Biblical names

Nibhaz נבחז

Nibhaz (נבחז) is a name in the Tanakh. Nibhaz appears 1,332 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 6.1% more than chance alone would give (about 1,256; probability 0.02).

Found in the Torah
1,332
Chance alone
1,256
P (≥ found)
0.02
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, נבחז appears 1,332 times in the Torah — 6.1% more than the 1,256 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,332 or more by chance alone is 0.02.

The shortest skip at which נבחז appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 21:12, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), נבחז is found 13,414 times; chance alone would give about 13,086.

  • Genesis 252
  • Exodus 289
  • Leviticus 256
  • Numbers 382
  • Deuteronomy 153

The shortest skips

  1. Numbers 21:12במדבר כא:יבskip 2, forward

    מִשָּׁם נָסָעוּ וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּנַחַל זָֽרֶד

    From thence they journeyed, and pitched in the valley of Zered.

    נבחז at skip 2, forward from Numbers 21:12סעוויחונלרדמשםנסנבחז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 224,088Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 45:23בראשית מה:כגskip 4, forward

    וּלְאָבִיו שָׁלַח כְּזֹאת עֲשָׂרָה חֲמֹרִים נֹשְׂאִים מִטּוּב מִצְרָיִם וְעֶשֶׂר אֲתֹנֹת נֹֽשְׂאֹת בָּר וָלֶחֶם וּמָזוֹן לְאָבִיו לַדָּֽרֶךְ

    And to his father he sent in like manner ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread and victual for his father by the way.

    נבחז at skip 4, forward from Genesis 45:23מצריםועשראתנתשאתרולםומוןלאביולדרךוישנבחז
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 69,997Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 7:12ויקרא ז:יבskip 8, backward

    אִם עַל־תּוֹדָה יַקְרִיבֶנּוּ וְהִקְרִיב עַל־זֶבַח הַתּוֹדָה חַלּוֹת מַצּוֹת בְּלוּלֹת בַּשֶּׁמֶן וּרְקִיקֵי מַצּוֹת מְשֻׁחִים בַּשָּׁמֶן וְסֹלֶת מֻרְבֶּכֶת חַלֹּת בְּלוּלֹת בַּשָּֽׁמֶן

    If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour soaked.

    נבחז at skip 8, backward from Leviticus 7:12יקוקאםעלתודהיקריבנווהקריבעלבחהתודהלותמצותלולתבשמורקיקימצותמשחיםבשמןוסלתמרבכתןבחז
    skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 149,491Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 9:19ויקרא ט:יטskip 11, backward

    וְאֶת־הַחֲלָבִים מִן־הַשּׁוֹר וּמִן־הָאַיִל הָֽאַלְיָה וְהַֽמְכַסֶּה וְהַכְּלָיֹת וְיֹתֶרֶת הַכָּבֵֽד

    and the fat of the ox, and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver.

    נבחז at skip 11, backward from Leviticus 9:19בחהשלמיםאשרלעםוימצאובניאהרןאתהדםאליווירקהועלהמזבסביבואתהחליםמןהשורומהאילהאליהוהמכסהוהכליתויתרתהכבדוישימואתןבחז
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 153,862Open in the laboratory →

  5. Numbers 32:14במדבר לב:ידskip 19, forward

    וְהִנֵּה קַמְתֶּם תַּחַת אֲבֹתֵיכֶם תַּרְבּוּת אֲנָשִׁים חַטָּאִים לִסְפּוֹת עוֹד עַל חֲרוֹן אַף־יְהוָה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’stead, a brood of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.

    נבחז at skip 19, forward from Numbers 32:14להדורהעשההרעבעינייקוקוהנהקמתםתחתאבתיכםתרבותאנשיםחטאיםלספותעודעלחרואףיקוקאלישראלכיתשוןמאחריוויסףעודלהניובמדברושחתםלכלהעםההויגשואליוויאמרוגדרתצאןנבנהלמקננופהועריםלטפנוואנחנונחלץחשיםלפניבניןבחז
    skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 242,754Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, נבחז appears 5,444 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.2% more than the 5,226 chance alone would give; the probability of 5,444 or more by chance alone is 0.0014.

  • Genesis 252
  • Exodus 289
  • Leviticus 256
  • Numbers 382
  • Deuteronomy 158
  • Joshua 209
  • Judges 148
  • Samuel 241
  • Kings 358
  • Isaiah 356
  • Jeremiah 274
  • Ezekiel 283
  • The Twelve 216
  • Psalms 401
  • Proverbs 182
  • Job 175
  • Song of Songs 31
  • Ruth 22
  • Lamentations 47
  • Ecclesiastes 52
  • Esther 48
  • Daniel 144
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 327
  • Chronicles 593

Outside the Torah

  1. Jeremiah 23:6ירמיהו כג:וskip 2, forward

    בְּיָמָיו תִּוָּשַׁע יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁכֹּן לָבֶטַח וְזֶה־שְּׁמוֹ אֲֽשֶׁר־יִקְרְאוֹ יְהוָה צִדְקֵֽנוּ

    In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called, the LORD is our righteousness.

    נבחז at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 23:6ראלישכלטוהשמואשרןבחז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 674,261Open in the laboratory →

  2. Jeremiah 33:16ירמיהו לג:טזskip 2, forward

    בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם תִּוָּשַׁע יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִַם תִּשְׁכּוֹן לָבֶטַח וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָא־לָהּ יְהוָה צִדְקֵֽנוּ

    In those days shall Judah be saved, And Jerusalem shall dwell safely; And this is the name whereby she shall be called, The LORD is our righteousness.

    נבחז at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 33:16לםתשכולטוהאשריקרןבחז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 693,670Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Samuel 2:13שמואל א ב:יגskip 2, backward

    וּמִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־הָעָם כָּל־אִישׁ זֹבֵחַ זֶבַח וּבָא נַעַר הַכֹּהֵן כְּבַשֵּׁל הַבָּשָׂר וְהַמַּזְלֵג שְׁלֹשׁ־הַשִּׁנַּיִם בְּיָדֽוֹ

    And the custom of the priests with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his band;

    נבחז at skip 2, backward from 1 Samuel 2:13אישזבחבואערהכהןכנבחז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 385,755Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

נבחז — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as נבחז, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 67.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 17:31. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Nibhaz appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, נבחז appears 1,332 times in the Torah — 6.1% more than the 1,256 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,332 or more by chance alone is 0.02.

What is the shortest skip for Nibhaz in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 21:12 — the shortest of 1,332 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,256.

What is the gematria of Nibhaz in Hebrew?

Nibhaz is spelled נבחז — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 67.

How many times is Nibhaz found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, נבחז appears 5,444 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.2% more than the 5,226 chance alone would give; the probability of 5,444 or more by chance alone is 0.0014.

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