Jabez יעבץ
Jabez (יעבץ) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Jabez is found 8,038 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 24:14) — about what chance alone gives (about 7,913).
- Found in the Torah
- 8,038
- Chance alone
- 7,913
- P (≥ found)
- 0.08
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
8,038 sequences of יעבץ at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,913 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which יעבץ appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 24:14, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), יעבץ is found 83,147 times; chance alone would give about 82,457.
- Genesis 2,425
- Exodus 1,989
- Leviticus 868
- Numbers 1,362
- Deuteronomy 1,394
The shortest skips
לֹא־תַעֲשֹׁק שָׂכִיר עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן מֵאַחֶיךָ אוֹ מִגֵּרְךָ אֲשֶׁר בְּאַרְצְךָ בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ
Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 287,587Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר קוּם בָּלָק וּֽשֲׁמָע הַאֲזִינָה עָדַי בְּנוֹ צִפֹּֽר
And he took up his parable, and said: Arise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, thou son of Zippor:
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 228,485Open in the laboratory →
בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן בַּגַּיְא מוּל בֵּית פְּעוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ סִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר יוֹשֵׁב בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן אֲשֶׁר הִכָּה מֹשֶׁה וּבְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּצֵאתָם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם
beyond the Jordan, in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, when they came forth out of Egypt;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 259,258Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ שְׁנֵי כְרֻבִים זָהָב מִקְשָׁה עָשָׂה אֹתָם מִשְּׁנֵי קְצוֹת הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת
And he made two cherubim of gold: of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the ark-cover:
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 135,026Open in the laboratory →
עֲלֵה אֶל־הַר הָעֲבָרִים הַזֶּה הַר־נְבוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי יְרֵחוֹ וּרְאֵה אֶת־אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַאֲחֻזָּֽה
’Get thee up into this mountain of Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 302,638Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יעבץ appears 35,461 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.5% more than the 34,954 chance alone would give; the probability of 35,461 or more by chance alone is 0.0034.
- Genesis 2,425
- Exodus 1,989
- Leviticus 868
- Numbers 1,362
- Deuteronomy 1,468
- Joshua 1,286
- Judges 983
- Samuel 1,911
- Kings 2,420
- Isaiah 2,907
- Jeremiah 2,613
- Ezekiel 2,106
- The Twelve 2,043
- Psalms 3,424
- Proverbs 1,189
- Job 1,309
- Song of Songs 193
- Ruth 140
- Lamentations 202
- Ecclesiastes 268
- Esther 190
- Daniel 511
- Ezra–Nehemiah 984
- Chronicles 2,670
Outside the Torah
וַאֲחִימַעַץ בֶּן־צָדוֹק אָמַר אָרוּצָה נָּא וַאֲבַשְּׂרָה אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי־שְׁפָטוֹ יְהוָה מִיַּד אֹיְבָֽיו
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok: ‘Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 464,884Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד אֲחִימַעַץ בֶּן־צָדוֹק וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־יוֹאָב וִיהִי מָה אָרֻֽצָה־נָּא גַם־אָנִי אַחֲרֵי הַכּוּשִׁי וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹאָב לָֽמָּה־זֶּה אַתָּה רָץ בְּנִי וּלְכָה אֵין־בְּשׂוֹרָה מֹצֵֽאת
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab: ‘But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite.’ And Joab said: ‘Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the tidings?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 465,061Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הַצֹּפֶה אֲנִי רֹאֶה אֶת־מְרוּצַת הָרִאשׁוֹן כִּמְרֻצַת אֲחִימַעַץ בֶּן־צָדוֹק וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אִֽישׁ־טוֹב זֶה וְאֶל־בְּשׂוֹרָה טוֹבָה יָבֽוֹא
And the watchman said: ‘I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.’ And the king said: ‘He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 465,419Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יעבץ — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as יעבץ, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 172.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 2:55. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Jabez in the Bible code?
8,038 sequences of יעבץ at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,913 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Jabez in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Deuteronomy 24:14 — the shortest of 8,038 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,913.
What is the gematria of Jabez in Hebrew?
Jabez is spelled יעבץ — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 172.
How many times is Jabez found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יעבץ appears 35,461 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.5% more than the 34,954 chance alone would give; the probability of 35,461 or more by chance alone is 0.0034.
Search it yourself
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