Belshazzar בלאשצר
Belshazzar (בלאשצר) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 33 sequences of Belshazzar, the shortest at skip 157 (Numbers 21:25); chance alone would give about 38.9.
- Found in the Torah
- 33
- Chance alone
- 38.9
- P (≥ found)
- 0.85
- Shortest skip
- 157
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
33 sequences of בלאשצר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 38.9 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 157 — the first at Numbers 21:25, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 255 sequences of בלאשצר, against about 247 from chance alone.
- Genesis 11
- Exodus 5
- Leviticus 2
- Numbers 9
- Deuteronomy 6
The shortest skips
וַיִּקַּח יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת כָּל־הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֵּשֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכָל־עָרֵי הָֽאֱמֹרִי בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן וּבְכָל־בְּנֹתֶֽיהָ
And Israel took all these cities; and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the towns thereof.
skip 157, width 157 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 224,732Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ הָבָה נִלְבְּנָה לְבֵנִים וְנִשְׂרְפָה לִשְׂרֵפָה וַתְּהִי לָהֶם הַלְּבֵנָה לְאָבֶן וְהַחֵמָר הָיָה לָהֶם לַחֹֽמֶר
And they said one to another: ‘Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.’ And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
skip 177, width 177 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 12,810Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּקְרֵב אֹֽתְךָ וְאֶת־כָּל־אַחֶיךָ בְנֵי־לֵוִי אִתָּךְ וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם גַּם־כְּהֻנָּֽה
and that He hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and will ye seek the priesthood also?
skip 205, width 205 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 215,822Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶה בְאִישׁ חֵטְא מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת וְהוּמָת וְתָלִיתָ אֹתוֹ עַל־עֵֽץ
And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree;
skip 570, width 570 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 283,861Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּא וַיַּקְרֵב אֶל־אֶחָיו אֶת־הַמִּדְיָנִית לְעֵינֵי מֹשֶׁה וּלְעֵינֵי כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהֵמָּה בֹכִים פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.
skip 896, width 896 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 230,436Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
122 sequences of בלאשצר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 132 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 11
- Exodus 5
- Leviticus 2
- Numbers 9
- Deuteronomy 6
- Joshua 3
- Judges 2
- Samuel 7
- Kings 14
- Isaiah 11
- Jeremiah 10
- Ezekiel 11
- The Twelve 4
- Psalms 7
- Proverbs 3
- Job 1
- Song of Songs 1
- Ruth 1
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Esther 2
- Daniel 1
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2
- Chronicles 8
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוָה אֶת־יָדוֹ וַיַּגַּע עַל־פִּי וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי דְבָרַי בְּפִֽיךָ
Then the LORD put forth His hand, and touched my mouth; and the LORD said unto me: Behold, I have put My words in thy mouth;
skip 99, width 99 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 642,916Open in the laboratory →
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יְגַלַּח אֲדֹנָי בְּתַעַר הַשְּׂכִירָה בְּעֶבְרֵי נָהָר בְּמֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר אֶת־הָרֹאשׁ וְשַׂעַר הָרַגְלָיִם וְגַם אֶת־הַזָּקָן תִּסְפֶּֽה
In that day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also sweep away the beard.
skip 174, width 174 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 582,796Open in the laboratory →
וּבְבֹאָהּ הִנֵּה בָאָה וְיָדְעוּ כִּי נָבִיא הָיָה בְתוֹכָֽם
when this cometh to pass—behold, it cometh—then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.’
skip 268, width 268 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 776,062Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בלאשצר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בלאשצר, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 623.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 5:30. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Belshazzar appear in the Torah codes?
33 sequences of בלאשצר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 38.9 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Belshazzar in the Torah?
Skip 157, reading forward from Numbers 21:25 — the shortest of 33 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 38.9.
How is Belshazzar spelled in Hebrew?
Belshazzar is spelled בלאשצר — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 623.
Is Belshazzar in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
122 sequences of בלאשצר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 132 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 38.9 here) beside the count.