֶבְרוֹן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וַיָּבֹא אַבְרָהָם לִסְפֹּד לְשָׂרָה וְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ
And Sarah died in Kiriatharba—the same is Hebron—in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,397Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יִצְחָק אָבִיו מִי־אָתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי בִּנְךָ בְכֹֽרְךָ עֵשָֽׂו
And Isaac his father said unto him: ‘Who art thou?’ And he said: ‘I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 37,761Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן יִצְחָק וַיֹּאמֶר לְעֵשָׂו הֵן גְּבִיר שַׂמְתִּיו לָךְ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֶחָיו נָתַתִּי לוֹ לַעֲבָדִים וְדָגָן וְתִירֹשׁ סְמַכְתִּיו וּלְכָה אֵפוֹא מָה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה בְּנִֽי
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau: ‘Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him; and what then shall I do for thee, my son?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 38,020Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,743,293 sequences of רעו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,746,627).
- Genesis 179,940
- Exodus 148,924
- Leviticus 90,882
- Numbers 126,662
- Deuteronomy 117,279
- Joshua 119,651
- Judges 94,994
- Samuel 201,215
- Kings 221,542
- Isaiah 182,495
- Jeremiah 184,986
- Ezekiel 149,871
- The Twelve 137,994
- Psalms 184,133
- Proverbs 71,754
- Job 82,402
- Song of Songs 11,135
- Ruth 10,148
- Lamentations 12,690
- Ecclesiastes 22,364
- Esther 23,707
- Daniel 46,575
- Ezra–Nehemiah 87,470
- Chronicles 234,480
Outside the Torah
רַק חֲזַק וֶֽאֱמַץ מְאֹד לִשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכָל־הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ מֹשֶׁה עַבְדִּי אַל־תָּסוּר מִמֶּנּוּ יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול לְמַעַן תַּשְׂכִּיל בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵֽךְ
Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses My servant commanded thee; turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,216Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־יָמוּשׁ סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה הַזֶּה מִפִּיךָ וְהָגִיתָ בּוֹ יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה לְמַעַן תִּשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכָל־הַכָּתוּב בּוֹ כִּי־אָז תַּצְלִיחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶךָ וְאָז תַּשְׂכִּֽיל
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein; for then thou shalt make thy ways prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,325Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הָעָם צִוָּה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹר לֹא תָרִיעוּ וְלֹֽא־תַשְׁמִיעוּ אֶת־קוֹלְכֶם וְלֹא־יֵצֵא מִפִּיכֶם דָּבָר עַד יוֹם אָמְרִי אֲלֵיכֶם הָרִיעוּ וַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם
And Joshua commanded the people, saying: ‘Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 312,064Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רעו — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as רעו, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 276.
As a plain word it stands 10 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 11:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Reu appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 657,370 sequences of רעו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 658,803).
What is the shortest skip for Reu in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 18:7 — the shortest of 657,370 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 658,803.
What is the gematria of Reu in Hebrew?
Reu is spelled רעו — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 276.
How many times is Reu found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,743,293 sequences of רעו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,746,627).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 658,803 here) beside the count.