Shelesh שלש
Shelesh (שלש) is a person named in the Tanakh. Shelesh appears 284,611 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 2.5% more than chance alone would give (about 277,553; probability 6.8 × 10⁻⁴¹).
- Found in the Torah
- 284,611
- Chance alone
- 277,553
- P (≥ found)
- 6.8 × 10⁻⁴¹
- 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, שלש appears 284,611 times in the Torah — 2.5% more than the 277,553 chance alone would give; the probability of 284,611 or more by chance alone is 6.8 × 10⁻⁴¹.
The shortest skip at which שלש appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 10:31, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), שלש is found 4,262,824 times; chance alone would give about 4,301,958.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 277,553 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 55,043
- Exodus 66,198
- Leviticus 43,280
- Numbers 74,644
- Deuteronomy 45,446
The shortest skips
אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־שֵׁם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִלְשֹׁנֹתָם בְּאַרְצֹתָם לְגוֹיֵהֶֽם
These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,612Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל־עַבְדּוֹ זְקַן בֵּיתוֹ הַמֹּשֵׁל בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ שִֽׂים־נָא יָדְךָ תַּחַת יְרֵכִֽי
And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had: ‘Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,411Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁאַל יַעֲקֹב וַיֹּאמֶר הַגִּֽידָה־נָּא שְׁמֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לָמָּה זֶּה תִּשְׁאַל לִשְׁמִי וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתוֹ שָֽׁם
And Jacob asked him, and said: ‘Tell me, I pray thee, thy name.’ And he said: ‘Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name?’ And he blessed him there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,012Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת אַלּוּפֵי עֵשָׂו לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִמְקֹמֹתָם בִּשְׁמֹתָם אַלּוּף תִּמְנָע אַלּוּף עַֽלְוָה אַלּוּף יְתֵֽת
And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: the chief of Timna, the chief of Alvah, the chief of Jetheth;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 53,902Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא־שָׂם לִבּוֹ אֶל־דְּבַר יְהוָה וַֽיַּעֲזֹב אֶת־עֲבָדָיו וְאֶת־מִקְנֵהוּ בַּשָּׂדֶֽה
and he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 90,717Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שלש appears 1,057,232 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.8% more than the 1,039,040 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,057,232 or more by chance alone is 3.9 × 10⁻⁷¹.
- Genesis 55,043
- Exodus 66,198
- Leviticus 43,280
- Numbers 74,644
- Deuteronomy 49,356
- Joshua 34,883
- Judges 37,565
- Samuel 101,032
- Kings 106,821
- Isaiah 46,819
- Jeremiah 61,797
- Ezekiel 49,887
- The Twelve 36,687
- Psalms 54,421
- Proverbs 22,075
- Job 21,420
- Song of Songs 4,038
- Ruth 4,532
- Lamentations 5,036
- Ecclesiastes 13,719
- Esther 13,967
- Daniel 17,143
- Ezra–Nehemiah 35,917
- Chronicles 100,952
Outside the Torah
כִּי אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה הָלְכוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּמִּדְבָּר עַד־תֹּם כָּל־הַגּוֹי אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה הַיֹּצְאִים מִמִּצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־שָׁמְעוּ בְּקוֹל יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לָהֶם לְבִלְתִּי הַרְאוֹתָם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַֽאֲבוֹתָם לָתֶת לָנוּ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָֽשׁ
For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD; unto whom the LORD swore that He would not let them see the land which the LORD swore unto their fathers that He would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 310,761Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן מֹשֶׁה לַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה וַיְהִי לַחֲצִי מַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁה לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם
And Moses gave inheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh; and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,391Open in the laboratory →
בְּגוֹרַל נַחֲלָתָם כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה לְתִשְׁעַת הַמַּטּוֹת וַחֲצִי הַמַּטֶּֽה
by the lot of their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,734Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שלש — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שלש, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 630.
As a plain word it stands 109 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 5:22. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shelesh in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, שלש appears 284,611 times in the Torah — 2.5% more than the 277,553 chance alone would give; the probability of 284,611 or more by chance alone is 6.8 × 10⁻⁴¹.
What is the shortest skip for Shelesh in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 10:31 — the shortest of 284,611 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 277,553.
What is the gematria of Shelesh in Hebrew?
Shelesh is spelled שלש — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 630.
How many times is Shelesh found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שלש appears 1,057,232 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.8% more than the 1,039,040 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,057,232 or more by chance alone is 3.9 × 10⁻⁷¹.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 277,553 here) beside the count.