Ruben רובן
In Hebrew letters the first name Ruben is written רובן — male given name. Ruben appears 450,959 times as a letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–101,616), in line with the 458,295 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 450,959
- Chance alone · every skip
- 458,295
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 101,522
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 44,712 found · chance alone about 43,983 (probability of 44,712 or more by chance alone: 0.00026).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–101,616), רובן appears 450,959 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 458,295, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which רובן appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 7:6, reading forward.
The longest skip at which רובן was found in the Torah is 101,522 — at Genesis 1:5, reading forward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 125,150
- Exodus 94,967
- Leviticus 61,681
- Numbers 86,944
- Deuteronomy 82,217
Examples across the range
5 of the 450,959 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- רGenesis 7:6
וְנֹחַ בֶּן־שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וְהַמַּבּוּל הָיָה מַיִם עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
- ו ב נGenesis 7:7
וַיָּבֹא נֹחַ וּבָנָיו וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וּנְשֵֽׁי־בָנָיו אִתּוֹ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה מִפְּנֵי מֵי הַמַּבּֽוּל
And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, before the waters of the flood.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,228 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- רGenesis 7:6
Letter by letter
- ר ו ב נGenesis 34:1
וַתֵּצֵא דִינָה בַּת־לֵאָה אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה לְיַעֲקֹב לִרְאוֹת בִּבְנוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,218 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ר ו ב נGenesis 34:1
- רNumbers 13:16
… שְׁמוֹת הָֽאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח מֹשֶׁה לָתוּר אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וַיִּקְרָא מֹשֶׁה לְהוֹשֵׁעַ …
These are the names of the men that Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- וNumbers 13:18
וּרְאִיתֶם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ מַה־הִוא וְאֶת־הָעָם הַיֹּשֵׁב עָלֶיהָ הֶחָזָק הוּא …
and see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;
- בNumbers 13:19
… הוּא יוֹשֵׁב בָּהֵנָּה הַבְּמַֽחֲנִים אִם בְּמִבְצָרִֽים
and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;
- ןNumbers 13:21
וַֽיַּעֲלוּ וַיָּתֻרוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ מִמִּדְבַּר־צִן עַד־רְחֹב לְבֹא חֲמָֽת
So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, at the entrance to Hamath.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 209,886 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- רNumbers 13:16
- רExodus 18:6
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֲנִי חֹתֶנְךָ יִתְרוֹ בָּא אֵלֶיךָ וְאִשְׁתְּךָ וּשְׁנֵי בָנֶיהָ עִמָּֽהּ
and he said unto Moses: ‘I thy father-in-law Jethro am coming unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- וExodus 18:22
… הַקָּטֹן יִשְׁפְּטוּ־הֵם וְהָקֵל מֵֽעָלֶיךָ וְנָשְׂאוּ אִתָּֽךְ
And let them judge the people at all seasons; and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so shall they make it easier for thee and bear the burden with thee.
- בExodus 19:13
… יִחְיֶה בִּמְשֹׁךְ הַיֹּבֵל הֵמָּה יַעֲלוּ בָהָֽר
no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live; when the ram’s horn soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.’
- נExodus 20:10
… לֹֽא־תַעֲשֶׂה כָל־מְלָאכָה אַתָּה וּבִנְךָֽ־וּבִתֶּךָ עַבְדְּךָ וַאֲמָֽתְךָ וּבְהֶמְתֶּךָ וְגֵרְךָ …
but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy God, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates;
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 104,378 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- רExodus 18:6
- רGenesis 1:5
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָֽד
And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- וExodus 16:8
… תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּם מַלִּינִם עָלָיו וְנַחְנוּ מָה לֹא־עָלֵינוּ תְלֻנֹּתֵיכֶם כִּי …
And Moses said: ‘This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against Him; and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.’
- בNumbers 8:17
… לִי כָל־בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה בְּיוֹם הַכֹּתִי כָל־בְּכוֹר …
For all the first-born among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself.
- נDeuteronomy 34:10
וְלֹֽא־קָם נָבִיא עוֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר יְדָעוֹ יְהוָה פָּנִים אֶל־פָּנִֽים
And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face;
skip 101,522, width 101,522 — one row is 101,522 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 172 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,522 in the laboratory →
- רGenesis 1:5
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–399,013), רובן appears 7,362,575 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 7,373,039, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 183,648 found · chance alone about 183,588 (probability of 183,648 or more by chance alone: 0.44).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 502,360
- Exodus 401,012
- Leviticus 266,595
- Numbers 377,840
- Deuteronomy 365,037
- Joshua 279,837
- Judges 238,791
- Samuel 533,256
- Kings 642,958
- Isaiah 435,252
- Jeremiah 528,709
- Ezekiel 448,731
- The Twelve 356,108
- Psalms 461,295
- Proverbs 176,423
- Job 180,416
- Song of Songs 30,938
- Ruth 28,501
- Lamentations 35,645
- Ecclesiastes 61,553
- Esther 79,192
- Daniel 137,056
- Ezra–Nehemiah 213,660
- Chronicles 581,410
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ר ו ב נEzekiel 29:16
… יִֽהְיֶה־עוֹד לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִבְטָח מַזְכִּיר עָוֺן בִּפְנוֹתָם אַחֲרֵיהֶם וְיָדְעוּ כִּי אֲנִי אֲדֹנָי …
And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to remembrance, when they turn after them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 769,223 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ר ו ב נEzekiel 29:16
- רJudges 16:19
… שֶׁבַע מַחְלְפוֹת רֹאשׁוֹ וַתָּחֶל לְעַנּוֹתוֹ וַיָּסַר כֹּחוֹ מֵעָלָֽיו
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and had the seven locks of his head shaven off; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- וJudges 16:21
וַיֹּאחֲזוּהוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים וַֽיְנַקְּרוּ אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיּוֹרִידוּ אוֹתוֹ עַזָּתָה וַיַּאַסְרוּהוּ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם וַיְהִי טוֹחֵן בְּבֵית האסירים
And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.
- בJudges 16:23
וְסַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים נֶֽאֱסְפוּ לִזְבֹּחַ זֶֽבַח־גָּדוֹל לְדָגוֹן אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וּלְשִׂמְחָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ …
And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said: ‘Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.’
- נJudges 16:24
… אֱלֹהֵיהֶם כִּי אָמְרוּ נָתַן אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְיָדֵנוּ אֶת־אוֹיְבֵנוּ וְאֵת מַחֲרִיב אַרְצֵנוּ …
And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said: ‘Our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, who hath slain many of us.’
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 373,249 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- רJudges 16:19
- ר2 Chronicles 36:16
… חֲמַת־יְהוָה בְּעַמּוֹ עַד־לְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא
but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, till there was no remedy.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- וEzekiel 46:15
ועשו אֶת־הַכֶּבֶשׂ וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָה וְאֶת־הַשֶּׁמֶן בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר עוֹלַת תָּמִֽיד
Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meal-offering, and the oil, morning by morning, for a continual burnt-offering.
- ב1 Samuel 11:10
וַֽיֹּאמְרוּ אַנְשֵׁי יָבֵישׁ מָחָר נֵצֵא אֲלֵיכֶם וַעֲשִׂיתֶם לָּנוּ כְּכָל־הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם
And the men of Jabesh said: ‘To-morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.’
- ןGenesis 1:7
… בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַֽיְהִי …
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
skip 398,739, width 398,739 — one row is 398,739 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,502 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,739 in the laboratory →
- ר2 Chronicles 36:16
The spelling
רובן — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as רובן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 258.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Ruben appear in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–101,616), רובן appears 450,959 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 458,295, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ruben in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 7:6 — the shortest of 450,959 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 458,295.
What is the gematria of Ruben in Hebrew?
Ruben is spelled רובן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 258.
How many times is Ruben found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–399,013), רובן appears 7,362,575 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 7,373,039, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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