Shebaniah שבניה
Shebaniah (שבניה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shebaniah is found 3,508 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 33:29) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,569).
- Found in the Torah
- 3,508
- Chance alone
- 3,569
- P (≥ found)
- 0.85
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 3,508 sequences of שבניה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,569).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 33:29, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 27,627 sequences of שבניה, against about 28,128 from chance alone.
- Genesis 848
- Exodus 700
- Leviticus 461
- Numbers 990
- Deuteronomy 509
The shortest skips
וַיִּסְעוּ מִמִּתְקָה וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּחַשְׁמֹנָֽה
And they journeyed from Mithkah, and pitched in Hashmonah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 245,078Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתֶּם חֲשַׁבְתֶּם עָלַי רָעָה אֱלֹהִים חֲשָׁבָהּ לְטֹבָה לְמַעַן עֲשֹׂה כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה לְהַחֲיֹת עַם־רָֽב
And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 77,707Open in the laboratory →
וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא תַעֲשֽׂוּ
And on the seventh day ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 236,324Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁמְעוּ לְקֹלֶךָ וּבָאתָ אַתָּה וְזִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם וַאֲמַרְתֶּם אֵלָיו יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הָֽעִבְרִיִּים נִקְרָה עָלֵינוּ וְעַתָּה נֵֽלֲכָה־נָּא דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְנִזְבְּחָה לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
And they shall hearken to thy voice. And thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him: The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, hath met with us. And now let us go, we pray thee, three days’journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 81,605Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֱלֹהֵי הָעִבְרִים נִקְרָא עָלֵינוּ נֵלֲכָה נָּא דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְנִזְבְּחָה לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ פֶּן־יִפְגָּעֵנוּ בַּדֶּבֶר אוֹ בֶחָֽרֶב
And they said: ‘The God of the Hebrews hath met with us. Let us go, we pray thee, three days’journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest He fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 83,704Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
14,255 sequences of שבניה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 14,194 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 848
- Exodus 700
- Leviticus 461
- Numbers 990
- Deuteronomy 569
- Joshua 549
- Judges 545
- Samuel 1,035
- Kings 1,233
- Isaiah 676
- Jeremiah 1,000
- Ezekiel 831
- The Twelve 626
- Psalms 821
- Proverbs 279
- Job 271
- Song of Songs 58
- Ruth 65
- Lamentations 55
- Ecclesiastes 123
- Esther 138
- Daniel 264
- Ezra–Nehemiah 667
- Chronicles 1,451
Outside the Torah
וַיִּֽתְנַדְּבוּ שָׂרֵי הָאָבוֹת וְשָׂרֵי שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת וּלְשָׂרֵי מְלֶאכֶת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
Then the princes of the fathers’houses, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king’s work, offered willingly;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,140,523Open in the laboratory →
שׁוּבוּ בָנִים שׁוֹבָבִים נְאֻם־יְהוָה כִּי אָנֹכִי בָּעַלְתִּי בָכֶם וְלָקַחְתִּי אֶתְכֶם אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה וְהֵבֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם צִיּֽוֹן
Return, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am a lord unto you, and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 646,334Open in the laboratory →
קוּמוּ עֲלוּ אֶל־גּוֹי שְׁלֵיו יוֹשֵׁב לָבֶטַח נְאֻם־יְהוָה לֹא־דְלָתַיִם וְלֹֽא־בְרִיחַ לוֹ בָּדָד יִשְׁכֹּֽנוּ
Arise, get you up against a nation that is at ease, That dwelleth without care, saith the LORD; That have neither gates nor bars, That dwell alone.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 718,523Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שבניה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שבניה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 367.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Nehemiah 9:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shebaniah in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 3,508 sequences of שבניה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,569).
What is the shortest skip for Shebaniah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 33:29 — the shortest of 3,508 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,569.
How is Shebaniah spelled in Hebrew?
Shebaniah is spelled שבניה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 367.
Is Shebaniah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
14,255 sequences of שבניה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 14,194 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 3,569 here) beside the count.