Shiphtan שפטן
Shiphtan (שפטן) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shiphtan is found 699 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 11 (Numbers 2:13) — about what chance alone gives (about 657).
- Found in the Torah
- 699
- Chance alone
- 657
- P (≥ found)
- 0.06
- Shortest skip
- 11
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, שפטן appears 699 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 657, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 11 — the first at Numbers 2:13, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 8,203 sequences of שפטן, against about 6,849 from chance alone.
- Genesis 78
- Exodus 154
- Leviticus 190
- Numbers 208
- Deuteronomy 69
The shortest skips
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם תִּשְׁעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֽוֹת
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and nine thousand and three hundred;
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 189,333Open in the laboratory →
וְהַטּוּר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לֶשֶׁם שְׁבוֹ וְאַחְלָֽמָה
and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 119,199Open in the laboratory →
וְהַטּוּר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לֶשֶׁם שְׁבוֹ וְאַחְלָֽמָה
And the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 138,414Open in the laboratory →
וּלְמַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־יִשָׂשכָר נָשִׂיא פַּלְטִיאֵל בֶּן־עַזָּֽן
And of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 247,203Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ עַל־פִּי הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר יַגִּידֽוּ לְךָ מִן־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר יְהוָה וְשָׁמַרְתָּ לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יוֹרֽוּךָ
And thou shalt do according to the tenor of the sentence, which they shall declare unto thee from that place which the LORD shall choose; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they shall teach thee.
skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 278,442Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,252 sequences of שפטן at skips 2–5,000, 5.1% above what chance alone gives (about 2,143); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0098 by chance alone.
- Genesis 78
- Exodus 154
- Leviticus 190
- Numbers 208
- Deuteronomy 73
- Joshua 49
- Judges 46
- Samuel 91
- Kings 110
- Isaiah 131
- Jeremiah 85
- Ezekiel 137
- The Twelve 98
- Psalms 208
- Proverbs 116
- Job 130
- Song of Songs 17
- Ruth 14
- Lamentations 16
- Ecclesiastes 20
- Esther 33
- Daniel 59
- Ezra–Nehemiah 86
- Chronicles 103
Outside the Torah
בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה שֶׁלֹּא נְתָנָנוּ טֶרֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 928,039Open in the laboratory →
הֲתִֽמְלֹךְ כִּי אַתָּה מְתַחֲרֶה בָאָרֶז אָבִיךָ הֲלוֹא אָכַל וְשָׁתָה וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה אָז טוֹב לֽוֹ
Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 673,075Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁבְּ יִשְׁמָעֵאל אֶת־כָּל־שְׁאֵרִית הָעָם אֲשֶׁר בַּמִּצְפָּה אֶת־בְּנוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעָם הַנִּשְׁאָרִים בַּמִּצְפָּה אֲשֶׁר הִפְקִיד נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִים אֶת־גְּדַלְיָהוּ בֶּן־אֲחִיקָם וַיִּשְׁבֵּם יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָה וַיֵּלֶךְ לַעֲבֹר אֶל־בְּנֵי עַמּֽוֹן
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the children of Ammon.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 706,567Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שפטן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שפטן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 439.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 34:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shiphtan in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, שפטן appears 699 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 657, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Shiphtan in the Torah?
Skip 11, reading forward from Numbers 2:13 — the shortest of 699 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 657.
How is Shiphtan spelled in Hebrew?
Shiphtan is spelled שפטן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 439.
Is Shiphtan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,252 sequences of שפטן at skips 2–5,000, 5.1% above what chance alone gives (about 2,143); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0098 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 657 here) beside the count.