Zahava זהבה
Zahava is a first name, written זהבה in Hebrew (given name). In the Torah codes, Zahava is found 10,021 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 12:25) — 3.0% above the 9,733 chance alone would give (probability of 10,021 or more by chance alone: 0.0019).
- Found in the Torah
- 10,021
- Chance alone
- 9,733
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0019
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 10,021 sequences of זהבה at skips 2–5,000, 3.0% above what chance alone gives (about 9,733); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0019 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 12:25, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 102,993 sequences of זהבה, against about 101,421 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,449
- Exodus 2,412
- Leviticus 2,361
- Numbers 2,060
- Deuteronomy 1,739
The shortest skips
וְהָיָה כִּֽי־תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יִתֵּן יְהוָה לָכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־הָעֲבֹדָה הַזֹּֽאת
And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as He hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 95,497Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כִּֽי־יֹאמְרוּ אֲלֵיכֶם בְּנֵיכֶם מָה הָעֲבֹדָה הַזֹּאת לָכֶֽם
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you: What mean ye by this service?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 95,529Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כִֽי־יְבִֽיאֲךָ יְהוָה אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לָתֶת לָךְ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ וְעָבַדְתָּ אֶת־הָעֲבֹדָה הַזֹּאת בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּֽה
And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 97,062Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם אֶל־בָּלָק בְּנֵה־לִי בָזֶה שִׁבְעָה מִזְבְּחֹת וְהָכֵן לִי בָּזֶה שִׁבְעָה פָרִים וְשִׁבְעָה אֵילִֽים
And Balaam said unto Balak: ‘Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 227,647Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם אֶל־בָּלָק בְּנֵה־לִי בָזֶה שִׁבְעָה מִזְבְּחֹת וְהָכֵן לִי בָּזֶה שִׁבְעָה פָרִים וְשִׁבְעָה אֵילִֽים
And Balaam said unto Balak: ‘Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 228,966Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 36,395 sequences of זהבה at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% above what chance alone gives (about 35,734); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00025 by chance alone.
- Genesis 1,449
- Exodus 2,412
- Leviticus 2,361
- Numbers 2,060
- Deuteronomy 1,881
- Joshua 1,356
- Judges 935
- Samuel 1,729
- Kings 3,559
- Isaiah 2,093
- Jeremiah 2,885
- Ezekiel 1,977
- The Twelve 1,967
- Psalms 1,678
- Proverbs 371
- Job 366
- Song of Songs 120
- Ruth 131
- Lamentations 152
- Ecclesiastes 297
- Esther 245
- Daniel 634
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,544
- Chronicles 4,193
Outside the Torah
וַיָּמָת גִּדְעוֹן בֶּן־יוֹאָשׁ בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָה וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּקֶבֶר יוֹאָשׁ אָבִיו בְּעָפְרָה אֲבִי הָֽעֶזְרִֽי
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 359,643Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא אֲלֵיהֶם הָאִישׁ בַּעַל הַבַּיִת וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם אַל־אַחַי אַל־תָּרֵעוּ נָא אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּא הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה אַל־בֵּיתִי אַֽל־תַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּֽאת
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them: ‘Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this wanton deed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 378,567Open in the laboratory →
הִנֵּה בִתִּי הַבְּתוּלָה וּפִֽילַגְשֵׁהוּ אוֹצִֽיאָה־נָּא אוֹתָם וְעַנּוּ אוֹתָם וַעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם וְלָאִישׁ הַזֶּה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ דְּבַר הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּֽאת
Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; I will bring them out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you; but unto this man do not so wanton a thing.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 378,651Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זהבה — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as זהבה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 19.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zahava in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 10,021 sequences of זהבה at skips 2–5,000, 3.0% above what chance alone gives (about 9,733); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0019 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Zahava in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 12:25 — the shortest of 10,021 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,733.
How is Zahava spelled in Hebrew?
Zahava is spelled זהבה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 19.
Is Zahava in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 36,395 sequences of זהבה at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% above what chance alone gives (about 35,734); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00025 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 9,733 here) beside the count.