Shobek שובק
Shobek (שובק) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 12,338 sequences of Shobek, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 27:26); chance alone would give about 12,578.
- Found in the Torah
- 12,338
- Chance alone
- 12,578
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- 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, שובק appears 12,338 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 12,578, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which שובק appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 27:26, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שובק is found 128,005 times; chance alone would give about 131,060.
- Genesis 3,262
- Exodus 2,520
- Leviticus 2,138
- Numbers 2,874
- Deuteronomy 1,544
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יִצְחָק אָבִיו גְּשָׁה־נָּא וּשְׁקָה־לִּי בְּנִֽי
And his father Isaac said unto him: ‘Come near now, and kiss me, my son.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 37,404Open in the laboratory →
וְסָמַךְ יָדוֹ עַל־רֹאשׁ קָרְבָּנוֹ וּשְׁחָטוֹ פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְזָרְקוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־הַדָּם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting; and Aaron’s sons the priests shall dash the blood against the altar round about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 143,436Open in the laboratory →
וְסָמַךְ אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל־רֹאשׁ קָרְבָּנוֹ וְשָׁחַט אֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְזָרְקוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן אֶת־דָּמוֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall dash the blood thereof against the altar round about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 143,774Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרִיב מִמֶּנּוּ קָרְבָּנוֹ אִשֶּׁה לַֽיהוָה אֶת־הַחֵלֶב הַֽמְכַסֶּה אֶת־הַקֶּרֶב וְאֵת כָּל־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַקֶּֽרֶב
And he shall present thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD: the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 144,100Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־לֹא תַשִּׂיג יָדוֹ לִשְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ לִשְׁנֵי בְנֵי־יוֹנָה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־קָרְבָּנוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵפָה סֹלֶת לְחַטָּאת לֹא־יָשִׂים עָלֶיהָ שֶׁמֶן וְלֹא־יִתֵּן עָלֶיהָ לְבֹנָה כִּי חַטָּאת הִֽיא
But if his means suffice not for two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his offering for that wherein he hath sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon; for it is a sin-offering.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 146,935Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 45,357 sequences of שובק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 46,381).
- Genesis 3,262
- Exodus 2,520
- Leviticus 2,138
- Numbers 2,874
- Deuteronomy 1,633
- Joshua 1,323
- Judges 1,400
- Samuel 3,381
- Kings 3,704
- Isaiah 2,994
- Jeremiah 2,967
- Ezekiel 2,342
- The Twelve 2,279
- Psalms 2,915
- Proverbs 1,490
- Job 1,170
- Song of Songs 168
- Ruth 205
- Lamentations 171
- Ecclesiastes 366
- Esther 400
- Daniel 666
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,483
- Chronicles 3,506
Outside the Torah
וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִן למשפחתו וַתִּלָּכֵד מִשְׁפַּחַת הַמַּטְרִי וַיִּלָּכֵד שָׁאוּל בֶּן־קִישׁ וַיְבַקְשֻׁהוּ וְלֹא נִמְצָֽא
And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families, and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken; but when they sought him, he could not be found.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 398,005Open in the laboratory →
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־בָּא יַעֲקֹב מִצְרָיִם וַיִּזְעֲקוּ אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם אֶל־יְהוָה וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן וַיּוֹצִיאוּ אֶת־אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם וַיֹּשִׁבוּם בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה
When Jacob was come into Egypt, then your fathers cried unto the LORD, and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and they were made to dwell in this place.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 399,942Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם שְׁמוּאֵל לִקְרַאת שָׁאוּל בַּבֹּקֶר וַיֻּגַּד לִשְׁמוּאֵל לֵאמֹר בָּֽא־שָׁאוּל הַכַּרְמֶלָה וְהִנֵּה מַצִּיב לוֹ יָד וַיִּסֹּב וַֽיַּעֲבֹר וַיֵּרֶד הַגִּלְגָּֽל
And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying: ‘Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he is setting him up a monument, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 406,412Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שובק — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שובק, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 408.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Nehemiah 10:25. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shobek in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, שובק appears 12,338 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 12,578, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Shobek in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 27:26 — the shortest of 12,338 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 12,578.
What is the gematria of Shobek in Hebrew?
Shobek is spelled שובק — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 408.
How many times is Shobek found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 45,357 sequences of שובק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 46,381).
Search it yourself
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