Birsha ברשע
Birsha (ברשע) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 17,849 sequences of Birsha, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 9:16); chance alone would give about 17,891.
- Found in the Torah
- 17,849
- Chance alone
- 17,891
- P (≥ found)
- 0.62
- 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 17,849 sequences of ברשע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,891).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 9:16, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 187,841 sequences of ברשע, against about 186,421 from chance alone.
- Genesis 4,229
- Exodus 4,033
- Leviticus 2,578
- Numbers 4,167
- Deuteronomy 2,842
The shortest skips
וְהָיְתָה הַקֶּשֶׁת בֶּֽעָנָן וּרְאִיתִיהָ לִזְכֹּר בְּרִית עוֹלָם בֵּין אֱלֹהִים וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה בְּכָל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,054Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־נֹחַ זֹאת אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר הֲקִמֹתִי בֵּינִי וּבֵין כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God said unto Noah: ‘This is the token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,109Open in the laboratory →
וַתְּהִי רֵאשִׁית מַמְלַכְתּוֹ בָּבֶל וְאֶרֶךְ וְאַכַּד וְכַלְנֵה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁנְעָֽר
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,923Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי בְּנָסְעָם מִקֶּדֶם וַֽיִּמְצְאוּ בִקְעָה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁנְעָר וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָֽׁם
And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,742Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח חֶמְאָה וְחָלָב וּבֶן־הַבָּקָר אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּתֵּן לִפְנֵיהֶם וְהֽוּא־עֹמֵד עֲלֵיהֶם תַּחַת הָעֵץ וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ
And he took curd, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,851Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, ברשע appears 67,004 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 67,053, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 4,229
- Exodus 4,033
- Leviticus 2,578
- Numbers 4,167
- Deuteronomy 3,115
- Joshua 2,726
- Judges 2,210
- Samuel 4,581
- Kings 6,374
- Isaiah 3,567
- Jeremiah 4,217
- Ezekiel 3,551
- The Twelve 2,839
- Psalms 3,609
- Proverbs 1,960
- Job 1,593
- Song of Songs 271
- Ruth 237
- Lamentations 402
- Ecclesiastes 628
- Esther 681
- Daniel 1,125
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,491
- Chronicles 5,820
Outside the Torah
אָז יִבְנֶה שְׁלֹמֹה בָּמָה לִכְמוֹשׁ שִׁקֻּץ מוֹאָב בָּהָר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי יְרוּשָׁלִָם וּלְמֹלֶךְ שִׁקֻּץ בְּנֵי עַמּֽוֹן
Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the detestation of Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestation of the children of Ammon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 501,396Open in the laboratory →
גַּם־אֲנִי אֶבְחַר בְּתַעֲלֻלֵיהֶם וּמְגֽוּרֹתָם אָבִיא לָהֶם יַעַן קָרָאתִי וְאֵין עוֹנֶה דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא שָׁמֵעוּ וַיַּעֲשׂוּ הָרַע בְּעֵינַי וּבַאֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־חָפַצְתִּי בָּחָֽרוּ
Even so I will choose their mockings, And will bring their fears upon them; Because when I called, none did answer; When I spoke, they did not hear, But they did that which was evil in Mine eyes, And chose that in which I delighted not.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 641,250Open in the laboratory →
לִקְנוֹת בַּכֶּסֶף דַּלִּים וְאֶבְיוֹן בַּעֲבוּר נַעֲלָיִם וּמַפַּל בַּר נַשְׁבִּֽיר
That we may buy the poor for silver, And the needy for a pair of shoes, And sell the refuse of the corn?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 821,705Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ברשע — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ברשע, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 572.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Birsha in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 17,849 sequences of ברשע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,891).
What is the shortest skip for Birsha in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 9:16 — the shortest of 17,849 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 17,891.
How is Birsha spelled in Hebrew?
Birsha is spelled ברשע — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 572.
Is Birsha in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, ברשע appears 67,004 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 67,053, 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 17,891 here) beside the count.