Zetham זתם
Zetham (זתם) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Zetham is found 106,648 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 21:10) — 1.8% above the 104,749 chance alone would give (probability of 106,648 or more by chance alone: 2.5 × 10⁻⁹).
- Found in the Torah
- 106,648
- Chance alone
- 104,749
- P (≥ found)
- 2.5 × 10⁻⁹
- 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 106,648 sequences of זתם at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 104,749); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.5 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 21:10, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 1,689,452 sequences of זתם, against about 1,623,559 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 104,749 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 17,457
- Exodus 29,375
- Leviticus 21,786
- Numbers 21,479
- Deuteronomy 16,551
The shortest skips
וַתֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָהָם גָּרֵשׁ הָאָמָה הַזֹּאת וְאֶת־בְּנָהּ כִּי לֹא יִירַשׁ בֶּן־הָאָמָה הַזֹּאת עִם־בְּנִי עִם־יִצְחָֽק
Wherefore she said unto Abraham: ‘Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 25,767Open in the laboratory →
וְתִמְנַע הָיְתָה פִילֶגֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז בֶּן־עֵשָׂו וַתֵּלֶד לֶאֱלִיפַז אֶת־עֲמָלֵק אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי עָדָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,720Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְחוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה הַזֹּאת וּמִשְׁנֶה־כֶּסֶף לָקְחוּ בְיָדָם וְאֶת־בִּנְיָמִן וַיָּקֻמוּ וַיֵּרְדוּ מִצְרַיִם וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ לִפְנֵי יוֹסֵֽף
And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 65,836Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת־הַחֻקָּה הַזֹּאת לְמוֹעֲדָהּ מִיָּמִים יָמִֽימָה
Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 97,289Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע לְקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְהַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו תַּעֲשֶׂה וְהַֽאֲזַנְתָּ לְמִצְוֺתָיו וְשָׁמַרְתָּ כָּל־חֻקָּיו כָּֽל־הַמַּֽחֲלָה אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי בְמִצְרַיִם לֹא־אָשִׂים עָלֶיךָ כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה רֹפְאֶֽךָ
and He said: ‘If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His eyes, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians; for I am the LORD that healeth thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 101,012Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 396,363 sequences of זתם at skips 2–5,000, 0.3% above what chance alone gives (about 395,322); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.05 by chance alone.
- Genesis 17,457
- Exodus 29,375
- Leviticus 21,786
- Numbers 21,479
- Deuteronomy 17,804
- Joshua 10,545
- Judges 11,241
- Samuel 18,924
- Kings 34,256
- Isaiah 24,246
- Jeremiah 25,413
- Ezekiel 26,473
- The Twelve 17,655
- Psalms 27,280
- Proverbs 9,143
- Job 10,352
- Song of Songs 1,961
- Ruth 2,185
- Lamentations 2,175
- Ecclesiastes 3,772
- Esther 3,224
- Daniel 8,054
- Ezra–Nehemiah 14,997
- Chronicles 36,566
Outside the Torah
וַחֲזַקְתֶּם מְאֹד לִשְׁמֹר וְלַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת כָּל־הַכָּתוּב בְּסֵפֶר תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה לְבִלְתִּי סוּר־מִמֶּנּוּ יָמִין וּשְׂמֹֽאול
Therefore be ye very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 341,476Open in the laboratory →
וָאֶתֵּן לָכֶם אֶרֶץ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָגַעְתָּ בָּהּ וְעָרִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־בְנִיתֶם וַתֵּשְׁבוּ בָּהֶם כְּרָמִים וְזֵיתִים אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־נְטַעְתֶּם אַתֶּם אֹכְלִֽים
And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not laboured, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and olive-yards which ye planted not do ye eat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 343,275Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶת־אֱלֹהַי אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי לְקַחְתֶּם וְֽאֶת־הַכֹּהֵן וַתֵּלְכוּ וּמַה־לִּי עוֹד וּמַה־זֶּה תֹּאמְרוּ אֵלַי מַה־לָּֽךְ
And he said: ‘Ye have taken away my god which I made, and the priest, and are gone away, and what have I more? and how then say ye unto me: What aileth thee?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 376,526Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זתם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as זתם, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 447.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 26:22. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zetham in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 106,648 sequences of זתם at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 104,749); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.5 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Zetham in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 21:10 — the shortest of 106,648 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 104,749.
How is Zetham spelled in Hebrew?
Zetham is spelled זתם — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 447.
Is Zetham in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 396,363 sequences of זתם at skips 2–5,000, 0.3% above what chance alone gives (about 395,322); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.05 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 104,749 here) beside the count.