Shevat שבט
Shevat — in Hebrew שבט — the eleventh month. In the Torah codes, Shevat is found 49,037 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 15:15) — 0.8% above the 48,659 chance alone would give (probability of 49,037 or more by chance alone: 0.04).
- Found in the Torah
- 49,037
- Chance alone
- 48,659
- P (≥ found)
- 0.04
- 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 49,037 sequences of שבט at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 48,659); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 15:15, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 746,355 sequences of שבט, against about 754,192 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 48,659 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 7,468
- Exodus 10,502
- Leviticus 12,431
- Numbers 11,728
- Deuteronomy 6,908
The shortest skips
וְאַתָּה תָּבוֹא אֶל־אֲבֹתֶיךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם תִּקָּבֵר בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָֽה
But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,025Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגְוַע וַיָּמָת אַבְרָהָם בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָה זָקֵן וְשָׂבֵעַ וַיֵּאָסֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו
And Abraham expired, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,161Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל הַטַּף בַּנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדְעוּ מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר הַחֲיוּ לָכֶֽם
But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 240,256Open in the laboratory →
וּבָתִּים מְלֵאִים כָּל־טוּב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מִלֵּאתָ וּבֹרֹת חֲצוּבִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־חָצַבְתָּ כְּרָמִים וְזֵיתִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָטָעְתָּ וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ
and houses full of all good things, which thou didst not fill, and cisterns hewn out, which thou the didst not hew, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou didst not plant, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 261,794Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכָל־הַטּוֹב אֲשֶׁר נָֽתַן־לְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וּלְבֵיתֶךָ אַתָּה וְהַלֵּוִי וְהַגֵּר אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ
And thou shalt rejoice in all the good which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thy house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is in the midst of thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 289,660Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 166,152 sequences of שבט at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 166,405).
- Genesis 7,468
- Exodus 10,502
- Leviticus 12,431
- Numbers 11,728
- Deuteronomy 7,066
- Joshua 4,327
- Judges 3,954
- Samuel 8,705
- Kings 12,756
- Isaiah 8,667
- Jeremiah 9,294
- Ezekiel 9,763
- The Twelve 7,316
- Psalms 12,053
- Proverbs 7,085
- Job 4,825
- Song of Songs 869
- Ruth 811
- Lamentations 1,050
- Ecclesiastes 2,442
- Esther 2,222
- Daniel 2,899
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,085
- Chronicles 11,834
Outside the Torah
וַיָּמָת גִּדְעוֹן בֶּן־יוֹאָשׁ בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָה וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּקֶבֶר יוֹאָשׁ אָבִיו בְּעָפְרָה אֲבִי הָֽעֶזְרִֽי
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 359,608Open in the laboratory →
חָכָם עָצֵל בְּעֵינָיו מִשִּׁבְעָה מְשִׁיבֵי טָֽעַם
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men that give wise answer.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 959,169Open in the laboratory →
רְחַב־נֶפֶשׁ יְגָרֶה מָדוֹן וּבוֹטֵחַ עַל־יְהוָה יְדֻשָּֽׁן
He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be abundantly gratified.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 961,127Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שבט — the Tanakh's own spelling: the eleventh month. Searched as שבט, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 311.
As a plain word it stands 63 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 49:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Sebat.
Questions
Is Shevat in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 49,037 sequences of שבט at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 48,659); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Shevat in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 15:15 — the shortest of 49,037 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 48,659.
How is Shevat spelled in Hebrew?
Shevat is spelled שבט — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 311.
Is Shevat in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 166,152 sequences of שבט at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 166,405).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 48,659 here) beside the count.