Yakiv יאקיב
In Hebrew letters the first name Yakiv is written יאקיב — given name. Yakiv appears 2,407 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 4.0% more than chance alone would give (about 2,315; probability 0.03).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,407
- Chance alone
- 2,315
- P (≥ found)
- 0.03
- 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, יאקיב appears 2,407 times in the Torah — 4.0% more than the 2,315 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,407 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
The shortest skip at which יאקיב appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 35:27, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), יאקיב is found 18,700 times; chance alone would give about 18,246.
- Genesis 945
- Exodus 414
- Leviticus 281
- Numbers 454
- Deuteronomy 313
The shortest skips
וַיָּבֹא יַעֲקֹב אֶל־יִצְחָק אָבִיו מַמְרֵא קִרְיַת הָֽאַרְבַּע הִוא חֶבְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר־גָּֽר־שָׁם אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָֽק
And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriatharba—the same is Hebron—where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 52,072Open in the laboratory →
וְזָכַרְתִּי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי יַעֲקוֹב וְאַף אֶת־בְּרִיתִי יִצְחָק וְאַף אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אַבְרָהָם אֶזְכֹּר וְהָאָרֶץ אֶזְכֹּֽר
then will I remember My covenant with Jacob, and also My covenant with Isaac, and also My covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 184,400Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־יָבוֹא עֵשָׂו אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה הָאַחַת וְהִכָּהוּ וְהָיָה הַמַּחֲנֶה הַנִּשְׁאָר לִפְלֵיטָֽה
And he said: ‘If Esau come to the one camp, and smite it, then the camp which is left shall escape.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,926Open in the laboratory →
וְהָרָעָב הָיָה עַל כָּל־פְּנֵי הָאָרֶץ וַיִּפְתַּח יוֹסֵף אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בָּהֶם וַיִּשְׁבֹּר לְמִצְרַיִם וַיֶּחֱזַק הָֽרָעָב בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And the famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 62,951Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תְּדַבֵּר לֵאמֹר שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת־קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה זֶה לִי לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: This shall be a holy anointing oil unto Me throughout your generations.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 124,475Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 9,168 sequences of יאקיב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 9,323).
- Genesis 945
- Exodus 414
- Leviticus 281
- Numbers 454
- Deuteronomy 344
- Joshua 237
- Judges 331
- Samuel 719
- Kings 829
- Isaiah 581
- Jeremiah 627
- Ezekiel 492
- The Twelve 483
- Psalms 598
- Proverbs 217
- Job 310
- Song of Songs 43
- Ruth 40
- Lamentations 40
- Ecclesiastes 63
- Esther 42
- Daniel 242
- Ezra–Nehemiah 246
- Chronicles 590
Outside the Torah
וְתָאַר הַגְּבוּל וְנָסַב לִפְאַת־יָם נֶגְבָּה מִן־הָהָר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי בֵית־חֹרוֹן נֶגְבָּה והיה תֹֽצְאֹתָיו אֶל־קִרְיַת־בַּעַל הִיא קִרְיַת יְעָרִים עִיר בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה זֹאת פְּאַת־יָֽם
And the border was drawn and turned about on the west side southward, from the mountain that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kiriath-baal—the same is Kiriath-jearim—a city of the children of Judah; this was the west side.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 332,768Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה אָמַר יְהוָה יֹצְרִי מִבֶּטֶן לְעֶבֶד לוֹ לְשׁוֹבֵב יַֽעֲקֹב אֵלָיו וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לא יֵאָסֵף וְאֶכָּבֵד בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וֵאלֹהַי הָיָה עֻזִּֽי
And now saith the LORD That formed me from the womb to be His servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, And that Israel be gathered unto Him— For I am honourable in the eyes of the LORD, And my God is become my strength—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 625,415Open in the laboratory →
אִישׁ מֵרֵעֵהוּ הִשָּׁמֵרוּ וְעַל־כָּל־אָח אַל־תִּבְטָחוּ כִּי כָל־אָח עָקוֹב יַעְקֹב וְכָל־רֵעַ רָכִיל יַהֲלֹֽךְ
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, And trust ye not in any brother; For every brother acteth subtly, And every neighbour goeth about with slanders.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 655,617Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יאקיב — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as יאקיב, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 123.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Yakiv in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יאקיב appears 2,407 times in the Torah — 4.0% more than the 2,315 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,407 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
What is the shortest skip for Yakiv in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 35:27 — the shortest of 2,407 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,315.
What is the gematria of Yakiv in Hebrew?
Yakiv is spelled יאקיב — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 123.
How many times is Yakiv found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 9,168 sequences of יאקיב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 9,323).
Search it yourself
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