Basmah בסמה
In Hebrew letters the first name Basmah is written בסמה — female given name. Basmah appears 82,426 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–101,616), 9.0% more than chance alone would give (about 75,640; probability 6.5 × 10⁻¹³¹).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 82,426
- Chance alone · every skip
- 75,640
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 6.5 × 10⁻¹³¹
- Shortest skip
- 5
- Longest skip found
- 101,162
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 7,188 found · chance alone about 7,259 (probability of 7,188 or more by chance alone: 0.80).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–101,616), בסמה appears 82,426 times in the Torah — 9.0% more than the 75,640 chance alone would give; the probability of 82,426 or more by chance alone is 6.5 × 10⁻¹³¹.
The shortest skip at which בסמה appears in the Torah is 5 — at Exodus 8:27, reading backward.
The longest skip at which בסמה was found in the Torah is 101,162 — at Deuteronomy 33:22, reading backward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 21,585
- Exodus 15,356
- Leviticus 11,899
- Numbers 18,235
- Deuteronomy 15,351
Examples across the range
5 of the 82,426 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ב ס מ הExodus 8:27
וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה כִּדְבַר מֹשֶׁה וַיָּסַר הֶעָרֹב מִפַּרְעֹה מֵעֲבָדָיו וּמֵעַמּוֹ לֹא נִשְׁאַר אֶחָֽד
And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 89,539 of the TorahOpen at skip 5 in the laboratory →
- ב ס מ הExodus 8:27
Letter by letter
- ב ס ם הExodus 20:20
… אֶל־הָעָם אַל־תִּירָאוּ כִּי לְבַֽעֲבוּר נַסּוֹת אֶתְכֶם בָּא הָאֱלֹהִים וּבַעֲבוּר תִּהְיֶה יִרְאָתוֹ עַל־פְּנֵיכֶם …
And Moses said unto the people: ‘Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that His fear may be before you, that ye sin not.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 107,777 of the TorahOpen at skip 6 in the laboratory →
- ב ס ם הExodus 20:20
- בNumbers 27:11
… אֵלָיו מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ וְיָרַשׁ אֹתָהּ וְֽהָיְתָה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְחֻקַּת מִשְׁפָּט כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה …
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it. And it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- סNumbers 27:13
וְרָאִיתָה אֹתָהּ וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ אֶל־עַמֶּיךָ גַּם־אָתָּה כַּאֲשֶׁר נֶאֱסַף אַהֲרֹן אָחִֽיךָ
And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered;
- מNumbers 27:15
וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהוָה לֵאמֹֽר
And Moses spoke unto the LORD, saying:
- הNumbers 27:17
… וַאֲשֶׁר יְבִיאֵם וְלֹא תִהְיֶה עֲדַת יְהוָה כַּצֹּאן אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהֶם רֹעֶֽה …
who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.’
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 234,562 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- בNumbers 27:11
- בLeviticus 23:24
… הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם שַׁבָּתוֹן זִכְרוֹן תְּרוּעָה מִקְרָא־קֹֽדֶשׁ
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of horns, a holy convocation.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- סLeviticus 23:42
בַּסֻּכֹּת תֵּשְׁבוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים כָּל־הָֽאֶזְרָח בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יֵשְׁבוּ בַּסֻּכֹּֽת
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are home-born in Israel shall dwell in booths;
- מLeviticus 24:21
וּמַכֵּה בְהֵמָה יְשַׁלְּמֶנָּה וּמַכֵּה אָדָם יוּמָֽת
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.
- הLeviticus 25:17
וְלֹא תוֹנוּ אִישׁ אֶת־עֲמִיתוֹ וְיָרֵאתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am the LORD your God.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 177,450 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- בLeviticus 23:24
- בDeuteronomy 33:22
וּלְדָן אָמַר דָּן גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְזַנֵּק מִן־הַבָּשָֽׁן
And of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s whelp, That leapeth forth from Bashan.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- סNumbers 8:7
… וְהֶעֱבִירוּ תַעַר עַל־כָּל־בְּשָׂרָם וְכִבְּסוּ בִגְדֵיהֶם וְהִטֶּהָֽרוּ
And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.
- מExodus 16:6
… כִּי יְהוָה הוֹצִיא אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel: ‘At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;
- הGenesis 1:9
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶל־מָקוֹם אֶחָד וְתֵרָאֶה הַיַּבָּשָׁה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God said: ‘Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so.
skip 101,162, width 101,162 — one row is 101,162 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 303,877 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,162 in the laboratory →
- בDeuteronomy 33:22
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–399,013), בסמה appears 1,172,202 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.3% more than the 1,168,374 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,172,202 or more by chance alone is 0.0002.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 28,581 found · chance alone about 29,092 (probability of 28,581 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 71,127
- Exodus 48,285
- Leviticus 37,449
- Numbers 54,940
- Deuteronomy 47,148
- Joshua 34,325
- Judges 34,058
- Samuel 78,900
- Kings 93,063
- Isaiah 54,932
- Jeremiah 86,203
- Ezekiel 80,277
- The Twelve 62,067
- Psalms 81,669
- Proverbs 32,102
- Job 32,205
- Song of Songs 5,242
- Ruth 5,036
- Lamentations 7,658
- Ecclesiastes 12,315
- Esther 13,127
- Daniel 25,891
- Ezra–Nehemiah 48,426
- Chronicles 125,757
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ב ס ם הIsaiah 3:18
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יָסִיר אֲדֹנָי אֵת תִּפְאֶרֶת הָעֲכָסִים וְהַשְּׁבִיסִים וְהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִֽים
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their anklets, and the fillets, and the crescents;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 578,894 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ב ס ם הIsaiah 3:18
- ב1 Samuel 8:13
וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶם יִקָּח לְרַקָּחוֹת וּלְטַבָּחוֹת וּלְאֹפֽוֹת
And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- ס1 Samuel 8:15
וְזַרְעֵיכֶם וְכַרְמֵיכֶם יַעְשֹׂר וְנָתַן לְסָרִיסָיו וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
- ם1 Samuel 8:18
וּזְעַקְתֶּם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא מִלִּפְנֵי מַלְכְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר בְּחַרְתֶּם לָכֶם וְלֹֽא־יַעֲנֶה יְהוָה אֶתְכֶם בַּיּוֹם הַהֽוּא
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.’
- ה1 Samuel 8:20
וְהָיִינוּ גַם־אֲנַחְנוּ כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִם וּשְׁפָטָנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ וְיָצָא לְפָנֵינוּ וְנִלְחַם אֶת־מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ
that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.’
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 394,271 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- ב1 Samuel 8:13
- ב2 Chronicles 36:23
… וְהֽוּא־פָקַד עָלַי לִבְנֽוֹת־לוֹ בַיִת בִּירוּשָׁלִַם אֲשֶׁר בִּֽיהוּדָה מִֽי־בָכֶם …
’Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD, the God of heaven, given me; and He hath charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all His people—the LORD his God be with him—let him go up.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- סEzekiel 46:23
וְטוּר סָבִיב בָּהֶם סָבִיב לְאַרְבַּעְתָּם וּמְבַשְּׁלוֹת עָשׂוּי מִתַּחַת הַטִּירוֹת סָבִֽיב
And there was a row of masonry round about in them, round about the four, and it was made with boiling-places under the rows round about.
- מ1 Samuel 12:3
… יְהוָה וְנֶגֶד מְשִׁיחוֹ אֶת־שׁוֹר מִי לָקַחְתִּי וַחֲמוֹר מִי לָקַחְתִּי וְאֶת …
Here I am; witness against me before the LORD, and before His anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? or whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.’
- הGenesis 1:18
וְלִמְשֹׁל בַּיּוֹם וּבַלַּיְלָה וּֽלֲהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
skip 398,714, width 398,714 — one row is 398,714 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,997 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,714 in the laboratory →
- ב2 Chronicles 36:23
The spelling
בסמה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as בסמה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 107.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Basmah appear in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–101,616), בסמה appears 82,426 times in the Torah — 9.0% more than the 75,640 chance alone would give; the probability of 82,426 or more by chance alone is 6.5 × 10⁻¹³¹.
What is the shortest skip for Basmah in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Exodus 8:27 — the shortest of 82,426 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 75,640.
What is the gematria of Basmah in Hebrew?
Basmah is spelled בסמה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 107.
How many times is Basmah found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–399,013), בסמה appears 1,172,202 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.3% more than the 1,168,374 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,172,202 or more by chance alone is 0.0002.
Search it yourself
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