Bishlam בשלם
Bishlam (בשלם) is a person named in the Tanakh. Bishlam appears 47,958 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% more than chance alone would give (about 47,485; probability 0.02).
- Found in the Torah
- 47,958
- Chance alone
- 47,485
- P (≥ found)
- 0.02
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, בשלם appears 47,958 times in the Torah — 1.0% more than the 47,485 chance alone would give; the probability of 47,958 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
The shortest skip at which בשלם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 41:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בשלם is found 507,458 times; chance alone would give about 494,783.
- Genesis 9,932
- Exodus 9,882
- Leviticus 6,904
- Numbers 13,341
- Deuteronomy 7,899
The shortest skips
וַיִּישָׁן וַֽיַּחֲלֹם שֵׁנִית וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלוֹת בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד בְּרִיאוֹת וְטֹבֽוֹת
And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,263Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים דַּקּוֹת וּשְׁדוּפֹת קָדִים צֹמְחוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶֽן
And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,297Open in the laboratory →
וָאֵרֶא בַּחֲלֹמִי וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלֹת בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד מְלֵאֹת וְטֹבֽוֹת
And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,147Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים צְנֻמוֹת דַּקּוֹת שְׁדֻפוֹת קָדִים צֹמְחוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,178Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁתֵּי טַבְּעֹת זָהָב עָֽשָׂה־לוֹ מִתַּחַת לְזֵרוֹ עַל שְׁתֵּי צַלְעֹתָיו עַל שְׁנֵי צִדָּיו לְבָתִּים לְבַדִּים לָשֵׂאת אֹתוֹ בָּהֶֽם
And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for holders for staves wherewith to bear it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 136,054Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בשלם appears 192,533 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 192,048, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 9,932
- Exodus 9,882
- Leviticus 6,904
- Numbers 13,341
- Deuteronomy 8,391
- Joshua 6,070
- Judges 6,398
- Samuel 16,214
- Kings 18,771
- Isaiah 8,343
- Jeremiah 13,250
- Ezekiel 10,488
- The Twelve 7,734
- Psalms 10,323
- Proverbs 4,314
- Job 3,905
- Song of Songs 677
- Ruth 698
- Lamentations 1,136
- Ecclesiastes 2,298
- Esther 2,397
- Daniel 3,323
- Ezra–Nehemiah 7,438
- Chronicles 20,306
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־יֵהוּא בֶן־חֲנָנִי עַל־בַּעְשָׁא לֵאמֹֽר
And the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasa, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 512,156Open in the laboratory →
וְאִישׁ מָשַׁךְ בַּקֶּשֶׁת לְתֻמּוֹ וַיַּכֶּה אֶת־מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּין הַדְּבָקִים וּבֵין הַשִּׁרְיָן וַיֹּאמֶר לְרַכָּבוֹ הֲפֹךְ יָדְךָ וְהוֹצִיאֵנִי מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה כִּי הָחֳלֵֽיתִי
And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the lower armour and the breastplate; wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot: ‘Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am sore wounded.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 526,649Open in the laboratory →
סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ
Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 874,394Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בשלם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בשלם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 372.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 2:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Bishlam in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בשלם appears 47,958 times in the Torah — 1.0% more than the 47,485 chance alone would give; the probability of 47,958 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
What is the shortest skip for Bishlam in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 41:5 — the shortest of 47,958 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 47,485.
What is the gematria of Bishlam in Hebrew?
Bishlam is spelled בשלם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 372.
How many times is Bishlam found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בשלם appears 192,533 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 192,048, 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 47,485 here) beside the count.