Barzillai ברזלי
Barzillai (ברזלי) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Barzillai is found 449 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 16 (Exodus 36:34) — about what chance alone gives (about 496).
- Found in the Torah
- 449
- Chance alone
- 496
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- Shortest skip
- 16
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 449 sequences of ברזלי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 496).
The shortest skip at which ברזלי appears in the Torah is 16 — the first at Exodus 36:34, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), ברזלי is found 4,230 times; chance alone would give about 3,911.
- Genesis 115
- Exodus 92
- Leviticus 68
- Numbers 101
- Deuteronomy 73
The shortest skips
וְֽאֶת־הַקְּרָשִׁים צִפָּה זָהָב וְאֶת־טַבְּעֹתָם עָשָׂה זָהָב בָּתִּים לַבְּרִיחִם וַיְצַף אֶת־הַבְּרִיחִם זָהָֽב
And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 134,508Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־אַבְרָהָם וְאַתָּה אֶת־בְּרִיתִי תִשְׁמֹר אַתָּה וְזַרְעֲךָ אַֽחֲרֶיךָ לְדֹרֹתָֽם
And God said unto Abraham: ‘And as for thee, thou shalt keep My covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.
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 19,499Open in the laboratory →
וְהִרְבֵּיתִי אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְנָתַתִּי לְזַרְעֲךָ אֵת כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹת הָאֵל וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּ בְזַרְעֲךָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָֽרֶץ
and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and by thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves;
skip 34, width 34 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 34,610Open in the laboratory →
וְהוֹצֵאתֶם אֶת־שְׁנֵיהֶם אֶל־שַׁעַר הָעִיר הַהִוא וּסְקַלְתֶּם אֹתָם בָּאֲבָנִים וָמֵתוּ אֶת־הנער עַל־דְּבַר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־צָעֲקָה בָעִיר וְאֶת־הָאִישׁ עַל־דְּבַר אֲשֶׁר־עִנָּה אֶת־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ וּבִֽעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ
then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die: the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife; so thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.
skip 37, width 37 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 285,262Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם לְבָלָק הִתְיַצֵּב עַל־עֹלָתֶךָ וְאֵֽלְכָה אוּלַי יִקָּרֵה יְהוָה לִקְרָאתִי וּדְבַר מַה־יַּרְאֵנִי וְהִגַּדְתִּי לָךְ וַיֵּלֶךְ שֶֽׁפִי
And Balaam said unto Balak: ‘Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORD will come to meet me; and whatsoever He showeth me I will tell thee.’ And he went to a bare height.
skip 41, width 41 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 227,729Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,358 sequences of ברזלי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,374).
- Genesis 115
- Exodus 92
- Leviticus 68
- Numbers 101
- Deuteronomy 76
- Joshua 78
- Judges 79
- Samuel 112
- Kings 260
- Isaiah 156
- Jeremiah 153
- Ezekiel 125
- The Twelve 109
- Psalms 185
- Proverbs 65
- Job 67
- Song of Songs 6
- Ruth 11
- Lamentations 12
- Ecclesiastes 18
- Esther 24
- Daniel 53
- Ezra–Nehemiah 108
- Chronicles 285
Outside the Torah
אַזְכִּיר רַהַב וּבָבֶל לְֽיֹדְעָי הִנֵּה פְלֶשֶׁת וְצוֹר עִם־כּוּשׁ זֶה יֻלַּד־שָֽׁם
'I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon as among them that know Me; behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this one was born there.'
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 904,836Open in the laboratory →
לְהַמְטִיר עַל־אֶרֶץ לֹא־אִישׁ מִדְבָּר לֹא־אָדָם בּֽוֹ
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 992,105Open in the laboratory →
כְּעַן כָּל־קֳבֵל דִּֽי־מְלַח הֵֽיכְלָא מְלַחְנָא וְעַרְוַת מַלְכָּא לָא אֲֽרִֽיךְ לַנָא לְמֶֽחֱזֵא עַל־דְּנָה שְׁלַחְנָא וְהוֹדַעְנָא לְמַלְכָּֽא
Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and announced to the king,
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,064,323Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ברזלי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ברזלי, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 249.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 19:34. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Barzillai in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 449 sequences of ברזלי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 496).
What is the shortest skip for Barzillai in the Torah?
Skip 16, reading forward from Exodus 36:34 — the shortest of 449 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 496.
What is the gematria of Barzillai in Hebrew?
Barzillai is spelled ברזלי — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 249.
How many times is Barzillai found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,358 sequences of ברזלי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,374).
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