Rome רומא
Rome — in Hebrew רומא — capital of Italy; ancient Rome. Rome appears 129,281 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 129,333 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 129,281
- Chance alone
- 129,333
- P (≥ found)
- 0.56
- 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 129,281 sequences of רומא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 129,333).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:22, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,345,833 sequences of רומא, against about 1,347,626 from chance alone.
- Genesis 37,621
- Exodus 26,693
- Leviticus 17,822
- Numbers 25,595
- Deuteronomy 21,550
The shortest skips
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.’
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 →
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁהָ וּרְדוּ בִּדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבְכָל־חַיָּה הָֽרֹמֶשֶׂת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God blessed them; and God said unto them: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,412Open in the laboratory →
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־נֹחַ וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them: ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,314Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאִישׁ מִשְׁתָּאֵה לָהּ מַחֲרִישׁ לָדַעַת הַֽהִצְלִיחַ יְהוָה דַּרְכּוֹ אִם־לֹֽא
And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 30,475Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵנִי אֲדֹנִי לֵאמֹר לֹא־תִקַּח אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי מִבְּנוֹת הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי יֹשֵׁב בְּאַרְצֽוֹ
And my master made me swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 31,279Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
481,827 sequences of רומא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 483,683 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 37,621
- Exodus 26,693
- Leviticus 17,822
- Numbers 25,595
- Deuteronomy 23,449
- Joshua 17,331
- Judges 17,820
- Samuel 41,444
- Kings 43,742
- Isaiah 26,817
- Jeremiah 36,918
- Ezekiel 29,512
- The Twelve 23,989
- Psalms 23,800
- Proverbs 8,484
- Job 10,917
- Song of Songs 1,684
- Ruth 1,446
- Lamentations 2,095
- Ecclesiastes 3,314
- Esther 5,423
- Daniel 7,515
- Ezra–Nehemiah 13,245
- Chronicles 35,151
Outside the Torah
אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר־נִחַל מֹשֶׁה בְּעַֽרְבוֹת מוֹאָב מֵעֵבֶר לְיַרְדֵּן יְרִיחוֹ מִזְרָֽחָה
These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, eastward.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,549Open in the laboratory →
וְרוּחַ יְהוָה לָבְשָׁה אֶת־גִּדְעוֹן וַיִּתְקַע בַּשּׁוֹפָר וַיִזָּעֵק אֲבִיעֶזֶר אַחֲרָֽיו
But the spirit of the LORD clothed Gideon; and he blew a horn; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 355,368Open in the laboratory →
וּמַלְאָכִים שָׁלַח בְּכָל־מְנַשֶּׁה וַיִזָּעֵק גַּם־הוּא אַחֲרָיו וּמַלְאָכִים שָׁלַח בְּאָשֵׁר וּבִזְבֻלוּן וּבְנַפְתָּלִי וַֽיַּעֲלוּ לִקְרָאתָֽם
And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him; and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 355,400Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רומא — the name in Hebrew letters: capital of Italy; ancient Rome. Searched as רומא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 247.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Roma.
Questions
Is Rome in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 129,281 sequences of רומא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 129,333).
What is the shortest skip for Rome in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:22 — the shortest of 129,281 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 129,333.
How is Rome spelled in Hebrew?
Rome is spelled רומא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 247.
Is Rome in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
481,827 sequences of רומא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 483,683 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 129,333 here) beside the count.