Biblical names

Zattu זתוא

Zattu (זתוא) is a person named in the Tanakh. Zattu appears 11,322 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 11,221 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
11,322
Chance alone
11,221
P (≥ found)
0.17
Shortest skip
3

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

The Torah holds 11,322 sequences of זתוא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 11,221).

The shortest skip at which זתוא appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 4:21, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), זתוא is found 119,325 times; chance alone would give about 116,918.

  • Genesis 2,302
  • Exodus 2,857
  • Leviticus 2,470
  • Numbers 1,892
  • Deuteronomy 1,801

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 4:21שמות ד:כאskip 3, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּלֶכְתְּךָ לָשׁוּב מִצְרַיְמָה רְאֵה כָּל־הַמֹּֽפְתִים אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי בְיָדֶךָ וַעֲשִׂיתָם לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה וַאֲנִי אֲחַזֵּק אֶת־לִבּוֹ וְלֹא יְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הָעָֽם

    And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thy hand; but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.

    זתוא at skip 3, forward from Exodus 4:21פרעהואניאחקאלבולישלחאתהעםוזתוא
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 83,076Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 26:9דברים כו:טskip 4, forward

    וַיְבִאֵנוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וַיִּתֶּן־לָנוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָֽשׁ

    And He hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

    זתוא at skip 4, forward from Deuteronomy 26:9יבאנואלהמקוםההויןלנאתהרץהזאתארץזבתחלזתוא
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 289,535Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 7:11ויקרא ז:יאskip 4, backward

    וְזֹאת תּוֹרַת זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אֲשֶׁר יַקְרִיב לַיהוָֽה

    And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which one may offer unto the LORD.

    זתוא at skip 4, backward from Leviticus 7:11יאהרןתהיהאישכחיוזאתורתבחהשלמיםאשריקרזתוא
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 149,422Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 28:6שמות כח:וskip 5, backward

    וְעָשׂוּ אֶת־הָאֵפֹד זָהָב תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן תּוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵֽׁב

    And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skilful workman.

    זתוא at skip 5, backward from Exodus 28:6רגמןואתתולעתהשניותהששעשואהאפדהבתכלתוארגמןתולעתזתוא
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 118,589Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 39:2שמות לט:בskip 5, backward

    וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הָאֵפֹד זָהָב תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָֽר

    And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

    זתוא at skip 5, backward from Exodus 39:2רלאהרןכאשרצוהיקוקתמשהיעשאהאפדהבתכלתוארגמןותולעזתוא
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 137,937Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, זתוא appears 40,917 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 41,312, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 2,302
  • Exodus 2,857
  • Leviticus 2,470
  • Numbers 1,892
  • Deuteronomy 1,992
  • Joshua 1,184
  • Judges 1,400
  • Samuel 2,637
  • Kings 3,648
  • Isaiah 2,488
  • Jeremiah 2,665
  • Ezekiel 2,642
  • The Twelve 1,858
  • Psalms 2,299
  • Proverbs 715
  • Job 1,052
  • Song of Songs 182
  • Ruth 215
  • Lamentations 173
  • Ecclesiastes 268
  • Esther 268
  • Daniel 870
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 1,293
  • Chronicles 3,547

Outside the Torah

  1. Isaiah 7:3ישעיהו ז:גskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶֽל־יְשַׁעְיָהוּ צֵא־נָא לִקְרַאת אָחָז אַתָּה וּשְׁאָר יָשׁוּב בְּנֶךָ אֶל־קְצֵה תְּעָלַת הַבְּרֵכָה הָעֶלְיוֹנָה אֶל־מְסִלַּת שְׂדֵה כוֹבֵֽס

    Then said the LORD unto Isaiah: ‘Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the highway of the fullers’field;

    זתוא at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 7:3קראתאחאהשרישובבנזתוא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 581,962Open in the laboratory →

  2. Jeremiah 4:28ירמיהו ד:כחskip 2, forward

    עַל־זֹאת תֶּאֱבַל הָאָרֶץ וְקָדְרוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם מִמָּעַל עַל כִּי־דִבַּרְתִּי זַמֹּתִי וְלֹא נִחַמְתִּי וְלֹא־אָשׁוּב מִמֶּֽנָּה

    For this shall the earth mourn, And the heavens above be black; Because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, And I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.

    זתוא at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 4:28ידברתימילנחמתיולזתוא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 648,502Open in the laboratory →

  3. Job 20:9איוב כ:טskip 2, forward

    עַיִן שְׁזָפַתּוּ וְלֹא תוֹסִיף וְלֹא־עוֹד תְּשׁוּרֶנּוּ מְקוֹמֽוֹ

    The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.

    זתוא at skip 2, forward from Job 20:9להעיןשפולתוסיףולזתוא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 978,359Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

זתוא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as זתוא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 414.

As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Zattu appear in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 11,322 sequences of זתוא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 11,221).

What is the shortest skip for Zattu in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading forward from Exodus 4:21 — the shortest of 11,322 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 11,221.

What is the gematria of Zattu in Hebrew?

Zattu is spelled זתוא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 414.

How many times is Zattu found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, זתוא appears 40,917 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 41,312, so the count is in line with chance.

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