First names

Richard ריצ׳רד

Richard is a first name, written ריצ׳רד in Hebrew (male given name). Richard appears 336 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 323 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
336
Chance alone
323
P (≥ found)
0.25
Shortest skip
4

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

The Torah holds 336 sequences of ריצ׳רד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 323).

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Deuteronomy 3:9, reading backward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 2,393 sequences of ריצ׳רד, against about 2,549 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 107
  • Exodus 89
  • Leviticus 37
  • Numbers 59
  • Deuteronomy 44

The shortest skips

  1. Deuteronomy 3:9דברים ג:טskip 4, backward

    צִידֹנִים יִקְרְאוּ לְחֶרְמוֹן שִׂרְיֹן וְהָאֱמֹרִי יִקְרְאוּ־לוֹ שְׂנִֽיר

    which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir—

    ריצרד at skip 4, backward from Deuteronomy 3:9ירדןמנחלארנןעהרחמוןידנםיקאולחרמוןשריןוהריצרד
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 255,022Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 18:9שמות יח:טskip 20, forward

    וַיִּחַדְּ יִתְרוֹ עַל כָּל־הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה יְהוָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הִצִּילוֹ מִיַּד מִצְרָֽיִם

    And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, in that He had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

    ריצרד at skip 20, forward from Exodus 18:9אודתישראלאתכלהתלאהאשרמצאתםבדרךויצלםיקוקויחדיתרועלכלהטובהאשרעשהיקוקלישאלאשרהצילומידמצריםואמריתרוברוךיקוקאשרהילאתכםמידמצריםומידפעהאשרהצילאתהעםמתחתימצריםעתהידעתיכיגדוליקוקמכלהאלהיםכיבדבראשרזדועליהםויקחיתרוחתןמשהעלהוזבחריצרד
    skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 104,569Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 8:15שמות ח:טוskip 25, forward

    וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים אֶל־פַּרְעֹה אֶצְבַּע אֱלֹהִים הִוא וַיֶּחֱזַק לֵב־פַּרְעֹה וְלֹֽא־שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָֽה

    Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh: ‘This is the finger of God’; and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken.

    ריצרד at skip 25, forward from Exodus 8:15יםבלטיהםלהוציאאתהכניםכלוותהיהכנםבאדםובבהמהרוהחרטמיםאלפרעהאצבעאלואויחזקלבפעהולאשמעאלשרדבריקוקואמריקוקאלמכםבבקרוהתיבלפניפרעההצאהמימהואמתאליוכהאמרשלחעמיויעבניכיאםאינךאתעמיהננימשליחבךובעבדעמךובבתיךאתהערבומלאובריםאתהערבוגםהאדמהאשרהריצרד
    skip 25, width 25 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 88,784Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 18:17בראשית יח:יזskip 28, backward

    וַֽיהֹוָה אָמָר הַֽמְכַסֶּה אֲנִי מֵֽאַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶֽׂה

    And the LORD said: ‘Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing;

    ריצרד at skip 28, backward from Genesis 18:17אחריבלתיהיתהליעדנהואדאמריקוקאלאברהםלמהזהצחמרהאףאמנםאלדואניזקנתיקוקדברלמועאשובאליךכערהבןותכחששהלאמרלאצחקהויאמרלאכיחקתויקמומשוישקפועלפנסדםואברהםהלחםויקוקאמהמכסהאנימאאניעשהואברהםהיויהיהלגעצוםונברכובוכלגוייהאריולמעןאשריצוהאתבניוואריצרד
    skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 21,253Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 28:17דברים כח:יזskip 30, backward

    אָרוּר טַנְאֲךָ וּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ

    Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.

    ריצרד at skip 30, backward from Deuteronomy 28:17יקוקאלהיךאשראנכימצוךהעשותולאתסורמכלהדבריםאהאתכםהיוםימיןושמאוללליםאחריםלעבםוהיהאםלאתוקאלהיךלשמלעשותאתכלמיואשראנכימוךהיוםובאולותהאלהוהשגוךארוראתהאתהבשדהארוטנאךומשארתטנךופריאדמתךשגראלפיךוךארוראתהבבאךוארוראתהבקוקבךאתהמארהאתהמהומהוריצרד
    skip 30, width 30 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 292,412Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, ריצ׳רד appears 1,546 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,495, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 107
  • Exodus 89
  • Leviticus 37
  • Numbers 59
  • Deuteronomy 53
  • Joshua 44
  • Judges 25
  • Samuel 91
  • Kings 104
  • Isaiah 136
  • Jeremiah 125
  • Ezekiel 95
  • The Twelve 104
  • Psalms 181
  • Proverbs 56
  • Job 39
  • Song of Songs 6
  • Ruth 6
  • Lamentations 5
  • Ecclesiastes 11
  • Esther 14
  • Daniel 31
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 31
  • Chronicles 97

Outside the Torah

  1. Isaiah 46:13ישעיהו מו:יגskip 4, backward

    קֵרַבְתִּי צִדְקָתִי לֹא תִרְחָק וּתְשׁוּעָתִי לֹא תְאַחֵר וְנָתַתִּי בְצִיּוֹן תְּשׁוּעָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל תִּפְאַרְתִּֽי

    I bring near My righteousness, it shall not be far off, And My salvation shall not tarry; And I will place salvation in Zion For Israel My glory.

    ריצרד at skip 4, backward from Isaiah 46:13רילבהרחוקיםמצקהקבתידקתלאתחקותשועתילאתאחריצרד
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 623,258Open in the laboratory →

  2. Jeremiah 44:27ירמיהו מד:כזskip 4, backward

    הִנְנִי שֹׁקֵד עֲלֵיהֶם לְרָעָה וְלֹא לְטוֹבָה וְתַמּוּ כָל־אִישׁ יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַיִם בַּחֶרֶב וּבָרָעָב עַד־כְּלוֹתָֽם

    Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.

    ריצרד at skip 4, backward from Jeremiah 44:27הותמוכלאישיהוהאשבארמצרםבחבוברעבעדכלותםוריץרד
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 711,945Open in the laboratory →

  3. Joshua 15:25יהושע טו:כהskip 5, backward

    וְחָצוֹר חֲדַתָּה וּקְרִיּוֹת חֶצְרוֹן הִיא חָצֽוֹר

    and Hazor, and Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron—the same is Hazor;

    ריצרד at skip 5, backward from Joshua 15:25ףוטלםובעלותוחצורחתהוקיותחרוןהאחצואמםושמעומולדהוחצרריצרד
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 328,993Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

ריצ׳רד — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as ריצרד, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 504.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Richard appear in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 336 sequences of ריצ׳רד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 323).

What is the shortest skip for Richard in the Torah?

Skip 4, reading backward from Deuteronomy 3:9 — the shortest of 336 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 323.

How is Richard spelled in Hebrew?

Richard is spelled ריצ׳רד — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 504.

Is Richard in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, ריצ׳רד appears 1,546 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,495, so the count is in line with chance.

Search it yourself

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