Basketball כדורסל
Basketball is written כדורסל in Hebrew. Basketball appears 11 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 6.7 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 11
- Chance alone
- 6.7
- P (≥ found)
- 0.08
- Shortest skip
- 365
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, כדורסל appears 11 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 6.7, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 365 — the first at Deuteronomy 10:1, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 50 sequences of כדורסל, against about 42.6 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2
- Exodus 3
- Leviticus 2
- Deuteronomy 4
The shortest skips
בָּעֵת הַהִוא אָמַר יְהוָה אֵלַי פְּסָל־לְךָ שְׁנֵֽי־לֻוחֹת אֲבָנִים כָּרִאשֹׁנִים וַעֲלֵה אֵלַי הָהָרָה וְעָשִׂיתָ לְּךָ אֲרוֹן עֵֽץ
At that time the LORD said unto me: ‘Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto Me into the mount; and make thee an ark of wood.
skip 365, width 365 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 267,329Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־אוֹפִר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָה וְאֶת־יוֹבָב כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן
and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
skip 782, width 782 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 12,567Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר יֵאָכֵל אֶֽת־הַצְּבִי וְאֶת־הָאַיָּל כֵּן תֹּאכְלֶנּוּ הַטָּמֵא וְהַטָּהוֹר יַחְדָּו יֹאכְלֶֽנּוּ
Howbeit as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat thereof; the unclean and the clean may eat thereof alike.
skip 1,737, width 1,737 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 272,022Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ אֶחָיו כִּֽי־אֹתוֹ אָהַב אֲבִיהֶם מִכָּל־אֶחָיו וַֽיִּשְׂנְאוּ אֹתוֹ וְלֹא יָכְלוּ דַּבְּרוֹ לְשָׁלֹֽם
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
skip 2,292, width 2,292 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 54,255Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ שְׁתֵּי טַבְּעוֹת זָהָב וְנָתַתָּה אֹתָם עַל־שְׁתֵּי כִתְפוֹת הָאֵפוֹד מִלְּמַטָּה מִמּוּל פָּנָיו לְעֻמַּת מֶחְבַּרְתּוֹ מִמַּעַל לְחֵשֶׁב הָאֵפֽוֹד
And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and shalt put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod.
skip 2,592, width 2,592 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 119,598Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, כדורסל appears 45 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 36.8, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 2
- Exodus 3
- Leviticus 2
- Deuteronomy 4
- Joshua 1
- Kings 3
- Isaiah 3
- Jeremiah 2
- Ezekiel 3
- The Twelve 4
- Psalms 7
- Esther 3
- Daniel 4
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1
- Chronicles 3
Outside the Torah
וְהָיָה אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן אֶשְׁפּוֹךְ אֶת־רוּחִי עַל־כָּל־בָּשָׂר וְנִבְּאוּ בְּנֵיכֶם וּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם זִקְנֵיכֶם חֲלֹמוֹת יַחֲלֹמוּן בַּחוּרֵיכֶם חֶזְיֹנוֹת יִרְאֽוּ
And it shall come to pass afterward, That I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh; And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions;
skip 360, width 360 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 813,772Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ לְאֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה הָרְגוּ הַיְּהוּדִים וְאַבֵּד חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת אִישׁ וְאֵת עֲשֶׂרֶת בְּנֵֽי־הָמָן בִּשְׁאָר מְדִינוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ מֶה עָשׂוּ וּמַה־שְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ וְיִנָּתֵֽן לָךְ וּמַה־בַּקָּשָׁתֵךְ עוֹד וְתֵעָֽשׂ
And the king said unto Esther the queen: ‘The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the castle, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces! Now whatever thy petition, it shall be granted thee; and whatever thy request further, it shall be done.’
skip 363, width 363 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,033,266Open in the laboratory →
תָּרֹם יָדְךָ עַל־צָרֶיךָ וְכָל־אֹיְבֶיךָ יִכָּרֵֽתוּ
Let Thy hand be lifted up above Thine adversaries, And let all Thine enemies be cut off. .
skip 488, width 488 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 830,590Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כדורסל — a Hebrew word. Searched as כדורסל, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 320.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Basketball in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, כדורסל appears 11 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 6.7, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Basketball in the Torah?
Skip 365, reading forward from Deuteronomy 10:1 — the shortest of 11 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6.7.
How is Basketball spelled in Hebrew?
Basketball is spelled כדורסל — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 320.
Is Basketball in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, כדורסל appears 45 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 36.8, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 6.7 here) beside the count.