Biblical names

Zevulun (Zebulun · זבולן)

Zevulun (Zebulun · זבולן) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Zevulun (Zebulun) is found 386 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 37:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 374).

Found in the Torah
386
Chance alone
374
P (≥ found)
0.28
Shortest skip
3

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, זבולן appears 386 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 374, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 37:2, reading backward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 2,889 sequences of זבולן, against about 2,949 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 90
  • Exodus 73
  • Leviticus 73
  • Numbers 95
  • Deuteronomy 55

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 37:2בראשית לז:בskip 3, backward

    אֵלֶּה תֹּלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף בֶּן־שְׁבַֽע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת־אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן וְהוּא נַעַר אֶת־בְּנֵי בִלְהָה וְאֶת־בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה נְשֵׁי אָבִיו וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף אֶת־דִּבָּתָם רָעָה אֶל־אֲבִיהֶֽם

    These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, being still a lad even with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought evil report of them unto their father.

    זבולן at skip 3, backward from Genesis 37:2והואנעראתביבההאתנילפהנשיאביוזבולנ
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 54,147Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 21:2דברים כא:בskip 27, forward

    וְיָצְאוּ זְקֵנֶיךָ וְשֹׁפְטֶיךָ וּמָדְדוּ אֶל־הֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹת הֶחָלָֽל

    then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain.

    זבולן at skip 27, forward from Deuteronomy 21:2ורעלהעיראשרהואעשהעמךמרדתהכיימצאחללבאדמהאשרהיךנתןלךלרשתהנפלבשדהליהכהוויצאוקניךושפטיךלהעריםאשרסיבתהחללוהיקרבהאלהחלללקחוזקניהעעגלתבקראשראעבדבהאשרלעלוהורדוזקיהעירההואאאלנחלאיתןאשרלאיעבדבוווערפושםאתהעגלהבנחלונגיםבנילויכיבםבחריקוקאלזבולנ
    skip 27, width 27 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 282,722Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 26:1שמות כו:אskip 42, backward

    וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן תַּעֲשֶׂה עֶשֶׂר יְרִיעֹת שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתֹלַעַת שָׁנִי כְּרֻבִים מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָֽם

    Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains: of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shalt thou make them.

    זבולן at skip 42, backward from Exodus 26:1ןהמנרהובמנרהארבעהגבעיפתרתחתשניהקניםממנהוכפרתחתשניהקניםממנהלששתהיהםוקנתםממהיהיוכלהמקתיהשבעהוהעהאתנרתיהוהחתתיהזהבטהרככרזהבטהווראהועשהבתניתםאשראתהריריעתששמשרותכלתוארגבתעשהאתםארךהיריעההאחתעבאמההיריעההאחתמדהאחתיןחברתאשהאלאחתהוחמשירזבולנ
    skip 42, width 42 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 115,220Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 9:3במדבר ט:גskip 56, backward

    בְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָֽׂר־יוֹם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה בֵּין הָֽעֲרְבַּיִם תַּעֲשׂוּ אֹתוֹ בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ כְּכָל־חֻקֹּתָיו וּכְכָל־מִשְׁפָּטָיו תַּעֲשׂוּ אֹתֽוֹ

    In the fourteenth day of this month, at dusk, ye shall keep it in its appointed season; according to all the statutes of it, and according to all the ordinances thereof, shall ye keep it.’

    זבולן at skip 56, backward from Numbers 9:3יכבסובגדיהםוינףאהרןאתחריכןבאוהלויםלעבדאתעביקוקאתמשהעלהלויםכןעשוחמשועשריםשהומעלהיבואמצבאהעבדהואיעבדעודושדככהתעשהלליםבמשמרתםוםמארץמצריםחדשהראשוןלשריוםבחדשההביןהערביםאתווידברמשהאלבניישראלוםלחדשביןהערביםבמדברסיהיאנשיםאשרהיוטמאיםלנזבולנ
    skip 56, width 56 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 203,892Open in the laboratory →

  5. Numbers 22:19במדבר כב:יטskip 66, forward

    וְעַתָּה שְׁבוּ נָא בָזֶה גַּם־אַתֶּם הַלָּיְלָה וְאֵדְעָה מַה־יֹּסֵף יְהוָה דַּבֵּר עִמִּֽי

    Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will speak unto me more.’

    זבולן at skip 66, forward from Numbers 22:19יםרביםונכבדיםמאלהויבאיכבדאכבדךמאדוכלאשרתאמיבלקאםיתןליבלקמלאביתוועתהשבונאבהגםאתםהליללואםלקראלךאוהאנשיםקוויחבשאתאתנוילךעםשרימלווהוארכבעאתנוושנינעוותטהאתוןמהדרךותלךבשכרמיםגדרמזהוגדרמזהותרירויסףלהכתהויוסףמלאךיראהאתוןאתמלאךיקוקותרבזבולן
    skip 66, width 66 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 226,281Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

1,798 sequences of זבולן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,807 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 90
  • Exodus 73
  • Leviticus 73
  • Numbers 95
  • Deuteronomy 64
  • Joshua 68
  • Judges 49
  • Samuel 111
  • Kings 159
  • Isaiah 99
  • Jeremiah 108
  • Ezekiel 88
  • The Twelve 82
  • Psalms 111
  • Proverbs 41
  • Job 55
  • Song of Songs 6
  • Ruth 10
  • Lamentations 11
  • Ecclesiastes 18
  • Esther 8
  • Daniel 51
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 107
  • Chronicles 221

Outside the Torah

  1. Micah 6:5מיכה ו:הskip 10, forward

    עַמִּי זְכָר־נָא מַה־יָּעַץ בָּלָק מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב וּמֶה־עָנָה אֹתוֹ בִּלְעָם בֶּן־בְּעוֹר מִן־הַשִּׁטִּים עַד־הַגִּלְגָּל לְמַעַן דַּעַת צִדְקוֹת יְהוָֽה

    O My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; From Shittim unto Gilgal, That ye may know the righteous acts of the LORD.

    זבולן at skip 10, forward from Micah 6:5םפדיתיךואשלחלפניךאתמשהאהרןומריםעמיכרנאמהיעץלקמלךמואבמהענהאתובעםבןבעורמהשטיםעדהגלגללמעןדעתצדקותיקוקבמהאקדםזבולן
    skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 831,017Open in the laboratory →

  2. Psalms 144:13תהלים קמד:יגskip 13, backward

    מְזָוֵינוּ מְלֵאִים מְפִיקִים מִזַּן אֶל־זַן צֹאונֵנוּ מַאֲלִיפוֹת מְרֻבָּבוֹת בְּחוּצוֹתֵֽינוּ

    Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; Whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

    זבולן at skip 13, backward from Psalms 144:13הצילנימידבנינכראשרפיהםדברשואוימינםימיןשקראשרבינוכנטעיםמגדיםבנעוריהםבנתינוכזויתמחטותתבניתהיכלמוינומלאיםמפיקיםמזןאלזןצאוננומאליפותמרבבותבחוצזבולנ
    skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 934,916Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Samuel 28:18שמואל א כח:יחskip 14, backward

    כַּאֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקוֹל יְהוָה וְלֹֽא־עָשִׂיתָ חֲרוֹן־אַפּוֹ בַּעֲמָלֵק עַל־כֵּן הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה עָשָֽׂה־לְךָ יְהוָה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה

    Because thou didst not hearken to the voice of the LORD, and didst not execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.

    זבולן at skip 14, backward from 1 Samuel 28:18ערךויעשיקוקלוכאשרדברבידיויקרעיקוקאתהממלכהמידךויתהלרעךלדודכאשראשמעתבקוליקוקלאעשיתחרוןאפועמלקעלכןהדברההעשהלךיקוקהיוםהזהויתןיקוקגםאתישראלעמךבידפלשתיםומחזבולנ
    skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 430,930Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

זבולן — the Tanakh's own spelling: Zebulun. Searched as זבולן, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 95.

As a plain word it stands 25 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 46:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

The same letters also spell: Zebulun.

Questions

Does Zevulun (Zebulun) appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, זבולן appears 386 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 374, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Zevulun (Zebulun) in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading backward from Genesis 37:2 — the shortest of 386 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 374.

How is Zevulun (Zebulun) spelled in Hebrew?

Zevulun is spelled זבולן — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 95.

Is Zevulun (Zebulun) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

1,798 sequences of זבולן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,807 that chance alone would produce.

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