Sheber שבר
Sheber (שבר) is a person named in the Tanakh. Sheber appears 483,607 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 488,882 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 483,607
- Chance alone
- 488,882
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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, שבר appears 483,607 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 488,882, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:16, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 7,513,265 sequences of שבר, against about 7,577,459 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 488,882 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 117,312
- Exodus 102,154
- Leviticus 67,208
- Numbers 113,243
- Deuteronomy 83,690
The shortest skips
וַיֵּצֵא קַיִן מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־נוֹד קִדְמַת־עֵֽדֶן
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,919Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ בְנֵי־הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּנוֹת הָֽאָדָם כִּי טֹבֹת הֵנָּה וַיִּקְחוּ לָהֶם נָשִׁים מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בָּחָֽרוּ
that the sons of nobles saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,906Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲנִי הִנְנִי מֵבִיא אֶת־הַמַּבּוּל מַיִם עַל־הָאָרֶץ לְשַׁחֵת כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ רוּחַ חַיִּים מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָרֶץ יִגְוָֽע
And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; every thing that is in the earth shall perish.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,658Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲנִי הִנְנִי מֵבִיא אֶת־הַמַּבּוּל מַיִם עַל־הָאָרֶץ לְשַׁחֵת כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ רוּחַ חַיִּים מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָרֶץ יִגְוָֽע
And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; every thing that is in the earth shall perish.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,681Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־נֹחַ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה שְׁנַיִם שְׁנַיִם מִכָּל־הַבָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ רוּחַ חַיִּֽים
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,686Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,794,211 sequences of שבר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,794,963).
- Genesis 117,312
- Exodus 102,154
- Leviticus 67,208
- Numbers 113,243
- Deuteronomy 87,345
- Joshua 67,516
- Judges 58,381
- Samuel 128,985
- Kings 176,898
- Isaiah 91,636
- Jeremiah 120,812
- Ezekiel 100,950
- The Twelve 76,280
- Psalms 94,102
- Proverbs 48,313
- Job 35,810
- Song of Songs 7,314
- Ruth 7,105
- Lamentations 7,405
- Ecclesiastes 17,863
- Esther 21,016
- Daniel 25,998
- Ezra–Nehemiah 62,014
- Chronicles 158,551
Outside the Torah
וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הָהָרָה לֵּכוּ פֶּֽן־יִפְגְּעוּ בָכֶם הָרֹדְפִים וְנַחְבֵּתֶם שָׁמָּה שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים עַד שׁוֹב הָרֹֽדְפִים וְאַחַר תֵּלְכוּ לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם
And she said unto them: ‘Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned; and afterward may ye go your way.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,077Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בִּֽהְיוֹת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּירִיחוֹ וַיִּשָּׂא עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ עֹמֵד לְנֶגְדּוֹ וְחַרְבּוֹ שְׁלוּפָה בְּיָדוֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הֲלָנוּ אַתָּה אִם־לְצָרֵֽינוּ
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him: ‘Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?’ .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,199Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה בִּמְשֹׁךְ בְּקֶרֶן הַיּוֹבֵל בשמעכם אֶת־קוֹל הַשּׁוֹפָר יָרִיעוּ כָל־הָעָם תְּרוּעָה גְדוֹלָה וְנָפְלָה חוֹמַת הָעִיר תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְעָלוּ הָעָם אִישׁ נֶגְדּֽוֹ
And it shall be, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the horn, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,668Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שבר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שבר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 502.
As a plain word it stands 41 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 42:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sheber in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, שבר appears 483,607 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 488,882, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Sheber in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:16 — the shortest of 483,607 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 488,882.
How is Sheber spelled in Hebrew?
Sheber is spelled שבר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 502.
Is Sheber in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,794,211 sequences of שבר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,794,963).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 488,882 here) beside the count.