Bone עצם
Bone — in Hebrew עצם — bone; essence. Bone appears 118,144 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 118,338 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 118,144
- Chance alone
- 118,338
- P (≥ found)
- 0.71
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
118,144 sequences of עצם at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 118,338 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which עצם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 20:3, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), עצם is found 1,742,806 times; chance alone would give about 1,834,184.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 118,338 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 29,368
- Exodus 32,683
- Leviticus 13,736
- Numbers 22,091
- Deuteronomy 20,266
The shortest skips
וְאָמַר אֲלֵהֶם שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתֶּם קְרֵבִים הַיּוֹם לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֵיכֶם אַל־יֵרַךְ לְבַבְכֶם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ וְאַֽל־תַּחְפְּזוּ וְאַל־תַּֽעַרְצוּ מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם
and shall say unto them: ‘Hear, O Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies; let not your heart faint; fear not, nor be alarmed, neither be ye affrighted at them;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 281,664Open in the laboratory →
חִזְקוּ וְאִמְצוּ אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ וְאַל־תַּעַרְצוּ מִפְּנֵיהֶם כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הוּא הַהֹלֵךְ עִמָּךְ לֹא יַרְפְּךָ וְלֹא יַעַזְבֶֽךָּ
Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them; for the LORD thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 298,712Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי־צִבְעוֹן וְאַיָּה וַעֲנָה הוּא עֲנָה אֲשֶׁר מָצָא אֶת־הַיֵּמִם בַּמִּדְבָּר בִּרְעֹתוֹ אֶת־הַחֲמֹרִים לְצִבְעוֹן אָבִֽיו
And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah—this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 53,346Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־הוּא עֹשֶׂה לָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר מָֽה־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה עֹשֶׂה לָעָם מַדּוּעַ אַתָּה יוֹשֵׁב לְבַדֶּךָ וְכָל־הָעָם נִצָּב עָלֶיךָ מִן־בֹּקֶר עַד־עָֽרֶב
And when Moses’father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said: ‘What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto even?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 104,899Open in the laboratory →
וְהֶעָנָן סָר מֵעַל הָאֹהֶל וְהִנֵּה מִרְיָם מְצֹרַעַת כַּשָּׁלֶג וַיִּפֶן אַהֲרֹן אֶל־מִרְיָם וְהִנֵּה מְצֹרָֽעַת
And when the cloud was removed from over the Tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow; and Aaron looked upon Miriam; and, behold, she was leprous.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 209,181Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עצם appears 465,150 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.8% more than the 461,327 chance alone would give; the probability of 465,150 or more by chance alone is 9.5 × 10⁻⁹.
- Genesis 29,368
- Exodus 32,683
- Leviticus 13,736
- Numbers 22,091
- Deuteronomy 21,499
- Joshua 16,464
- Judges 11,458
- Samuel 23,912
- Kings 28,510
- Isaiah 40,256
- Jeremiah 35,184
- Ezekiel 27,901
- The Twelve 26,070
- Psalms 40,724
- Proverbs 15,691
- Job 16,257
- Song of Songs 1,891
- Ruth 1,786
- Lamentations 2,269
- Ecclesiastes 3,697
- Esther 3,096
- Daniel 7,298
- Ezra–Nehemiah 12,113
- Chronicles 31,196
Outside the Torah
אֶת־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֹתוֹ תַקְדִּישׁוּ וְהוּא מוֹרַאֲכֶם וְהוּא מַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם
The LORD of hosts, Him shall ye sanctify; and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 583,719Open in the laboratory →
עָלָה אַרְיֵה מִֽסֻּבְּכוֹ וּמַשְׁחִית גּוֹיִם נָסַע יָצָא מִמְּקֹמוֹ לָשׂוּם אַרְצֵךְ לְשַׁמָּה עָרַיִךְ תִּצֶּינָה מֵאֵין יוֹשֵֽׁב
A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations is set out, gone forth from his place; to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 647,493Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן אֶתֵּן אֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶם לַאֲחֵרִים שְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם לְיוֹרְשִׁים כִּי מִקָּטֹן וְעַד־גָּדוֹל כֻּלֹּה בֹּצֵעַ בָּצַע מִנָּבִיא וְעַד־כֹּהֵן כֻּלֹּה עֹשֶׂה שָּֽׁקֶר
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, And their fields to them that shall possess them; for from the least even unto the greatest every one is greedy for gain, from the prophet even unto the priest Every one dealeth falsely.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 654,776Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עצם — the Tanakh's own spelling: bone; essence. Searched as עצם, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 200.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:23. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Azem.
Questions
Is Bone in the Torah codes?
118,144 sequences of עצם at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 118,338 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Bone in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 20:3 — the shortest of 118,144 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 118,338.
What is the gematria of Bone in Hebrew?
Bone is spelled עצם — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 200.
How many times is Bone found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עצם appears 465,150 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.8% more than the 461,327 chance alone would give; the probability of 465,150 or more by chance alone is 9.5 × 10⁻⁹.
Search it yourself
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