Dabbesheth דבשת
Dabbesheth (דבשת) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Dabbesheth appears 11,292 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 2.0% more than chance alone would give (about 11,075; probability 0.02).
- Found in the Torah
- 11,292
- Chance alone
- 11,075
- P (≥ found)
- 0.02
- 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, דבשת appears 11,292 times in the Torah — 2.0% more than the 11,075 chance alone would give; the probability of 11,292 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
The shortest skip at which דבשת appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 34:28, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), דבשת is found 118,350 times; chance alone would give about 115,400.
- Genesis 2,417
- Exodus 2,600
- Leviticus 1,766
- Numbers 2,821
- Deuteronomy 1,688
The shortest skips
אֶת־צֹאנָם וְאֶת־בְּקָרָם וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֵיהֶּם וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־בָּעִיר וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה לָקָֽחוּ
They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 50,605Open in the laboratory →
וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּיָד רָמָה מִן־הָֽאֶזְרָח וּמִן־הַגֵּר אֶת־יְהוָה הוּא מְגַדֵּף וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּֽהּ
But the soul that doeth aught with a high hand, whether he be home-born or a stranger, the same blasphemeth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 214,684Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂהוּ בְּבִגְדוֹ לֵאמֹר שִׁכְבָה עִמִּי וַיַּעֲזֹב בִּגְדוֹ בְּיָדָהּ וַיָּנָס וַיֵּצֵא הַחֽוּצָה
that she caught him by his garment, saying: ‘Lie with me.’ And he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 58,213Open in the laboratory →
וַתְּמַהֵר וַתְּעַר כַּדָּהּ אֶל־הַשֹּׁקֶת וַתָּרָץ עוֹד אֶֽל־הַבְּאֵר לִשְׁאֹב וַתִּשְׁאַב לְכָל־גְּמַלָּֽיו
And she hastened, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 30,419Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּיָּחֶל עוֹד שִׁבְעַת יָמִים אֲחֵרִים וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָה וְלֹֽא־יָסְפָה שׁוּב־אֵלָיו עֽוֹד
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,745Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 44,732 sequences of דבשת at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 44,981).
- Genesis 2,417
- Exodus 2,600
- Leviticus 1,766
- Numbers 2,821
- Deuteronomy 1,800
- Joshua 1,155
- Judges 1,184
- Samuel 4,295
- Kings 3,899
- Isaiah 1,800
- Jeremiah 2,913
- Ezekiel 3,291
- The Twelve 1,567
- Psalms 2,777
- Proverbs 1,186
- Job 973
- Song of Songs 264
- Ruth 142
- Lamentations 226
- Ecclesiastes 432
- Esther 606
- Daniel 1,235
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,598
- Chronicles 3,785
Outside the Torah
וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ חָצֵרָה וְאֶת־הַמְּגִלָּה הִפְקִדוּ בְּלִשְׁכַּת אֱלִישָׁמָע הַסֹּפֵר וַיַּגִּידוּ בְּאָזְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִֽים
And they went in to the king into the court; but they had deposited the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and they told all the words in the ears of the king.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 698,714Open in the laboratory →
חוּלִי וָגֹחִי בַּת־צִיּוֹן כַּיּֽוֹלֵדָה כִּֽי־עַתָּה תֵצְאִי מִקִּרְיָה וְשָׁכַנְתְּ בַּשָּׂדֶה וּבָאת עַד־בָּבֶל שָׁם תִּנָּצֵלִי שָׁם יִגְאָלֵךְ יְהוָה מִכַּף אֹיְבָֽיִךְ
Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, Like a woman in travail; For now shalt thou go forth out of the city, And shalt dwell in the field, And shalt come even unto Babylon; There shalt thou be rescued; There shall the LORD redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 829,849Open in the laboratory →
וְחִכֵּךְ כְּיֵין הַטּוֹב הוֹלֵךְ לְדוֹדִי לְמֵישָׁרִים דּוֹבֵב שִׂפְתֵי יְשֵׁנִֽים
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, That glideth down smoothly for my beloved, moving gently the lips of those that are asleep.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,000,154Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דבשת — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as דבשת, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 706.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 30:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Dabbesheth appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, דבשת appears 11,292 times in the Torah — 2.0% more than the 11,075 chance alone would give; the probability of 11,292 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
What is the shortest skip for Dabbesheth in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 34:28 — the shortest of 11,292 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 11,075.
What is the gematria of Dabbesheth in Hebrew?
Dabbesheth is spelled דבשת — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 706.
How many times is Dabbesheth found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 44,732 sequences of דבשת at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 44,981).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 11,075 here) beside the count.