Jerusalem ירושלם
Jerusalem (ירושלם) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Jerusalem appears 553 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 537 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 553
- Chance alone
- 537
- P (≥ found)
- 0.25
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 553 sequences of ירושלם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 537).
The shortest skip at which ירושלם appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Deuteronomy 5:9, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), ירושלם is found 3,450 times; chance alone would give about 3,413.
- Genesis 136
- Exodus 124
- Leviticus 84
- Numbers 132
- Deuteronomy 77
The shortest skips
לֹא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לָהֶם וְלֹא תָעָבְדֵם כִּי אָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵל קַנָּא פֹּקֵד עֲוֺן אָבוֹת עַל־בָּנִים וְעַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִים לְשֹׂנְאָֽי
Thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate Me,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 259,929Open in the laboratory →
וַיְמַהֵר יוֹסֵף כִּֽי־נִכְמְרוּ רַחֲמָיו אֶל־אָחִיו וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לִבְכּוֹת וַיָּבֹא הַחַדְרָה וַיֵּבְךְּ שָֽׁמָּה
And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned toward his brother; and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 66,737Open in the laboratory →
וְהָֽאסַפְסֻף אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבּוֹ הִתְאַוּוּ תַּאֲוָה וַיָּשֻׁבוּ וַיִּבְכּוּ גַּם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ מִי יַאֲכִלֵנוּ בָּשָֽׂר
And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting; and the children of Israel also wept on their part, and said: ‘Would that we were given flesh to eat!
skip 30, width 30 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 206,868Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לְיַעֲקֹב מֶה עָשִׂיתָ וַתִּגְנֹב אֶת־לְבָבִי וַתְּנַהֵג אֶת־בְּנֹתַי כִּשְׁבֻיוֹת חָֽרֶב
And Laban said to Jacob: ‘What hast thou done, that thou hast outwitted me, and carried away my daughters as though captives of the sword?
skip 31, width 31 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 44,884Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת כָּל־הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֵּשֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכָל־עָרֵי הָֽאֱמֹרִי בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן וּבְכָל־בְּנֹתֶֽיהָ
And Israel took all these cities; and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the towns thereof.
skip 48, width 48 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 224,699Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,555 sequences of ירושלם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,489).
- Genesis 136
- Exodus 124
- Leviticus 84
- Numbers 132
- Deuteronomy 88
- Joshua 75
- Judges 105
- Samuel 224
- Kings 240
- Isaiah 146
- Jeremiah 188
- Ezekiel 144
- The Twelve 89
- Psalms 172
- Proverbs 53
- Job 78
- Song of Songs 13
- Ruth 12
- Lamentations 12
- Ecclesiastes 23
- Esther 20
- Daniel 47
- Ezra–Nehemiah 88
- Chronicles 262
Outside the Torah
וַיִּסְעוּ מִשָּׁם מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת הַדָּנִי מִצָּרְעָה וּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹל שֵֽׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אִישׁ חָגוּר כְּלֵי מִלְחָמָֽה
And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 375,674Open in the laboratory →
כִּי בְהַר־קָדְשִׁי בְּהַר מְרוֹם יִשְׂרָאֵל נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה שָׁם יַעַבְדֻנִי כָּל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֻּלֹּה בָּאָרֶץ שָׁם אֶרְצֵם וְשָׁם אֶדְרוֹשׁ אֶת־תְּרוּמֹֽתֵיכֶם וְאֶת־רֵאשִׁית מַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶם בְּכָל־קָדְשֵׁיכֶֽם
For in My holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them, serve Me in the land; there will I accept them, and there will I require your heave-offerings, and the first of your gifts, with all your holy things.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 754,983Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתְּנוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לַלְוִיִּם אֶת־הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְאֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה בַּגּוֹרָֽל
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 336,617Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ירושלם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ירושלם, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 586.
As a plain word it stands 349 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 10:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Jerusalem in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 553 sequences of ירושלם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 537).
What is the shortest skip for Jerusalem in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Deuteronomy 5:9 — the shortest of 553 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 537.
What is the gematria of Jerusalem in Hebrew?
Jerusalem is spelled ירושלם — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 586.
How many times is Jerusalem found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,555 sequences of ירושלם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,489).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 537 here) beside the count.