Biblical names

Libni לבני

Libni (לבני) is a person named in the Tanakh. Libni appears 55,111 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% more than chance alone would give (about 54,096; probability 6.9 × 10⁻⁶).

Found in the Torah
55,111
Chance alone
54,096
P (≥ found)
6.9 × 10⁻⁶
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

At skips 2–5,000, לבני appears 55,111 times in the Torah — 1.9% more than the 54,096 chance alone would give; the probability of 55,111 or more by chance alone is 6.9 × 10⁻⁶.

The shortest skip at which לבני appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 13:3, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), לבני is found 567,135 times; chance alone would give about 563,676.

  • Genesis 16,061
  • Exodus 9,413
  • Leviticus 6,506
  • Numbers 14,458
  • Deuteronomy 8,673

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 13:3בראשית יג:גskip 2, forward

    וַיֵּלֶךְ לְמַסָּעָיו מִנֶּגֶב וְעַד־בֵּֽית־אֵל עַד־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה שָׁם אהלה בַּתְּחִלָּה בֵּין בֵּֽית־אֵל וּבֵין הָעָֽי

    And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai;

    לבני at skip 2, forward from Genesis 13:3הלהבתחהיבתאלוביןלבןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 15,268Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 14:2שמות יד:בskip 2, forward

    דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיָשֻׁבוּ וְיַחֲנוּ לִפְנֵי פִּי הַחִירֹת בֵּין מִגְדֹּל וּבֵין הַיָּם לִפְנֵי בַּעַל צְפֹן נִכְחוֹ תַחֲנוּ עַל־הַיָּֽם

    ’Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon, over against it shall ye encamp by the sea.

    לבני at skip 2, forward from Exodus 14:2ביןמגדויהםלפניבעלבןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 98,099Open in the laboratory →

  3. Deuteronomy 24:5דברים כד:הskip 2, forward

    כִּֽי־יִקַּח אִישׁ אִשָּׁה חֲדָשָׁה לֹא יֵצֵא בַּצָּבָא וְלֹא־יַעֲבֹר עָלָיו לְכָל־דָּבָר נָקִי יִהְיֶה לְבֵיתוֹ שָׁנָה אֶחָת וְשִׂמַּח אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־לָקָֽח

    When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business; he shall be free for his house one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.

    לבני at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 24:5עליולכדרקיהיהלבילבני
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 287,137Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 29:24בראשית כט:כדskip 2, backward

    וַיִּתֵּן לָבָן לָהּ אֶת־זִלְפָּה שִׁפְחָתוֹ לְלֵאָה בִתּוֹ שִׁפְחָֽה

    And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

    לבני at skip 2, backward from Genesis 29:24אאליהותלןהאתזלפהלבןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 40,914Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 29:29בראשית כט:כטskip 2, backward

    וַיִּתֵּן לָבָן לְרָחֵל בִּתּוֹ אֶת־בִּלְהָה שִׁפְחָתוֹ לָהּ לְשִׁפְחָֽה

    And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.

    לבני at skip 2, backward from Genesis 29:29ולאשהותלןרחלבתואלבןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 41,146Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, לבני appears 254,880 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 253,366 chance alone would give; the probability of 254,880 or more by chance alone is 0.0013.

  • Genesis 16,061
  • Exodus 9,413
  • Leviticus 6,506
  • Numbers 14,458
  • Deuteronomy 9,368
  • Joshua 8,737
  • Judges 9,425
  • Samuel 20,482
  • Kings 19,300
  • Isaiah 12,045
  • Jeremiah 18,169
  • Ezekiel 14,657
  • The Twelve 10,343
  • Psalms 19,494
  • Proverbs 5,856
  • Job 7,356
  • Song of Songs 1,025
  • Ruth 1,326
  • Lamentations 1,361
  • Ecclesiastes 2,432
  • Esther 2,261
  • Daniel 7,781
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 12,294
  • Chronicles 24,730

Outside the Torah

  1. 2 Samuel 3:1שמואל ב ג:אskip 2, forward

    וַתְּהִי הַמִּלְחָמָה אֲרֻכָּה בֵּין בֵּית שָׁאוּל וּבֵין בֵּית דָּוִד וְדָוִד הֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק וּבֵית שָׁאוּל הֹלְכִים וְדַלִּֽים

    Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

    לבני at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 3:1ביתשאוויבתדודודולבןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 438,420Open in the laboratory →

  2. 2 Samuel 3:6שמואל ב ג:וskip 2, forward

    וַיְהִי בִּֽהְיוֹת הַמִּלְחָמָה בֵּין בֵּית שָׁאוּל וּבֵין בֵּית דָּוִד וְאַבְנֵר הָיָה מִתְחַזֵּק בְּבֵית שָׁאֽוּל

    And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner showed himself strong in the house of Saul.

    לבני at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 3:6ביתשאוויבתדודואבלבןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 438,666Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Kings 3:9מלכים א ג:טskip 2, forward

    וְנָתַתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ לִשְׁפֹּט אֶֽת־עַמְּךָ לְהָבִין בֵּֽין־טוֹב לְרָע כִּי מִי יוּכַל לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת־עַמְּךָ הַכָּבֵד הַזֶּֽה

    Give Thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?’

    לבני at skip 2, forward from 1 Kings 3:9טאתעמךהיבןטובלרעלבןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 483,873Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

לבני — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as לבני, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 92.

As a plain word it stands 205 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 23:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Libni appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, לבני appears 55,111 times in the Torah — 1.9% more than the 54,096 chance alone would give; the probability of 55,111 or more by chance alone is 6.9 × 10⁻⁶.

What is the shortest skip for Libni in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 13:3 — the shortest of 55,111 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 54,096.

What is the gematria of Libni in Hebrew?

Libni is spelled לבני — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 92.

How many times is Libni found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, לבני appears 254,880 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 253,366 chance alone would give; the probability of 254,880 or more by chance alone is 0.0013.

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