Hoshama הושמע
Hoshama (הושמע) is a person named in the Tanakh. Hoshama appears 4,018 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 4,222 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 4,018
- Chance alone
- 4,222
- 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
4,018 sequences of הושמע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 4,222 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 39:19, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 34,302 sequences of הושמע, against about 33,272 from chance alone.
- Genesis 786
- Exodus 1,040
- Leviticus 702
- Numbers 916
- Deuteronomy 574
The shortest skips
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ שְׁתֵּי טַבְּעֹת זָהָב וַיָּשִׂימוּ עַל־שְׁנֵי קְצוֹת הַחֹשֶׁן עַל־שְׂפָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר אֶל־עֵבֶר הָאֵפֹד בָּֽיְתָה
And they made two rings of gold, and put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which was toward the side of the ephod inward.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 138,735Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר הָעָם בֵּֽאלֹהִים וּבְמֹשֶׁה לָמָה הֶֽעֱלִיתֻנוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם לָמוּת בַּמִּדְבָּר כִּי אֵין לֶחֶם וְאֵין מַיִם וְנַפְשֵׁנוּ קָצָה בַּלֶּחֶם הַקְּלֹקֵֽל
And the people spoke against God, and against Moses: ‘Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 223,694Open in the laboratory →
שׁוֹק הַתְּרוּמָה וַחֲזֵה הַתְּנוּפָה עַל אִשֵּׁי הַחֲלָבִים יָבִיאוּ לְהָנִיף תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְהָיָה לְךָ וּלְבָנֶיךָ אִתְּךָ לְחָק־עוֹלָם כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָֽה
The thigh of heaving and the breast of waving shall they bring with the offerings of the fat made by fire, to wave it for a wave-offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’with thee, as a due for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 155,104Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה נְטֵה יָדְךָ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בָּֽאַרְבֶּה וְיַעַל עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְיֹאכַל אֶת־כָּל־עֵשֶׂב הָאָרֶץ אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁאִיר הַבָּרָֽד
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 92,373Open in the laboratory →
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם מוֹעֲדֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־תִּקְרְאוּ אֹתָם מִקְרָאֵי קֹדֶשׁ אֵלֶּה הֵם מוֹעֲדָֽי
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: The appointed seasons of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are My appointed seasons.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 176,228Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, הושמע appears 16,424 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 16,463, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 786
- Exodus 1,040
- Leviticus 702
- Numbers 916
- Deuteronomy 661
- Joshua 737
- Judges 578
- Samuel 1,301
- Kings 1,520
- Isaiah 885
- Jeremiah 1,196
- Ezekiel 915
- The Twelve 850
- Psalms 778
- Proverbs 234
- Job 275
- Song of Songs 56
- Ruth 66
- Lamentations 63
- Ecclesiastes 170
- Esther 201
- Daniel 223
- Ezra–Nehemiah 632
- Chronicles 1,639
Outside the Torah
וַיִּפְנוּ לִפְנֵי אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־דֶּרֶךְ הַמִּדְבָּר וְהַמִּלְחָמָה הִדְבִּיקָתְהוּ וַאֲשֶׁר מֵהֶעָרִים מַשְׁחִיתִים אוֹתוֹ בְּתוֹכֽוֹ
Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the city destroyed them in the midst of the men of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 381,700Open in the laboratory →
וְיִתְּנוּ־לָנוּ שְׁנַיִם פָּרִים וְיִבְחֲרוּ לָהֶם הַפָּר הָאֶחָד וִֽינַתְּחֻהוּ וְיָשִׂימוּ עַל־הָעֵצִים וְאֵשׁ לֹא יָשִׂימוּ וַאֲנִי אֶעֱשֶׂה אֶת־הַפָּר הָאֶחָד וְנָֽתַתִּי עַל־הָעֵצִים וְאֵשׁ לֹא אָשִֽׂים
Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 516,934Open in the laboratory →
יָשׁוּבוּ רְשָׁעִים לִשְׁאוֹלָה כָּל־גּוֹיִם שְׁכֵחֵי אֱלֹהִֽים
The wicked shall return to the nether-world, Even all the nations that forget God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 862,041Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הושמע — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as הושמע, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 421.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 3:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Hoshama in the Bible code?
4,018 sequences of הושמע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 4,222 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Hoshama in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 39:19 — the shortest of 4,018 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,222.
How is Hoshama spelled in Hebrew?
Hoshama is spelled הושמע — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 421.
Is Hoshama in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, הושמע appears 16,424 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 16,463, 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 4,222 here) beside the count.