Army צבא
Army — in Hebrew צבא — army, host. In the Torah codes, Army is found 187,005 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 19:31) — 0.8% above the 185,431 chance alone would give (probability of 187,005 or more by chance alone: 0.00013).
- Found in the Torah
- 187,005
- Chance alone
- 185,431
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00013
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 187,005 sequences of צבא at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 185,431); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00013 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 19:31, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 2,852,075 sequences of צבא, against about 2,874,104 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 185,431 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 57,429
- Exodus 40,036
- Leviticus 23,330
- Numbers 32,151
- Deuteronomy 34,059
The shortest skips
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 23,950Open in the laboratory →
וּלְרִבְקָה אָח וּשְׁמוֹ לָבָן וַיָּרָץ לָבָן אֶל־הָאִישׁ הַחוּצָה אֶל־הָעָֽיִן
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 30,812Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מִבֵּית אֵל וַֽיְהִי־עוֹד כִּבְרַת־הָאָרֶץ לָבוֹא אֶפְרָתָה וַתֵּלֶד רָחֵל וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּֽהּ
And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some way to come to Ephrath; and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 51,635Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲנִי בְּבֹאִי מִפַּדָּן מֵתָה עָלַי רָחֵל בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן בַּדֶּרֶךְ בְּעוֹד כִּבְרַת־אֶרֶץ לָבֹא אֶפְרָתָה וָאֶקְבְּרֶהָ שָּׁם בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶפְרָת הִוא בֵּית לָֽחֶם
And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died unto me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some way to come unto Ephrath; and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath—the same is Beth-lehem.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 74,287Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא בֶּן־אִשָּׁה יִשְׂרְאֵלִית וְהוּא בֶּן־אִישׁ מִצְרִי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּנָּצוּ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה בֶּן הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית וְאִישׁ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִֽי
And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 178,970Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, צבא appears 639,911 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 649,380, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 57,429
- Exodus 40,036
- Leviticus 23,330
- Numbers 32,151
- Deuteronomy 35,504
- Joshua 20,354
- Judges 17,003
- Samuel 42,216
- Kings 44,974
- Isaiah 44,610
- Jeremiah 53,846
- Ezekiel 41,721
- The Twelve 34,977
- Psalms 40,762
- Proverbs 15,893
- Job 15,659
- Song of Songs 2,626
- Ruth 1,507
- Lamentations 4,047
- Ecclesiastes 3,526
- Esther 3,313
- Daniel 11,873
- Ezra–Nehemiah 12,826
- Chronicles 39,728
Outside the Torah
וַיִּדֹּם הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ עָמָד עַד־יִקֹּם גּוֹי אֹֽיְבָיו הֲלֹא־הִיא כְתוּבָה עַל־סֵפֶר הַיָּשָׁר וַיַּעֲמֹד הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בַּחֲצִי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְלֹא־אָץ לָבוֹא כְּיוֹם תָּמִֽים
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 320,364Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ הַאֶפֶס עוֹד אִישׁ לְבֵית שָׁאוּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂה עִמּוֹ חֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ עוֹד בֵּן לִיהוֹנָתָן נְכֵה רַגְלָֽיִם
And the king said: ‘Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him?’ And Ziba said unto the king: ‘Jonathan hath yet a son, who is lame on his feet.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 447,530Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵיפֹה הוּא וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּה־הוּא בֵּית מָכִיר בֶּן־עַמִּיאֵל בְּלוֹ דְבָֽר
And the king said unto him: ‘Where is he?’ And Ziba said unto the king: ‘Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 447,583Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צבא — the Tanakh's own spelling: army, host. Searched as צבא, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 93.
As a plain word it stands 78 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 1:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Army in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 187,005 sequences of צבא at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 185,431); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00013 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Army in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 19:31 — the shortest of 187,005 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 185,431.
How is Army spelled in Hebrew?
Army is spelled צבא — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 93.
Is Army in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, צבא appears 639,911 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 649,380, 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 185,431 here) beside the count.