Balak בלק
Balak (בלק) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Balak is found 178,332 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 21:2) — 1.8% above the 175,157 chance alone would give (probability of 178,332 or more by chance alone: 2.0 × 10⁻¹⁴).
- Found in the Torah
- 178,332
- Chance alone
- 175,157
- P (≥ found)
- 2.0 × 10⁻¹⁴
- 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 178,332 sequences of בלק at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 175,157); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.0 × 10⁻¹⁴ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 21:2, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 2,680,133 sequences of בלק, against about 2,714,851 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 175,157 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 49,037
- Exodus 31,844
- Leviticus 29,226
- Numbers 42,961
- Deuteronomy 25,264
The shortest skips
וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד שָׂרָה לְאַבְרָהָם בֵּן לִזְקֻנָיו לַמּוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִֽים
And Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 25,425Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר מִי מִלֵּל לְאַבְרָהָם הֵינִיקָה בָנִים שָׂרָה כִּֽי־יָלַדְתִּי בֵן לִזְקֻנָֽיו
And she said: ‘Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 25,634Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם לָבָן בַּבֹּקֶר וַיְנַשֵּׁק לְבָנָיו וְלִבְנוֹתָיו וַיְבָרֶךְ אֶתְהֶם וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּשָׁב לָבָן לִמְקֹמֽוֹ
And Laban arose early in the morning, kissed his sons and daughters, and blessed them; and then Laban went and returned to his place.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,509Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶם אֶל־יוֹסֵף וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם יוֹסֵף לֶחֶם בַּסּוּסִים וּבְמִקְנֵה הַצֹּאן וּבְמִקְנֵה הַבָּקָר וּבַחֲמֹרִים וַיְנַהֲלֵם בַּלֶּחֶם בְּכָל־מִקְנֵהֶם בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִֽוא
And they brought their cattle unto Joseph. And Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the asses; and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for that year.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 72,909Open in the laboratory →
וְנֶפֶשׁ כִּֽי־תִגַּע בְּכָל־טָמֵא בְּטֻמְאַת אָדָם אוֹ בִּבְהֵמָה טְמֵאָה אוֹ בְּכָל־שֶׁקֶץ טָמֵא וְאָכַל מִבְּשַׂר־זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אֲשֶׁר לַיהוָה וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ
And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, whether it be the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean detestable thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 149,987Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
645,864 sequences of בלק at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 651,331 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 49,037
- Exodus 31,844
- Leviticus 29,226
- Numbers 42,961
- Deuteronomy 26,023
- Joshua 17,651
- Judges 18,850
- Samuel 45,424
- Kings 51,812
- Isaiah 38,632
- Jeremiah 47,582
- Ezekiel 33,986
- The Twelve 30,780
- Psalms 42,632
- Proverbs 19,797
- Job 17,472
- Song of Songs 2,572
- Ruth 2,523
- Lamentations 3,689
- Ecclesiastes 5,545
- Esther 5,505
- Daniel 15,222
- Ezra–Nehemiah 18,264
- Chronicles 48,835
Outside the Torah
מִֽן־הַשִּׁיחוֹר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם וְעַד גְּבוּל עֶקְרוֹן צָפוֹנָה לַֽכְּנַעֲנִי תֵּחָשֵׁב חֲמֵשֶׁת סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים הָעַזָּתִי וְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִי הָאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִי הַגִּתִּי וְהָעֶקְרוֹנִי וְהָעַוִּֽים
from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the border of Ekron northward—which is counted to the Canaanites; the five lords of the Philistines: the Gazite, and the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, and the Ekronite; also the Avvim
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 324,987Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא בֵית־אָבִיו עָפְרָתָה וַֽיַּהֲרֹג אֶת־אֶחָיו בְּנֵֽי־יְרֻבַּעַל שִׁבְּעִים אִישׁ עַל־אֶבֶן אֶחָת וַיִּוָּתֵר יוֹתָם בֶּן־יְרֻבַּעַל הַקָּטֹן כִּי נֶחְבָּֽא
And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 360,164Open in the laboratory →
הֲיַסְגִּרֻנִי בַעֲלֵי קְעִילָה בְיָדוֹ הֲיֵרֵד שָׁאוּל כַּֽאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע עַבְדֶּךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַגֶּד־נָא לְעַבְדֶּךָ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה יֵרֵֽד
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as Thy servant hath heard?’ O LORD, the God of Israel, I beseech Thee, tell Thy servant.’ And the LORD said: ‘He will come down.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 421,792Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בלק — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בלק, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 132.
As a plain word it stands 40 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 22:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Balak appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 178,332 sequences of בלק at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 175,157); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.0 × 10⁻¹⁴ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Balak in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 21:2 — the shortest of 178,332 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 175,157.
How is Balak spelled in Hebrew?
Balak is spelled בלק — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 132.
Is Balak in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
645,864 sequences of בלק at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 651,331 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 175,157 here) beside the count.