Biblical names

Achbor עכבור

Achbor (עכבור) is a person named in the Tanakh. Achbor appears 1,330 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,364 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
1,330
Chance alone
1,364
P (≥ found)
0.82
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, עכבור appears 1,330 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,364, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Deuteronomy 26:12, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 9,858 sequences of עכבור, against about 10,747 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 339
  • Exodus 260
  • Leviticus 202
  • Numbers 198
  • Deuteronomy 331

The shortest skips

  1. Deuteronomy 26:12דברים כו:יבskip 3, forward

    כִּי תְכַלֶּה לַעְשֵׂר אֶת־כָּל־מַעְשַׂר תְּבוּאָתְךָ בַּשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁת שְׁנַת הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂר וְנָתַתָּה לַלֵּוִי לַגֵּר לַיָּתוֹם וְלָֽאַלְמָנָה וְאָכְלוּ בִשְׁעָרֶיךָ וְשָׂבֵֽעוּ

    When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithe of thine increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be satisfied,

    עכבור at skip 3, forward from Deuteronomy 26:12מנהואכלובשריושעואמתלפנייקוקאעךבור
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 289,775Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 8:5שמות ח:הskip 3, backward

    וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לְפַרְעֹה הִתְפָּאֵר עָלַי לְמָתַי אַעְתִּיר לְךָ וְלַעֲבָדֶיךָ וּֽלְעַמְּךָ לְהַכְרִית הַֽצֲפַרְדְּעִים מִמְּךָ וּמִבָּתֶּיךָ רַק בַּיְאֹר תִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה

    And Moses said unto Pharaoh: ‘Have thou this glory over me; against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain in the river only?’

    עכבור at skip 3, backward from Exodus 8:5לילמתיאעתילךלעדיולמךלהכריתהצעךבור
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 88,238Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 22:34במדבר כב:לדskip 4, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם אֶל־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה חָטָאתִי כִּי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אַתָּה נִצָּב לִקְרָאתִי בַּדָּרֶךְ וְעַתָּה אִם־רַע בְּעֵינֶיךָ אָשׁוּבָה לִּֽי

    And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD: ‘I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me; now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back.’

    עכבור at skip 4, forward from Numbers 22:34בדרךועתהאםרעביניאשוהלייאממלאךיקוקאלבלעםעךבור
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 227,232Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 5:16במדבר ה:טזskip 5, backward

    וְהִקְרִיב אֹתָהּ הַכֹּהֵן וְהֶֽעֱמִדָהּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה

    And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD.

    עכבור at skip 5, backward from Numbers 5:16אתהואמנחתזכרוןמזכתעוןהקריאתהההןוהמדהלפנייקוקולקחהכעכבור
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 196,066Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 38:25שמות לח:כהskip 9, backward

    וְכֶסֶף פְּקוּדֵי הָעֵדָה מְאַת כִּכָּר וְאֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשָּׁה וְשִׁבְעִים שֶׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ

    And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and three-score and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

    עכבור at skip 9, backward from Exodus 38:25אכתהקדשויהיזהבהתנופהתשעועשריםככושבעמאותשלשיםשקלשקלהקדשוסףפקודיהדהמאתככרואלףושבעמאותוחמשהושבעיםעכבור
    skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 137,429Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, עכבור appears 5,762 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,909, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 339
  • Exodus 260
  • Leviticus 202
  • Numbers 198
  • Deuteronomy 362
  • Joshua 216
  • Judges 159
  • Samuel 389
  • Kings 503
  • Isaiah 412
  • Jeremiah 402
  • Ezekiel 348
  • The Twelve 272
  • Psalms 431
  • Proverbs 173
  • Job 187
  • Song of Songs 28
  • Ruth 20
  • Lamentations 30
  • Ecclesiastes 67
  • Esther 46
  • Daniel 108
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 168
  • Chronicles 442

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Kings 2:30מלכים א ב:לskip 2, backward

    וַיָּבֹא בְנָיָהוּ אֶל־אֹהֶל יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֹּֽה־אָמַר הַמֶּלֶךְ צֵא וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא כִּי פֹה אָמוּת וַיָּשֶׁב בְּנָיָהוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּבָר לֵאמֹר כֹּֽה־דִבֶּר יוֹאָב וְכֹה עָנָֽנִי

    And Benaiah came to the Tent of the LORD, and said unto him: ‘Thus saith the king: Come forth.’ And he said: ‘Nay; but I will die here.’ And Benaiah brought back word unto the king, saying: ‘Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.’

    עכבור at skip 2, backward from 1 Kings 2:30מרכהדביאוהנניויאמעכבור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 482,292Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Kings 6:29מלכים א ו:כטskip 3, forward

    וְאֵת כָּל־קִירוֹת הַבַּיִת מֵסַב קָלַע פִּתּוּחֵי מִקְלְעוֹת כְּרוּבִים וְתִֽמֹרֹת וּפְטוּרֵי צִצִּים מִלִּפְנִים וְלַחִיצֽוֹן

    And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without.

    עכבור at skip 3, forward from 1 Kings 6:29לעפתוחימקלותרויםתמתופטוריצציעכבור
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 489,332Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Kings 6:32מלכים א ו:לבskip 3, forward

    וּשְׁתֵּי דַּלְתוֹת עֲצֵי־שֶׁמֶן וְקָלַע עֲלֵיהֶם מִקְלְעוֹת כְּרוּבִים וְתִמֹרוֹת וּפְטוּרֵי צִצִּים וְצִפָּה זָהָב וַיָּרֶד עַל־הַכְּרוּבִים וְעַל־הַתִּֽמֹרוֹת אֶת־הַזָּהָֽב

    And as for the two doors of olive-wood, he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.

    עכבור at skip 3, forward from 1 Kings 6:32לעעליהםמקלותרויםתמותופטוריצצעכבור
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 489,466Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

עכבור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עכבור, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 298.

As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 36:38. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Achbor in the Bible code?

At skips 2–5,000, עכבור appears 1,330 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,364, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Achbor in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading forward from Deuteronomy 26:12 — the shortest of 1,330 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,364.

How is Achbor spelled in Hebrew?

Achbor is spelled עכבור — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 298.

Is Achbor in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, עכבור appears 5,762 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,909, 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 1,364 here) beside the count.

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