Bamidbar במדבר
Bamidbar — in Hebrew במדבר — in the wilderness; the Hebrew name of Numbers. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 965 sequences of Bamidbar, the shortest at skip 8 (Genesis 29:30); chance alone would give about 957.
- Found in the Torah
- 965
- Chance alone
- 957
- P (≥ found)
- 0.40
- Shortest skip
- 8
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
965 sequences of במדבר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 957 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which במדבר appears in the Torah is 8 — the first at Genesis 29:30, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), במדבר is found 7,505 times; chance alone would give about 7,539.
- Genesis 262
- Exodus 186
- Leviticus 120
- Numbers 266
- Deuteronomy 131
The shortest skips
וַיָּבֹא גַּם אֶל־רָחֵל וַיֶּאֱהַב גַּֽם־אֶת־רָחֵל מִלֵּאָה וַיַּעֲבֹד עִמּוֹ עוֹד שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִים אֲחֵרֽוֹת
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 41,186Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־הַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד תַּעֲשֶׂה בַבֹּקֶר וְאֵת הַכֶּבֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִי תַּעֲשֶׂה בֵּין הָעַרְבָּֽיִם
The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at dusk.
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 122,672Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה הָרֵם אֶֽת־מַטְּךָ וּנְטֵה אֶת־יָדְךָ עַל־הַיָּם וּבְקָעֵהוּ וְיָבֹאוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתוֹךְ הַיָּם בַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה
And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it; and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.
skip 34, width 34 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 98,963Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְרָהָם אֶת־יָדוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶלֶת לִשְׁחֹט אֶת־בְּנֽוֹ
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
skip 45, width 45 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 27,610Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ עִמָּךְ וְנִמְכַּר־לָךְ לֹא־תַעֲבֹד בּוֹ עֲבֹדַת עָֽבֶד
And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
skip 46, width 46 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 181,512Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 4,391 sequences of במדבר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,476).
- Genesis 262
- Exodus 186
- Leviticus 120
- Numbers 266
- Deuteronomy 152
- Joshua 121
- Judges 129
- Samuel 387
- Kings 392
- Isaiah 214
- Jeremiah 321
- Ezekiel 301
- The Twelve 198
- Psalms 291
- Proverbs 135
- Job 105
- Song of Songs 14
- Ruth 13
- Lamentations 20
- Ecclesiastes 44
- Esther 58
- Daniel 102
- Ezra–Nehemiah 178
- Chronicles 382
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵין־כָּמוֹךָ אֱלֹהִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וְעַל־הָאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת שֹׁמֵר הַבְּרִית וְֽהַחֶסֶד לַעֲבָדֶיךָ הַהֹלְכִים לְפָנֶיךָ בְּכָל־לִבָּֽם
and he said: ‘O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like Thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant and mercy with Thy servants, that walk before Thee with all their heart;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 494,420Open in the laboratory →
וּלְלֶחֶם הַֽמַּעֲרֶכֶת וּלְסֹלֶת לְמִנְחָה וְלִרְקִיקֵי הַמַּצּוֹת וְלַֽמַּחֲבַת וְלַמֻּרְבָּכֶת וּלְכָל־מְשׂוּרָה וּמִדָּֽה
for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,132,449Open in the laboratory →
כָּתוּב בָּהּ בַּגּוֹיִם נִשְׁמָע וְגַשְׁמוּ אֹמֵר אַתָּה וְהַיְּהוּדִים חֹשְׁבִים לִמְרוֹד עַל־כֵּן אַתָּה בוֹנֶה הַחוֹמָה וְאַתָּה הֹוֶה לָהֶם לְמֶלֶךְ כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה
wherein was written: ‘It is reported among the nations, and Geshem saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel; for which cause thou buildest the wall; and thou wouldest be their king, even according to these words.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,082,489Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
במדבר — the Tanakh's own spelling: in the wilderness; the Hebrew name of Numbers. Searched as במדבר, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 248.
As a plain word it stands 141 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 16:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Bamidbar in the Torah codes?
965 sequences of במדבר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 957 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Bamidbar in the Torah?
Skip 8, reading forward from Genesis 29:30 — the shortest of 965 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 957.
What is the gematria of Bamidbar in Hebrew?
Bamidbar is spelled במדבר — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 248.
How many times is Bamidbar found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 4,391 sequences of במדבר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,476).
Search it yourself
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