First names

Rom רום

In Hebrew letters the first name Rom is written רום — male given name. In the Torah codes, Rom is found 1,465,785 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:10) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,469,278).

Found in the Torah
1,465,785
Chance alone
1,469,278
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, רום appears 1,465,785 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,469,278, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which רום appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:10, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), רום is found 22,497,218 times; chance alone would give about 22,773,166.

A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,469,278 of it, so a large count is expected.

  • Genesis 393,237
  • Exodus 319,670
  • Leviticus 198,392
  • Numbers 305,659
  • Deuteronomy 248,827

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 1:10בראשית א:יskip 2, forward

    וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם קָרָא יַמִּים וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב

    And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.

    רום at skip 2, forward from Genesis 1:10ליבשהאץלקוההמיםרומ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 414Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 1:17בראשית א:יזskip 2, forward

    וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם לְהָאִיר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ

    And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

    רום at skip 2, forward from Genesis 1:17ירעלהאץלשלביוםורומ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 828Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 1:20בראשית א:כskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה וְעוֹף יְעוֹפֵף עַל־הָאָרֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם

    And God said: ‘Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.’

    רום at skip 2, forward from Genesis 1:20להיםישצהיםשרץנפרומ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 915Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 1:21בראשית א:כאskip 2, forward

    וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַתַּנִּינִם הַגְּדֹלִים וְאֵת כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּה הָֽרֹמֶשֶׂת אֲשֶׁר שָׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם לְמִֽינֵהֶם וְאֵת כָּל־עוֹף כָּנָף לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב

    And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

    רום at skip 2, forward from Genesis 1:21שתאשרשצהיםלמינהרומ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 1,005Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 1:22בראשית א:כבskip 2, forward

    וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹר פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הַמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וְהָעוֹף יִרֶב בָּאָֽרֶץ

    And God blessed them, saying: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.’

    רום at skip 2, forward from Genesis 1:22מרפרוובולאואתהמרומ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 1,070Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, רום appears 6,048,386 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 6,063,713, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 393,237
  • Exodus 319,670
  • Leviticus 198,392
  • Numbers 305,659
  • Deuteronomy 264,632
  • Joshua 230,962
  • Judges 203,564
  • Samuel 446,193
  • Kings 501,425
  • Isaiah 374,117
  • Jeremiah 448,379
  • Ezekiel 367,576
  • The Twelve 318,251
  • Psalms 384,542
  • Proverbs 142,667
  • Job 150,750
  • Song of Songs 23,015
  • Ruth 20,628
  • Lamentations 29,256
  • Ecclesiastes 47,435
  • Esther 69,296
  • Daniel 95,015
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 191,450
  • Chronicles 522,275

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 1:7יהושע א:זskip 2, forward

    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.

    רום at skip 2, forward from Joshua 1:7תורהאשצךשהעבדיארומ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 305,232Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 1:15יהושע א:טוskip 2, forward

    עַד אֲשֶׁר־יָנִיחַ יְהוָה לַֽאֲחֵיכֶם כָּכֶם וְיָרְשׁוּ גַם־הֵמָּה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם נֹתֵן לָהֶם וְשַׁבְתֶּם לְאֶרֶץ יְרֻשַּׁתְכֶם וִֽירִשְׁתֶּם אוֹתָהּ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָכֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרַח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ

    until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as unto you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them; then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising.’

    רום at skip 2, forward from Joshua 1:15םככםוישגהמהאתהארום
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 305,765Open in the laboratory →

  3. Joshua 2:24יהושע ב:כדskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כִּֽי־נָתַן יְהוָה בְּיָדֵנוּ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ וְגַם־נָמֹגוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ מִפָּנֵֽינוּ

    And they said unto Joshua: ‘Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.’

    רום at skip 2, forward from Joshua 2:24אתכלהאץגנמגוכלירום
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 307,582Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

רום — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as רום, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 246.

As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 17:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Rom in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, רום appears 1,465,785 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,469,278, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Rom in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:10 — the shortest of 1,465,785 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,469,278.

What is the gematria of Rom in Hebrew?

Rom is spelled רום — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 246.

How many times is Rom found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, רום appears 6,048,386 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 6,063,713, so the count is in line with chance.

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