Zebadiah זבדיה
Zebadiah (זבדיה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Zebadiah is found 232 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 5 (Numbers 15:5) — about what chance alone gives (about 250).
- Found in the Torah
- 232
- Chance alone
- 250
- P (≥ found)
- 0.88
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
232 sequences of זבדיה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 250 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which זבדיה appears in the Torah is 5 — the first at Numbers 15:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), זבדיה is found 1,966 times; chance alone would give about 1,974.
- Genesis 53
- Exodus 56
- Leviticus 39
- Numbers 59
- Deuteronomy 25
The shortest skips
וְיַיִן לַנֶּסֶךְ רְבִיעִית הַהִין תַּעֲשֶׂה עַל־הָעֹלָה אוֹ לַזָּבַח לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָֽד
and wine for the drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin, shalt thou prepare with the burnt-offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 213,566Open in the laboratory →
וְהַמָּן כִּזְרַע־גַּד הוּא וְעֵינוֹ כְּעֵין הַבְּדֹֽלַח
Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.
skip 48, width 48 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 206,999Open in the laboratory →
קָרְבָּנוֹ קַֽעֲרַת־כֶּסֶף אַחַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וּמֵאָה מִשְׁקָלָהּ מִזְרָק אֶחָד כֶּסֶף שִׁבְעִים שֶׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ שְׁנֵיהֶם מְלֵאִים סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה בַשֶּׁמֶן לְמִנְחָֽה
his offering was one silver dish, the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
skip 81, width 81 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 201,013Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אֶת־זַרְעֵךְ וְלֹא יִסָּפֵר מֵרֹֽב
And the angel of the LORD said unto her: ‘I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
skip 96, width 96 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 18,805Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפֶן פַּרְעֹה וַיָּבֹא אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וְלֹא־שָׁת לִבּוֹ גַּם־לָזֹֽאת
And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart.
skip 135, width 135 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 87,655Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, זבדיה appears 1,327 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,304, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 53
- Exodus 56
- Leviticus 39
- Numbers 59
- Deuteronomy 29
- Joshua 46
- Judges 41
- Samuel 80
- Kings 112
- Isaiah 84
- Jeremiah 95
- Ezekiel 95
- The Twelve 63
- Psalms 113
- Proverbs 25
- Job 19
- Song of Songs 4
- Ruth 7
- Lamentations 3
- Ecclesiastes 11
- Esther 6
- Daniel 45
- Ezra–Nehemiah 71
- Chronicles 171
Outside the Torah
לָכֵן נְאֻם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָמוֹר אָמַרְתִּי בֵּֽיתְךָ וּבֵית אָבִיךָ יִתְהַלְּכוּ לְפָנַי עַד־עוֹלָם וְעַתָּה נְאֻם־יְהוָה חָלִילָה לִּי כִּֽי־מְכַבְּדַי אֲכַבֵּד וּבֹזַי יֵקָֽלּוּ
Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, saith: I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before Me for ever; but now the LORD saith: Be it far from Me: for them that honour Me I will honour, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 386,916Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר מֵת גִּדְעוֹן וַיָּשׁוּבוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּזְנוּ אַחֲרֵי הַבְּעָלִים וַיָּשִׂימוּ לָהֶם בַּעַל בְּרִית לֵאלֹהִֽים
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again went astray after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 359,677Open in the laboratory →
וְזֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־הֵרִים יָד בַּמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה בָּנָה אֶת־הַמִּלּוֹא סָגַר אֶת־פֶּרֶץ עִיר דָּוִד אָבִֽיו
And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 502,548Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זבדיה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as זבדיה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 28.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 8:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Zebadiah appear in the Torah codes?
232 sequences of זבדיה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 250 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Zebadiah in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading forward from Numbers 15:5 — the shortest of 232 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 250.
What is the gematria of Zebadiah in Hebrew?
Zebadiah is spelled זבדיה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 28.
How many times is Zebadiah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, זבדיה appears 1,327 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,304, 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 250 here) beside the count.