Firstfruits ביכורים

Firstfruits — in Hebrew ביכורים — the first fruits brought to the Temple. Counted across every skip (2–50,808), the Torah holds 150 sequences of Firstfruits, the shortest at skip 132 (Numbers 3:48); chance alone would give about 171.

Found in the Torah · every skip: 150
Chance alone · every skip: 171
P (≥ found) · every skip: 0.95
Shortest skip: 132
Longest skip found: 45,062

Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 7 letters (2–50,808), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 36 found · chance alone about 32.0 (probability of 36 or more by chance alone: 0.26).

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In the Torah

Across every skip (2–50,808), ביכורים appears 150 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 171, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 132 — at Numbers 3:48, reading backward.

The longest skip at which ביכורים was found in the Torah is 45,062 — at Deuteronomy 19:8, reading backward; a spelling of 7 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 50,808.

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 56
Exodus 36
Leviticus 16
Numbers 22
Deuteronomy 20

Examples across the range

5 of the 150 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.

Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.

shortest skipNumbers 3:48במדבר ג:מחskip 132, backward
Letter by letter
1. בNumbers 3:48
  וְנָתַתָּה הַכֶּסֶף לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו פְּדוּיֵי הָעֹדְפִים בָּהֶֽם
  And thou shalt give the money wherewith they that remain over of them are redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons.’
2. יNumbers 3:45
  … הַלְוִיִּם תַּחַת בְּהֶמְתָּם וְהָיוּ־לִי הַלְוִיִּם אֲנִי …
  ’Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and …
3. כNumbers 3:43
  וַיְהִי כָל־בְּכוֹר זָכָר בְּמִסְפַּר שֵׁמוֹת מִבֶּן …
  And all the first-born males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were …
4. וNumbers 3:40
  … יִשְׂרָאֵל מִבֶּן־חֹדֶשׁ וָמָעְלָה וְשָׂא אֵת מִסְפַּר …
  And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number …
5. רNumbers 3:38
  … שֹֽׁמְרִים מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַמִּקְדָּשׁ לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהַזָּר …
  And those that were to pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his …
6. יNumbers 3:36
  … מְרָרִי קַרְשֵׁי הַמִּשְׁכָּן וּבְרִיחָיו וְעַמֻּדָיו וַאֲדָנָיו וְכָל …
  the appointed charge of the sons of Merari being the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the …
7. מNumbers 3:33
  … הַמּוּשִׁי אֵלֶּה הֵם מִשְׁפְּחֹת מְרָרִֽי
  Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.
skip 132, width 132 — one row is 132 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 192,523 of the TorahOpen at skip 132 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipLeviticus 10:1ויקרא י:אskip 231, forward
1. בLeviticus 10:1
  … אִישׁ מַחְתָּתוֹ וַיִּתְּנוּ בָהֵן אֵשׁ וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלֶיהָ …
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. יLeviticus 10:5
  וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ וַיִּשָּׂאֻם בְּכֻתֳּנֹתָם אֶל …
2. כLeviticus 10:9
  יַיִן וְשֵׁכָר אַל־תֵּשְׁתְּ אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ אִתָּךְ …
3. וLeviticus 10:12
  … אֵצֶל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ כִּי קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים הִֽוא
4. רLeviticus 10:16
  וְאֵת שְׂעִיר הַֽחַטָּאת דָּרֹשׁ דָּרַשׁ מֹשֶׁה וְהִנֵּה …
5. יLeviticus 10:19
  … חַטָּאתָם וְאֶת־עֹֽלָתָם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַתִּקְרֶאנָה אֹתִי …
6. מLeviticus 11:4
  … אֶֽת־הַגָּמָל כִּֽי־מַעֲלֵה גֵרָה הוּא וּפַרְסָה …
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 231, width 231 — one row is 231 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 154,189 of the TorahOpen at skip 231 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipGenesis 9:15בראשית ט:טוskip 289, backward
1. בGenesis 9:15
  … בְּרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ …
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. יGenesis 9:9
  … אִתְּכֶם וְאֶֽת־זַרְעֲכֶם אַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם
2. כGenesis 9:2
  … כָּל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּרְמֹשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָה …
3. וGenesis 8:20
  וַיִּבֶן נֹחַ מִזְבֵּחַ לַֽיהוָה וַיִּקַּח מִכֹּל הַבְּהֵמָה …
4. רGenesis 8:13
  … חָֽרְבוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ וַיָּסַר נֹחַ אֶת …
5. יGenesis 8:8
  … מֵאִתּוֹ לִרְאוֹת הֲקַלּוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָֽה
6. מGenesis 8:2
  וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ מַעְיְנֹת תְּהוֹם וַֽאֲרֻבֹּת הַשָּׁמָיִם …
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 289, width 289 — one row is 289 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 10,947 of the TorahOpen at skip 289 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipExodus 1:16שמות א:טזskip 1,236, forward
1. בExodus 1:16
  וַיֹּאמֶר בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן אֶת־הָֽעִבְרִיּוֹת וּרְאִיתֶן עַל־הָאָבְנָיִם …
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. יExodus 2:17
  וַיָּבֹאוּ הָרֹעִים וַיְגָרְשׁוּם וַיָּקָם …
2. כExodus 3:13
  … וְאָמַרְתִּי לָהֶם אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם שְׁלָחַנִי אֲלֵיכֶם וְאָֽמְרוּ …
3. וExodus 4:10
  וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהוָה בִּי אֲדֹנָי לֹא …
4. רExodus 5:2
  … פַּרְעֹה מִי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁמַע בְּקֹלוֹ לְשַׁלַּח …
5. יExodus 6:2
  … אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
6. םExodus 6:25
  … אֶת־פִּֽינְחָס אֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי אֲבוֹת הַלְוִיִּם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 1,236, width 1,236 — one row is 1,236 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 78,675 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,236 in the laboratory →
the longest skip foundDeuteronomy 19:8דברים יט:חskip 45,062, backward
1. בDeuteronomy 19:8
  וְאִם־יַרְחִיב יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת־גְּבֻלְךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר …
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. יNumbers 28:11
  … תַּקְרִיבוּ עֹלָה לַיהוָה פָּרִים בְּנֵֽי־בָקָר שְׁנַיִם …
2. כNumbers 3:8
  וְשָׁמְרוּ אֶֽת־כָּל־כְּלֵי אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְאֶת …
3. וLeviticus 4:24
  וְסָמַךְ יָדוֹ עַל־רֹאשׁ הַשָּׂעִיר וְשָׁחַט אֹתוֹ …
4. רExodus 15:16
  … אֵימָתָה וָפַחַד בִּגְדֹל זְרוֹעֲךָ יִדְּמוּ כָּאָבֶן עַד …
5. יGenesis 37:25
  … נֹֽשְׂאִים נְכֹאת וּצְרִי וָלֹט הוֹלְכִים לְהוֹרִיד מִצְרָֽיְמָה
6. םGenesis 9:2
  … וְעַל כָּל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּרְמֹשׂ …
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 45,062, width 45,062 — one row is 45,062 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 280,739 of the TorahOpen at skip 45,062 in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 3,703 sequences of ביכורים across every skip (2–199,506), 6.3% above what chance alone gives (about 3,482); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00011 by chance alone.

At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 182 found · chance alone about 172 (probability of 182 or more by chance alone: 0.24).

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 201
Exodus 130
Leviticus 85
Numbers 184
Deuteronomy 137
Joshua 119
Judges 106
Samuel 299
Kings 361
Isaiah 188
Jeremiah 290
Ezekiel 250
The Twelve 211
Psalms 266
Proverbs 91
Job 109
Song of Songs 15
Ruth 15
Lamentations 30
Ecclesiastes 35
Esther 36
Daniel 90
Ezra–Nehemiah 124
Chronicles 331

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Outside the Torah

shortest skip outside the TorahPsalms 134:1תהלים קלד:אskip 9, forward
1. ב יPsalms 134:1
  … עַבְדֵי יְהוָה הָעֹמְדִים בְּבֵית־יְהוָה בַּלֵּילֽוֹת
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
1. כ וPsalms 134:2
  שְׂאֽוּ־יְדֵכֶם קֹדֶשׁ וּבָרֲכוּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה
2. ר י םPsalms 134:3
  יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה מִצִּיּוֹן עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.
letter 930,198 of the TanakhOpen at skip 9 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipJeremiah 14:15ירמיהו יד:טוskip 167, forward
1. בJeremiah 14:15
  … וְהֵמָּה אֹֽמְרִים חֶרֶב וְרָעָב לֹא יִהְיֶה בָּאָרֶץ …
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. יJeremiah 14:17
  … הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה תֵּרַדְנָה עֵינַי דִּמְעָה לַיְלָה וְיוֹמָם …
2. כJeremiah 14:19
  … גָּעֲלָה נַפְשֶׁךָ מַדּוּעַ הִכִּיתָנוּ וְאֵין לָנוּ מַרְפֵּא …
3. וJeremiah 14:22
  … רְבִבִים הֲלֹא אַתָּה־הוּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וּנְקַוֶּה …
4. רJeremiah 15:2
  … לַחֶרֶב וַאֲשֶׁר לָֽרָעָב לָֽרָעָב וַאֲשֶׁר לַשְּׁבִי לַשֶּֽׁבִי
5. יJeremiah 15:5
  כִּי מִֽי־יַחְמֹל עָלַיִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַם וּמִי …
6. םJeremiah 15:8
  … מֵחוֹל יַמִּים הֵבֵאתִי לָהֶם עַל־אֵם בָּחוּר …
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 167, width 167 — one row is 167 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 662,951 of the TanakhOpen at skip 167 in the laboratory →
longest skip outside the Torah2 Chronicles 29:16דברי הימים ב כט:טזskip 196,616, backward
1. ב2 Chronicles 29:16
  … בְּהֵיכַל יְהוָה לַחֲצַר בֵּית יְהוָה וַֽיְקַבְּלוּ הַלְוִיִּם …
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. יJob 31:8
  אֶזְרְעָה וְאַחֵר יֹאכֵל וְֽצֶאֱצָאַי יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ
2. כEzekiel 41:4
  … אַמָּה אֶל־פְּנֵי הַֽהֵיכָל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי זֶה …
3. וIsaiah 18:2
  … עַל־פְּנֵי־מַיִם לְכוּ מַלְאָכִים קַלִּים אֶל …
4. ר1 Samuel 9:17
  וּשְׁמוּאֵל רָאָה אֶת־שָׁאוּל וַיהוָה …
5. יNumbers 7:19
  … מִזְרָק אֶחָד כֶּסֶף שִׁבְעִים שֶׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ …
6. מGenesis 2:20
  … הָֽאָדָם שֵׁמוֹת לְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה וּלְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְכֹל …
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 196,616, width 196,616 — one row is 196,616 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 1,182,326 of the TanakhOpen at skip 196,616 in the laboratory →

The spelling

ביכורים — a Hebrew word: the first fruits brought to the Temple. Searched as ביכורים, 7 letters, with a standard gematria value of 288.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Firstfruits in the Bible code?

Across every skip (2–50,808), ביכורים appears 150 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 171, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Firstfruits in the Torah?

Skip 132, reading backward from Numbers 3:48 — the shortest of 150 sequences across every skip (2–50,808), where chance alone would give about 171.

How is Firstfruits spelled in Hebrew?

Firstfruits is spelled ביכורים — 7 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 288.

Is Firstfruits in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

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