Baasha בעשא
Baasha (בעשא) is a person named in the Tanakh — Baasa. Baasha appears 26,684 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 26,711 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 26,684
- Chance alone
- 26,711
- P (≥ found)
- 0.57
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, בעשא appears 26,684 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 26,711, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which בעשא appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 21:28, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בעשא is found 290,578 times; chance alone would give about 278,320.
- Genesis 6,808
- Exodus 5,643
- Leviticus 4,016
- Numbers 6,096
- Deuteronomy 4,121
The shortest skips
וַיַּצֵּב אַבְרָהָם אֶת־שֶׁבַע כִּבְשֹׂת הַצֹּאן לְבַדְּהֶֽן
And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 26,702Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי אֶת־שֶׁבַע כְּבָשֹׂת תִּקַּח מִיָּדִי בַּעֲבוּר תִּֽהְיֶה־לִּי לְעֵדָה כִּי חָפַרְתִּי אֶת־הַבְּאֵר הַזֹּֽאת
And he said: ‘Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 26,773Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמֶר וְהֵן לֹֽא־יַאֲמִינוּ לִי וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּקֹלִי כִּי יֹֽאמְרוּ לֹֽא־נִרְאָה אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָֽה
And Moses answered and said: ‘But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say: The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 81,889Open in the laboratory →
וּלְכֹל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יֶֽחֱרַץ־כֶּלֶב לְשֹׁנוֹ לְמֵאִישׁ וְעַד־בְּהֵמָה לְמַעַן תֵּֽדְעוּן אֲשֶׁר יַפְלֶה יְהוָה בֵּין מִצְרַיִם וּבֵין יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog whet his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 93,726Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־תִשָּׁבְעוּ בִשְׁמִי לַשָּׁקֶר וְחִלַּלְתָּ אֶת־שֵׁם אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
And ye shall not swear by My name falsely, so that thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 170,709Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
93,779 sequences of בעשא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 94,264 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 6,808
- Exodus 5,643
- Leviticus 4,016
- Numbers 6,096
- Deuteronomy 4,431
- Joshua 3,181
- Judges 3,508
- Samuel 8,241
- Kings 9,273
- Isaiah 4,334
- Jeremiah 5,922
- Ezekiel 4,934
- The Twelve 3,828
- Psalms 4,134
- Proverbs 1,908
- Job 2,276
- Song of Songs 309
- Ruth 295
- Lamentations 567
- Ecclesiastes 871
- Esther 800
- Daniel 1,582
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,197
- Chronicles 7,625
Outside the Torah
וַאֲחוֹתֵךְ הַגְּדוֹלָה שֹֽׁמְרוֹן הִיא וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ הַיּוֹשֶׁבֶת עַל־שְׂמֹאולֵךְ וַאֲחוֹתֵךְ הַקְּטַנָּה מִמֵּךְ הַיּוֹשֶׁבֶת מִֽימִינֵךְ סְדֹם וּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ
And thine elder sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at thy left hand, she and her daughters; and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 747,614Open in the laboratory →
נִבְלַע יִשְׂרָאֵל עַתָּה הָיוּ בַגּוֹיִם כִּכְלִי אֵֽין־חֵפֶץ בּֽוֹ
Israel is swallowed up; now are they become among the nations as a vessel wherein is no value.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 807,082Open in the laboratory →
הָיָה אֲדֹנָי כְּאוֹיֵב בִּלַּע יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּלַּע כָּל־אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ שִׁחֵת מִבְצָרָיו וַיֶּרֶב בְּבַת־יְהוּדָה תַּאֲנִיָּה וַאֲנִיָּֽה
The Lord is become as an enemy, He hath swallowed up Israel; He hath swallowed up all her palaces, He hath destroyed his strongholds; And He hath multiplied in the daughter of Judah Mourning and moaning.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,007,622Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בעשא — the Tanakh's own spelling: Baasa. Searched as בעשא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 373.
As a plain word it stands 27 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 15:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Baasha in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, בעשא appears 26,684 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 26,711, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Baasha in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 21:28 — the shortest of 26,684 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 26,711.
What is the gematria of Baasha in Hebrew?
Baasha is spelled בעשא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 373.
How many times is Baasha found in the whole Tanakh?
93,779 sequences of בעשא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 94,264 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 26,711 here) beside the count.