Salem שלם
Salem (שלם) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Salem appears 13,708,767 times as a letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–152,424), in line with the 13,842,402 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 13,708,767
- Chance alone · every skip
- 13,842,402
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,395
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 897,983 found · chance alone about 893,083 (probability of 897,983 or more by chance alone: 1.1 × 10⁻⁷).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–152,424), שלם appears 13,708,767 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 13,842,402, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which שלם appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 3:4, reading forward.
The longest skip at which שלם was found in the Torah is 152,395 — at Deuteronomy 34:12, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 13,842,402 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 3,040,403
- Exodus 3,027,094
- Leviticus 2,016,850
- Numbers 3,172,027
- Deuteronomy 2,452,393
Examples across the range
5 of the 13,708,767 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ש ל מGenesis 3:4
וַיֹּאמֶר הַנָּחָשׁ אֶל־הָֽאִשָּׁה לֹֽא־מוֹת תְּמֻתֽוּן
And the serpent said unto the woman: ‘Ye shall not surely die;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,076 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ש ל מGenesis 3:4
Letter by letter
- ש ל םGenesis 3:7
וַתִּפָּקַחְנָה עֵינֵי שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיֵּדְעוּ כִּי עֵֽירֻמִּם הֵם וַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ עֲלֵה תְאֵנָה וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם חֲגֹרֹֽת
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves girdles.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,277 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ש ל םGenesis 3:7
- שExodus 3:22
וְשָׁאֲלָה אִשָּׁה מִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ וּמִגָּרַת בֵּיתָהּ כְּלֵי …
but every woman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment; and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לExodus 4:1
… וַיֹּאמֶר וְהֵן לֹֽא־יַאֲמִינוּ לִי וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּקֹלִי כִּי יֹֽאמְרוּ לֹֽא …
And Moses answered and said: ‘But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say: The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.’
- מExodus 4:3
וַיֹּאמֶר הַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ אַרְצָה וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵהוּ אַרְצָה וַיְהִי לְנָחָשׁ וַיָּנָס מֹשֶׁה מִפָּנָֽיו
And He said: ‘Cast it on the ground.’ And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 81,782 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- שExodus 3:22
- שGenesis 1:26
… הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל־הָאָרֶץ וּבְכָל־הָרֶמֶשׂ הָֽרֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God said: ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לGenesis 2:14
וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל הוּא הַֽהֹלֵךְ קִדְמַת אַשּׁוּר וְהַנָּהָר הָֽרְבִיעִי הוּא פְרָֽת
And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
- םGenesis 3:8
… יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּגָּן לְרוּחַ הַיּוֹם וַיִּתְחַבֵּא הָֽאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ מִפְּנֵי יְהוָה …
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden toward the cool of the day; and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 1,321 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- שGenesis 1:26
- שDeuteronomy 34:12
וּלְכֹל הַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה וּלְכֹל הַמּוֹרָא הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה לְעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לLeviticus 8:29
… הֶחָזֶה וַיְנִיפֵהוּ תְנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה מֵאֵיל הַמִּלֻּאִים לְמֹשֶׁה הָיָה לְמָנָה כַּאֲשֶׁר …
And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before the LORD; it was Moses’portion of the ram of consecration; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- םGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 152,395, width 152,395 — one row is 152,395 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,847 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,395 in the laboratory →
- שDeuteronomy 34:12
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 212,293,527 sequences of שלם across every skip (2–598,520) — about what chance alone gives (about 212,354,104).
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 3,539,837 found · chance alone about 3,532,466 (probability of 3,539,837 or more by chance alone: 4.4 × 10⁻⁵).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 13,066,947
- Exodus 12,876,332
- Leviticus 8,391,104
- Numbers 13,109,728
- Deuteronomy 9,920,623
- Joshua 7,300,370
- Judges 7,252,077
- Samuel 17,472,731
- Kings 19,171,404
- Isaiah 11,072,798
- Jeremiah 13,556,254
- Ezekiel 11,992,817
- The Twelve 8,939,262
- Psalms 12,308,923
- Proverbs 4,728,906
- Job 4,949,220
- Song of Songs 893,254
- Ruth 908,941
- Lamentations 898,696
- Ecclesiastes 2,137,656
- Esther 2,540,064
- Daniel 3,306,765
- Ezra–Nehemiah 7,133,443
- Chronicles 18,365,212
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ש ל מJoshua 1:1
… אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן מְשָׁרֵת מֹשֶׁה לֵאמֹֽר
Now it came to pass after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 304,898 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ש ל מJoshua 1:1
- שJudges 3:10
… מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וַתָּעָז יָדוֹ עַל כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתָֽיִם
And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לJudges 3:12
… אֶת־עֶגְלוֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־מוֹאָב עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל כִּֽי־עָשׂוּ אֶת־הָרַע …
And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
- מJudges 3:14
וַיַּעַבְדוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־עֶגְלוֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־מוֹאָב שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָֽה
And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 348,821 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- שJudges 3:10
- ש2 Chronicles 36:23
… פָקַד עָלַי לִבְנֽוֹת־לוֹ בַיִת בִּירוּשָׁלִַם אֲשֶׁר בִּֽיהוּדָה מִֽי־בָכֶם מִכָּל …
’Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD, the God of heaven, given me; and He hath charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all His people—the LORD his God be with him—let him go up.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לIsaiah 25:4
… מָעוֹז לַדָּל מָעוֹז לָאֶבְיוֹן בַּצַּר־לוֹ מַחְסֶה מִזֶּרֶם צֵל מֵחֹרֶב כִּי …
For Thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, A stronghold to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat; For the blast of the terrible ones was as a storm against the wall.
- םGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 598,469, width 598,469 — one row is 598,469 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,197,004 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,469 in the laboratory →
- ש2 Chronicles 36:23
The spelling
שלם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שלם, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 370.
As a plain word it stands 40 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Shillem.
Questions
Is Salem in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–152,424), שלם appears 13,708,767 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 13,842,402, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Salem in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:4 — the shortest of 13,708,767 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 13,842,402.
What is the gematria of Salem in Hebrew?
Salem is spelled שלם — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 370.
How many times is Salem found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 212,293,527 sequences of שלם across every skip (2–598,520) — about what chance alone gives (about 212,354,104).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 13,842,402 across every skip (2–152,424) here) beside the count.