Biblical names

Uriah אוריה

Uriah (אוריה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Uriah is found 14,691 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 41:18) — about what chance alone gives (about 14,844).

Found in the Torah
14,691
Chance alone
14,844
P (≥ found)
0.90
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, אוריה appears 14,691 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 14,844, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 41:18, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 111,128 sequences of אוריה, against about 116,985 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 4,415
  • Exodus 3,107
  • Leviticus 2,039
  • Numbers 2,612
  • Deuteronomy 2,518

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 41:18בראשית מא:יחskip 2, forward

    וְהִנֵּה מִן־הַיְאֹר עֹלֹת שֶׁבַע פָּרוֹת בְּרִיאוֹת בָּשָׂר וִיפֹת תֹּאַר וַתִּרְעֶינָה בָּאָֽחוּ

    And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favoured; and they fed in the reedgrass.

    אוריה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 41:18רויפתתרתענבאחווהנאוריה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 60,945Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 15:35במדבר טו:להskip 2, backward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה מוֹת יוּמַת הָאִישׁ רָגוֹם אֹתוֹ בָֽאֲבָנִים כָּל־הָעֵדָה מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה

    And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘The man shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.’

    אוריה at skip 2, backward from Numbers 15:35ותיומתאשגםתובאבניאוריה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 214,929Open in the laboratory →

  3. Deuteronomy 12:31דברים יב:לאskip 2, backward

    לֹא־תַעֲשֶׂה כֵן לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי כָּל־תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר שָׂנֵא עָשׂוּ לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם כִּי גַם אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂרְפוּ בָאֵשׁ לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם

    Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God; for every abomination to the LORD, which He hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods.

    אוריה at skip 2, backward from Deuteronomy 12:31אתבנתיםשפבשלאלהיהאוריה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 272,594Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 38:30בראשית לח:לskip 3, forward

    וְאַחַר יָצָא אָחִיו אֲשֶׁר עַל־יָדוֹ הַשָּׁנִי וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ זָֽרַח

    And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zerah.

    אוריה at skip 3, forward from Genesis 38:30פרץואחריצאחיאשעלדושניויקראשמאוריה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 57,502Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 18:8בראשית יח:חskip 4, forward

    וַיִּקַּח חֶמְאָה וְחָלָב וּבֶן־הַבָּקָר אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּתֵּן לִפְנֵיהֶם וְהֽוּא־עֹמֵד עֲלֵיהֶם תַּחַת הָעֵץ וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ

    And he took curd, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

    אוריה at skip 4, forward from Genesis 18:8עליהםתחתהעץויכלויאמואלואישרהאשתךויאמרהנאוריה
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 20,890Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, אוריה appears 56,924 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 57,296, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 4,415
  • Exodus 3,107
  • Leviticus 2,039
  • Numbers 2,612
  • Deuteronomy 2,886
  • Joshua 2,216
  • Judges 2,123
  • Samuel 4,852
  • Kings 5,796
  • Isaiah 3,111
  • Jeremiah 4,700
  • Ezekiel 3,449
  • The Twelve 3,113
  • Psalms 2,493
  • Proverbs 698
  • Job 1,059
  • Song of Songs 124
  • Ruth 229
  • Lamentations 153
  • Ecclesiastes 386
  • Esther 383
  • Daniel 947
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 1,394
  • Chronicles 4,639

Outside the Torah

  1. 2 Samuel 13:21שמואל ב יג:כאskip 2, backward

    וְהַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד שָׁמַע אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיִּחַר לוֹ מְאֹֽד

    But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

    אוריה at skip 2, backward from 2 Samuel 13:21ריםהאלוחלמדולאדבראוריה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 454,441Open in the laboratory →

  2. Jonah 1:10יונה א:יskip 2, backward

    וַיִּֽירְאוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים יִרְאָה גְדוֹלָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ כִּֽי־יָדְעוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים כִּֽי־מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה הוּא בֹרֵחַ כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶֽם

    Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him: ‘What is this that thou hast done?’ For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

    אוריה at skip 2, backward from Jonah 1:10אתהיבשויאהנשיםיראאוריה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 824,889Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Chronicles 7:37דברי הימים א ז:לזskip 2, backward

    בֶּצֶר וָהוֹד וְשַׁמָּא וְשִׁלְשָׁה וְיִתְרָן וּבְאֵרָֽא

    Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilsha, and Ithran, and Beera.

    אוריה at skip 2, backward from 1 Chronicles 7:37מאושלשותןבראובנייאוריה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 1,110,209Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

אוריה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אוריה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 222.

As a plain word it stands 34 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 11:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Uriah in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, אוריה appears 14,691 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 14,844, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Uriah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 41:18 — the shortest of 14,691 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 14,844.

How is Uriah spelled in Hebrew?

Uriah is spelled אוריה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 222.

Is Uriah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, אוריה appears 56,924 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 57,296, so the count is in line with chance.

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