Heshbon חשבון
Heshbon (חשבון) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Heshbon is found 905 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 15 (Leviticus 27:3) — about what chance alone gives (about 885).
- Found in the Torah
- 905
- Chance alone
- 885
- P (≥ found)
- 0.25
- Shortest skip
- 15
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 905 sequences of חשבון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 885).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 15 — the first at Leviticus 27:3, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 6,926 sequences of חשבון, against about 6,974 from chance alone.
- Genesis 198
- Exodus 184
- Leviticus 137
- Numbers 275
- Deuteronomy 111
The shortest skips
וְהָיָה עֶרְכְּךָ הַזָּכָר מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְעַד בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וְהָיָה עֶרְכְּךָ חֲמִשִּׁים שֶׁקֶל כֶּסֶף בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ
then thy valuation shall be for the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 184,812Open in the laboratory →
זֹאת מִשְׁחַת אַהֲרֹן וּמִשְׁחַת בָּנָיו מֵאִשֵּׁי יְהוָה בְּיוֹם הִקְרִיב אֹתָם לְכַהֵן לַיהוָֽה
This is the consecrated portion of Aaron, and the consecrated portion of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when they were presented to minister unto the LORD in the priest’s office;
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 150,639Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה מְבָרְכֶיךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ אָאֹר וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָֽה
And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’
skip 45, width 45 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 14,266Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא יוֹסֵף הַבַּיְתָה וַיָּבִיאּוּ לוֹ אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדָם הַבָּיְתָה וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־לוֹ אָֽרְצָה
And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down to him to the earth.
skip 46, width 46 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 66,543Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּכְתֹּב מֹשֶׁה אֵת כָּל־דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה וַיַּשְׁכֵּם בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּבֶן מִזְבֵּחַ תַּחַת הָהָר וּשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה מַצֵּבָה לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
skip 49, width 49 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 112,701Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חשבון appears 3,689 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,612, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 198
- Exodus 184
- Leviticus 137
- Numbers 275
- Deuteronomy 122
- Joshua 154
- Judges 113
- Samuel 304
- Kings 282
- Isaiah 210
- Jeremiah 157
- Ezekiel 209
- The Twelve 137
- Psalms 229
- Proverbs 121
- Job 118
- Song of Songs 13
- Ruth 11
- Lamentations 13
- Ecclesiastes 47
- Esther 23
- Daniel 83
- Ezra–Nehemiah 179
- Chronicles 370
Outside the Torah
גַּם אֱוִיל מַחֲרִישׁ חָכָם יֵחָשֵׁב אֹטֵם שְׂפָתָיו נָבֽוֹן
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; And he that shutteth his lips is esteemed as a man of understanding.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 951,722Open in the laboratory →
בִּשְׁנַת שְׁבַֽע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לְפֶקַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָהוּ מָלַךְ אָחָז בֶּן־יוֹתָם מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה
In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 556,018Open in the laboratory →
כִּי לֹא קִדְּמוּ אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּלֶּחֶם וּבַמָּיִם וַיִּשְׂכֹּר עָלָיו אֶת־בִּלְעָם לְקַֽלְלוֹ וַיַּהֲפֹךְ אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַקְּלָלָה לִבְרָכָֽה
because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them; howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,095,624Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חשבון — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חשבון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 366.
As a plain word it stands 24 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 21:26. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Heshbon in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 905 sequences of חשבון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 885).
What is the shortest skip for Heshbon in the Torah?
Skip 15, reading backward from Leviticus 27:3 — the shortest of 905 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 885.
How is Heshbon spelled in Hebrew?
Heshbon is spelled חשבון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 366.
Is Heshbon in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חשבון appears 3,689 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,612, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 885 here) beside the count.