Shobab שובב
Shobab (שובב) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shobab is found 43,863 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 16:4) — about what chance alone gives (about 43,788).
- Found in the Torah
- 43,863
- Chance alone
- 43,788
- P (≥ found)
- 0.36
- 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, שובב appears 43,863 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 43,788, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 16:4, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 446,998 sequences of שובב, against about 456,266 from chance alone.
- Genesis 11,483
- Exodus 8,280
- Leviticus 6,720
- Numbers 10,245
- Deuteronomy 7,135
The shortest skips
כְּתֹֽנֶת־בַּד קֹדֶשׁ יִלְבָּשׁ וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־בַד יִהְיוּ עַל־בְּשָׂרוֹ וּבְאַבְנֵט בַּד יַחְגֹּר וּבְמִצְנֶפֶת בַּד יִצְנֹף בִּגְדֵי־קֹדֶשׁ הֵם וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם אֶת־בְּשָׂרוֹ וּלְבֵשָֽׁם
He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired; they are the holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 166,165Open in the laboratory →
הָשֵׁב תָּשִׁיב לוֹ אֶֽת־הַעֲבוֹט כְּבֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְשָׁכַב בְּשַׂלְמָתוֹ וּבֵֽרֲכֶךָּ וּלְךָ תִּהְיֶה צְדָקָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ
thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee; and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 287,484Open in the laboratory →
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת
And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,780Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסַּע יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וַיָּבֹא בְּאֵרָה שָּׁבַע וַיִּזְבַּח זְבָחִים לֵאלֹהֵי אָבִיו יִצְחָֽק
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 70,294Open in the laboratory →
כְּתֹֽנֶת־בַּד קֹדֶשׁ יִלְבָּשׁ וּמִֽכְנְסֵי־בַד יִהְיוּ עַל־בְּשָׂרוֹ וּבְאַבְנֵט בַּד יַחְגֹּר וּבְמִצְנֶפֶת בַּד יִצְנֹף בִּגְדֵי־קֹדֶשׁ הֵם וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם אֶת־בְּשָׂרוֹ וּלְבֵשָֽׁם
He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired; they are the holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 166,165Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 188,170 sequences of שובב at skips 2–5,000, 1.3% above what chance alone gives (about 185,820); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.7 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
- Genesis 11,483
- Exodus 8,280
- Leviticus 6,720
- Numbers 10,245
- Deuteronomy 7,522
- Joshua 6,356
- Judges 6,533
- Samuel 16,415
- Kings 17,770
- Isaiah 8,921
- Jeremiah 12,573
- Ezekiel 10,791
- The Twelve 8,372
- Psalms 10,090
- Proverbs 4,561
- Job 3,714
- Song of Songs 686
- Ruth 738
- Lamentations 723
- Ecclesiastes 1,654
- Esther 1,840
- Daniel 2,823
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,011
- Chronicles 21,349
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי כָּל־יֽוֹדְעוֹ מֵאִתְּמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם וַיִּרְאוּ וְהִנֵּה עִם־נְבִאִים נִבָּא וַיֹּאמֶר הָעָם אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ מַה־זֶּה הָיָה לְבֶן־קִישׁ הֲגַם שָׁאוּל בַּנְּבִיאִֽים
And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another: ‘What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 397,448Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן אִישׁ מִשָּׁם וַיֹּאמֶר וּמִי אֲבִיהֶם עַל־כֵּן הָיְתָה לְמָשָׁל הֲגַם שָׁאוּל בַּנְּבִאִֽים
And one of the same place answered and said: ‘And who is their father?’ Therefore it became a proverb: ‘Is Saul also among the prophets?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 397,497Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ הַצֹּפִים לְשָׁאוּל בְּגִבְעַת בִּנְיָמִן וְהִנֵּה הֶהָמוֹן נָמוֹג וַיֵּלֶךְ וַהֲלֹֽם
And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeath-benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went hither and thither.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 403,442Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שובב — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שובב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 310.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 57:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shobab in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, שובב appears 43,863 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 43,788, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Shobab in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 16:4 — the shortest of 43,863 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 43,788.
How is Shobab spelled in Hebrew?
Shobab is spelled שובב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 310.
Is Shobab in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 188,170 sequences of שובב at skips 2–5,000, 1.3% above what chance alone gives (about 185,820); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.7 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
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