Ishbi-benob ישבו בנב
Ishbi-benob (ישבו בנב) is a person named in the Tanakh — Ishbibenob. ישבו (from Ishbi-benob) appears 83,314 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 84,538 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah (ישבו)
- 83,314
- Chance alone
- 84,538
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
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 ישבו, and בנב has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
83,314 sequences of ישבו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 84,538 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which ישבו appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:16, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), ישבו is found 893,233 times; chance alone would give about 880,877.
- Genesis 23,234
- Exodus 17,140
- Leviticus 11,339
- Numbers 18,162
- Deuteronomy 13,439
The shortest skips
אֶֽל־הָאִשָּׁה אָמַר הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה עִצְּבוֹנֵךְ וְהֵֽרֹנֵךְ בְּעֶצֶב תֵּֽלְדִי בָנִים וְאֶל־אִישֵׁךְ תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ וְהוּא יִמְשָׁל־בָּֽךְ
Unto the woman He said: ‘I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy travail; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,772Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר רְאוּבֵן אֶל־אָבִיו לֵאמֹר אֶת־שְׁנֵי בָנַי תָּמִית אִם־לֹא אֲבִיאֶנּוּ אֵלֶיךָ תְּנָה אֹתוֹ עַל־יָדִי וַאֲנִי אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ אֵלֶֽיךָ
And Reuben spoke unto his father, saying: ‘Thou shalt slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee; deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him back to thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 64,946Open in the laboratory →
תִּכְבַּד הָעֲבֹדָה עַל־הָאֲנָשִׁים וְיַעֲשׂוּ־בָהּ וְאַל־יִשְׁעוּ בְּדִבְרֵי־שָֽׁקֶר
Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard lying words.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 84,047Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הָלְכוּ בַיַּבָּשָׁה בְּתוֹךְ הַיָּם וְהַמַּיִם לָהֶם חֹמָה מִֽימִינָם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם
But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 99,730Open in the laboratory →
כִּי בָא סוּס פַּרְעֹה בְּרִכְבּוֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁיו בַּיָּם וַיָּשֶׁב יְהוָה עֲלֵהֶם אֶת־מֵי הַיָּם וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הָלְכוּ בַיַּבָּשָׁה בְּתוֹךְ הַיָּֽם
For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 100,657Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 391,855 sequences of ישבו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 392,836).
- Genesis 23,234
- Exodus 17,140
- Leviticus 11,339
- Numbers 18,162
- Deuteronomy 14,616
- Joshua 12,702
- Judges 14,519
- Samuel 35,227
- Kings 36,684
- Isaiah 21,001
- Jeremiah 25,558
- Ezekiel 21,248
- The Twelve 18,159
- Psalms 25,630
- Proverbs 9,213
- Job 9,812
- Song of Songs 1,738
- Ruth 1,513
- Lamentations 1,952
- Ecclesiastes 3,447
- Esther 3,073
- Daniel 6,015
- Ezra–Nehemiah 15,766
- Chronicles 44,107
Outside the Torah
אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי אֶחֱסֶה־בּוֹ מָגִנִּי וְקֶרֶן יִשְׁעִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּמְנוּסִי מֹשִׁעִי מֵחָמָס תֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי
The God who is my rock, in Him I take refuge; My shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, Thou savest me from violence.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 472,288Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה הִנְנִי פֹקֵד עַל־שְׁמַעְיָה הַנֶּחֱלָמִי וְעַל־זַרְעוֹ לֹא־יִהְיֶה לוֹ אִישׁ יוֹשֵׁב בְּתוֹךְ־הָעָם הַזֶּה וְלֹֽא־יִרְאֶה בַטּוֹב אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי עֹשֶֽׂה־לְעַמִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָה כִּֽי־סָרָה דִבֶּר עַל־יְהוָֽה
therefore thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed; he shall not have a man to dwell among this people, neither shall he behold the good that I will do unto My people, saith the LORD; because he hath spoken perversion against the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 685,931Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתִּי אוֹתָם שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַבָּיִת לְכֹל עֲבֹדָתוֹ וּלְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יֵעָשֶׂה בּֽוֹ
And I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 794,208Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ישבו בנב — the Tanakh's own spelling: Ishbibenob. Searched as ישבו, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 318.
As a plain word it stands 63 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 47:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- בנב — the Tanakh's own spelling found 202,976 in the Torah (chance 199,671)
Questions
Does Ishbi-benob appear in the Torah codes?
83,314 sequences of ישבו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 84,538 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Ishbi-benob in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:16 — the shortest of 83,314 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 84,538.
What is the gematria of Ishbi-benob in Hebrew?
Ishbi-benob is spelled ישבו בנב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 318; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Ishbi-benob found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 391,855 sequences of ישבו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 392,836).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 84,538 here) beside the count.