Meshullam משלם
Meshullam (משלם) is a person named in the Tanakh. Meshullam appears 74,600 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 2.3% more than chance alone would give (about 72,890; probability 1.4 × 10⁻¹⁰).
- Found in the Torah
- 74,600
- Chance alone
- 72,890
- P (≥ found)
- 1.4 × 10⁻¹⁰
- 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, משלם appears 74,600 times in the Torah — 2.3% more than the 72,890 chance alone would give; the probability of 74,600 or more by chance alone is 1.4 × 10⁻¹⁰.
The shortest skip at which משלם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 37:8, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), משלם is found 777,525 times; chance alone would give about 759,505.
- Genesis 13,990
- Exodus 17,179
- Leviticus 10,292
- Numbers 21,570
- Deuteronomy 11,569
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ אֶחָיו הֲמָלֹךְ תִּמְלֹךְ עָלֵינוּ אִם־מָשׁוֹל תִּמְשֹׁל בָּנוּ וַיּוֹסִפוּ עוֹד שְׂנֹא אֹתוֹ עַל־חֲלֹמֹתָיו וְעַל־דְּבָרָֽיו
And his brethren said to him: ‘Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us?’ And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 54,458Open in the laboratory →
סָרוּ מַהֵר מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִם עָשׂוּ לָהֶם עֵגֶל מַסֵּכָה וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לוֹ וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־לוֹ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלֶּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֶֽעֱלוּךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed unto it, and said: This is thy god, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 126,144Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁחַט אֶת־הַשּׁוֹר וְאֶת־הָאַיִל זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אֲשֶׁר לָעָם וַיַּמְצִאוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַדָּם אֵלָיו וַיִּזְרְקֵהוּ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
He slew also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which was for the people; and Aaron’s sons delivered unto him the blood, and he dashed it against the altar round about,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 153,798Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי קוּם רֵד מַהֵר מִזֶּה כִּי שִׁחֵת עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתָ מִמִּצְרָיִם סָרוּ מַהֵר מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִם עָשׂוּ לָהֶם מַסֵּכָֽה
And the LORD said unto me: ‘Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people that thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have dealt corruptly; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 266,259Open in the laboratory →
וְעָמְדוּ שְׁנֵֽי־הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־לָהֶם הָרִיב לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לִפְנֵי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְהַשֹּׁפְטִים אֲשֶׁר יִהְיוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵֽם
then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 281,267Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, משלם appears 294,031 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 291,327 chance alone would give; the probability of 294,031 or more by chance alone is 2.8 × 10⁻⁷.
- Genesis 13,990
- Exodus 17,179
- Leviticus 10,292
- Numbers 21,570
- Deuteronomy 12,294
- Joshua 9,187
- Judges 9,698
- Samuel 24,482
- Kings 26,896
- Isaiah 13,590
- Jeremiah 20,130
- Ezekiel 16,132
- The Twelve 12,408
- Psalms 16,681
- Proverbs 6,271
- Job 6,488
- Song of Songs 1,202
- Ruth 1,116
- Lamentations 1,409
- Ecclesiastes 3,947
- Esther 4,600
- Daniel 4,872
- Ezra–Nehemiah 11,206
- Chronicles 28,391
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־בֵּית יוֹסֵף לְאֶפְרַיִם וְלִמְנַשֶּׁה לֵאמֹר עַם־רַב אַתָּה וְכֹחַ גָּדוֹל לָךְ לֹֽא־יִהְיֶה לְךָ גּוֹרָל אֶחָֽד
And Joshua spoke unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying: ‘Thou art a great people, and hast great power; thou shalt not have one lot only;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 331,681Open in the laboratory →
וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מֵתוּ הֻכּוּ בעפלים וַתַּעַל שַֽׁוְעַת הָעִיר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 390,785Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֵת כָּל־דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה אֶל־הָעָם הַשֹּׁאֲלִים מֵאִתּוֹ מֶֽלֶךְ
And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 394,113Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
משלם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as משלם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 410.
As a plain word it stands 19 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 22:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Meshullam in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, משלם appears 74,600 times in the Torah — 2.3% more than the 72,890 chance alone would give; the probability of 74,600 or more by chance alone is 1.4 × 10⁻¹⁰.
What is the shortest skip for Meshullam in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 37:8 — the shortest of 74,600 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 72,890.
What is the gematria of Meshullam in Hebrew?
Meshullam is spelled משלם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 410.
How many times is Meshullam found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, משלם appears 294,031 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 291,327 chance alone would give; the probability of 294,031 or more by chance alone is 2.8 × 10⁻⁷.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 72,890 here) beside the count.