HaShem השם
HaShem — in Hebrew השם — the Name; how God is referred to in speech. HaShem appears 1,169,380 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.7% more than chance alone would give (about 1,161,588; probability 2.6 × 10⁻¹³).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,169,380
- Chance alone
- 1,161,588
- P (≥ found)
- 2.6 × 10⁻¹³
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, השם appears 1,169,380 times in the Torah — 0.7% more than the 1,161,588 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,169,380 or more by chance alone is 2.6 × 10⁻¹³.
The shortest skip at which השם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 6:16, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), השם is found 18,714,168 times; chance alone would give about 18,004,106.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,161,588 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 220,999
- Exodus 285,681
- Leviticus 187,750
- Numbers 282,333
- Deuteronomy 192,617
The shortest skips
צֹהַר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה לַתֵּבָה וְאֶל־אַמָּה תְּכַלֶנָּה מִלְמַעְלָה וּפֶתַח הַתֵּבָה בְּצִדָּהּ תָּשִׂים תַּחְתִּיִּם שְׁנִיִּם וּשְׁלִשִׁים תַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ
A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,596Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ מַעְיְנֹת תְּהוֹם וַֽאֲרֻבֹּת הַשָּׁמָיִם וַיִּכָּלֵא הַגֶּשֶׁם מִן־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,237Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּחָלֵק עֲלֵיהֶם לַיְלָה הוּא וַעֲבָדָיו וַיַּכֵּם וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם עַד־חוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר מִשְּׂמֹאל לְדַמָּֽשֶׂק
And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,870Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשֶׁב אֵת כָּל־הָרְכֻשׁ וְגַם אֶת־לוֹט אָחִיו וּרְכֻשׁוֹ הֵשִׁיב וְגַם אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים וְאֶת־הָעָֽם
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,922Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים וְאֶת־הַיְלָדִים וַיֹּאמֶר מִי־אֵלֶּה לָּךְ וַיֹּאמַר הַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר־חָנַן אֱלֹהִים אֶת־עַבְדֶּֽךָ
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said: ‘Who are these with thee?’ And he said: ‘The children whom God hath graciously given thy servant.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,431Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, השם appears 4,111,428 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.8% more than the 4,078,926 chance alone would give; the probability of 4,111,428 or more by chance alone is 2.0 × 10⁻⁵⁸.
- Genesis 220,999
- Exodus 285,681
- Leviticus 187,750
- Numbers 282,333
- Deuteronomy 201,885
- Joshua 154,173
- Judges 127,220
- Samuel 301,229
- Kings 389,020
- Isaiah 190,071
- Jeremiah 304,031
- Ezekiel 245,304
- The Twelve 196,795
- Psalms 187,876
- Proverbs 58,674
- Job 60,489
- Song of Songs 14,051
- Ruth 16,626
- Lamentations 15,791
- Ecclesiastes 46,776
- Esther 56,917
- Daniel 51,742
- Ezra–Nehemiah 151,485
- Chronicles 364,510
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ מַלְאָכִים וַיָּרֻצוּ הָאֹהֱלָה וְהִנֵּה טְמוּנָה בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְהַכֶּסֶף תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,891Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ מֶה עֲכַרְתָּנוּ יַעְכֳּרְךָ יְהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה וַיִּרְגְּמוּ אֹתוֹ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶבֶן וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ אֹתָם בָּאֵשׁ וַיִּסְקְלוּ אֹתָם בָּאֲבָנִֽים
And Joshua said: ‘Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day.’ And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,118Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשִׂימוּ הָעָם אֶת־כָּל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה אֲשֶׁר מִצְּפוֹן לָעִיר וְאֶת־עֲקֵבוֹ מִיָּם לָעִיר וַיֵּלֶךְ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא בְּתוֹךְ הָעֵֽמֶק
So the people set themselves in array, even all the host that was on the north of the city, their rear lying in wait on the west of the city; and Joshua went that night into the midst of the vale.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,062Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
השם — a Hebrew word: the Name; how God is referred to in speech. Searched as השם, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 345.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 6:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does HaShem appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, השם appears 1,169,380 times in the Torah — 0.7% more than the 1,161,588 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,169,380 or more by chance alone is 2.6 × 10⁻¹³.
What is the shortest skip for HaShem in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 6:16 — the shortest of 1,169,380 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,161,588.
What is the gematria of HaShem in Hebrew?
HaShem is spelled השם — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 345.
How many times is HaShem found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, השם appears 4,111,428 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.8% more than the 4,078,926 chance alone would give; the probability of 4,111,428 or more by chance alone is 2.0 × 10⁻⁵⁸.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,161,588 here) beside the count.