Johann Sebastian Bach יוהאן סבסטיאן באך
Johann Sebastian Bach (יוהאן סבסטיאן באך): German composer (1685–1750). In the Torah codes, יוהאן (from Johann Sebastian Bach) is found 11,351 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 38:8) — about what chance alone gives (about 11,569).
- Found in the Torah (יוהאן)
- 11,351
- Chance alone
- 11,569
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for יוהאן, and סבסטיאן, באך have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
At skips 2–5,000, יוהאן appears 11,351 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 11,569, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which יוהאן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 38:8, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), יוהאן is found 91,380 times; chance alone would give about 91,174.
- Genesis 3,439
- Exodus 2,175
- Leviticus 1,619
- Numbers 2,368
- Deuteronomy 1,750
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה לְאוֹנָן בֹּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת אָחִיךָ וְיַבֵּם אֹתָהּ וְהָקֵם זֶרַע לְאָחִֽיךָ
And Judah said unto Onan: ‘Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 56,265Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הֵן עוֹד הַיּוֹם גָּדוֹל לֹא־עֵת הֵאָסֵף הַמִּקְנֶה הַשְׁקוּ הַצֹּאן וּלְכוּ רְעֽוּ
And he said: ‘Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together; water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 40,124Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ הָאִישׁ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר אָמַר יוֹסֵף וַיָּבֵא הָאִישׁ אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁים בֵּיתָה יוֹסֵֽף
And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 65,990Open in the laboratory →
וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי תִּֽקַּֽח־לָהּ שְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ שְׁנֵי בְּנֵי יוֹנָה וְהֵבִיאָה אוֹתָם אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tent of meeting.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 165,725Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא אֹתָהּ שְׁכֶם בֶּן־חֲמוֹר הַֽחִוִּי נְשִׂיא הָאָרֶץ וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֹתָהּ וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ
And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,253Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
45,492 sequences of יוהאן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 46,377 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 3,439
- Exodus 2,175
- Leviticus 1,619
- Numbers 2,368
- Deuteronomy 1,931
- Joshua 1,617
- Judges 1,917
- Samuel 4,087
- Kings 3,642
- Isaiah 2,284
- Jeremiah 3,593
- Ezekiel 2,845
- The Twelve 2,392
- Psalms 2,425
- Proverbs 539
- Job 881
- Song of Songs 177
- Ruth 141
- Lamentations 200
- Ecclesiastes 267
- Esther 441
- Daniel 958
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,838
- Chronicles 3,716
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה דְּעִי וּרְאִי מַֽה־תַּעֲשִׂי כִּֽי־כָלְתָה הָרָעָה אֶל־אֲדֹנֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל־בֵּיתוֹ וְהוּא בֶּן־בְּלִיַּעַל מִדַּבֵּר אֵלָֽיו
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house; for he is such a base fellow, that one cannot speak to him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 425,368Open in the laboratory →
הַטּוּ אָזְנְכֶם וּלְכוּ אֵלַי שִׁמְעוּ וּתְחִי נַפְשְׁכֶם וְאֶכְרְתָה לָכֶם בְּרִית עוֹלָם חַֽסְדֵי דָוִד הַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים
Incline your ear, and come unto Me; Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, Even the sure mercies of David.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 631,128Open in the laboratory →
הָרִיעוּ עָלֶיהָ סָבִיב נָתְנָה יָדָהּ נָֽפְלוּ אשויתיה נֶהֶרְסוּ חֽוֹמוֹתֶיהָ כִּי נִקְמַת יְהוָה הִיא הִנָּקְמוּ בָהּ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשְׂתָה עֲשׂוּ־לָֽהּ
Shout against her round about, she hath submitted herself; Her buttresses are fallen, her walls are thrown down; For it is the vengeance of the LORD, take vengeance upon her; As she hath done, do unto her.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 719,883Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יוהאן סבסטיאן באך — the name in Hebrew letters: German composer (1685–1750). Searched as יוהאן, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 72.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- סבסטיאן — the name in Hebrew letters found 0 in the Torah (chance 0.014)
- באך — the name in Hebrew letters found 566,782 in the Torah (chance 560,131)
Questions
Is Johann Sebastian Bach in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יוהאן appears 11,351 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 11,569, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Johann Sebastian Bach in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 38:8 — the shortest of 11,351 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 11,569.
What is the gematria of Johann Sebastian Bach in Hebrew?
Johann Sebastian Bach is spelled יוהאן סבסטיאן באך — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 72; 2 other spellings are counted on this page.
How many times is Johann Sebastian Bach found in the whole Tanakh?
45,492 sequences of יוהאן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 46,377 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 11,569 here) beside the count.