Shabbetai Tzvi שבתי צבי
Shabbetai Tzvi (שבתי צבי): 17th-century claimant to be the Messiah (1626–1676). In the Torah codes, שבתי (from Shabbetai Tzvi) is found 49,238 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 17:27) — about what chance alone gives (about 49,699).
- Found in the Torah (שבתי)
- 49,238
- Chance alone
- 49,699
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for שבתי, and צבי has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
49,238 sequences of שבתי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 49,699 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 17:27, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 523,636 sequences of שבתי, against about 517,857 from chance alone.
- Genesis 11,639
- Exodus 11,246
- Leviticus 7,230
- Numbers 10,568
- Deuteronomy 8,555
The shortest skips
וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֹ יְלִיד בָּיִת וּמִקְנַת־כֶּסֶף מֵאֵת בֶּן־נֵכָר נִמֹּלוּ אִתּֽוֹ
And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,444Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרַע יַעֲקֹב שִׂמְלֹתָיו וַיָּשֶׂם שַׂק בְּמָתְנָיו וַיִּתְאַבֵּל עַל־בְּנוֹ יָמִים רַבִּֽים
And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 55,877Open in the laboratory →
וּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִת שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן יִהְיֶה לָאָרֶץ שַׁבָּת לַיהוָה שָֽׂדְךָ לֹא תִזְרָע וְכַרְמְךָ לֹא תִזְמֹֽר
But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto the LORD; thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 179,731Open in the laboratory →
וְזֹאת עֲשׂוּ לָהֶם וְחָיוּ וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ בְּגִשְׁתָּם אֶת־קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו יָבֹאוּ וְשָׂמוּ אוֹתָם אִישׁ אִישׁ עַל־עֲבֹדָתוֹ וְאֶל־מַשָּׂאֽוֹ
but thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 193,709Open in the laboratory →
וְקוֹץ וְדַרְדַּר תַּצְמִיחַֽ לָךְ וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת־עֵשֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶֽה
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,897Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
189,190 sequences of שבתי at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 191,579 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 11,639
- Exodus 11,246
- Leviticus 7,230
- Numbers 10,568
- Deuteronomy 9,068
- Joshua 5,551
- Judges 6,497
- Samuel 13,707
- Kings 18,599
- Isaiah 8,435
- Jeremiah 12,673
- Ezekiel 13,356
- The Twelve 7,518
- Psalms 11,224
- Proverbs 5,030
- Job 4,398
- Song of Songs 898
- Ruth 946
- Lamentations 951
- Ecclesiastes 1,963
- Esther 1,897
- Daniel 2,419
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,662
- Chronicles 16,715
Outside the Torah
וְלִמְפִיבֹשֶׁת בֵּן־קָטָן וּשְׁמוֹ מִיכָא וְכֹל מוֹשַׁב בֵּית־צִיבָא עֲבָדִים לִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת
Now Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 448,141Open in the laboratory →
וְלָרָשׁ אֵֽין־כֹּל כִּי אִם־כִּבְשָׂה אַחַת קְטַנָּה אֲשֶׁר קָנָה וַיְחַיֶּהָ וַתִּגְדַּל עִמּוֹ וְעִם־בָּנָיו יַחְדָּו מִפִּתּוֹ תֹאכַל וּמִכֹּסוֹ תִשְׁתֶּה וּבְחֵיקוֹ תִשְׁכָּב וַתְּהִי־לוֹ כְּבַֽת
but the poor man had nothing save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and reared; and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 451,309Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה לִי יוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִשְׁנֵֽי־שָׂרֵי צִבְאוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאַבְנֵר בֶּן־נֵר וְלַעֲמָשָׂא בֶן־יֶתֶר וַיַּהַרְגֵם וַיָּשֶׂם דְּמֵֽי־מִלְחָמָה בְּשָׁלֹם וַיִּתֵּן דְּמֵי מִלְחָמָה בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּמָתְנָיו וּֽבְנַעֲלוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלָֽיו
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 480,691Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שבתי צבי — the name in Hebrew letters: 17th-century claimant to be the Messiah (1626–1676). Searched as שבתי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 712.
As a plain word it stands 7 times in the Tanakh, first at Zechariah 1:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- צבי — the name in Hebrew letters found 218,609 in the Torah (chance 216,240)
Questions
Does Shabbetai Tzvi appear in the Torah codes?
49,238 sequences of שבתי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 49,699 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Shabbetai Tzvi in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 17:27 — the shortest of 49,238 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 49,699.
How is Shabbetai Tzvi spelled in Hebrew?
Shabbetai Tzvi is spelled שבתי צבי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 712; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Shabbetai Tzvi in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
189,190 sequences of שבתי at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 191,579 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 49,699 here) beside the count.