Devorah (Deborah · דבורה)
Devorah (Deborah · דבורה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Devorah (Deborah) appears 1,911 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,998 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,911
- Chance alone
- 1,998
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
1,911 sequences of דבורה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,998 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 29:2, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 15,270 sequences of דבורה, against about 15,747 from chance alone.
- Genesis 529
- Exodus 386
- Leviticus 280
- Numbers 392
- Deuteronomy 324
The shortest skips
וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה בְאֵר בַּשָּׂדֶה וְהִנֵּה־שָׁם שְׁלֹשָׁה עֶדְרֵי־צֹאן רֹבְצִים עָלֶיהָ כִּי מִן־הַבְּאֵר הַהִוא יַשְׁקוּ הָעֲדָרִים וְהָאֶבֶן גְּדֹלָה עַל־פִּי הַבְּאֵֽר
And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it.—For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well’s mouth was great.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 39,912Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה לָגוּר בָּאָרֶץ בָּאנוּ כִּי־אֵין מִרְעֶה לַצֹּאן אֲשֶׁר לַעֲבָדֶיךָ כִּֽי־כָבֵד הָרָעָב בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וְעַתָּה יֵֽשְׁבוּ־נָא עֲבָדֶיךָ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּֽשֶׁן
And they said unto Pharaoh: ‘To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for thy servants’flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 72,137Open in the laboratory →
וְהַנֹּשֵׂא אֶת־נִבְלָתָם יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָרֶב טְמֵאִים הֵמָּה לָכֶֽם
And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even; they are unclean unto you.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 156,593Open in the laboratory →
וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת־הַשָּׂעִיר לַֽעֲזָאזֵל יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ אֶת־בְּשָׂרוֹ בַּמָּיִם וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן יָבוֹא אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 167,489Open in the laboratory →
וְדָרַשְׁתָּ וְחָקַרְתָּ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ הֵיטֵב וְהִנֵּה אֱמֶת נָכוֹן הַדָּבָר נֶעֶשְׂתָה הַתּוֹעֵבָה הַזֹּאת בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ
then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee;
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 273,565Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 8,964 sequences of דבורה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 9,169).
- Genesis 529
- Exodus 386
- Leviticus 280
- Numbers 392
- Deuteronomy 380
- Joshua 349
- Judges 256
- Samuel 884
- Kings 745
- Isaiah 499
- Jeremiah 716
- Ezekiel 574
- The Twelve 425
- Psalms 549
- Proverbs 199
- Job 133
- Song of Songs 42
- Ruth 32
- Lamentations 39
- Ecclesiastes 51
- Esther 112
- Daniel 235
- Ezra–Nehemiah 344
- Chronicles 813
Outside the Torah
אַשְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּיל אֶל־דָּל בְּיוֹם רָעָה יְֽמַלְּטֵהוּ יְהוָֽה
Happy is he that considereth the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 879,118Open in the laboratory →
פָּרֹחַ תִּפְרַח וְתָגֵל אַף גִּילַת וְרַנֵּן כְּבוֹד הַלְּבָנוֹן נִתַּן־לָהּ הֲדַר הַכַּרְמֶל וְהַשָּׁרוֹן הֵמָּה יִרְאוּ כְבוֹד־יְהוָה הֲדַר אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice, Even with joy and singing; The glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, The excellency of Carmel and Sharon; They shall see the glory of the LORD, The excellency of our God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 608,634Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבִאוּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ אִֽישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת אֶל־דָּוִד חֶבְרוֹן וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּֽה־רֹאשׁ אִֽישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת בֶּן־שָׁאוּל אֹֽיִבְךָ אֲשֶׁר בִּקֵּשׁ אֶת־נַפְשֶׁךָ וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה לַֽאדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ נְקָמוֹת הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה מִשָּׁאוּל וּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ
And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king: ‘Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, who sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 441,366Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דבורה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Deborah. Searched as דבורה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 217.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Judges 4:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Deborah, Debora, Dvora.
Questions
Does Devorah (Deborah) appear in the Torah codes?
1,911 sequences of דבורה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,998 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Devorah (Deborah) in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Genesis 29:2 — the shortest of 1,911 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,998.
How is Devorah (Deborah) spelled in Hebrew?
Devorah is spelled דבורה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 217.
Is Devorah (Deborah) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 8,964 sequences of דבורה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 9,169).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,998 here) beside the count.