Beirut ביירות
Beirut — in Hebrew ביירות — capital of Lebanon. Beirut appears 581 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 589 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 581
- Chance alone
- 589
- P (≥ found)
- 0.63
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 581 sequences of ביירות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 589).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 5 — the first at Exodus 21:20, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 3,521 sequences of ביירות, against about 3,744 from chance alone.
- Genesis 179
- Exodus 111
- Leviticus 78
- Numbers 116
- Deuteronomy 97
The shortest skips
וְכִֽי־יַכֶּה אִישׁ אֶת־עַבְדּוֹ אוֹ אֶת־אֲמָתוֹ בַּשֵּׁבֶט וּמֵת תַּחַת יָדוֹ נָקֹם יִנָּקֵֽם
And if a man smite his bondman, or his bondwoman, with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 108,877Open in the laboratory →
וְהוֹתִֽירְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכֹל מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶךָ בִּפְרִי בִטְנְךָ וּבִפְרִי בְהֶמְתְּךָ וּבִפְרִי אַדְמָתְךָ לְטוֹבָה כִּי יָשׁוּב יְהוָה לָשׂוּשׂ עָלֶיךָ לְטוֹב כַּאֲשֶׁר־שָׂשׂ עַל־אֲבֹתֶֽיךָ
And the LORD thy God will make thee over-abundant in all the work of thy hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good; for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as He rejoiced over thy fathers;
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 297,663Open in the laboratory →
כִּי תִקְצֹר קְצִֽירְךָ בְשָׂדֶךָ וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ עֹמֶר בַּשָּׂדֶה לֹא תָשׁוּב לְקַחְתּוֹ לַגֵּר לַיָּתוֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָה יִהְיֶה לְמַעַן יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכֹל מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶֽיךָ
When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go back to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
skip 49, width 49 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 287,883Open in the laboratory →
יַכְּכָה יְהוָה בְּשִׁגָּעוֹן וּבְעִוָּרוֹן וּבְתִמְהוֹן לֵבָֽב
The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart.
skip 74, width 74 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 292,969Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָהָם אֶת־יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּנוֹ וְאֵת כָּל־יְלִידֵי בֵיתוֹ וְאֵת כָּל־מִקְנַת כַּסְפּוֹ כָּל־זָכָר בְּאַנְשֵׁי בֵּית אַבְרָהָם וַיָּמָל אֶת־בְּשַׂר עָרְלָתָם בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אִתּוֹ אֱלֹהִֽים
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
skip 89, width 89 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 20,239Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,683 sequences of ביירות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,782).
- Genesis 179
- Exodus 111
- Leviticus 78
- Numbers 116
- Deuteronomy 109
- Joshua 92
- Judges 106
- Samuel 198
- Kings 257
- Isaiah 132
- Jeremiah 186
- Ezekiel 182
- The Twelve 145
- Psalms 185
- Proverbs 64
- Job 79
- Song of Songs 16
- Ruth 17
- Lamentations 17
- Ecclesiastes 21
- Esther 22
- Daniel 38
- Ezra–Nehemiah 94
- Chronicles 239
Outside the Torah
וַיָּשָׁב וַיִּבֶן אֶת־הַבָּמוֹת אֲשֶׁר נִתַּץ יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ אָבִיו וַיָּקֶם מִזְבְּחוֹת לַבְּעָלִים וַיַּעַשׂ אֲשֵׁרוֹת וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְכָל־צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם וַֽיַּעֲבֹד אֹתָֽם
For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he reared up altars for the Baalim, and made Asheroth, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,189,589Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה יַעַן אֲשֶׁר גָּבַהְתָּ בְּקוֹמָה וַיִּתֵּן צַמַּרְתּוֹ אֶל־בֵּין עֲבוֹתִים וְרָם לְבָבוֹ בְּגָבְהֽוֹ
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thou art exalted in stature, and he hath set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 771,525Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲמֹד הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־עָמְדוֹ וַיִּכְרֹת אֶֽת־הַבְּרִית לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֵי יְהוָה וְלִשְׁמוֹר אֶת־מִצְוֺתָיו וְעֵֽדְוֺתָיו וְחֻקָּיו בְּכָל־לְבָבוֹ וּבְכָל־נַפְשׁוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַבְּרִית הַכְּתוּבִים עַל־הַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּֽה
And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep His commandments, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,193,365Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ביירות — the name in Hebrew letters: capital of Lebanon. Searched as ביירות, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 628.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Beirut in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 581 sequences of ביירות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 589).
What is the shortest skip for Beirut in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Exodus 21:20 — the shortest of 581 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 589.
How is Beirut spelled in Hebrew?
Beirut is spelled ביירות — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 628.
Is Beirut in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,683 sequences of ביירות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,782).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 589 here) beside the count.