Steal גנב
Steal — in Hebrew גנב — steal; a thief. In the Torah codes, Steal is found 52,840 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 37:7) — 2.5% above the 51,527 chance alone would give (probability of 52,840 or more by chance alone: 4.3 × 10⁻⁹).
- Found in the Torah
- 52,840
- Chance alone
- 51,527
- P (≥ found)
- 4.3 × 10⁻⁹
- 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 52,840 sequences of גנב at skips 2–5,000, 2.5% above what chance alone gives (about 51,527); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.3 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 37:7, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 805,076 sequences of גנב, against about 798,649 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 51,527 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 15,727
- Exodus 7,607
- Leviticus 9,490
- Numbers 11,882
- Deuteronomy 8,134
The shortest skips
וְהִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ מְאַלְּמִים אֲלֻמִּים בְּתוֹךְ הַשָּׂדֶה וְהִנֵּה קָמָה אֲלֻמָּתִי וְגַם־נִצָּבָה וְהִנֵּה תְסֻבֶּינָה אֲלֻמֹּתֵיכֶם וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָ לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי
for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and bowed down to my sheaf.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 54,395Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֱלֹהֵי הָעִבְרִים נִקְרָא עָלֵינוּ נֵלֲכָה נָּא דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְנִזְבְּחָה לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ פֶּן־יִפְגָּעֵנוּ בַּדֶּבֶר אוֹ בֶחָֽרֶב
And they said: ‘The God of the Hebrews hath met with us. Let us go, we pray thee, three days’journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest He fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 83,736Open in the laboratory →
וְאִתּוֹ אָהֳלִיאָב בֶּן־אֲחִיסָמָךְ לְמַטֵּה־דָן חָרָשׁ וְחֹשֵׁב וְרֹקֵם בַּתְּכֵלֶת וּבָֽאַרְגָּמָן וּבְתוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי וּבַשֵּֽׁשׁ
And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman, and a skilful workman, and a weaver in colours, in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 137,322Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְרַקְּעוּ אֶת־פַּחֵי הַזָּהָב וְקִצֵּץ פְּתִילִם לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּתוֹךְ הַתְּכֵלֶת וּבְתוֹךְ הָֽאַרְגָּמָן וּבְתוֹךְ תּוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי וּבְתוֹךְ הַשֵּׁשׁ מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵֽׁב
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into threads, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skilful workman.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 138,012Open in the laboratory →
אִשָּׁה תְאָרֵשׂ וְאִישׁ אַחֵר ישגלנה בַּיִת תִּבְנֶה וְלֹא־תֵשֵׁב בּוֹ כֶּרֶם תִּטַּע וְלֹא תְחַלְּלֶּֽנּוּ
Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her; thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein; thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 293,066Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 258,056 sequences of גנב at skips 2–5,000, 2.5% above what chance alone gives (about 251,644); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.1 × 10⁻³⁷ by chance alone.
- Genesis 15,727
- Exodus 7,607
- Leviticus 9,490
- Numbers 11,882
- Deuteronomy 8,545
- Joshua 16,088
- Judges 9,690
- Samuel 19,966
- Kings 12,464
- Isaiah 16,621
- Jeremiah 15,852
- Ezekiel 17,412
- The Twelve 14,903
- Psalms 18,932
- Proverbs 6,344
- Job 7,892
- Song of Songs 1,920
- Ruth 1,608
- Lamentations 2,117
- Ecclesiastes 2,555
- Esther 2,255
- Daniel 8,261
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10,414
- Chronicles 19,511
Outside the Torah
הֲיַסְגִּרֻנִי בַעֲלֵי קְעִילָה בְיָדוֹ הֲיֵרֵד שָׁאוּל כַּֽאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע עַבְדֶּךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַגֶּד־נָא לְעַבְדֶּךָ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה יֵרֵֽד
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as Thy servant hath heard?’ O LORD, the God of Israel, I beseech Thee, tell Thy servant.’ And the LORD said: ‘He will come down.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 421,788Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו דָּוִד הֲתוֹרִדֵנִי אֶל־הַגְּדוּד הַזֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר הִשָּׁבְעָה לִּי בֵֽאלֹהִים אִם־תְּמִיתֵנִי וְאִם־תַּסְגִּרֵנִי בְּיַד־אֲדֹנִי וְאוֹרִֽדְךָ אֶל־הַגְּדוּד הַזֶּֽה
And David said to him: ‘Wilt thou bring me down to this troop?’ And he said: ‘Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 433,164Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲרַוְנָה מַדּוּעַ בָּא אֲדֹנִֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־עַבְדּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לִקְנוֹת מֵעִמְּךָ אֶת־הַגֹּרֶן לִבְנוֹת מִזְבֵּחַ לַֽיהוָה וְתֵעָצַר הַמַּגֵּפָה מֵעַל הָעָֽם
And Araunah said: ‘Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant?’ And David said: ‘To buy the threshing-floor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 476,826Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גנב — the Tanakh's own spelling: steal; a thief. Searched as גנב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 55.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 40:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Steal in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 52,840 sequences of גנב at skips 2–5,000, 2.5% above what chance alone gives (about 51,527); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.3 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Steal in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 37:7 — the shortest of 52,840 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 51,527.
How is Steal spelled in Hebrew?
Steal is spelled גנב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 55.
Is Steal in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 258,056 sequences of גנב at skips 2–5,000, 2.5% above what chance alone gives (about 251,644); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.1 × 10⁻³⁷ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 51,527 here) beside the count.