Yitro (Jethro · יתרו)
Yitro (Jethro · יתרו) is a person named in the Tanakh. Yitro (Jethro) appears 106,529 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 107,901 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 106,529
- Chance alone
- 107,901
- 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
106,529 sequences of יתרו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 107,901 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 29:32, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,124,174 sequences of יתרו, against about 1,124,313 from chance alone.
- Genesis 30,051
- Exodus 23,991
- Leviticus 14,737
- Numbers 18,580
- Deuteronomy 19,170
The shortest skips
וַתַּהַר לֵאָה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ רְאוּבֵן כִּי אָֽמְרָה כִּֽי־רָאָה יְהוָה בְּעָנְיִי כִּי עַתָּה יֶאֱהָבַנִי אִישִֽׁי
And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said: ‘Because the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 41,318Open in the laboratory →
וַתַּהַר עוֹד וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֹּאמֶר עַתָּה הַפַּעַם יִלָּוֶה אִישִׁי אֵלַי כִּֽי־יָלַדְתִּי לוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה בָנִים עַל־כֵּן קָרָֽא־שְׁמוֹ לֵוִֽי
And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said: ‘Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons.’ Therefore was his name called Levi.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 41,447Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָם תִּתֹּצוּן וְאֶת־מַצֵּבֹתָם תְּשַׁבֵּרוּן וְאֶת־אֲשֵׁרָיו תִּכְרֹתֽוּן
But ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their Asherim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 129,824Open in the laboratory →
אִישׁ אִמּוֹ וְאָבִיו תִּירָאוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and ye shall keep My sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 170,331Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ תִּירָא וְאֹתוֹ תַעֲבֹד וּבִשְׁמוֹ תִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; and Him shalt thou serve, and by His name shalt thou swear.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 261,905Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יתרו appears 438,276 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 445,271, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 30,051
- Exodus 23,991
- Leviticus 14,737
- Numbers 18,580
- Deuteronomy 20,985
- Joshua 14,981
- Judges 15,749
- Samuel 31,129
- Kings 36,820
- Isaiah 25,474
- Jeremiah 31,803
- Ezekiel 31,869
- The Twelve 20,719
- Psalms 30,513
- Proverbs 10,824
- Job 12,671
- Song of Songs 2,399
- Ruth 2,004
- Lamentations 2,247
- Ecclesiastes 3,338
- Esther 3,671
- Daniel 6,550
- Ezra–Nehemiah 12,325
- Chronicles 34,846
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יְהוָה קַח אֶת־פַּר־הַשּׁוֹר אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִיךָ וּפַר הַשֵּׁנִי שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וְהָרַסְתָּ אֶת־מִזְבַּח הַבַּעַל אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִיךָ וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָיו תִּכְרֹֽת
And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him: ‘Take thy father’s bullock, and the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 354,749Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יִפְתָּח לְזִקְנֵי גִלְעָד הֲלֹא אַתֶּם שְׂנֵאתֶם אוֹתִי וַתְּגָרְשׁוּנִי מִבֵּית אָבִי וּמַדּוּעַ בָּאתֶם אֵלַי עַתָּה כַּאֲשֶׁר צַר לָכֶֽם
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead: ‘Did not ye hate me, and drive me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 364,612Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח אֶת־כָּל־הַזָּהָב־וְהַכֶּסֶף וְאֵת כָּל־הַכֵּלִים הַנִּמְצְאִים בֵּית־יְהוָה וּבְאֹֽצְרוֹת בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵת בְּנֵי הַתַּֽעֲרֻבוֹת וַיָּשָׁב שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה
And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 552,809Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יתרו — the Tanakh's own spelling: Jethro. Searched as יתרו, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 616.
As a plain word it stands 10 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 3:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Jethro.
Questions
Is Yitro (Jethro) in the Torah codes?
106,529 sequences of יתרו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 107,901 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Yitro (Jethro) in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 29:32 — the shortest of 106,529 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 107,901.
How is Yitro (Jethro) spelled in Hebrew?
Yitro is spelled יתרו — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 616.
Is Yitro (Jethro) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יתרו appears 438,276 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 445,271, so the count is in line with chance.
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