Yahav יהב
Yahav is a first name, written יהב in Hebrew (male given name). Yahav appears 1,508,573 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,531,203 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,508,573
- Chance alone
- 1,531,203
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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, יהב appears 1,508,573 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,531,203, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 7:19, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 24,242,955 sequences of יהב, against about 23,732,987 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,531,203 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 383,034
- Exodus 312,870
- Leviticus 216,933
- Numbers 312,225
- Deuteronomy 283,511
The shortest skips
וְהַמַּיִם גָּֽבְרוּ מְאֹד מְאֹד עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַיְכֻסּוּ כָּל־הֶֽהָרִים הַגְּבֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,875Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר הַבְּכִירָה אֶל־הַצְּעִירָה אָבִינוּ זָקֵן וְאִישׁ אֵין בָּאָרֶץ לָבוֹא עָלֵינוּ כְּדֶרֶךְ כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And the first-born said unto the younger: ‘Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 23,929Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַתֹּאמֶר הַבְּכִירָה אֶל־הַצְּעִירָה הֵן־שָׁכַבְתִּי אֶמֶשׁ אֶת־אָבִי נַשְׁקֶנּוּ יַיִן גַּם־הַלַּיְלָה וּבֹאִי שִׁכְבִי עִמּוֹ וּנְחַיֶּה מֵאָבִינוּ זָֽרַע
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the younger: ‘Behold, I lay yesternight with my father. Let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,127Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָעֶבֶד אוּלַי לֹא־תֹאבֶה הָֽאִשָּׁה לָלֶכֶת אַחֲרַי אֶל־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת הֶֽהָשֵׁב אָשִׁיב אֶת־בִּנְךָ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יָצָאתָ מִשָּֽׁם
And the servant said unto him: ‘Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land; must I needs bring thy son back unto the land from whence thou camest?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,546Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת עֹרֹת גְּדָיֵי הָֽעִזִּים הִלְבִּישָׁה עַל־יָדָיו וְעַל חֶלְקַת צַוָּארָֽיו
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 36,941Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יהב appears 6,309,289 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 6,370,026, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 383,034
- Exodus 312,870
- Leviticus 216,933
- Numbers 312,225
- Deuteronomy 294,747
- Joshua 221,559
- Judges 211,349
- Samuel 467,986
- Kings 590,406
- Isaiah 313,419
- Jeremiah 525,945
- Ezekiel 402,159
- The Twelve 336,738
- Psalms 364,425
- Proverbs 97,930
- Job 109,748
- Song of Songs 25,670
- Ruth 25,046
- Lamentations 30,911
- Ecclesiastes 53,917
- Esther 53,212
- Daniel 100,323
- Ezra–Nehemiah 234,066
- Chronicles 624,671
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּאָמַר לְמֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה אֲנָשִׁים בָּאוּ הֵנָּה הַלַּיְלָה מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַחְפֹּר אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying: ‘Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,152Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּזֹאת תֵּֽדְעוּן כִּי אֵל חַי בְּקִרְבְּכֶם וְהוֹרֵשׁ יוֹרִישׁ מִפְּנֵיכֶם אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְאֶת־הַחִתִּי וְאֶת־הַחִוִּי וְאֶת־הַפְּרִזִּי וְאֶת־הַגִּרְגָּשִׁי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַיְבוּסִֽי
And Joshua said: ‘Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,284Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲמַרְתֶּם לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר נִכְרְתוּ מֵימֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן מִפְּנֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה בְּעָבְרוֹ בַּיַּרְדֵּן נִכְרְתוּ מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן וְהָיוּ הָאֲבָנִים הָאֵלֶּה לְזִכָּרוֹן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־עוֹלָֽם
then ye shall say unto them: Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,250Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יהב — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as יהב, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 17.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 2:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Yahav in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יהב appears 1,508,573 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,531,203, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Yahav in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 7:19 — the shortest of 1,508,573 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,531,203.
How is Yahav spelled in Hebrew?
Yahav is spelled יהב — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 17.
Is Yahav in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יהב appears 6,309,289 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 6,370,026, 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 1,531,203 here) beside the count.