Shephatiah שפטיה
Shephatiah (שפטיה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shephatiah is found 154 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 27 (Genesis 19:9) — 15% above the 134 chance alone would give (probability of 154 or more by chance alone: 0.05).
- Found in the Torah
- 154
- Chance alone
- 134
- P (≥ found)
- 0.05
- Shortest skip
- 27
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 154 sequences of שפטיה at skips 2–5,000, 15% above what chance alone gives (about 134); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.05 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 27 — the first at Genesis 19:9, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 1,339 sequences of שפטיה, against about 1,056 from chance alone.
- Genesis 22
- Exodus 41
- Leviticus 40
- Numbers 33
- Deuteronomy 18
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמְרוּ גֶּשׁ־הָלְאָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ הָאֶחָד בָּֽא־לָגוּר וַיִּשְׁפֹּט שָׁפוֹט עַתָּה נָרַע לְךָ מֵהֶם וַיִּפְצְרוּ בָאִישׁ בְּלוֹט מְאֹד וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ לִשְׁבֹּר הַדָּֽלֶת
And they said: ‘Stand back.’ And they said: ‘This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.’ And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.
skip 27, width 27 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 22,653Open in the laboratory →
וְכִי תֹאמְרוּ מַה־נֹּאכַל בַּשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִת הֵן לֹא נִזְרָע וְלֹא נֶאֱסֹף אֶת־תְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ
And if ye shall say: ‘What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we may not sow, nor gather in our increase’;
skip 85, width 85 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 180,559Open in the laboratory →
נֶפֶשׁ כִּֽי־תִמְעֹל מַעַל וְחָֽטְאָה בִּשְׁגָגָה מִקָּדְשֵׁי יְהוָה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ לַֽיהוָה אַיִל תָּמִים מִן־הַצֹּאן בְּעֶרְכְּךָ כֶּֽסֶף־שְׁקָלִים בְּשֶֽׁקֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְאָשָֽׁם
If any one commit a trespass, and sin through error, in the holy things of the LORD, then he shall bring his forfeit unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy valuation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt-offering.
skip 109, width 109 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 147,172Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּה אֶת־שְׁתֵּי עֲבֹתֹת הַזָּהָב עַל־שְׁתֵּי הַטַּבָּעֹת אֶל־קְצוֹת הַחֹֽשֶׁן
And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold on the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
skip 135, width 135 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 119,435Open in the laboratory →
לִבְנֵי בְרִיעָה לְחֶבֶר מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽחֶבְרִי לְמַלְכִּיאֵל מִשְׁפַּחַת הַמַּלְכִּיאֵלִֽי
Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
skip 147, width 147 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 233,073Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
490 sequences of שפטיה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 456 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 22
- Exodus 41
- Leviticus 40
- Numbers 33
- Deuteronomy 20
- Joshua 11
- Judges 13
- Samuel 20
- Kings 20
- Isaiah 40
- Jeremiah 20
- Ezekiel 29
- The Twelve 24
- Psalms 46
- Proverbs 23
- Job 22
- Song of Songs 1
- Ruth 3
- Lamentations 6
- Ecclesiastes 6
- Esther 3
- Daniel 8
- Ezra–Nehemiah 12
- Chronicles 27
Outside the Torah
הַבָּאִים מֵֽהַשְּׁבִי בְנֵֽי־הַגּוֹלָה הִקְרִיבוּ עֹלוֹת לֵאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל פָּרִים שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵילִים תִּשְׁעִים וְשִׁשָּׁה כְּבָשִׂים שִׁבְעִים וְשִׁבְעָה צְפִירֵי חַטָּאת שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר הַכֹּל עוֹלָה לַיהוָֽה
The children of the captivity, that were come out of exile, offered burnt-offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering; all this was a burnt-offering unto the LORD.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,071,672Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲנָשִׁים צַדִּיקִם הֵמָּה יִשְׁפְּטוּ אֽוֹתְהֶם מִשְׁפַּט נֹֽאֲפוֹת וּמִשְׁפַּט שֹׁפְכוֹת דָּם כִּי נֹֽאֲפֹת הֵנָּה וְדָם בִּֽידֵיהֶֽן
But righteous men, they shall judge them as adulteresses are judged, and as women that shed blood are judged; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 761,234Open in the laboratory →
עֲטִינָיו מָלְאוּ חָלָב וּמֹחַ עַצְמוֹתָיו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה
His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 979,623Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שפטיה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שפטיה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 404.
As a plain word it stands 12 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 3:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shephatiah in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 154 sequences of שפטיה at skips 2–5,000, 15% above what chance alone gives (about 134); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.05 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Shephatiah in the Torah?
Skip 27, reading forward from Genesis 19:9 — the shortest of 154 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 134.
How is Shephatiah spelled in Hebrew?
Shephatiah is spelled שפטיה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 404.
Is Shephatiah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
490 sequences of שפטיה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 456 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 134 here) beside the count.