Elishama אלישמע
Elishama (אלישמע) is a person named in the Tanakh. Elishama appears 331 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 12% more than chance alone would give (about 295; probability 0.02).
- Found in the Torah
- 331
- Chance alone
- 295
- P (≥ found)
- 0.02
- Shortest skip
- 13
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, אלישמע appears 331 times in the Torah — 12% more than the 295 chance alone would give; the probability of 331 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
The shortest skip at which אלישמע appears in the Torah is 13 — the first at Exodus 5:3, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), אלישמע is found 1,946 times; chance alone would give about 1,877.
- Genesis 77
- Exodus 85
- Leviticus 48
- Numbers 80
- Deuteronomy 41
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֱלֹהֵי הָעִבְרִים נִקְרָא עָלֵינוּ נֵלֲכָה נָּא דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְנִזְבְּחָה לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ פֶּן־יִפְגָּעֵנוּ בַּדֶּבֶר אוֹ בֶחָֽרֶב
And they said: ‘The God of the Hebrews hath met with us. Let us go, we pray thee, three days’journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest He fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.’
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 83,674Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כִּֽי־יֶחֱטָא וְאָשֵׁם וְהֵשִׁיב אֶת־הַגְּזֵלָה אֲשֶׁר גָּזָל אוֹ אֶת־הָעֹשֶׁק אֲשֶׁר עָשָׁק אוֹ אֶת־הַפִּקָּדוֹן אֲשֶׁר הָפְקַד אִתּוֹ אוֹ אֶת־הָאֲבֵדָה אֲשֶׁר מָצָֽא
then it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he hath gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was deposited with him, or the lost thing which he found,
skip 26, width 26 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 147,648Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא תְטַמֵּא אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם יֹשְׁבִים בָּהּ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי שֹׁכֵן בְּתוֹכָהּ כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה שֹׁכֵן בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell; for I the LORD dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.’
skip 69, width 69 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 249,083Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־אָמֹר יֹאמַר הָעֶבֶד אָהַבְתִּי אֶת־אֲדֹנִי אֶת־אִשְׁתִּי וְאֶת־בָּנָי לֹא אֵצֵא חָפְשִֽׁי
But if the servant shall plainly say: I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free;
skip 70, width 70 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 108,326Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּהְיוּ כָּל־יְמֵי מַהֲלַלְאֵל חָמֵשׁ וְתִשְׁעִים שָׁנָה וּשְׁמֹנֶה מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיָּמֹֽת
And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety and five years; and he died.
skip 84, width 84 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 6,147Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
1,241 sequences of אלישמע at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,210 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 77
- Exodus 85
- Leviticus 48
- Numbers 80
- Deuteronomy 49
- Joshua 41
- Judges 38
- Samuel 114
- Kings 134
- Isaiah 44
- Jeremiah 85
- Ezekiel 60
- The Twelve 52
- Psalms 62
- Proverbs 31
- Job 35
- Song of Songs 4
- Ruth 5
- Lamentations 6
- Ecclesiastes 16
- Esther 8
- Daniel 21
- Ezra–Nehemiah 40
- Chronicles 106
Outside the Torah
בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה אָחָז בְּמָלְכוֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וְלֹא־עָשָׂה הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה כְּדָוִיד אָבִֽיו
Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, like David his father;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,179,619Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה יַעַן הַזְכַּרְכֶם עֲוֺנְכֶם בְּהִגָּלוֹת פִּשְׁעֵיכֶם לְהֵֽרָאוֹת חַטֹּאותֵיכֶם בְּכֹל עֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶם יַעַן הִזָּכֶרְכֶם בַּכַּף תִּתָּפֵֽשׂוּ
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that your sins do appear in all your doings; because that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 756,864Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־הָאָרֶץ בָּאוּ בַיָּעַר וַיְהִי דְבַשׁ עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶֽה
And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 404,016Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלישמע — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אלישמע, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 451.
As a plain word it stands 13 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 1:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Elishama in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, אלישמע appears 331 times in the Torah — 12% more than the 295 chance alone would give; the probability of 331 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
What is the shortest skip for Elishama in the Torah?
Skip 13, reading backward from Exodus 5:3 — the shortest of 331 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 295.
What is the gematria of Elishama in Hebrew?
Elishama is spelled אלישמע — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 451.
How many times is Elishama found in the whole Tanakh?
1,241 sequences of אלישמע at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,210 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 295 here) beside the count.