Bastian בסטיאן
In Hebrew letters the first name Bastian is written בסטיאן — male given name. Bastian appears 5 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, above the 2.4 chance alone would give (probability of 5 or more: 0.09).
- Found in the Torah
- 5
- Chance alone
- 2.4
- P (≥ found)
- 0.09
- Shortest skip
- 1,995
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, בסטיאן appears 5 times in the Torah, above the count chance alone would give (about 2.4); 5 or more arises by chance alone with probability 0.09.
The shortest skip at which בסטיאן appears in the Torah is 1,995 — the first at Genesis 36:15, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), בסטיאן is found 20 times; chance alone would give about 15.1.
- Genesis 2
- Leviticus 2
- Numbers 1
The shortest skips
אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי בְנֵֽי־עֵשָׂו בְּנֵי אֱלִיפַז בְּכוֹר עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף תֵּימָן אַלּוּף אוֹמָר אַלּוּף צְפוֹ אַלּוּף קְנַֽז
These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: the chief of Teman, the chief of Omar, the chief of Zepho, the chief of Kenaz,
skip 1,995, width 1,995 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 52,871Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרִיב מִזֶּבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה חֶלְבּוֹ הָאַלְיָה תְמִימָה לְעֻמַּת הֶעָצֶה יְסִירֶנָּה וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב הַֽמְכַסֶּה אֶת־הַקֶּרֶב וְאֵת כָּל־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַקֶּֽרֶב
And he shall present of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto the LORD: the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, which he shall take away hard by the rump-bone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
skip 3,039, width 3,039 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 143,845Open in the laboratory →
וְסָמַךְ אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל־רֹאשׁ קָרְבָּנוֹ וְשָׁחַט אֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְזָרְקוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן אֶת־דָּמוֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall dash the blood thereof against the altar round about.
skip 3,054, width 3,054 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 143,770Open in the laboratory →
בְּעוֹד שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים יִשָּׂא פַרְעֹה אֶת־רֹאשֶׁךָ וַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ עַל־כַּנֶּךָ וְנָתַתָּ כוֹס־פַּרְעֹה בְּיָדוֹ כַּמִּשְׁפָּט הָֽרִאשׁוֹן אֲשֶׁר הָיִיתָ מַשְׁקֵֽהוּ
within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee unto thine office; and thou shalt give Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
skip 3,078, width 3,078 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 59,477Open in the laboratory →
טַפֵּנוּ נָשֵׁינוּ מִקְנֵנוּ וְכָל־בְּהֶמְתֵּנוּ יִֽהְיוּ־שָׁם בְּעָרֵי הַגִּלְעָֽד
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
skip 3,713, width 3,713 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 243,351Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
11 sequences of בסטיאן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 9.2 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 2
- Leviticus 2
- Numbers 1
- Isaiah 2
- The Twelve 1
- Psalms 1
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Daniel 1
Outside the Torah
כְּעַן הֵן אִֽיתֵיכוֹן עֲתִידִין דִּי בְעִדָּנָא דִּֽי־תִשְׁמְעוּן קָל קַרְנָא מַשְׁרוֹקִיתָא קיתרס שַׂבְּכָא פְּסַנְתֵּרִין וְסוּמְפֹּנְיָה וְכֹל זְנֵי זְמָרָא תִּפְּלוּן וְתִסְגְּדוּן לְצַלְמָא דִֽי־עַבְדֵת וְהֵן לָא תִסְגְּדוּן בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָה תִתְרְמוֹן לְגֽוֹא־אַתּוּן נוּרָא יָקִֽדְתָּא וּמַן־הוּא אֱלָהּ דֵּי יְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכוֹן מִן־יְדָֽי
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made , well; but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is the god that shall deliver you out of my hands?’
skip 650, width 650 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,040,735Open in the laboratory →
שְׂמַח בָּחוּר בְּיַלְדוּתֶיךָ וִֽיטִֽיבְךָ לִבְּךָ בִּימֵי בְחוּרוֹתֶךָ וְהַלֵּךְ בְּדַרְכֵי לִבְּךָ וּבְמַרְאֵי עֵינֶיךָ וְדָע כִּי עַל־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יְבִֽיאֲךָ הָאֱלֹהִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; And let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes; But know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
skip 1,115, width 1,115 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,022,089Open in the laboratory →
אֲמַרְתֶּם שָׁוְא עֲבֹד אֱלֹהִים וּמַה־בֶּצַע כִּי שָׁמַרְנוּ מִשְׁמַרְתּוֹ וְכִי הָלַכְנוּ קְדֹרַנִּית מִפְּנֵי יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת
Ye have said: ‘It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked mournfully because of the LORD of hosts?
skip 1,427, width 1,427 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 857,999Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בסטיאן — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as בסטיאן, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 132.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Bastian in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בסטיאן appears 5 times in the Torah, above the count chance alone would give (about 2.4); 5 or more arises by chance alone with probability 0.09.
What is the shortest skip for Bastian in the Torah?
Skip 1,995, reading backward from Genesis 36:15 — the shortest of 5 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2.4.
What is the gematria of Bastian in Hebrew?
Bastian is spelled בסטיאן — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 132.
How many times is Bastian found in the whole Tanakh?
11 sequences of בסטיאן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 9.2 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
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