Boaz בעז
Boaz (בעז) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Boaz is found 42,988 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 15:16) — about what chance alone gives (about 42,768).
- Found in the Torah
- 42,988
- Chance alone
- 42,768
- P (≥ found)
- 0.14
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
42,988 sequences of בעז at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 42,768 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which בעז appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 15:16, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), בעז is found 674,319 times; chance alone would give about 662,888.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 42,768 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 8,540
- Exodus 10,573
- Leviticus 7,883
- Numbers 9,637
- Deuteronomy 6,355
The shortest skips
תִּפֹּל עֲלֵיהֶם אֵימָתָה וָפַחַד בִּגְדֹל זְרוֹעֲךָ יִדְּמוּ כָּאָבֶן עַד־יַעֲבֹר עַמְּךָ יְהוָה עַֽד־יַעֲבֹר עַם־זוּ קָנִֽיתָ
Terror and dread falleth upon them; By the greatness of Thine arm they are as still as a stone; Till Thy people pass over, O LORD, Till the people pass over that Thou hast gotten.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 100,520Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־כָּל־חֶלְבָּהּ יָסִיר כַּאֲשֶׁר הוּסַר חֵלֶב מֵעַל זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן הַמִּזְבֵּחָה לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָה וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן וְנִסְלַח לֽוֹ
And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 145,966Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תַּֽדְשֵׁא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע עֵץ פְּרִי עֹשֶׂה פְּרִי לְמִינוֹ אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ־בוֹ עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God said: ‘Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth.’ And it was so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 502Open in the laboratory →
וַתּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע לְמִינֵהוּ וְעֵץ עֹֽשֶׂה־פְּרִי אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ־בוֹ לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 561Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָם יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע כִּי־גֵר יִהְיֶה זַרְעֲךָ בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא לָהֶם וַעֲבָדוּם וְעִנּוּ אֹתָם אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָֽה
And He said unto Abram: ‘Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 17,925Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בעז appears 186,686 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.0% more than the 184,760 chance alone would give; the probability of 186,686 or more by chance alone is 3.9 × 10⁻⁶.
- Genesis 8,540
- Exodus 10,573
- Leviticus 7,883
- Numbers 9,637
- Deuteronomy 6,648
- Joshua 6,110
- Judges 5,930
- Samuel 9,382
- Kings 16,782
- Isaiah 12,609
- Jeremiah 11,209
- Ezekiel 9,044
- The Twelve 8,821
- Psalms 13,774
- Proverbs 4,907
- Job 5,565
- Song of Songs 750
- Ruth 692
- Lamentations 1,112
- Ecclesiastes 1,583
- Esther 1,385
- Daniel 3,964
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,937
- Chronicles 20,849
Outside the Torah
וַיִּפֹּל אֲחַזְיָה בְּעַד הַשְּׂבָכָה בַּעֲלִיָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן וַיָּחַל וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם לְכוּ דִרְשׁוּ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן אִם־אֶחְיֶה מֵחֳלִי זֶֽה
And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent messengers, and said unto them: ‘Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this sickness.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 527,846Open in the laboratory →
וּמַלְאַךְ יְהוָה דִּבֶּר אֶל־אֵלִיָּה הַתִּשְׁבִּי קוּם עֲלֵה לִקְרַאת מַלְאֲכֵי מֶֽלֶךְ־שֹׁמְרוֹן וְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם הַֽמִבְּלִי אֵין־אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אַתֶּם הֹֽלְכִים לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרֽוֹן
But an angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite: ‘Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them: Is it because there is no God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 527,961Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אִישׁ עָלָה לִקְרָאתֵנוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֵינוּ לְכוּ שׁוּבוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח אֶתְכֶם וְדִבַּרְתֶּם אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הַֽמִבְּלִי אֵין־אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה שֹׁלֵחַ לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן לָכֵן הַמִּטָּה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִיתָ שָּׁם לֹֽא־תֵרֵד מִמֶּנָּה כִּֽי־מוֹת תָּמֽוּת
And they said unto him: ‘There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us: Go, return unto the king that sent you, and say unto him: Thus saith the LORD: Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 528,169Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בעז — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בעז, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 79.
As a plain word it stands 20 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 7:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- בועז — the name in Hebrew letters found 4,289 in the Torah (chance 4,248)
Questions
Does Boaz appear in the Torah codes?
42,988 sequences of בעז at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 42,768 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Boaz in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 15:16 — the shortest of 42,988 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 42,768.
What is the gematria of Boaz in Hebrew?
Boaz is spelled בעז — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 79; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Boaz found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בעז appears 186,686 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.0% more than the 184,760 chance alone would give; the probability of 186,686 or more by chance alone is 3.9 × 10⁻⁶.
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