River נהר
River is written נהר in Hebrew. River appears 755,422 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 760,087 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 755,422
- Chance alone
- 760,087
- 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, נהר appears 755,422 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 760,087, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which נהר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 27:28, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), נהר is found 12,044,864 times; chance alone would give about 11,781,016.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 760,087 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 178,594
- Exodus 153,324
- Leviticus 115,858
- Numbers 181,138
- Deuteronomy 126,508
The shortest skips
וְיִֽתֶּן־לְךָ הָאֱלֹהִים מִטַּל הַשָּׁמַיִם וּמִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ וְרֹב דָּגָן וְתִירֹֽשׁ
So God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fat places of the earth, And plenty of corn and wine.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 37,504Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן יִצְחָק אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה מִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ יִהְיֶה מֽוֹשָׁבֶךָ וּמִטַּל הַשָּׁמַיִם מֵעָֽל
And Isaac his father answered and said unto him: Behold, of the fat places of the earth shall be thy dwelling, And of the dew of heaven from above;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 38,175Open in the laboratory →
עִם אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא אֶת־אֱלֹהֶיךָ לֹא יִֽחְיֶה נֶגֶד אַחֵינוּ הַֽכֶּר־לְךָ מָה עִמָּדִי וְקַֽח־לָךְ וְלֹֽא־יָדַע יַעֲקֹב כִּי רָחֵל גְּנָבָֽתַם
With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live; before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee.’—For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,193Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֶת־כְּתֹנֶת הַפַּסִּים וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶל־אֲבִיהֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ זֹאת מָצָאנוּ הַכֶּר־נָא הַכְּתֹנֶת בִּנְךָ הִוא אִם־לֹֽא
and they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said: ‘This have we found. Know now whether it is thy son’s coat or not.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 55,796Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאכַלְנָה הַפָּרוֹת רָעוֹת הַמַּרְאֶה וְדַקֹּת הַבָּשָׂר אֵת שֶׁבַע הַפָּרוֹת יְפֹת הַמַּרְאֶה וְהַבְּרִיאֹת וַיִּיקַץ פַּרְעֹֽה
And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,186Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,636,575 sequences of נהר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,656,611).
- Genesis 178,594
- Exodus 153,324
- Leviticus 115,858
- Numbers 181,138
- Deuteronomy 132,535
- Joshua 125,135
- Judges 85,671
- Samuel 159,879
- Kings 199,147
- Isaiah 141,512
- Jeremiah 205,010
- Ezekiel 165,257
- The Twelve 126,538
- Psalms 144,381
- Proverbs 43,148
- Job 44,374
- Song of Songs 13,045
- Ruth 9,550
- Lamentations 14,789
- Ecclesiastes 19,349
- Esther 25,322
- Daniel 60,967
- Ezra–Nehemiah 100,276
- Chronicles 191,776
Outside the Torah
וַיַּעַמְדוּ הַמַּיִם הַיֹּרְדִים מִלְמַעְלָה קָמוּ נֵד־אֶחָד הַרְחֵק מְאֹד באדם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר מִצַּד צָֽרְתָן וְהַיֹּרְדִים עַל יָם הָעֲרָבָה יָם־הַמֶּלַח תַּמּוּ נִכְרָתוּ וְהָעָם עָבְרוּ נֶגֶד יְרִיחֽוֹ
that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off from Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off; and the people passed over right against Jericho.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,658Open in the laboratory →
וְשִׁבְעָה כֹהֲנִים יִשְׂאוּ שִׁבְעָה שׁוֹפְרוֹת הַיּֽוֹבְלִים לִפְנֵי הָאָרוֹן וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי תָּסֹבּוּ אֶת־הָעִיר שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים וְהַכֹּהֲנִים יִתְקְעוּ בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת
And seven priests shall bear seven rams’horns before the ark; and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the horns.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,607Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת מֶֽלֶךְ־הָעַי וַֽיְמַהֲרוּ וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ וַיֵּצְאוּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־הָעִיר לִקְרַֽאת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לַֽמִּלְחָמָה הוּא וְכָל־עַמּוֹ לַמּוֹעֵד לִפְנֵי הָֽעֲרָבָה וְהוּא לֹא יָדַע כִּֽי־אֹרֵב לוֹ מֵאַחֲרֵי הָעִֽיר
And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hastened and rose up early and went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, in front of the Arabah; but he knew not that there was an ambush against him behind the city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,188Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נהר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as נהר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 255.
As a plain word it stands 27 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 15:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is River in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, נהר appears 755,422 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 760,087, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for River in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 27:28 — the shortest of 755,422 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 760,087.
What is the gematria of River in Hebrew?
River is spelled נהר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 255.
How many times is River found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,636,575 sequences of נהר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,656,611).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 760,087 here) beside the count.