Zoba צובה
Zoba (צובה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Zobah. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 18,959 sequences of Zoba, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 36:6); chance alone would give about 19,095.
- Found in the Torah
- 18,959
- Chance alone
- 19,095
- P (≥ found)
- 0.84
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
18,959 sequences of צובה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 19,095 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which צובה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 36:6, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), צובה is found 196,149 times; chance alone would give about 198,963.
- Genesis 5,099
- Exodus 4,253
- Leviticus 2,682
- Numbers 3,392
- Deuteronomy 3,533
The shortest skips
זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה לִבְנוֹת צְלָפְחָד לֵאמֹר לַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיהֶם תִּהְיֶינָה לְנָשִׁים אַךְ לְמִשְׁפַּחַת מַטֵּה אֲבִיהֶם תִּהְיֶינָה לְנָשִֽׁים
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying: Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of the tribe of their father shall they be married.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 249,501Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַיַּעֲלוּ עֹלֹת וַיַּגִּשׁוּ שְׁלָמִים וַיֵּשֶׁב הָעָם לֶֽאֱכֹל וְשָׁתוֹ וַיָּקֻמוּ לְצַחֵֽק
And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to make merry.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 126,079Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב אַהֲרֹן אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהַמַּגֵּפָה נֶעֱצָֽרָה
And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent of meeting, and the plague was stayed.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 217,971Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשִׂימוּ לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ וְלָהֶם לְבַדָּם וְלַמִּצְרִים הָאֹכְלִים אִתּוֹ לְבַדָּם כִּי לֹא יוּכְלוּן הַמִּצְרִים לֶאֱכֹל אֶת־הָֽעִבְרִים לֶחֶם כִּי־תוֹעֵבָה הִוא לְמִצְרָֽיִם
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 66,839Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרִיבוֹ הַכֹּהֵן אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּמָלַק אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ וְהִקְטִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה וְנִמְצָה דָמוֹ עַל קִיר הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and pinch off its head, and make it smoke on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 142,414Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
74,359 sequences of צובה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 74,764 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 5,099
- Exodus 4,253
- Leviticus 2,682
- Numbers 3,392
- Deuteronomy 3,825
- Joshua 2,947
- Judges 1,737
- Samuel 4,324
- Kings 4,949
- Isaiah 6,133
- Jeremiah 6,674
- Ezekiel 4,793
- The Twelve 4,853
- Psalms 4,995
- Proverbs 1,642
- Job 1,346
- Song of Songs 246
- Ruth 165
- Lamentations 446
- Ecclesiastes 360
- Esther 371
- Daniel 1,106
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,793
- Chronicles 6,228
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּלֶךְ הָאִישׁ מֵהָעִיר מִבֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה לָגוּר בַּאֲשֶׁר יִמְצָא וַיָּבֹא הַר־אֶפְרַיִם עַד־בֵּית מִיכָה לַעֲשׂוֹת דַּרְכּֽוֹ
And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem in Judah, to sojourn where he could find a place; and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 374,617Open in the laboratory →
אָז יִבְנֶה שְׁלֹמֹה בָּמָה לִכְמוֹשׁ שִׁקֻּץ מוֹאָב בָּהָר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי יְרוּשָׁלִָם וּלְמֹלֶךְ שִׁקֻּץ בְּנֵי עַמּֽוֹן
Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the detestation of Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestation of the children of Ammon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 501,391Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אֲבִיהֶם מַתָּנוֹת רַבּוֹת לְכֶסֶף וּלְזָהָב וּלְמִגְדָּנוֹת עִם־עָרֵי מְצֻרוֹת בִּֽיהוּדָה וְאֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה נָתַן לִֽיהוֹרָם כִּי־הוּא הַבְּכֽוֹר
And their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the first-born.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,169,944Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צובה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Zobah. Searched as צובה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 103.
As a plain word it stands 10 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 14:47. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zoba in the Bible code?
18,959 sequences of צובה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 19,095 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Zoba in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 36:6 — the shortest of 18,959 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 19,095.
What is the gematria of Zoba in Hebrew?
Zoba is spelled צובה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 103.
How many times is Zoba found in the whole Tanakh?
74,359 sequences of צובה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 74,764 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 19,095 here) beside the count.