Palestina פלשת
Palestina (פלשת) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Philistia. In the Torah codes, Palestina is found 10,227 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 13:12) — 2.4% above the 9,987 chance alone would give (probability of 10,227 or more by chance alone: 0.0084).
- Found in the Torah
- 10,227
- Chance alone
- 9,987
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0084
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 10,227 sequences of פלשת at skips 2–5,000, 2.4% above what chance alone gives (about 9,987); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0084 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 13:12, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 106,249 sequences of פלשת, against about 104,061 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,835
- Exodus 2,389
- Leviticus 1,614
- Numbers 2,922
- Deuteronomy 1,467
The shortest skips
וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁמְעוּ וְיִֽרָאוּן וְלֹֽא־יוֹסִפוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת כַּדָּבָר הָרָע הַזֶּה בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ
And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 273,399Open in the laboratory →
וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִים יִשְׁמְעוּ וְיִרָאוּ וְלֹֽא־יֹסִפוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת עוֹד כַּדָּבָר הָרָע הַזֶּה בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ
And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 281,417Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא תַֽעֲשֶׂה־לְךָ פֶסֶל וְכָל־תְּמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וַאֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָֽרֶץ
Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 107,090Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־תַעֲשֶׂה לְךָ פֶסֶל כָּל־תְּמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וַאֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָֽרֶץ
Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, even any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 259,810Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אֵל רַחוּם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לֹא יַרְפְּךָ וְלֹא יַשְׁחִיתֶךָ וְלֹא יִשְׁכַּח אֶת־בְּרִית אֲבֹתֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לָהֶֽם
for the LORD thy God is a merciful God; He will not fail thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which He swore unto them.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 258,319Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, פלשת appears 34,530 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 34,400, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 1,835
- Exodus 2,389
- Leviticus 1,614
- Numbers 2,922
- Deuteronomy 1,537
- Joshua 848
- Judges 1,134
- Samuel 2,550
- Kings 2,393
- Isaiah 1,771
- Jeremiah 1,954
- Ezekiel 2,417
- The Twelve 1,273
- Psalms 2,316
- Proverbs 1,178
- Job 1,184
- Song of Songs 221
- Ruth 73
- Lamentations 286
- Ecclesiastes 293
- Esther 350
- Daniel 659
- Ezra–Nehemiah 791
- Chronicles 2,542
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי כְּכַלּוֹת שְׁלֹמֹה לִבְנוֹת אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָה וְאֶת־בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵת כָּל־חֵשֶׁק שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר חָפֵץ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s delight which he was pleased to do,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 497,480Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם עֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם אַתֶּם מְעַלְתֶּם וַתֹּשִׁיבוּ נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת לְהוֹסִיף עַל־אַשְׁמַת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them: ‘Ye have broken faith, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,073,722Open in the laboratory →
כֶּסֶף סִיגִים מְצֻפֶּה עַל־חָרֶשׂ שְׂפָתַיִם דֹּלְקִים וְלֶב־רָֽע
Burning lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 959,363Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פלשת — the Tanakh's own spelling: Philistia. Searched as פלשת, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 810.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 15:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Palestina in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 10,227 sequences of פלשת at skips 2–5,000, 2.4% above what chance alone gives (about 9,987); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0084 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Palestina in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 13:12 — the shortest of 10,227 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,987.
How is Palestina spelled in Hebrew?
Palestina is spelled פלשת — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 810.
Is Palestina in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, פלשת appears 34,530 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 34,400, 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 9,987 here) beside the count.