First names

Toby טובי

In Hebrew letters the first name Toby is written טובי — male given name. Toby appears 9,485 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 9,779 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
9,485
Chance alone
9,779
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, טובי appears 9,485 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,779, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which טובי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 34:18, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), טובי is found 99,024 times; chance alone would give about 101,898.

  • Genesis 1,985
  • Exodus 1,705
  • Leviticus 2,374
  • Numbers 2,124
  • Deuteronomy 1,297

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 34:18בראשית לד:יחskip 2, forward

    וַיִּֽיטְבוּ דִבְרֵיהֶם בְּעֵינֵי חֲמוֹר וּבְעֵינֵי שְׁכֶם בֶּן־חֲמֽוֹר

    And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

    טובי at skip 2, forward from Genesis 34:18כנווייבדרהםבעיניטובי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 50,004Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 18:11במדבר יח:יאskip 2, forward

    וְזֶה־לְּךָ תְּרוּמַת מַתָּנָם לְכָל־תְּנוּפֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְךָ נְתַתִּים וּלְבָנֶיךָ וְלִבְנֹתֶיךָ אִתְּךָ לְחָק־עוֹלָם כָּל־טָהוֹר בְּבֵיתְךָ יֹאכַל אֹתֽוֹ

    And this is thine: the heave-offering of their gift, even all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, as a due for ever; every one that is clean in thy house may eat thereof.

    טובי at skip 2, forward from Numbers 18:11עולםכלהרבתךיאכלאטובי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 219,371Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 18:13במדבר יח:יגskip 2, forward

    בִּכּוּרֵי כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בְּאַרְצָם אֲשֶׁר־יָבִיאוּ לַיהוָה לְךָ יִהְיֶה כָּל־טָהוֹר בְּבֵיתְךָ יֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ

    The first-ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring unto the LORD, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thy house may eat thereof.

    טובי at skip 2, forward from Numbers 18:13יהיהכלהרבתךיאכלנטובי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 219,472Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 18:20בראשית יח:כskip 2, backward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה זַעֲקַת סְדֹם וַעֲמֹרָה כִּי־רָבָּה וְחַטָּאתָם כִּי כָבְדָה מְאֹֽד

    And the LORD said: ‘Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.

    טובי at skip 2, backward from Genesis 18:20ועמרהכרהחאתםכיכבטובי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 21,443Open in the laboratory →

  5. Numbers 36:9במדבר לו:טskip 2, backward

    וְלֹֽא־תִסֹּב נַחֲלָה מִמַּטֶּה לְמַטֶּה אַחֵר כִּי־אִישׁ בְּנַחֲלָתוֹ יִדְבְּקוּ מַטּוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    So shall no inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall cleave each one to its own inheritance.’

    טובי at skip 2, backward from Numbers 36:9בנחלתודקמותבניישטובי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 249,736Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, טובי appears 41,601 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 42,592, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 1,985
  • Exodus 1,705
  • Leviticus 2,374
  • Numbers 2,124
  • Deuteronomy 1,384
  • Joshua 1,134
  • Judges 1,033
  • Samuel 2,387
  • Kings 2,828
  • Isaiah 2,716
  • Jeremiah 2,558
  • Ezekiel 2,529
  • The Twelve 2,180
  • Psalms 4,029
  • Proverbs 1,732
  • Job 1,656
  • Song of Songs 233
  • Ruth 187
  • Lamentations 276
  • Ecclesiastes 526
  • Esther 280
  • Daniel 767
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 1,473
  • Chronicles 3,505

Outside the Torah

  1. Isaiah 33:23ישעיהו לג:כגskip 2, forward

    נִטְּשׁוּ חֲבָלָיִךְ בַּל־יְחַזְּקוּ כֵן־תָּרְנָם בַּל־פָּרְשׂוּ נֵס אָז חֻלַּק עַֽד־שָׁלָל מַרְבֶּה פִּסְחִים בָּזְזוּ בַֽז

    Thy tacklings are loosed; They do not hold the stand of their mast, They do not spread the sail; Then is the prey of a great spoil divided; The lame take the prey.

    טובי at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 33:23שיענונשחלךבליחזקטובי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 607,582Open in the laboratory →

  2. Ezekiel 38:22יחזקאל לח:כבskip 2, forward

    וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּי אִתּוֹ בְּדֶבֶר וּבְדָם וְגֶשֶׁם שׁוֹטֵף וְאַבְנֵי אֶלְגָּבִישׁ אֵשׁ וְגָפְרִית אַמְטִיר עָלָיו וְעַל־אֲגַפָּיו וְעַל־עַמִּים רַבִּים אֲשֶׁר אִתּֽוֹ

    And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will cause to rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many peoples that are with him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

    טובי at skip 2, forward from Ezekiel 38:22וגשםשוףאנאלגבישאטובי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 784,156Open in the laboratory →

  3. Psalms 22:5תהלים כב:הskip 2, forward

    בְּךָ בָּטְחוּ אֲבֹתֵינוּ בָּטְחוּ וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵֽמוֹ

    In Thee did our fathers trust; they trusted, and Thou didst deliver them.

    טובי at skip 2, forward from Psalms 22:5ראלבךבחאתנובטחווטובי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 867,898Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

טובי — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as טובי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 27.

As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 33:19. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

The same letters also spell: Tobi.

Questions

Does Toby appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, טובי appears 9,485 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,779, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Toby in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 34:18 — the shortest of 9,485 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,779.

What is the gematria of Toby in Hebrew?

Toby is spelled טובי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 27.

How many times is Toby found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, טובי appears 41,601 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 42,592, so the count is in line with chance.

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