Shobai שבי
Shobai (שבי) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 841,540 sequences of Shobai, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 3:19); chance alone would give about 851,154.
- Found in the Torah
- 841,540
- Chance alone
- 851,154
- 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
841,540 sequences of שבי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 851,154 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which שבי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:19, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), שבי is found 13,073,132 times; chance alone would give about 13,192,512.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 851,154 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 218,322
- Exodus 175,955
- Leviticus 110,288
- Numbers 196,059
- Deuteronomy 140,916
The shortest skips
בְּזֵעַת אַפֶּיךָ תֹּאכַל לֶחֶם עַד שֽׁוּבְךָ אֶל־הָאֲדָמָה כִּי מִמֶּנָּה לֻקָּחְתָּ כִּֽי־עָפָר אַתָּה וְאֶל־עָפָר תָּשֽׁוּב
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,953Open in the laboratory →
וַיּוֹלֶד נֹחַ שְׁלֹשָׁה בָנִים אֶת־שֵׁם אֶת־חָם וְאֶת־יָֽפֶת
And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,291Open in the laboratory →
וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתָּךְ וּבָאתָ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וְאִשְׁתְּךָ וּנְשֵֽׁי־בָנֶיךָ אִתָּֽךְ
But I will establish My covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,732Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא נֹחַ וּבָנָיו וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וּנְשֵֽׁי־בָנָיו אִתּוֹ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה מִפְּנֵי מֵי הַמַּבּֽוּל
And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, before the waters of the flood.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,248Open in the laboratory →
בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה בָּא נֹחַ וְשֵׁם־וְחָם וָיֶפֶת בְּנֵי־נֹחַ וְאֵשֶׁת נֹחַ וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת נְשֵֽׁי־בָנָיו אִתָּם אֶל־הַתֵּבָֽה
In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,565Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שבי appears 3,617,479 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,635,892, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 218,322
- Exodus 175,955
- Leviticus 110,288
- Numbers 196,059
- Deuteronomy 147,040
- Joshua 115,943
- Judges 129,352
- Samuel 291,326
- Kings 352,338
- Isaiah 180,625
- Jeremiah 240,813
- Ezekiel 205,671
- The Twelve 159,936
- Psalms 228,930
- Proverbs 90,956
- Job 87,380
- Song of Songs 16,356
- Ruth 16,598
- Lamentations 16,423
- Ecclesiastes 34,909
- Esther 36,776
- Daniel 55,078
- Ezra–Nehemiah 145,000
- Chronicles 365,405
Outside the Torah
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא גִּדַּל יְהוָה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּֽרְאוּ אֹתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר יָרְאוּ אֶת־מֹשֶׁה כָּל־יְמֵי חַיָּֽיו
On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,753Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיַּחֲרִימוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בָּעִיר מֵאִישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁה מִנַּעַר וְעַד־זָקֵן וְעַד שׁוֹר וָשֶׂה וַחֲמוֹר לְפִי־חָֽרֶב
And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 312,836Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֵּֽלְכוּ אֶל־הַמַּאְרָב וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בֵּין בֵּֽית־אֵל וּבֵין הָעַי מִיָּם לָעָי וַיָּלֶן יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא בְּתוֹךְ הָעָֽם
And Joshua sent them forth; and they went to the ambushment, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai; but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,860Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שבי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שבי, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 312.
As a plain word it stands 20 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 38:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Shobi.
Questions
Does Shobai appear in the Torah codes?
841,540 sequences of שבי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 851,154 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Shobai in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:19 — the shortest of 841,540 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 851,154.
What is the gematria of Shobai in Hebrew?
Shobai is spelled שבי — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 312.
How many times is Shobai found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שבי appears 3,617,479 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,635,892, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 851,154 here) beside the count.