Isaac Bashevis Singer יצחק בשביס-זינגר
Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק בשביס-זינגר): Polish-American writer (1904–1991). In the Torah codes, יצחק (from Isaac Bashevis Singer) is found 1,425 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 10 (Genesis 25:7) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,453).
- Found in the Torah (יצחק)
- 1,425
- Chance alone
- 1,453
- P (≥ found)
- 0.77
- Shortest skip
- 10
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for יצחק, and בשביס, זינגר have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
At skips 2–5,000, יצחק appears 1,425 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,453, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which יצחק appears in the Torah is 10 — the first at Genesis 25:7, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), יצחק is found 15,377 times; chance alone would give about 15,135.
- Genesis 461
- Exodus 320
- Leviticus 210
- Numbers 266
- Deuteronomy 168
The shortest skips
וְאֵלֶּה יְמֵי שְׁנֵֽי־חַיֵּי אַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר־חָי מְאַת שָׁנָה וְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנִֽים
And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 33,106Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא עֵשָׂו כִּֽי־בֵרַךְ יִצְחָק אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב וְשִׁלַּח אֹתוֹ פַּדֶּנָֽה אֲרָם לָקַֽחַת־לוֹ מִשָּׁם אִשָּׁה בְּבָרֲכוֹ אֹתוֹ וַיְצַו עָלָיו לֵאמֹר לֹֽא־תִקַּח אִשָּׁה מִבְּנוֹת כְּנָֽעַן
Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying: ‘Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan’;
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 38,872Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח יַעֲקֹב אָבֶן וַיְרִימֶהָ מַצֵּבָֽה
And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,980Open in the laboratory →
וְהִפְלָה יְהוָה בֵּין מִקְנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵין מִקְנֵה מִצְרָיִם וְלֹא יָמוּת מִכָּל־לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דָּבָֽר
And the LORD shall make a division between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the children of Israel.’
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 89,757Open in the laboratory →
צֶדֶק צֶדֶק תִּרְדֹּף לְמַעַן תִּֽחְיֶה וְיָרַשְׁתָּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָֽךְ
Justice, justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 277,708Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יצחק appears 5,585 times in the whole Tanakh — 3.9% more than the 5,373 chance alone would give; the probability of 5,585 or more by chance alone is 0.0021.
- Genesis 461
- Exodus 320
- Leviticus 210
- Numbers 266
- Deuteronomy 188
- Joshua 138
- Judges 93
- Samuel 238
- Kings 295
- Isaiah 573
- Jeremiah 346
- Ezekiel 318
- The Twelve 297
- Psalms 606
- Proverbs 313
- Job 276
- Song of Songs 34
- Ruth 28
- Lamentations 33
- Ecclesiastes 40
- Esther 27
- Daniel 82
- Ezra–Nehemiah 121
- Chronicles 282
Outside the Torah
כִּי לֹא שָׁלוֹם יְדַבֵּרוּ וְעַל רִגְעֵי־אֶרֶץ דִּבְרֵי מִרְמוֹת יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן
For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 875,260Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא דָוִד אֶל־צִקְלַג וַיְשַׁלַּח מֵֽהַשָּׁלָל לְזִקְנֵי יְהוּדָה לְרֵעֵהוּ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה לָכֶם בְּרָכָה מִשְּׁלַל אֹיְבֵי יְהוָֽה
And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying: ‘Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD’;
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 433,892Open in the laboratory →
בְּרֶצַח בְּֽעַצְמוֹתַי חֵרְפוּנִי צוֹרְרָי בְּאָמְרָם אֵלַי כָּל־הַיּוֹם אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ
As with a crushing in my bones, mine adversaries taunt me; while they say unto me all the day: 'Where is Thy God?'
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 879,978Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יצחק בשביס-זינגר — the name in Hebrew letters: Polish-American writer (1904–1991). Searched as יצחק, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 208.
As a plain word it stands 82 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 17:19. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- בשביס — the name in Hebrew letters found 291 in the Torah (chance 270)
- זינגר — the name in Hebrew letters found 32 in the Torah (chance 41.9)
Questions
Is Isaac Bashevis Singer in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יצחק appears 1,425 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,453, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Isaac Bashevis Singer in the Torah?
Skip 10, reading backward from Genesis 25:7 — the shortest of 1,425 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,453.
What is the gematria of Isaac Bashevis Singer in Hebrew?
Isaac Bashevis Singer is spelled יצחק בשביס-זינגר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 208; 2 other spellings are counted on this page.
How many times is Isaac Bashevis Singer found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יצחק appears 5,585 times in the whole Tanakh — 3.9% more than the 5,373 chance alone would give; the probability of 5,585 or more by chance alone is 0.0021.
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