Baal Shem Tov הבעל שם טוב
Baal Shem Tov (הבעל שם טוב): founder of the Chassidic movement (1698–1760). הבעל (from Baal Shem Tov) appears 37,962 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 38,303 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah (הבעל)
- 37,962
- Chance alone
- 38,303
- P (≥ found)
- 0.96
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for הבעל, and שם, טוב have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
37,962 sequences of הבעל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 38,303 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which הבעל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 19:12, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), הבעל is found 404,437 times; chance alone would give about 399,109.
- Genesis 8,023
- Exodus 8,272
- Leviticus 6,028
- Numbers 8,703
- Deuteronomy 6,936
The shortest skips
הוּא יִתְחַטָּא־בוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יִטְהָר וְאִם־לֹא יִתְחַטָּא בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי לֹא יִטְהָֽר
the same shall purify himself therewith on the third day and on the seventh day, and he shall be clean; but if he purify not himself the third day and the seventh day, he shall not be clean.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 221,261Open in the laboratory →
הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ פֶּן־יִהְיֶה דָבָר עִם־לְבָבְךָ בְלִיַּעַל לֵאמֹר קָֽרְבָה שְׁנַֽת־הַשֶּׁבַע שְׁנַת הַשְּׁמִטָּה וְרָעָה עֵֽינְךָ בְּאָחִיךָ הָֽאֶבְיוֹן וְלֹא תִתֵּן לוֹ וְקָרָא עָלֶיךָ אֶל־יְהוָה וְהָיָה בְךָ חֵֽטְא
Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying: ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand’; and thine eye be evil against thy needy brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin in thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 275,674Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲשֶׁר יָבֹא אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ בַיַּעַר לַחְטֹב עֵצִים וְנִדְּחָה יָדוֹ בַגַּרְזֶן לִכְרֹת הָעֵץ וְנָשַׁל הַבַּרְזֶל מִן־הָעֵץ וּמָצָא אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וָמֵת הוּא יָנוּס אֶל־אַחַת הֶעָרִים־הָאֵלֶּה וָחָֽי
as when a man goeth into the forest with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of these cities and live;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 280,529Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגַּשׁ יַעֲקֹב אֶל־יִצְחָק אָבִיו וַיְמֻשֵּׁהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הַקֹּל קוֹל יַעֲקֹב וְהַיָּדַיִם יְדֵי עֵשָֽׂו
And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said: ‘The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 37,252Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לְיַעֲקֹב מֶה עָשִׂיתָ וַתִּגְנֹב אֶת־לְבָבִי וַתְּנַהֵג אֶת־בְּנֹתַי כִּשְׁבֻיוֹת חָֽרֶב
And Laban said to Jacob: ‘What hast thou done, that thou hast outwitted me, and carried away my daughters as though captives of the sword?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 44,881Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
150,997 sequences of הבעל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 152,406 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 8,023
- Exodus 8,272
- Leviticus 6,028
- Numbers 8,703
- Deuteronomy 7,332
- Joshua 6,110
- Judges 4,857
- Samuel 11,723
- Kings 14,131
- Isaiah 7,133
- Jeremiah 11,845
- Ezekiel 8,260
- The Twelve 6,871
- Psalms 7,736
- Proverbs 2,535
- Job 2,635
- Song of Songs 547
- Ruth 641
- Lamentations 646
- Ecclesiastes 1,703
- Esther 1,624
- Daniel 2,594
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,690
- Chronicles 15,358
Outside the Torah
לְיִשָּׂשכָר יָצָא הַגּוֹרָל הָֽרְבִיעִי לִבְנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם
The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 334,112Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי בַּשָּׁנָה הָרְבִיעִת לִיהוֹיָקִים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה הָיָה הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָהוּ מֵאֵת יְהוָה לֵאמֹֽר
And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 697,337Open in the laboratory →
תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם
Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 938,113Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הבעל שם טוב — the name in Hebrew letters: founder of the Chassidic movement (1698–1760). Searched as הבעל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 107.
As a plain word it stands 38 times in the Tanakh, first at Judges 6:25. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- טוב — the name in Hebrew letters found 95,035 in the Torah (chance 95,268)
Questions
Is Baal Shem Tov in the Bible code?
37,962 sequences of הבעל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 38,303 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Baal Shem Tov in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 19:12 — the shortest of 37,962 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 38,303.
What is the gematria of Baal Shem Tov in Hebrew?
Baal Shem Tov is spelled הבעל שם טוב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 107; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Baal Shem Tov found in the whole Tanakh?
150,997 sequences of הבעל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 152,406 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
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