Biblical names

Shalman שלמן

Shalman (שלמן) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shalman is found 41,251 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 25:34) — about what chance alone gives (about 41,038).

Found in the Torah
41,251
Chance alone
41,038
P (≥ found)
0.15
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, שלמן appears 41,251 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 41,038, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which שלמן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 25:34, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שלמן is found 430,647 times; chance alone would give about 427,611.

  • Genesis 8,501
  • Exodus 8,476
  • Leviticus 5,611
  • Numbers 12,538
  • Deuteronomy 6,125

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 25:34בראשית כה:לדskip 2, forward

    וְיַעֲקֹב נָתַן לְעֵשָׂו לֶחֶם וּנְזִיד עֲדָשִׁים וַיֹּאכַל וַיֵּשְׁתְּ וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלַךְ וַיִּבֶז עֵשָׂו אֶת־הַבְּכֹרָֽה

    And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.

    שלמן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 25:34בנתןלעוחוזידעדשישלםנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 34,351Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 27:45בראשית כז:מהskip 2, forward

    עַד־שׁוּב אַף־אָחִיךָ מִמְּךָ וְשָׁכַח אֵת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ וְשָׁלַחְתִּי וּלְקַחְתִּיךָ מִשָּׁם לָמָה אֶשְׁכַּל גַּם־שְׁנֵיכֶם יוֹם אֶחָֽד

    until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him; then I will send, and fetch thee from thence; why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?’

    שלמן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 27:45שםלמהאכגשיכםיוםאשלםנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 38,520Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 41:23בראשית מא:כגskip 2, forward

    וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים צְנֻמוֹת דַּקּוֹת שְׁדֻפוֹת קָדִים צֹמְחוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם

    And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

    שלמן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 41:23הנהשבעביצמותדקותשלםנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 61,180Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 29:6שמות כט:וskip 2, forward

    וְשַׂמְתָּ הַמִּצְנֶפֶת עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וְנָתַתָּ אֶת־נֵזֶר הַקֹּדֶשׁ עַל־הַמִּצְנָֽפֶת

    And thou shalt set the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.

    שלמן at skip 2, forward from Exodus 29:6נזרהקדעהצפתולקחתשלמנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 120,876Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 5:14ויקרא ה:ידskip 2, forward

    וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר

    And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

    שלמן at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 5:14קוקאלמהארפשכיתמעשלמנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 147,127Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 160,687 sequences of שלמן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 162,238).

  • Genesis 8,501
  • Exodus 8,476
  • Leviticus 5,611
  • Numbers 12,538
  • Deuteronomy 6,594
  • Joshua 5,465
  • Judges 5,670
  • Samuel 13,112
  • Kings 12,348
  • Isaiah 7,313
  • Jeremiah 10,271
  • Ezekiel 8,791
  • The Twelve 6,088
  • Psalms 10,169
  • Proverbs 3,376
  • Job 4,153
  • Song of Songs 655
  • Ruth 736
  • Lamentations 754
  • Ecclesiastes 1,858
  • Esther 2,661
  • Daniel 3,590
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 7,703
  • Chronicles 14,254

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 10:17יהושע י:יזskip 2, forward

    וַיֻּגַּד לִיהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹר נִמְצְאוּ חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים נֶחְבְּאִים בַּמְּעָרָה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה

    And it was told Joshua, saying: ‘The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.’

    שלמן at skip 2, forward from Joshua 10:17גדליהועארמצאוחמששלמנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 320,509Open in the laboratory →

  2. Judges 6:2שופטים ו:בskip 2, forward

    וַתָּעָז יַד־מִדְיָן עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִפְּנֵי מִדְיָן עָשֽׂוּ לָהֶם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַמִּנְהָרוֹת אֲשֶׁר בֶּֽהָרִים וְאֶת־הַמְּעָרוֹת וְאֶת־הַמְּצָדֽוֹת

    And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

    שלמן at skip 2, forward from Judges 6:2ימדיןעוהביישראלאשלםנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 353,237Open in the laboratory →

  3. Judges 19:12שופטים יט:יבskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲדֹנָיו לֹא נָסוּר אֶל־עִיר נָכְרִי אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵנָּה וְעָבַרְנוּ עַד־גִּבְעָֽה

    And his master said unto him: ‘We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.’

    שלמן at skip 2, forward from Judges 19:12רנכריאראביישראלהשלמנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 377,808Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

שלמן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שלמן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 420.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Hosea 10:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Shalman appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, שלמן appears 41,251 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 41,038, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Shalman in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 25:34 — the shortest of 41,251 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 41,038.

What is the gematria of Shalman in Hebrew?

Shalman is spelled שלמן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 420.

How many times is Shalman found in the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 160,687 sequences of שלמן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 162,238).

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