Soul נשמה
Soul — in Hebrew נשמה — breath; the soul. Soul appears 53,711 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 53,376 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 53,711
- Chance alone
- 53,376
- 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
53,711 sequences of נשמה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 53,376 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 8:24, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 581,972 sequences of נשמה, against about 556,172 from chance alone.
- Genesis 10,656
- Exodus 11,824
- Leviticus 8,015
- Numbers 15,623
- Deuteronomy 7,593
The shortest skips
וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן וַיִּתֵּן מֹשֶׁה מִן־הַדָּם עַל־תְּנוּךְ אָזְנָם הַיְמָנִית וְעַל־בֹּהֶן יָדָם הַיְמָנִית וְעַל־בֹּהֶן רַגְלָם הַיְמָנִית וַיִּזְרֹק מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הַדָּם עַל־הַֽמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
And Aaron’s sons were brought, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot; and Moses dashed the blood against the altar round about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 152,074Open in the laboratory →
בַּיּוֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי נָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן שְׁלֻֽמִיאֵל בֶּן־צוּרִֽישַׁדָּֽי
On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 199,938Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי יוֹסֵף אֲשֶׁר־יֻלַּד־לוֹ בְמִצְרַיִם נֶפֶשׁ שְׁנָיִם כָּל־הַנֶּפֶשׁ לְבֵֽית־יַעֲקֹב הַבָּאָה מִצְרַיְמָה שִׁבְעִֽים
And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 71,450Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ מִדַּם הַפָּר וְהֵבִיא אֹתוֹ אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And the anointed priest shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to the tent of meeting.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 144,505Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵבִיא הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ מִדַּם הַפָּר אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And the anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bullock to the tent of meeting.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 145,156Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, נשמה appears 186,331 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 187,336, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 10,656
- Exodus 11,824
- Leviticus 8,015
- Numbers 15,623
- Deuteronomy 8,234
- Joshua 7,677
- Judges 6,249
- Samuel 12,546
- Kings 14,460
- Isaiah 8,773
- Jeremiah 13,194
- Ezekiel 10,998
- The Twelve 8,136
- Psalms 9,449
- Proverbs 2,891
- Job 3,096
- Song of Songs 844
- Ruth 648
- Lamentations 1,166
- Ecclesiastes 1,622
- Esther 2,094
- Daniel 3,669
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,618
- Chronicles 15,849
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי גְבוּל־מְנַשֶּׁה מֵֽאָשֵׁר הַֽמִּכְמְתָת אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי שְׁכֶם וְהָלַךְ הַגְּבוּל אֶל־הַיָּמִין אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵי עֵין תַּפּֽוּחַ
And the border of Manasseh was, beginning from Asher, Michmethath, which is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 330,983Open in the laboratory →
אֵין בָּֽאָרוֹן רַק שְׁנֵי לֻחוֹת הָאֲבָנִים אֲשֶׁר הִנִּחַ שָׁם מֹשֶׁה בְּחֹרֵב אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת יְהוָה עִם־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּצֵאתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 493,614Open in the laboratory →
וַתָּבֹא אֶל־אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶל־הָהָר וַֽתַּחֲזֵק בְּרַגְלָיו וַיִּגַּשׁ גֵּֽיחֲזִי לְהָדְפָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים הַרְפֵּֽה־לָהּ כִּֽי־נַפְשָׁהּ מָֽרָה־לָהּ וַֽיהוָה הֶעְלִים מִמֶּנִּי וְלֹא הִגִּיד לִֽי
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said: ‘Let her alone; for her soul is bitter within her; and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told Me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 534,030Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נשמה — the Tanakh's own spelling: breath; the soul. Searched as נשמה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 395.
As a plain word it stands 11 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 20:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Soul in the Torah codes?
53,711 sequences of נשמה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 53,376 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Soul in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 8:24 — the shortest of 53,711 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 53,376.
How is Soul spelled in Hebrew?
Soul is spelled נשמה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 395.
Is Soul in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, נשמה appears 186,331 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 187,336, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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