Shobach שובך
Shobach (שובך) is a person named in the Tanakh. Shobach appears 31,235 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 32,062 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 31,235
- Chance alone
- 32,062
- 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, שובך appears 31,235 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 32,062, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which שובך appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 2:2, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שובך is found 327,586 times; chance alone would give about 334,083.
- Genesis 7,031
- Exodus 6,052
- Leviticus 4,863
- Numbers 5,970
- Deuteronomy 7,319
The shortest skips
וַיְכַל אֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה
And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,753Open in the laboratory →
נָבֹל תִּבֹּל גַּם־אַתָּה גַּם־הָעָם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר עִמָּךְ כִּֽי־כָבֵד מִמְּךָ הַדָּבָר לֹא־תוּכַל עֲשֹׂהוּ לְבַדֶּֽךָ
Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 105,087Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא מֹשֶׁה אֶת־כָּל־הַמְּלָאכָה וְהִנֵּה עָשׂוּ אֹתָהּ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה כֵּן עָשׂוּ וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם מֹשֶֽׁה
And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it. And Moses blessed them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 139,974Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁב יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת־שְׁבוּתְךָ וְרִחֲמֶךָ וְשָׁב וְקִבֶּצְךָ מִכָּל־הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר הֱפִֽיצְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ שָֽׁמָּה
that then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 297,281Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע אַבְרָהָם אֶל־עֶפְרוֹן וַיִּשְׁקֹל אַבְרָהָם לְעֶפְרֹן אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּאָזְנֵי בְנֵי־חֵת אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שֶׁקֶל כֶּסֶף עֹבֵר לַסֹּחֵֽר
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 29,060Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
132,808 sequences of שובך at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 135,251 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 7,031
- Exodus 6,052
- Leviticus 4,863
- Numbers 5,970
- Deuteronomy 7,693
- Joshua 4,029
- Judges 3,924
- Samuel 11,729
- Kings 12,429
- Isaiah 7,553
- Jeremiah 9,592
- Ezekiel 8,013
- The Twelve 6,049
- Psalms 8,808
- Proverbs 3,659
- Job 3,027
- Song of Songs 526
- Ruth 572
- Lamentations 617
- Ecclesiastes 1,401
- Esther 1,825
- Daniel 2,098
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,863
- Chronicles 11,485
Outside the Torah
הֵשִׁיב עָלֶיךָ יְהוָה כֹּל דְּמֵי בֵית־שָׁאוּל אֲשֶׁר מָלַכְתָּ תחתו וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָה בְּיַד אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנֶךָ וְהִנְּךָ בְּרָעָתֶךָ כִּי אִישׁ דָּמִים אָֽתָּה
the LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 460,679Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ בֶן־חַגֵּית אֶל־בַּת־שֶׁבַע אֵם־שְׁלֹמֹה וַתֹּאמֶר הֲשָׁלוֹם בֹּאֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁלֽוֹם
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said: ‘Comest thou peaceably?’ And he said: ‘Peaceably.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 481,140Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצְאוּ בַּֽצָּהֳרָיִם וּבֶן־הֲדַד שֹׁתֶה שִׁכּוֹר בַּסֻּכּוֹת הוּא וְהַמְּלָכִים שְׁלֹשִֽׁים־וּשְׁנַיִם מֶלֶךְ עֹזֵר אֹתֽוֹ
And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 520,886Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שובך — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שובך, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 328.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 3:19. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shobach in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, שובך appears 31,235 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 32,062, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Shobach in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:2 — the shortest of 31,235 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 32,062.
What is the gematria of Shobach in Hebrew?
Shobach is spelled שובך — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 328.
How many times is Shobach found in the whole Tanakh?
132,808 sequences of שובך at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 135,251 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 32,062 here) beside the count.