Besor בשור
Besor (בשור) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Besor appears 47,410 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 48,557 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 47,410
- Chance alone
- 48,557
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 47,410 sequences of בשור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 48,557).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 19:33, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 511,569 sequences of בשור, against about 505,954 from chance alone.
- Genesis 12,534
- Exodus 9,544
- Leviticus 6,917
- Numbers 10,334
- Deuteronomy 8,081
The shortest skips
וַתַּשְׁקֶיןָ אֶת־אֲבִיהֶן יַיִן בַּלַּיְלָה הוּא וַתָּבֹא הַבְּכִירָה וַתִּשְׁכַּב אֶת־אָבִיהָ וְלֹֽא־יָדַע בְּשִׁכְבָהּ וּבְקׄוּמָֽהּ
And they made their father drink wine that night. And the first-born went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 24,048Open in the laboratory →
וַתַּשְׁקֶיןָ גַּם בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא אֶת־אֲבִיהֶן יָיִן וַתָּקָם הַצְּעִירָה וַתִּשְׁכַּב עִמּוֹ וְלֹֽא־יָדַע בְּשִׁכְבָהּ וּבְקֻמָֽהּ
And they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 24,196Open in the laboratory →
וְיִתֶּן־לִי אֶת־מְעָרַת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ אֲשֶׁר בִּקְצֵה שָׂדֵהוּ בְּכֶסֶף מָלֵא יִתְּנֶנָּה לִי בְּתוֹכְכֶם לַאֲחֻזַּת־קָֽבֶר
that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 28,731Open in the laboratory →
וְהַשֹּׁכֵב בַּבַּיִת יְכַבֵּס אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וְהָאֹכֵל בַּבַּיִת יְכַבֵּס אֶת־בְּגָדָֽיו
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 163,829Open in the laboratory →
וְחִשַּׁב אֶת־שְׁנֵי מִמְכָּרוֹ וְהֵשִׁיב אֶת־הָעֹדֵף לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר מָֽכַר־לוֹ וְשָׁב לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ
then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; and he shall return unto his possession.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 180,878Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בשור appears 192,295 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 193,935, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 12,534
- Exodus 9,544
- Leviticus 6,917
- Numbers 10,334
- Deuteronomy 8,825
- Joshua 7,636
- Judges 6,576
- Samuel 15,143
- Kings 18,402
- Isaiah 10,446
- Jeremiah 13,005
- Ezekiel 10,546
- The Twelve 8,755
- Psalms 10,456
- Proverbs 5,072
- Job 3,932
- Song of Songs 690
- Ruth 646
- Lamentations 921
- Ecclesiastes 1,725
- Esther 1,876
- Daniel 2,786
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,745
- Chronicles 18,783
Outside the Torah
וַיְצַו מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר לֵאמֹר הֹלִיכוּ שָׁמָּה אֶחָד מֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר הִגְלִיתֶם מִשָּׁם וְיֵלְכוּ וְיֵשְׁבוּ שָׁם וְיֹרֵם אֶת־מִשְׁפַּט אֱלֹהֵי הָאָֽרֶץ
Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying: ‘Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 559,229Open in the laboratory →
יֶאֱרֹב בַּמִּסְתָּר כְּאַרְיֵה בְסֻכֹּה יֶאֱרֹב לַחֲטוֹף עָנִי יַחְטֹף עָנִי בְּמָשְׁכוֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ
He lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, He lieth in wait to catch the poor; He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him up in his net.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 862,466Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אֱלֹהִים יוֹשִׁיעַ צִיּוֹן וְיִבְנֶה עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְיָשְׁבוּ שָׁם וִירֵשֽׁוּהָ
For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 894,112Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בשור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בשור, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 508.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 22:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Besor in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 47,410 sequences of בשור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 48,557).
What is the shortest skip for Besor in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 19:33 — the shortest of 47,410 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 48,557.
How is Besor spelled in Hebrew?
Besor is spelled בשור — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 508.
Is Besor in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בשור appears 192,295 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 193,935, 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 48,557 here) beside the count.