Bruce ברוס
Bruce is a first name, written ברוס in Hebrew (male given name). Bruce appears 5,736 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 5,707 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 5,736
- Chance alone
- 5,707
- P (≥ found)
- 0.35
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
5,736 sequences of ברוס at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,707 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 34:21, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 57,815 sequences of ברוס, against about 59,469 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,530
- Exodus 1,161
- Leviticus 749
- Numbers 1,347
- Deuteronomy 949
The shortest skips
הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה שְֽׁלֵמִים הֵם אִתָּנוּ וְיֵשְׁבוּ בָאָרֶץ וְיִסְחֲרוּ אֹתָהּ וְהָאָרֶץ הִנֵּה רַֽחֲבַת־יָדַיִם לִפְנֵיהֶם אֶת־בְּנֹתָם נִקַּֽח־לָנוּ לְנָשִׁים וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵינוּ נִתֵּן לָהֶֽם
’These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 50,156Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מִפְּנֵי הַֽחִירֹת וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ בְתוֹךְ־הַיָּם הַמִּדְבָּרָה וַיֵּלְכוּ דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים בְּמִדְבַּר אֵתָם וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּמָרָֽה
And they journeyed from Penehahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness; and they went three days’journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 244,567Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מִתָּחַת וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּתָֽרַח
And they journeyed from Tahath, and pitched in Terah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 245,038Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם מַסָּה וּמְרִיבָה עַל־רִיב בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל נַסֹּתָם אֶת־יְהוָה לֵאמֹר הֲיֵשׁ יְהוָה בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ אִם־אָֽיִן
And the name of the place was called Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tried the LORD, saying: ‘Is the LORD among us, or not?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 103,610Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הָאַיִל הָאֶחָד תִּקָּח וְסָמְכוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עַל־רֹאשׁ הָאָֽיִל
Thou shalt also take the one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 121,293Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
25,553 sequences of ברוס at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 25,442 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,530
- Exodus 1,161
- Leviticus 749
- Numbers 1,347
- Deuteronomy 1,002
- Joshua 739
- Judges 789
- Samuel 1,170
- Kings 2,326
- Isaiah 1,883
- Jeremiah 1,649
- Ezekiel 1,446
- The Twelve 1,484
- Psalms 2,377
- Proverbs 1,083
- Job 679
- Song of Songs 83
- Ruth 86
- Lamentations 116
- Ecclesiastes 279
- Esther 386
- Daniel 470
- Ezra–Nehemiah 819
- Chronicles 1,900
Outside the Torah
כְּבֹאֲכֶם תָּבֹאוּ אֶל־עַם בֹּטֵחַ וְהָאָרֶץ רַחֲבַת יָדַיִם כִּֽי־נְתָנָהּ אֱלֹהִים בְּיֶדְכֶם מָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־שָׁם מַחְסוֹר כָּל־דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר בָּאָֽרֶץ
When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and the land is large; for God hath given it into your hand; a place where there is no want; it hath every thing that is in the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 375,653Open in the laboratory →
יָחֻלוּ עַל־רֹאשׁ יוֹאָב וְאֶל כָּל־בֵּית אָבִיו וְֽאַל־יִכָּרֵת מִבֵּית יוֹאָב זָב וּמְצֹרָע וּמַחֲזִיק בַּפֶּלֶךְ וְנֹפֵל בַּחֶרֶב וַחֲסַר־לָֽחֶם
let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth by the sword, or that lacketh bread.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 440,241Open in the laboratory →
מַשָּׂא מִצְרָיִם הִנֵּה יְהוָה רֹכֵב עַל־עָב קַל וּבָא מִצְרַיִם וְנָעוּ אֱלִילֵי מִצְרַיִם מִפָּנָיו וּלְבַב מִצְרַיִם יִמַּס בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, And cometh unto Egypt; And the idols of Egypt shall be moved at His presence, And the heart of Egypt shall melt within it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 592,939Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ברוס — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as ברוס, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 268.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Bruce in the Torah codes?
5,736 sequences of ברוס at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,707 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Bruce in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 34:21 — the shortest of 5,736 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,707.
How is Bruce spelled in Hebrew?
Bruce is spelled ברוס — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 268.
Is Bruce in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
25,553 sequences of ברוס at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 25,442 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 5,707 here) beside the count.