Yaakov (Jacob · יעקב)
Yaakov (Jacob · יעקב) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Yaakov (Jacob) is found 9,524 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 50:7) — about what chance alone gives (about 9,377).
- Found in the Torah
- 9,524
- Chance alone
- 9,377
- P (≥ found)
- 0.07
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, יעקב appears 9,524 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,377, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 50:7, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 103,738 sequences of יעקב, against about 97,712 from chance alone.
- Genesis 3,012
- Exodus 2,063
- Leviticus 1,213
- Numbers 2,055
- Deuteronomy 1,181
The shortest skips
וַיַּעַל יוֹסֵף לִקְבֹּר אֶת־אָבִיו וַיַּֽעֲלוּ אִתּוֹ כָּל־עַבְדֵי פַרְעֹה זִקְנֵי בֵיתוֹ וְכֹל זִקְנֵי אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרָֽיִם
And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 77,000Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע בָּלָק כִּי בָא בִלְעָם וַיֵּצֵא לִקְרָאתוֹ אֶל־עִיר מוֹאָב אֲשֶׁר עַל־גְּבוּל אַרְנֹן אֲשֶׁר בִּקְצֵה הַגְּבֽוּל
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto Ir-moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 227,318Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּקְרָא שֵׁם־יְהוָה הַדֹּבֵר אֵלֶיהָ אַתָּה אֵל רֳאִי כִּי אָֽמְרָה הֲגַם הֲלֹם רָאִיתִי אַחֲרֵי רֹאִֽי
And she called the name of the LORD that spoke unto her, Thou art a God of seeing; for she said: ‘Have I even here seen Him that seeth Me?’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,966Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הִנְנִי מַמְטִיר לָכֶם לֶחֶם מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם וְיָצָא הָעָם וְלָֽקְטוּ דְּבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ לְמַעַן אֲנַסֶּנּוּ הֲיֵלֵךְ בְּתוֹרָתִי אִם־לֹֽא
Then said the LORD unto Moses: ‘Behold, I will cause to rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in My law, or not.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 101,403Open in the laboratory →
וְיָרַד הַגְּבֻל מִשְּׁפָם הָרִבְלָה מִקֶּדֶם לָעָיִן וְיָרַד הַגְּבוּל וּמָחָה עַל־כֶּתֶף יָם־כִּנֶּרֶת קֵֽדְמָה
and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall strike upon the slope of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 246,627Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יעקב appears 37,997 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 37,990, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 3,012
- Exodus 2,063
- Leviticus 1,213
- Numbers 2,055
- Deuteronomy 1,257
- Joshua 1,104
- Judges 1,221
- Samuel 2,295
- Kings 2,856
- Isaiah 2,672
- Jeremiah 2,460
- Ezekiel 2,043
- The Twelve 2,013
- Psalms 3,084
- Proverbs 1,318
- Job 1,477
- Song of Songs 201
- Ruth 181
- Lamentations 232
- Ecclesiastes 274
- Esther 194
- Daniel 774
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,225
- Chronicles 2,773
Outside the Torah
וַיַּאַסְפוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֶת־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם לַמִּלְחָמָה וַיֵּאָסְפוּ שֹׂכֹה אֲשֶׁר לִיהוּדָה וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בֵּין־שׂוֹכֹה וּבֵין־עֲזֵקָה בְּאֶפֶס דַּמִּֽים
Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 409,236Open in the laboratory →
עֹבְרֵי בְּעֵמֶק הַבָּכָא מַעְיָן יְשִׁיתוּהוּ גַּם־בְּרָכוֹת יַעְטֶה מוֹרֶֽה
Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; yea, the early rain clotheth it with blessings.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 903,537Open in the laboratory →
מַסִּיעַ אֲבָנִים יֵעָצֵב בָּהֶם בּוֹקֵעַ עֵצִים יִסָּכֶן בָּֽם
Whoso quarrieth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,021,187Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יעקב — the Tanakh's own spelling: Jacob. Searched as יעקב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 182.
As a plain word it stands 270 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 25:26. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Jacob, Yakov, Yaacov.
Questions
Does Yaakov (Jacob) appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יעקב appears 9,524 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,377, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Yaakov (Jacob) in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 50:7 — the shortest of 9,524 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,377.
How is Yaakov (Jacob) spelled in Hebrew?
Yaakov is spelled יעקב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 182.
Is Yaakov (Jacob) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יעקב appears 37,997 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 37,990, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 9,377 here) beside the count.