Shulchan Aruch שולחן ערוך
Shulchan Aruch — in Hebrew שולחן ערוך — the code of Jewish law by Rabbi Yosef Karo. In the Torah codes, שולחן (from Shulchan Aruch) is found 1,198 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 14 (Numbers 26:5) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,168).
- Found in the Torah (שולחן)
- 1,198
- Chance alone
- 1,168
- P (≥ found)
- 0.19
- Shortest skip
- 14
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for שולחן, and ערוך has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 1,198 sequences of שולחן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,168).
The shortest skip at which שולחן appears in the Torah is 14 — the first at Numbers 26:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), שולחן is found 9,319 times; chance alone would give about 9,204.
- Genesis 289
- Exodus 226
- Leviticus 178
- Numbers 351
- Deuteronomy 154
The shortest skips
רְאוּבֵן בְּכוֹר יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן חֲנוֹךְ מִשְׁפַּחַת הַחֲנֹכִי לְפַלּוּא מִשְׁפַּחַת הַפַּלֻּאִֽי
Reuben, the first-born of Israel: the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 231,291Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם מִצְוֺתַי וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
And ye shall keep My commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
skip 30, width 30 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 176,056Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי לֵאָה בְּכוֹר יַעֲקֹב רְאוּבֵן וְשִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי וִֽיהוּדָה וְיִשָּׂשכָר וּזְבוּלֻֽן
the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun;
skip 43, width 43 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 51,967Open in the laboratory →
אוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תִשָּׁבַע לְבַטֵּא בִשְׂפָתַיִם לְהָרַע אוֹ לְהֵיטִיב לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יְבַטֵּא הָאָדָם בִּשְׁבֻעָה וְנֶעְלַם מִמֶּנּוּ וְהוּא־יָדַע וְאָשֵׁם לְאַחַת מֵאֵֽלֶּה
or if any one swear clearly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter clearly with an oath, and it be hid from him; and, when he knoweth of it, be guilty in one of these things;
skip 44, width 44 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 146,468Open in the laboratory →
וַיְחִי רְעוּ אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־שְׂרוּג שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Reu lived after he begot Serug two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 46, width 46 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 13,606Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
4,906 sequences of שולחן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,890 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 289
- Exodus 226
- Leviticus 178
- Numbers 351
- Deuteronomy 165
- Joshua 204
- Judges 179
- Samuel 426
- Kings 333
- Isaiah 240
- Jeremiah 231
- Ezekiel 254
- The Twelve 166
- Psalms 357
- Proverbs 149
- Job 186
- Song of Songs 21
- Ruth 28
- Lamentations 31
- Ecclesiastes 39
- Esther 67
- Daniel 97
- Ezra–Nehemiah 218
- Chronicles 471
Outside the Torah
יְהוִהּ אֲדֹנָי חֵילִי וַיָּשֶׂם רַגְלַי כָּֽאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמוֹתַי יַדְרִכֵנִי לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינוֹתָֽי
God, the Lord, is my strength, And He maketh my feet like hinds’feet, And He maketh me to walk upon my high places. For the Leader. With my string-music.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 837,383Open in the laboratory →
קֵץ שָׂם לַחֹשֶׁךְ וּֽלְכָל־תַּכְלִית הוּא חוֹקֵר אֶבֶן אֹפֶל וְצַלְמָֽוֶת
Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out to the furthest bound The stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 983,180Open in the laboratory →
בְּחֶבְרוֹן מָלַךְ עַל־יְהוּדָה שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וְשִׁשָּׁה חֳדָשִׁים וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם מָלַךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנָה עַל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָֽה
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 442,068Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שולחן ערוך — a Hebrew word: the code of Jewish law by Rabbi Yosef Karo. Searched as שולחן, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 394.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- ערוך — a Hebrew word found 25,528 in the Torah (chance 25,648)
Questions
Is Shulchan Aruch in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,198 sequences of שולחן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,168).
What is the shortest skip for Shulchan Aruch in the Torah?
Skip 14, reading forward from Numbers 26:5 — the shortest of 1,198 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,168.
What is the gematria of Shulchan Aruch in Hebrew?
Shulchan Aruch is spelled שולחן ערוך — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 394; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Shulchan Aruch found in the whole Tanakh?
4,906 sequences of שולחן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,890 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,168 here) beside the count.