Yakup יקופ
In Hebrew letters the first name Yakup is written יקופ — male given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 7,418 sequences of Yakup, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 30:42); chance alone would give about 7,482.
- Found in the Torah
- 7,418
- Chance alone
- 7,482
- P (≥ found)
- 0.77
- 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, יקופ appears 7,418 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,482, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which יקופ appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 30:42, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), יקופ is found 80,181 times; chance alone would give about 77,960.
- Genesis 2,277
- Exodus 1,608
- Leviticus 1,109
- Numbers 1,655
- Deuteronomy 769
The shortest skips
וּבְהַעֲטִיף הַצֹּאן לֹא יָשִׂים וְהָיָה הָעֲטֻפִים לְלָבָן וְהַקְּשֻׁרִים לְיַעֲקֹֽב
but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in; so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 43,564Open in the laboratory →
אָרוּר אַפָּם כִּי עָז וְעֶבְרָתָם כִּי קָשָׁתָה אֲחַלְּקֵם בְּיַעֲקֹב וַאֲפִיצֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, And their wrath, for it was cruel; I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,519Open in the laboratory →
עַמִּים הַר־יִקְרָאוּ שָׁם יִזְבְּחוּ זִבְחֵי־צֶדֶק כִּי שֶׁפַע יַמִּים יִינָקוּ וּשְׂפוּנֵי טְמוּנֵי חֽוֹל
They shall call peoples unto the mountain; There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness; For they shall suck the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 303,734Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּשֶׁב בְּאֵיתָן קַשְׁתּוֹ וַיָּפֹזּוּ זְרֹעֵי יָדָיו מִידֵי אֲבִיר יַעֲקֹב מִשָּׁם רֹעֶה אֶבֶן יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
But his bow abode firm, And the arms of his hands were made supple, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, From thence, from the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 76,092Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲבֹר יְהוָה עַל־פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא יְהוָה יְהוָה אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed: ‘The LORD, the LORD, God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 129,336Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יקופ appears 31,450 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.1% more than the 30,805 chance alone would give; the probability of 31,450 or more by chance alone is 0.00013.
- Genesis 2,277
- Exodus 1,608
- Leviticus 1,109
- Numbers 1,655
- Deuteronomy 847
- Joshua 768
- Judges 1,001
- Samuel 1,844
- Kings 1,725
- Isaiah 2,615
- Jeremiah 1,827
- Ezekiel 1,747
- The Twelve 1,909
- Psalms 3,118
- Proverbs 1,458
- Job 1,669
- Song of Songs 197
- Ruth 179
- Lamentations 190
- Ecclesiastes 193
- Esther 161
- Daniel 617
- Ezra–Nehemiah 726
- Chronicles 2,010
Outside the Torah
דָּבָר שָׁלַח אֲדֹנָי בְּיַעֲקֹב וְנָפַל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 584,605Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־שִׂפְתֵי כֹהֵן יִשְׁמְרוּ־דַעַת וְתוֹרָה יְבַקְשׁוּ מִפִּיהוּ כִּי מַלְאַךְ יְהוָֽה־צְבָאוֹת הֽוּא
For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, And they should seek the law at his mouth; For he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 856,496Open in the laboratory →
אַֽל־תִּתְּנֵנִי בְּנֶפֶשׁ צָרָי כִּי קָֽמוּ־בִי עֵֽדֵי־שֶׁקֶר וִיפֵחַ חָמָֽס
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries; For false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 870,836Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יקופ — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as יקופ, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 196.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Yakup in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, יקופ appears 7,418 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,482, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Yakup in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 30:42 — the shortest of 7,418 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,482.
What is the gematria of Yakup in Hebrew?
Yakup is spelled יקופ — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 196.
How many times is Yakup found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יקופ appears 31,450 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.1% more than the 30,805 chance alone would give; the probability of 31,450 or more by chance alone is 0.00013.
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