Sabean סבאי

Sabean (סבאי) is the name of a people in the Tanakh. Sabean appears 89,467 times as a letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–101,616), in line with the 91,759 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah · every skip: 89,467
Chance alone · every skip: 91,759
P (≥ found) · every skip: 1.00
Shortest skip: 2
Longest skip found: 101,427

Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 8,559 found · chance alone about 8,806 (probability of 8,559 or more by chance alone: 1.00).

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In the Torah

89,467 sequences of סבאי across every skip (2–101,616) in the Torah, close to the 91,759 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which סבאי appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 48:2, reading forward.

The longest skip at which סבאי was found in the Torah is 101,427 — at Deuteronomy 34:9, reading backward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 22,590
Exodus 17,955
Leviticus 11,441
Numbers 23,991
Deuteronomy 13,490

Examples across the range

5 of the 89,467 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.

Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.

shortest skipGenesis 48:2בראשית מח:בskip 2, forward
Letter by letter
1. ס ב א יGenesis 48:2
  וַיַּגֵּד לְיַעֲקֹב וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה בִּנְךָ יוֹסֵף בָּא אֵלֶיךָ וַיִּתְחַזֵּק יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּשֶׁב עַל־הַמִּטָּֽה
  And one told Jacob, and said: ‘Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee.’ And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.
letter 73,975 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
a short skipNumbers 1:32במדבר א:לבskip 3, forward
Letter by letter
1. ס ב א יNumbers 1:32
  לִבְנֵי יוֹסֵף לִבְנֵי אֶפְרַיִם תּוֹלְדֹתָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם בְּמִסְפַּר …
  Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.
letter 187,692 of the TorahOpen at skip 3 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipLeviticus 3:3ויקרא ג:גskip 100, forward
1. סLeviticus 3:3
  … הַשְּׁלָמִים אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה אֶת־הַחֵלֶב הַֽמְכַסֶּה אֶת־הַקֶּרֶב וְאֵת כָּל־הַחֵלֶב …
  And he shall present of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto the LORD: the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
1. בLeviticus 3:5
  וְהִקְטִירוּ אֹתוֹ בְנֵֽי־אַהֲרֹן הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל־הָעֹלָה אֲשֶׁר …
  And Aaron’s sons shall make it smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering, which is upon the wood that is on the fire; it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
2. אLeviticus 3:7
  אִם־כֶּשֶׂב הֽוּא־מַקְרִיב אֶת־קָרְבָּנוֹ וְהִקְרִיב אֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
  If he bring a lamb for his offering, then shall he present it before the LORD.
3. יLeviticus 3:8
  … אַהֲרֹן אֶת־דָּמוֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
  And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall dash the blood thereof against the altar round about.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 143,517 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipExodus 35:28שמות לה:כחskip 1,000, backward
1. סExodus 35:28
  וְאֶת־הַבֹּשֶׂם וְאֶת־הַשָּׁמֶן לְמָאוֹר וּלְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּֽים
  and the spice, and the oil, for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
1. בExodus 35:8
  וְשֶׁמֶן לַמָּאוֹר וּבְשָׂמִים לְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּֽים
  and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
2. אExodus 34:24
  כִּֽי־אוֹרִישׁ גּוֹיִם מִפָּנֶיךָ וְהִרְחַבְתִּי אֶת־גְּבוּלֶךָ וְלֹא־יַחְמֹד אִישׁ אֶֽת …
  For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders; neither shall any man covet thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the LORD thy God three times in the year.
3. יExodus 34:5
  וַיֵּרֶד יְהוָה בֶּֽעָנָן וַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ שָׁם וַיִּקְרָא בְשֵׁם יְהוָֽה
  And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 132,312 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
the longest skip foundDeuteronomy 34:9דברים לד:טskip 101,427, backward
1. סDeuteronomy 34:9
  … נוּן מָלֵא רוּחַ חָכְמָה כִּֽי־סָמַךְ מֹשֶׁה אֶת־יָדָיו עָלָיו וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ …
  And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
1. בNumbers 8:17
  … לִי כָל־בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה בְּיוֹם הַכֹּתִי כָל־בְּכוֹר …
  For all the first-born among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself.
2. אExodus 16:10
  וַיְהִי כְּדַבֵּר אַהֲרֹן אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּפְנוּ …
  And it came to pass, as Aaron spoke unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
3. יGenesis 1:9
  וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶל־מָקוֹם אֶחָד וְתֵרָאֶה הַיַּבָּשָׁה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
  And God said: ‘Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so.
skip 101,427, width 101,427 — one row is 101,427 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 304,643 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,427 in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

1,518,105 sequences of סבאי across every skip (2–399,013) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,528,047 that chance alone would produce.

At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 36,735 found · chance alone about 38,048 (probability of 36,735 or more by chance alone: 1.00).

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 92,478
Exodus 77,423
Leviticus 49,710
Numbers 101,996
Deuteronomy 57,526
Joshua 32,700
Judges 52,306
Samuel 70,768
Kings 132,646
Isaiah 109,335
Jeremiah 90,591
Ezekiel 81,250
The Twelve 79,436
Psalms 146,690
Proverbs 55,222
Job 42,327
Song of Songs 7,021
Ruth 1,754
Lamentations 7,418
Ecclesiastes 18,747
Esther 27,932
Daniel 29,832
Ezra–Nehemiah 48,881
Chronicles 104,116

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Outside the Torah

shortest skip outside the Torah2 Chronicles 21:9דברי הימים ב כא:טskip 2, forward
Letter by letter
1. ס ב א י2 Chronicles 21:9
  … קָם לַיְלָה וַיַּךְ אֶת־אֱדוֹם הַסּוֹבֵב אֵלָיו וְאֵת שָׂרֵי הָרָֽכֶב
  Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him; and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.
letter 1,170,304 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipEzekiel 13:14יחזקאל יג:ידskip 100, forward
1. סEzekiel 13:14
  … תָּפֵל וְהִגַּעְתִּיהוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ וְנִגְלָה יְסֹדוֹ וְנָֽפְלָה וּכְלִיתֶם בְּתוֹכָהּ וִֽידַעְתֶּם כִּֽי …
  So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with whited plaster, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be uncovered; and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
1. בEzekiel 13:16
  נְבִיאֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַֽנִבְּאִים אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְהַחֹזִים לָהּ חֲזוֹן שָׁלֹם וְאֵין שָׁלֹם נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִֽה
  to wit, the prophets of Israel that prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and that see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.
2. א יEzekiel 13:18
  וְאָמַרְתָּ כֹּה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הוֹי לִֽמְתַפְּרוֹת כְּסָתוֹת … הַנְּפָשׁוֹת תְּצוֹדֵדְנָה לְעַמִּי וּנְפָשׁוֹת לָכֶנָה תְחַיֶּֽינָה
  and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe to the women that sew cushions upon all elbows, and make pads for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of My people, and save souls alive for yourselves?
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 742,606 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
longest skip outside the Torah2 Chronicles 36:3דברי הימים ב לו:גskip 398,499, backward
1. ס2 Chronicles 36:3
  וַיְסִירֵהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָם וַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ מֵאָה כִכַּר־כֶּסֶף וְכִכַּר זָהָֽב
  And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
1. בEzekiel 46:4
  וְהָעֹלָה אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִב הַנָּשִׂיא לַֽיהוָה בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת שִׁשָּׁה כְבָשִׂים תְּמִימִם וְאַיִל תָּמִֽים
  And the burnt-offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD shall be in the sabbath day six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish;
2. א1 Samuel 11:4
  וַיָּבֹאוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים גִּבְעַת שָׁאוּל וַיְדַבְּרוּ הַדְּבָרִים בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וַיִּשְׂאוּ כָל־הָעָם אֶת־קוֹלָם וַיִּבְכּֽוּ
  Then came the messengers to Gibeath-shaul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
3. יGenesis 1:3
  וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר
  And God said: ‘Let there be light.’ And there was light.
skip 398,499, width 398,499 — one row is 398,499 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 1,195,597 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,499 in the laboratory →

The spelling

סבאי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as סבאי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 73.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Sabean in the Tanakh

Questions

Is Sabean in the Bible code?

89,467 sequences of סבאי across every skip (2–101,616) in the Torah, close to the 91,759 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Sabean in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 48:2 — the shortest of 89,467 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 91,759.

What is the gematria of Sabean in Hebrew?

Sabean is spelled סבאי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 73.

How many times is Sabean found in the whole Tanakh?

1,518,105 sequences of סבאי across every skip (2–399,013) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,528,047 that chance alone would produce.

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