Sodom סדם
Sodom (סדם) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Sodom appears 35,053 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 2.4% more than chance alone would give (about 34,221; probability 3.8 × 10⁻⁶).
- Found in the Torah
- 35,053
- Chance alone
- 34,221
- P (≥ found)
- 3.8 × 10⁻⁶
- 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, סדם appears 35,053 times in the Torah — 2.4% more than the 34,221 chance alone would give; the probability of 35,053 or more by chance alone is 3.8 × 10⁻⁶.
The shortest skip at which סדם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 29:12, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), סדם is found 527,960 times; chance alone would give about 530,417.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 34,221 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 8,193
- Exodus 7,346
- Leviticus 3,938
- Numbers 11,171
- Deuteronomy 4,405
The shortest skips
וְלָֽקַחְתָּ מִדַּם הַפָּר וְנָתַתָּה עַל־קַרְנֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בְּאֶצְבָּעֶךָ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַדָּם תִּשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger; and thou shalt pour out all the remaining blood at the base of the altar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 121,140Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן מִדָּמָהּ בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ וְנָתַן עַל־קַרְנֹת מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה וְאֶת־כָּל־דָּמָהּ יִשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and all the remaining blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 145,935Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן מִדַּם הַֽחַטָּאת בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ וְנָתַן עַל־קַרְנֹת מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה וְאֶת־כָּל־דָּמָהּ יִשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and all the remaining blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 146,166Open in the laboratory →
וְהִזָּה מִדַּם הַחַטָּאת עַל־קִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְהַנִּשְׁאָר בַּדָּם יִמָּצֵה אֶל־יְסוֹד הַמִּזְבֵּחַ חַטָּאת הֽוּא
And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin-offering.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 146,824Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁחָט וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הַדָּם וַיִּתֵּן עַל־קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ וַיְחַטֵּא אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְאֶת־הַדָּם יָצַק אֶל־יְסוֹד הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁהוּ לְכַפֵּר עָלָֽיו
And when it was slain, Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured out the remaining blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement for it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 151,581Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, סדם appears 170,740 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.5% more than the 169,889 chance alone would give; the probability of 170,740 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
- Genesis 8,193
- Exodus 7,346
- Leviticus 3,938
- Numbers 11,171
- Deuteronomy 4,729
- Joshua 2,988
- Judges 4,927
- Samuel 9,670
- Kings 13,203
- Isaiah 11,691
- Jeremiah 10,028
- Ezekiel 9,875
- The Twelve 8,769
- Psalms 19,748
- Proverbs 7,072
- Job 4,817
- Song of Songs 875
- Ruth 182
- Lamentations 772
- Ecclesiastes 2,176
- Esther 4,587
- Daniel 5,533
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,680
- Chronicles 11,770
Outside the Torah
עַל־שָׁדַיִם סֹֽפְדִים עַל־שְׂדֵי־חֶמֶד עַל־גֶּפֶן פֹּרִיָּֽה
Smiting upon the breasts For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 606,265Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה לְאָדָם לְבָעֵר וַיִּקַּח מֵהֶם וַיָּחָם אַף־יַשִּׂיק וְאָפָה לָחֶם אַף־יִפְעַל־אֵל וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ עָשָׂהוּ פֶסֶל וַיִּסְגָּד־לָֽמוֹ
Then a man useth it for fuel; And he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; Yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; Yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; He maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 620,555Open in the laboratory →
בַּת־עַמִּי חִגְרִי־שָׂק וְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁי בָאֵפֶר אֵבֶל יָחִיד עֲשִׂי לָךְ מִסְפַּד תַּמְרוּרִים כִּי פִתְאֹם יָבֹא הַשֹּׁדֵד עָלֵֽינוּ
O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, And wallow thyself in ashes; Make thee mourning, as for an only son, Most bitter lamentation; For the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 651,828Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סדם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as סדם, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 104.
As a plain word it stands 30 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 13:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sodom in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, סדם appears 35,053 times in the Torah — 2.4% more than the 34,221 chance alone would give; the probability of 35,053 or more by chance alone is 3.8 × 10⁻⁶.
What is the shortest skip for Sodom in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 29:12 — the shortest of 35,053 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 34,221.
What is the gematria of Sodom in Hebrew?
Sodom is spelled סדם — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 104.
How many times is Sodom found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, סדם appears 170,740 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.5% more than the 169,889 chance alone would give; the probability of 170,740 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
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