Bigtha בגתא
Bigtha (בגתא) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 5,861 sequences of Bigtha, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 2:9); chance alone would give about 5,763.
- Found in the Torah
- 5,861
- Chance alone
- 5,763
- P (≥ found)
- 0.10
- 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 5,861 sequences of בגתא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,763).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 2:9, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 60,452 sequences of בגתא, against about 60,055 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,623
- Exodus 900
- Leviticus 1,292
- Numbers 1,028
- Deuteronomy 1,018
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי אֶל־תָּצַר אֶת־מוֹאָב וְאַל־תִּתְגָּר בָּם מִלְחָמָה כִּי לֹֽא־אֶתֵּן לְךָ מֵֽאַרְצוֹ יְרֻשָּׁה כִּי לִבְנֵי־לוֹט נָתַתִּי אֶת־עָר יְרֻשָּֽׁה
And the LORD said unto me: ‘Be not at enmity with Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 252,996Open in the laboratory →
וְקָרַבְתָּ מוּל בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן אַל־תְּצֻרֵם וְאַל־תִּתְגָּר בָּם כִּי לֹֽא־אֶתֵּן מֵאֶרֶץ בְּנֵי־עַמּוֹן לְךָ יְרֻשָּׁה כִּי לִבְנֵי־לוֹט נְתַתִּיהָ יְרֻשָּֽׁה
and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, harass them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 253,472Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתֵּשֶׁב לָהּ מִנֶּגֶד הַרְחֵק כִּמְטַחֲוֵי קֶשֶׁת כִּי אָֽמְרָה אַל־אֶרְאֶה בְּמוֹת הַיָּלֶד וַתֵּשֶׁב מִנֶּגֶד וַתִּשָּׂא אֶת־קֹלָהּ וַתֵּֽבְךְּ
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: ‘Let me not look upon the death of the child.’ And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 26,085Open in the laboratory →
וּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ וּשְׁמָהּ רְאוּמָה וַתֵּלֶד גַּם־הִוא אֶת־טֶבַח וְאֶת־גַּחַם וְאֶת־תַּחַשׁ וְאֶֽת־מַעֲכָֽה
And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,320Open in the laboratory →
עֶרְוַת אִשָּׁה וּבִתָּהּ לֹא תְגַלֵּה אֶֽת־בַּת־בְּנָהּ וְאֶת־בַּת־בִּתָּהּ לֹא תִקַּח לְגַלּוֹת עֶרְוָתָהּ שַׁאֲרָה הֵנָּה זִמָּה הִֽוא
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are near kinswomen; it is lewdness.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 169,627Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בגתא appears 22,601 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 23,029, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 1,623
- Exodus 900
- Leviticus 1,292
- Numbers 1,028
- Deuteronomy 1,080
- Joshua 1,085
- Judges 875
- Samuel 2,041
- Kings 1,421
- Isaiah 1,235
- Jeremiah 1,507
- Ezekiel 1,882
- The Twelve 1,228
- Psalms 1,135
- Proverbs 454
- Job 620
- Song of Songs 124
- Ruth 120
- Lamentations 197
- Ecclesiastes 232
- Esther 238
- Daniel 428
- Ezra–Nehemiah 563
- Chronicles 1,293
Outside the Torah
וְגַם אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה לִי יוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִשְׁנֵֽי־שָׂרֵי צִבְאוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאַבְנֵר בֶּן־נֵר וְלַעֲמָשָׂא בֶן־יֶתֶר וַיַּהַרְגֵם וַיָּשֶׂם דְּמֵֽי־מִלְחָמָה בְּשָׁלֹם וַיִּתֵּן דְּמֵי מִלְחָמָה בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּמָתְנָיו וּֽבְנַעֲלוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלָֽיו
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 480,684Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה אַל־תִּתְפַּלֵּל בְּעַד־הָעָם הַזֶּה וְאַל־תִּשָּׂא בַעֲדָם רִנָּה וּתְפִלָּה וְאַל־תִּפְגַּע־בִּי כִּי־אֵינֶנִּי שֹׁמֵעַ אֹתָֽךְ
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to Me; for I will not hear thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 652,932Open in the laboratory →
אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ
Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 955,751Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בגתא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בגתא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 406.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Esther 1:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Bigtha appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 5,861 sequences of בגתא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,763).
What is the shortest skip for Bigtha in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Deuteronomy 2:9 — the shortest of 5,861 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,763.
How is Bigtha spelled in Hebrew?
Bigtha is spelled בגתא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 406.
Is Bigtha in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בגתא appears 22,601 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 23,029, 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 5,763 here) beside the count.