Copper נחשת
Copper — in Hebrew נחשת — copper, bronze. In the Torah codes, Copper is found 10,327 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 5:30) — 5.5% above the 9,785 chance alone would give (probability of 10,327 or more by chance alone: 2.9 × 10⁻⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 10,327
- Chance alone
- 9,785
- P (≥ found)
- 2.9 × 10⁻⁸
- 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 10,327 sequences of נחשת at skips 2–5,000, 5.5% above what chance alone gives (about 9,785); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.9 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 5:30, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 109,137 sequences of נחשת, against about 101,960 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,154
- Exodus 2,579
- Leviticus 1,738
- Numbers 2,741
- Deuteronomy 1,115
The shortest skips
וַֽיְחִי־לֶמֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־נֹחַ חָמֵשׁ וְתִשְׁעִים שָׁנָה וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Lamech lived after he begot Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,704Open in the laboratory →
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 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,248Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־אָסוֹן יִהְיֶה וְנָתַתָּה נֶפֶשׁ תַּחַת נָֽפֶשׁ
But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 109,037Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַחְתָּ אֶת־שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וּמָשַׁחְתָּ אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלָיו וְהָיָה קֹֽדֶשׁ
And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the furniture thereof; and it shall be holy.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 140,286Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר קַח־נָא אֶת־בִּנְךָ אֶת־יְחִֽידְךָ אֲשֶׁר־אָהַבְתָּ אֶת־יִצְחָק וְלֶךְ־לְךָ אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּה וְהַעֲלֵהוּ שָׁם לְעֹלָה עַל אַחַד הֶֽהָרִים אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶֽיךָ
And He said: ‘Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 27,035Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 33,265 sequences of נחשת at skips 2–5,000, 2.7% above what chance alone gives (about 32,396); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.8 × 10⁻⁷ by chance alone.
- Genesis 2,154
- Exodus 2,579
- Leviticus 1,738
- Numbers 2,741
- Deuteronomy 1,178
- Joshua 1,121
- Judges 1,070
- Samuel 1,999
- Kings 2,299
- Isaiah 1,577
- Jeremiah 1,612
- Ezekiel 2,322
- The Twelve 1,062
- Psalms 2,113
- Proverbs 1,063
- Job 1,124
- Song of Songs 244
- Ruth 114
- Lamentations 239
- Ecclesiastes 324
- Esther 257
- Daniel 714
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,243
- Chronicles 2,378
Outside the Torah
שֹׁחַד לָֽקְחוּ־בָךְ לְמַעַן שְׁפָךְ־דָּם נֶשֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּית לָקַחַתְּ וַתְּבַצְּעִי רֵעַיִךְ בַּעֹשֶׁק וְאֹתִי שָׁכַחַתְּ נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten Me, saith the Lord GOD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 757,865Open in the laboratory →
וּפָקַדְתִּי עָלֶיהָ אֶת־יְמֵי הַבְּעָלִים אֲשֶׁר תַּקְטִיר לָהֶם וַתַּעַד נִזְמָהּ וְחֶלְיָתָהּ וַתֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרֵי מְאַהֲבֶיהָ וְאֹתִי שָׁכְחָה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה
And I will visit upon her the days of the Baalim, Wherein she offered unto them, And decked herself with her ear-rings and her jewels, And went after her lovers, And forgot Me, saith the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 803,257Open in the laboratory →
לֽוּ־חַיָּה רָעָה אַעֲבִיר בָּאָרֶץ וְשִׁכְּלָתָּה וְהָיְתָה שְׁמָמָה מִבְּלִי עוֹבֵר מִפְּנֵי הַחַיָּֽה
If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they bereave it, and it be desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 744,241Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נחשת — the Tanakh's own spelling: copper, bronze. Searched as נחשת, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 758.
As a plain word it stands 75 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:22. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Copper appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 10,327 sequences of נחשת at skips 2–5,000, 5.5% above what chance alone gives (about 9,785); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.9 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Copper in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 5:30 — the shortest of 10,327 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,785.
How is Copper spelled in Hebrew?
Copper is spelled נחשת — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 758.
Is Copper in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 33,265 sequences of נחשת at skips 2–5,000, 2.7% above what chance alone gives (about 32,396); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.8 × 10⁻⁷ 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 9,785 here) beside the count.