Bosheth בשת
Bosheth (בשת) is a name in the Tanakh — shame. In the Torah codes, Bosheth is found 489,943 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 2:3) — 1.2% above the 484,162 chance alone would give (probability of 489,943 or more by chance alone: 5.6 × 10⁻¹⁷).
- Found in the Torah
- 489,943
- Chance alone
- 484,162
- P (≥ found)
- 5.6 × 10⁻¹⁷
- 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 489,943 sequences of בשת at skips 2–5,000, 1.2% above what chance alone gives (about 484,162); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.6 × 10⁻¹⁷ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 2:3, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 7,778,291 sequences of בשת, against about 7,504,297 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 484,162 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 103,509
- Exodus 112,196
- Leviticus 83,345
- Numbers 107,552
- Deuteronomy 83,341
The shortest skips
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת
And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,786Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּיקַץ יַעֲקֹב מִשְּׁנָתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אָכֵן יֵשׁ יְהוָה בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְאָנֹכִי לֹא יָדָֽעְתִּי
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said: ‘Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 39,459Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־הָיָה רְכוּשָׁם רָב מִשֶּׁבֶת יַחְדָּו וְלֹא יָֽכְלָה אֶרֶץ מְגֽוּרֵיהֶם לָשֵׂאת אֹתָם מִפְּנֵי מִקְנֵיהֶֽם
For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,514Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה הָאֹכֶל לְפִקָּדוֹן לָאָרֶץ לְשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הָרָעָב אֲשֶׁר תִּהְיֶיןָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְלֹֽא־תִכָּרֵת הָאָרֶץ בָּרָעָֽב
And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,859Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשָּׂא מַשְׂאֹת מֵאֵת פָּנָיו אֲלֵהֶם וַתֵּרֶב מַשְׂאַת בִּנְיָמִן מִמַּשְׂאֹת כֻּלָּם חָמֵשׁ יָדוֹת וַיִּשְׁתּוּ וַֽיִּשְׁכְּרוּ עִמּֽוֹ
And portions were taken unto them from before him; but Benjamin’s portion was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 66,978Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,676,015 sequences of בשת at skips 2–5,000, 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 1,666,849); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 6.6 × 10⁻¹³ by chance alone.
- Genesis 103,509
- Exodus 112,196
- Leviticus 83,345
- Numbers 107,552
- Deuteronomy 87,033
- Joshua 50,937
- Judges 52,994
- Samuel 117,894
- Kings 156,026
- Isaiah 70,351
- Jeremiah 110,547
- Ezekiel 117,257
- The Twelve 63,686
- Psalms 85,402
- Proverbs 42,008
- Job 35,084
- Song of Songs 7,288
- Ruth 6,856
- Lamentations 10,023
- Ecclesiastes 17,363
- Esther 18,013
- Daniel 23,769
- Ezra–Nehemiah 55,115
- Chronicles 141,767
Outside the Torah
וְהָיָה הַנִּלְכָּד בַּחֵרֶם יִשָּׂרֵף בָּאֵשׁ אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ כִּי עָבַר אֶת־בְּרִית יְהוָה וְכִֽי־עָשָׂה נְבָלָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And it shall be that he that is taken with the devoted thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath; because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought a wanton deed in Israel.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,433Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַד־הַמִּגְדָּל וַיִּלָּחֶם בּוֹ וַיִּגַּשׁ עַד־פֶּתַח הַמִּגְדָּל לְשָׂרְפוֹ בָאֵֽשׁ
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went close unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 362,944Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאבַדְנָה הָאֲתֹנוֹת לְקִישׁ אֲבִי שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר קִישׁ אֶל־שָׁאוּל בְּנוֹ קַח־נָא אִתְּךָ אֶת־אַחַד מֵֽהַנְּעָרִים וְקוּם לֵךְ בַּקֵּשׁ אֶת־הָאֲתֹנֹֽת
Now the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son: ‘Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 394,926Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בשת — the Tanakh's own spelling: shame. Searched as בשת, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 702.
As a plain word it stands 26 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 2:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Bosheth in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 489,943 sequences of בשת at skips 2–5,000, 1.2% above what chance alone gives (about 484,162); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.6 × 10⁻¹⁷ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Bosheth in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:3 — the shortest of 489,943 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 484,162.
How is Bosheth spelled in Hebrew?
Bosheth is spelled בשת — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 702.
Is Bosheth in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,676,015 sequences of בשת at skips 2–5,000, 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 1,666,849); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 6.6 × 10⁻¹³ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 484,162 here) beside the count.