Binyamin בנימין
Binyamin is a first name, written בנימין in Hebrew (given name). Binyamin appears 281 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 297 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 281
- Chance alone
- 297
- P (≥ found)
- 0.83
- Shortest skip
- 34
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 281 sequences of בנימין at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 297).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 34 — the first at Genesis 20:6, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 1,818 sequences of בנימין, against about 1,887 from chance alone.
- Genesis 84
- Exodus 49
- Leviticus 26
- Numbers 88
- Deuteronomy 34
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָֽאֱלֹהִים בַּחֲלֹם גַּם אָנֹכִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי בְתָם־לְבָבְךָ עָשִׂיתָ זֹּאת וָאֶחְשֹׂךְ גַּם־אָנֹכִי אֽוֹתְךָ מֵחֲטוֹ־לִי עַל־כֵּן לֹא־נְתַתִּיךָ לִנְגֹּעַ אֵלֶֽיהָ
And God said unto him in the dream: ‘Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
skip 34, width 34 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 24,624Open in the laboratory →
בֵּינִי וּבֵין בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אוֹת הִוא לְעֹלָם כִּי־שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים עָשָׂה יְהוָה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שָׁבַת וַיִּנָּפַֽשׁ
It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel for ever; for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He ceased from work and rested.’
skip 55, width 55 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 125,624Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים בַּחֲלוֹם יַֽעֲקֹב וָאֹמַר הִנֵּֽנִי
And the angel of God said unto me in the dream: Jacob; and I said: Here am I.
skip 61, width 61 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 44,137Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂהוּ בְּבִגְדוֹ לֵאמֹר שִׁכְבָה עִמִּי וַיַּעֲזֹב בִּגְדוֹ בְּיָדָהּ וַיָּנָס וַיֵּצֵא הַחֽוּצָה
that she caught him by his garment, saying: ‘Lie with me.’ And he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
skip 81, width 81 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 58,210Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשִׂימוּ לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ וְלָהֶם לְבַדָּם וְלַמִּצְרִים הָאֹכְלִים אִתּוֹ לְבַדָּם כִּי לֹא יוּכְלוּן הַמִּצְרִים לֶאֱכֹל אֶת־הָֽעִבְרִים לֶחֶם כִּי־תוֹעֵבָה הִוא לְמִצְרָֽיִם
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
skip 107, width 107 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 66,880Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,568 sequences of בנימין at skips 2–5,000, 4.6% above what chance alone gives (about 1,498); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.
- Genesis 84
- Exodus 49
- Leviticus 26
- Numbers 88
- Deuteronomy 42
- Joshua 56
- Judges 59
- Samuel 105
- Kings 93
- Isaiah 63
- Jeremiah 113
- Ezekiel 90
- The Twelve 75
- Psalms 155
- Proverbs 49
- Job 62
- Song of Songs 8
- Ruth 11
- Lamentations 12
- Ecclesiastes 26
- Esther 22
- Daniel 34
- Ezra–Nehemiah 110
- Chronicles 136
Outside the Torah
חֵלֶב בֶּֽן־בַּעֲנָה הַנְּטֹפָתִי אִתַּי בֶּן־רִיבַי מִגִּבְעַת בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִֽן
Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin;
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 475,168Open in the laboratory →
מִשְׂתַּכַּל הֲוֵית בְּקַרְנַיָּא וַאֲלוּ קֶרֶן אָחֳרִי זְעֵירָה סִלְקָת ביניהון וּתְלָת מִן־קַרְנַיָּא קַדְמָיָתָא אתעקרו מִן־קדמיה וַאֲלוּ עַיְנִין כְּעַיְנֵי אֲנָשָׁא בְּקַרְנָא־דָא וּפֻם מְמַלִּל רַבְרְבָֽן
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,049,787Open in the laboratory →
ישבתי בַּלְּבָנוֹן מקננתי בָּֽאֲרָזִים מַה־נֵּחַנְתְּ בְּבֹא־לָךְ חֲבָלִים חִיל כַּיֹּלֵדָֽה
O inhabitant of Lebanon, That art nestled in the cedars, How gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, The pain as of a woman in travail!
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 673,506Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בנימין — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as בנימין, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 162.
As a plain word it stands 12 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 35:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Binyamin in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 281 sequences of בנימין at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 297).
What is the shortest skip for Binyamin in the Torah?
Skip 34, reading forward from Genesis 20:6 — the shortest of 281 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 297.
How is Binyamin spelled in Hebrew?
Binyamin is spelled בנימין — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 162.
Is Binyamin in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,568 sequences of בנימין at skips 2–5,000, 4.6% above what chance alone gives (about 1,498); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
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