Mephibosheth מפיבשת
Mephibosheth (מפיבשת) is a person named in the Tanakh. Mephibosheth appears 77 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 63.4 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 77
- Chance alone
- 63.4
- P (≥ found)
- 0.05
- Shortest skip
- 156
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, מפיבשת appears 77 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 63.4, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which מפיבשת appears in the Torah is 156 — the first at Numbers 7:41, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), מפיבשת is found 373 times; chance alone would give about 403.
- Genesis 18
- Exodus 16
- Leviticus 14
- Numbers 21
- Deuteronomy 8
The shortest skips
וּלְזֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים בָּקָר שְׁנַיִם אֵילִם חֲמִשָּׁה עַתֻּדִים חֲמִשָּׁה כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי־שָׁנָה חֲמִשָּׁה זֶה קָרְבַּן שְׁלֻמִיאֵל בֶּן־צוּרִֽישַׁדָּֽי
and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
skip 156, width 156 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 200,133Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־פִּיחַ הַכִּבְשָׁן וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיִּזְרֹק אֹתוֹ מֹשֶׁה הַשָּׁמָיְמָה וַיְהִי שְׁחִין אֲבַעְבֻּעֹת פֹּרֵחַ בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה
And they took soot of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses threw it up heavenward; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast.
skip 181, width 181 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 90,124Open in the laboratory →
קוּמוּ סְּעוּ וְעִבְרוּ אֶת־נַחַל אַרְנֹן רְאֵה נָתַתִּי בְיָדְךָ אֶת־סִיחֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶשְׁבּוֹן הָֽאֱמֹרִי וְאֶת־אַרְצוֹ הָחֵל רָשׁ וְהִתְגָּר בּוֹ מִלְחָמָֽה
Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of Arnon; behold, I have given into thy hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
skip 197, width 197 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 253,783Open in the laboratory →
וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ כָל־פֶּֽטֶר־רֶחֶם לַֽיהֹוָה וְכָל־פֶּטֶר שֶׁגֶר בְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה לְךָ הַזְּכָרִים לַיהוָֽה
that thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the womb; every firstling that is a male, which thou hast coming of a beast, shall be the LORD’s.
skip 235, width 235 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 97,370Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקֹּב בֶּן־הָֽאִשָּׁה הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית אֶת־הַשֵּׁם וַיְקַלֵּל וַיָּבִיאוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ שְׁלֹמִית בַּת־דִּבְרִי לְמַטֵּה־דָֽן
And the son of the Israelitish woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
skip 242, width 242 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 179,079Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מפיבשת appears 231 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 241, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 18
- Exodus 16
- Leviticus 14
- Numbers 21
- Deuteronomy 9
- Joshua 2
- Judges 6
- Samuel 15
- Kings 16
- Isaiah 14
- Jeremiah 3
- Ezekiel 13
- The Twelve 9
- Psalms 19
- Proverbs 6
- Job 9
- Song of Songs 2
- Ruth 1
- Esther 1
- Daniel 3
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10
- Chronicles 24
Outside the Torah
וְיָשְׁבוּ עָלֶיהָ לָבֶטַח וּבָנוּ בָתִּים וְנָטְעוּ כְרָמִים וְיָשְׁבוּ לָבֶטַח בַּעֲשׂוֹתִי שְׁפָטִים בְּכֹל הַשָּׁאטִים אֹתָם מִסְּבִיבוֹתָם וְיָדְעוּ כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם
And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell safely; when I have executed judgments upon all those that have them in disdain round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.’
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 768,227Open in the laboratory →
שִׁיר הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת לְדָוִד הִנֵּה מַה־טּוֹב וּמַה־נָּעִים שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם־יָֽחַד
A Song of Ascents; of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
skip 49, width 49 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 930,051Open in the laboratory →
וְרַבִּים מְבִיאִים מִנְחָה לַיהוָה לִירוּשָׁלִַם וּמִגְדָּנוֹת לִֽיחִזְקִיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וַיִּנַּשֵּׂא לְעֵינֵי כָל־הַגּוֹיִם מֵאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵֽן
And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
skip 59, width 59 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,188,764Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מפיבשת — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מפיבשת, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 832.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 4:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Mephibosheth appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מפיבשת appears 77 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 63.4, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Mephibosheth in the Torah?
Skip 156, reading backward from Numbers 7:41 — the shortest of 77 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 63.4.
What is the gematria of Mephibosheth in Hebrew?
Mephibosheth is spelled מפיבשת — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 832.
How many times is Mephibosheth found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מפיבשת appears 231 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 241, so the count is in line with chance.
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