Biblical names

Shlomo (Solomon · שלמה)

Shlomo (Solomon · שלמה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Shlomo (Solomon) appears 81,926 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 81,504 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
81,926
Chance alone
81,504
P (≥ found)
0.07
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, שלמה appears 81,926 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 81,504, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which שלמה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 19:10, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שלמה is found 856,635 times; chance alone would give about 849,259.

  • Genesis 14,567
  • Exodus 19,255
  • Leviticus 12,429
  • Numbers 21,391
  • Deuteronomy 14,284

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 19:10שמות יט:יskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵךְ אֶל־הָעָם וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר וְכִבְּסוּ שִׂמְלֹתָֽם

    And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments,

    שלמה at skip 2, forward from Exodus 19:10רוכבסומתויונכניםשלםה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 106,198Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 16:15ויקרא טז:טוskip 2, forward

    וְשָׁחַט אֶת־שְׂעִיר הַֽחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר לָעָם וְהֵבִיא אֶת־דָּמוֹ אֶל־מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת וְעָשָׂה אֶת־דָּמוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְדַם הַפָּר וְהִזָּה אֹתוֹ עַל־הַכַּפֹּרֶת וְלִפְנֵי הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת

    Then shall he kill the goat of the sin-offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the ark-cover, and before the ark-cover.

    שלמה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 16:15החטאתארעוביאאתדמשלםה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 166,783Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 19:31ויקרא יט:לאskip 2, forward

    אַל־תִּפְנוּ אֶל־הָאֹבֹת וְאֶל־הַיִּדְּעֹנִים אַל־תְּבַקְשׁוּ לְטָמְאָה בָהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם

    Turn ye not unto the ghosts, nor unto familiar spirits; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

    שלמה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 19:31םאלתבקוטאבהםאניישלמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 171,595Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 24:13ויקרא כד:יגskip 2, forward

    וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר

    And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

    שלמה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 24:13קוקאלמהארוצאאתהמשלמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 179,144Open in the laboratory →

  5. Numbers 3:5במדבר ג:הskip 2, forward

    וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר

    And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

    שלמה at skip 2, forward from Numbers 3:5קוקאלמהארקרבאתמטשלמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 190,506Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, שלמה appears 302,998 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 300,258 chance alone would give; the probability of 302,998 or more by chance alone is 3.0 × 10⁻⁷.

  • Genesis 14,567
  • Exodus 19,255
  • Leviticus 12,429
  • Numbers 21,391
  • Deuteronomy 15,203
  • Joshua 10,912
  • Judges 10,015
  • Samuel 25,152
  • Kings 29,520
  • Isaiah 13,370
  • Jeremiah 22,700
  • Ezekiel 16,353
  • The Twelve 12,955
  • Psalms 14,248
  • Proverbs 4,212
  • Job 4,386
  • Song of Songs 845
  • Ruth 1,092
  • Lamentations 1,312
  • Ecclesiastes 3,605
  • Esther 4,594
  • Daniel 4,337
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 10,563
  • Chronicles 29,982

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 2:13יהושע ב:יגskip 2, forward

    וְהַחֲיִתֶם אֶת־אָבִי וְאֶת־אִמִּי וְאֶת־אַחַי וְאֶת־אחותי וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם וְהִצַּלְתֶּם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ מִמָּֽוֶת

    and save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.’

    שלמה at skip 2, forward from Joshua 2:13ואתכלארהוצלתםאתנשלםה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 306,873Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 7:9יהושע ז:טskip 2, forward

    וְיִשְׁמְעוּ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְכֹל יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ וְנָסַבּוּ עָלֵינוּ וְהִכְרִיתוּ אֶת־שְׁמֵנוּ מִן־הָאָרֶץ וּמַֽה־תַּעֲשֵׂה לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדֽוֹל

    For when the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land hear of it, they will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth; and what wilt Thou do for Thy great name?’

    שלמה at skip 2, forward from Joshua 7:9ץומהתעהשךגדולויאשלמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 314,002Open in the laboratory →

  3. Joshua 9:20יהושע ט:כskip 2, forward

    זֹאת נַעֲשֶׂה לָהֶם וְהַחֲיֵה אוֹתָם וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶה עָלֵינוּ קֶצֶף עַל־הַשְּׁבוּעָה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּעְנוּ לָהֶֽם

    This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.’

    שלמה at skip 2, forward from Joshua 9:20םזאתנעההוחיהאותםשלםה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 318,848Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

שלמה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Solomon. Searched as שלמה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 375.

As a plain word it stands 253 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 22:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

The same letters also spell: Solomon, Salmah.

Questions

Is Shlomo (Solomon) in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, שלמה appears 81,926 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 81,504, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Shlomo (Solomon) in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 19:10 — the shortest of 81,926 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 81,504.

What is the gematria of Shlomo (Solomon) in Hebrew?

Shlomo is spelled שלמה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 375.

How many times is Shlomo (Solomon) found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, שלמה appears 302,998 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 300,258 chance alone would give; the probability of 302,998 or more by chance alone is 3.0 × 10⁻⁷.

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