Ishbah ישבח
Ishbah (ישבח) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Ishbah is found 19,985 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 25:26) — about what chance alone gives (about 19,905).
- Found in the Torah
- 19,985
- Chance alone
- 19,905
- P (≥ found)
- 0.29
- 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 19,985 sequences of ישבח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 19,905).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 25:26, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 210,570 sequences of ישבח, against about 207,403 from chance alone.
- Genesis 5,232
- Exodus 4,362
- Leviticus 2,665
- Numbers 5,149
- Deuteronomy 2,577
The shortest skips
וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן יָצָא אָחִיו וְיָדוֹ אֹחֶזֶת בַּעֲקֵב עֵשָׂו וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ יַעֲקֹב וְיִצְחָק בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה בְּלֶדֶת אֹתָֽם
And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was threescore years old when she bore them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 34,043Open in the laboratory →
וַתַּהַר עוֹד וַתֵּלֶד בִּלְהָה שִׁפְחַת רָחֵל בֵּן שֵׁנִי לְיַעֲקֹֽב
And Bilhah Rachel’s handmaid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 41,791Open in the laboratory →
לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יָבִיאוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶֽת־זִבְחֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר הֵם זֹבְחִים עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה וֶֽהֱבִיאֻם לַֽיהוָה אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן וְזָבְחוּ זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים לַֽיהוָה אוֹתָֽם
To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace-offerings unto the LORD.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 168,323Open in the laboratory →
וְגִלַּח הַנָּזִיר פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד אֶת־רֹאשׁ נִזְרוֹ וְלָקַח אֶת־שְׂעַר רֹאשׁ נִזְרוֹ וְנָתַן עַל־הָאֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר־תַּחַת זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִֽים
And the Nazirite shall shave his consecrated head at the door of the tent of meeting, and shall take the hair of his consecrated head, and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace-offerings.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 197,924Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיוּ לְאֶחָד מִבְּנֵי שִׁבְטֵי בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְנָשִׁים וְנִגְרְעָה נַחֲלָתָן מִנַּחֲלַת אֲבֹתֵינוּ וְנוֹסַף עַל נַחֲלַת הַמַּטֶּה אֲשֶׁר תִּהְיֶינָה לָהֶם וּמִגֹּרַל נַחֲלָתֵנוּ יִגָּרֵֽעַ
And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong; so will it be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 249,279Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 83,741 sequences of ישבח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 83,650).
- Genesis 5,232
- Exodus 4,362
- Leviticus 2,665
- Numbers 5,149
- Deuteronomy 2,796
- Joshua 2,639
- Judges 2,767
- Samuel 6,122
- Kings 7,820
- Isaiah 4,277
- Jeremiah 4,393
- Ezekiel 4,782
- The Twelve 3,410
- Psalms 5,950
- Proverbs 2,611
- Job 2,778
- Song of Songs 465
- Ruth 404
- Lamentations 520
- Ecclesiastes 739
- Esther 771
- Daniel 1,279
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,435
- Chronicles 8,375
Outside the Torah
גַּם־אִישׁ שְׁלוֹמִי אֲשֶׁר־בָּטַחְתִּי בוֹ אוֹכֵל לַחְמִי הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָקֵֽב
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 879,385Open in the laboratory →
תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָֽה
The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 954,070Open in the laboratory →
הִנְנִי מבי אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה וּבִעַרְתִּי אַחֲרֶיךָ וְהִכְרַתִּי לְאַחְאָב מַשְׁתִּין בְּקִיר וְעָצוּר וְעָזוּב בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away, and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 524,179Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ישבח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ישבח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 320.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Psalms 145:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Ishbah appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 19,985 sequences of ישבח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 19,905).
What is the shortest skip for Ishbah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 25:26 — the shortest of 19,985 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 19,905.
How is Ishbah spelled in Hebrew?
Ishbah is spelled ישבח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 320.
Is Ishbah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 83,741 sequences of ישבח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 83,650).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 19,905 here) beside the count.