First names

Hisham השאם

In Hebrew letters the first name Hisham is written השאם — male given name. In the Torah codes, Hisham is found 101,077 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 5:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 102,248).

Found in the Torah
101,077
Chance alone
102,248
P (≥ found)
1.00
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, השאם appears 101,077 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 102,248, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which השאם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 5:2, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), השאם is found 1,076,976 times; chance alone would give about 1,065,412.

  • Genesis 21,006
  • Exodus 23,367
  • Leviticus 16,774
  • Numbers 23,233
  • Deuteronomy 16,697

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 5:2שמות ה:בskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה מִי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁמַע בְּקֹלוֹ לְשַׁלַּח אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֶת־יְהוָה וְגַם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא אֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ

    And Pharaoh said: ‘Who is the LORD, that I should hearken unto His voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, and moreover I will not let Israel go.’

    השאם at skip 2, forward from Exodus 5:2המייקוארשעבקלולשקשאמ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 83,616Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 37:7שמות לז:זskip 2, forward

    וַיַּעַשׂ שְׁנֵי כְרֻבִים זָהָב מִקְשָׁה עָשָׂה אֹתָם מִשְּׁנֵי קְצוֹת הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת

    And he made two cherubim of gold: of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the ark-cover:

    השאם at skip 2, forward from Exodus 37:7זהבמקשעהתמשניקצוהשאם
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 135,038Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 6:4ויקרא ו:דskip 2, forward

    וּפָשַׁט אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וְלָבַשׁ בְּגָדִים אֲחֵרִים וְהוֹצִיא אֶת־הַדֶּשֶׁן אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה אֶל־מָקוֹם טָהֽוֹר

    And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.

    השאם at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 6:4וציאאתדןלחוץלמחנהשאמ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 148,029Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 1:16במדבר א:טזskip 2, forward

    אֵלֶּה קריאי הָעֵדָה נְשִׂיאֵי מַטּוֹת אֲבוֹתָם רָאשֵׁי אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵֽם

    These were the elect of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

    השאם at skip 2, forward from Numbers 1:16יאיהעדנייטותאבותהשאמ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 186,872Open in the laboratory →

  5. Numbers 3:40במדבר ג:מskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה פְּקֹד כָּל־בְּכֹר זָכָר לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִבֶּן־חֹדֶשׁ וָמָעְלָה וְשָׂא אֵת מִסְפַּר שְׁמֹתָֽם

    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 of their names.

    השאם at skip 2, forward from Numbers 3:40דשומעלואתספרשמתםהשאמ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 192,131Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, השאם appears 327,537 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 325,363 chance alone would give; the probability of 327,537 or more by chance alone is 7.0 × 10⁻⁵.

  • Genesis 21,006
  • Exodus 23,367
  • Leviticus 16,774
  • Numbers 23,233
  • Deuteronomy 17,776
  • Joshua 11,668
  • Judges 11,201
  • Samuel 28,058
  • Kings 32,781
  • Isaiah 13,531
  • Jeremiah 25,169
  • Ezekiel 19,655
  • The Twelve 14,990
  • Psalms 11,554
  • Proverbs 3,407
  • Job 4,381
  • Song of Songs 933
  • Ruth 1,117
  • Lamentations 1,126
  • Ecclesiastes 3,391
  • Esther 3,903
  • Daniel 4,093
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 9,938
  • Chronicles 24,485

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 9:18יהושע ט:יחskip 2, forward

    וְלֹא הִכּוּם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּֽי־נִשְׁבְּעוּ לָהֶם נְשִׂיאֵי הָֽעֵדָה בַּֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּלֹּנוּ כָל־הָעֵדָה עַל־הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים

    And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

    השאם at skip 2, forward from Joshua 9:18העדהעלנייויאמרוכהשאם
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 318,768Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 9:19יהושע ט:יטskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָל־הַנְּשִׂיאִים אֶל־כָּל־הָעֵדָה אֲנַחְנוּ נִשְׁבַּעְנוּ לָהֶם בַּֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַתָּה לֹא נוּכַל לִנְגֹּעַ בָּהֶֽם

    But all the princes said unto all the congregation: ‘We have sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel; now therefore we may not touch them.

    השאם at skip 2, forward from Joshua 9:19אמרוכלנייאלכלהעדהשאם
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 318,783Open in the laboratory →

  3. Joshua 9:21יהושע ט:כאskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵיהֶם הַנְּשִׂיאִים יִֽחְיוּ וַיִּֽהְיוּ חֹטְבֵי עֵצִים וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־מַיִם לְכָל־הָעֵדָה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבְּרוּ לָהֶם הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים

    And the princes said concerning them: ‘Let them live’; so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken concerning them.

    השאם at skip 2, forward from Joshua 9:21ואליהםניייחיוויההשאם
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 318,908Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

השאם — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as השאם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 346.

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

Questions

Is Hisham in the Bible code?

At skips 2–5,000, השאם appears 101,077 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 102,248, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Hisham in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 5:2 — the shortest of 101,077 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 102,248.

What is the gematria of Hisham in Hebrew?

Hisham is spelled השאם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 346.

How many times is Hisham found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, השאם appears 327,537 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 325,363 chance alone would give; the probability of 327,537 or more by chance alone is 7.0 × 10⁻⁵.

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