Erasmus ארסמוס
In Hebrew letters the first name Erasmus is written ארסמוס — male given name. Erasmus appears 4 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 4.6 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 4
- Chance alone
- 4.6
- P (≥ found)
- 0.67
- Shortest skip
- 119
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, ארסמוס appears 4 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4.6, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which ארסמוס appears in the Torah is 119 — the first at Numbers 30:4, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), ארסמוס is found 29 times; chance alone would give about 29.2.
- Exodus 2
- Numbers 2
The shortest skips
וְאִשָּׁה כִּֽי־תִדֹּר נֶדֶר לַיהוָה וְאָסְרָה אִסָּר בְּבֵית אָבִיהָ בִּנְעֻרֶֽיהָ
Also when a woman voweth a vow unto the LORD, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in her father’s house, in her youth,
skip 119, width 119 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 238,641Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה הַֽחֻקִּים אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה בֵּין אִישׁ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ בֵּֽין־אָב לְבִתּוֹ בִּנְעֻרֶיהָ בֵּית אָבִֽיהָ
These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between a father and his daughter, being in her youth, in her father’s house.
skip 774, width 774 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 239,363Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה לִקְרַאת חֹֽתְנוֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ וַיִּשַּׁק־לוֹ וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אִישׁ־לְרֵעֵהוּ לְשָׁלוֹם וַיָּבֹאוּ הָאֹֽהֱלָה
And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed down and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
skip 1,247, width 1,247 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 104,455Open in the laboratory →
וְנוֹעַדְתִּי לְךָ שָׁם וְדִבַּרְתִּי אִתְּךָ מֵעַל הַכַּפֹּרֶת מִבֵּין שְׁנֵי הַכְּרֻבִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־אֲרֹן הָעֵדֻת אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר אֲצַוֶּה אוֹתְךָ אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And there I will meet with thee, and I will speak with thee from above the ark-cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
skip 2,480, width 2,480 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 114,379Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 21 sequences of ארסמוס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 19.6).
- Exodus 2
- Numbers 2
- Joshua 1
- Samuel 3
- Kings 1
- Isaiah 2
- Jeremiah 1
- Ezekiel 3
- The Twelve 1
- Psalms 4
- Chronicles 1
Outside the Torah
אִם־פָּקֹד יִפְקְדֵנִי אָבִיךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ נִשְׁאֹל נִשְׁאַל מִמֶּנִּי דָוִד לָרוּץ בֵּֽית־לֶחֶם עִירוֹ כִּי זֶבַח הַיָּמִים שָׁם לְכָל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה
If thy father miss me at all, then say: David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
skip 132, width 132 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 416,485Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלַי הָאִישׁ בֶּן־אָדָם רְאֵה בְעֵינֶיךָ וּבְאָזְנֶיךָ שְּׁמָע וְשִׂים לִבְּךָ לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי מַרְאֶה אוֹתָךְ כִּי לְמַעַן הַרְאוֹתְכָה הֻבָאתָה הֵנָּה הַגֵּד אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה רֹאֶה לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And the man said unto me: ‘Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thy heart upon all that I shall show thee, for to the intent that I might show them unto thee art thou brought thither; declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.’ .
skip 297, width 297 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 786,215Open in the laboratory →
וְאֻסְּפוּ אֲסֵפָה אַסִּיר עַל־בּוֹר וְסֻגְּרוּ עַל־מַסְגֵּר וּמֵרֹב יָמִים יִפָּקֵֽדוּ
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the dungeon, And shall be shut up in the prison, And after many days shall they be punished.
skip 482, width 482 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 598,281Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ארסמוס — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as ארסמוס, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 367.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Erasmus in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, ארסמוס appears 4 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4.6, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Erasmus in the Torah?
Skip 119, reading backward from Numbers 30:4 — the shortest of 4 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4.6.
What is the gematria of Erasmus in Hebrew?
Erasmus is spelled ארסמוס — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 367.
How many times is Erasmus found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 21 sequences of ארסמוס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 19.6).
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