Time זמן
Time — in Hebrew זמן — time, appointed time. Time appears 82,256 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 82,433 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 82,256
- Chance alone
- 82,433
- P (≥ found)
- 0.73
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 82,256 sequences of זמן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 82,433).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 30:35, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 1,290,798 sequences of זמן, against about 1,277,682 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 82,433 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 15,619
- Exodus 18,834
- Leviticus 14,765
- Numbers 21,967
- Deuteronomy 11,071
The shortest skips
וַיָּסַר בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת־הַתְּיָשִׁים הָֽעֲקֻדִּים וְהַטְּלֻאִים וְאֵת כָּל־הָֽעִזִּים הַנְּקֻדּוֹת וְהַטְּלֻאֹת כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־לָבָן בּוֹ וְכָל־חוּם בַּכְּשָׂבִים וַיִּתֵּן בְּיַד־בָּנָֽיו
And he removed that day the he-goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the dark ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 43,110Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי אֲשַׁלַּח גְּדִֽי־עִזִּים מִן־הַצֹּאן וַתֹּאמֶר אִם־תִּתֵּן עֵרָבוֹן עַד שָׁלְחֶֽךָ
And he said: ‘I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock.’ And she said: ‘Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 56,795Open in the laboratory →
אֵינֶנּוּ גָדוֹל בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּה מִמֶּנִּי וְלֹֽא־חָשַׂךְ מִמֶּנִּי מְאוּמָה כִּי אִם־אוֹתָךְ בַּאֲשֶׁר אַתְּ־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֵיךְ אֶֽעֱשֶׂה הָרָעָה הַגְּדֹלָה הַזֹּאת וְחָטָאתִי לֵֽאלֹהִֽים
he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 58,030Open in the laboratory →
אִישׁ אִישׁ מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁחַט שׁוֹר אוֹ־כֶשֶׂב אוֹ־עֵז בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה אוֹ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁחַט מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it without the camp,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 168,125Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁבַרְתִּי אֶת־גְּאוֹן עֻזְּכֶם וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־שְׁמֵיכֶם כַּבַּרְזֶל וְאֶֽת־אַרְצְכֶם כַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 183,215Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 345,871 sequences of זמן at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 344,580); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.01 by chance alone.
- Genesis 15,619
- Exodus 18,834
- Leviticus 14,765
- Numbers 21,967
- Deuteronomy 12,220
- Joshua 10,953
- Judges 10,872
- Samuel 16,695
- Kings 24,754
- Isaiah 23,155
- Jeremiah 20,887
- Ezekiel 18,518
- The Twelve 15,628
- Psalms 27,900
- Proverbs 7,719
- Job 10,536
- Song of Songs 1,556
- Ruth 1,892
- Lamentations 1,653
- Ecclesiastes 3,139
- Esther 2,781
- Daniel 11,077
- Ezra–Nehemiah 19,815
- Chronicles 32,936
Outside the Torah
וְלֹא אָבָה לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹלָהּ וַיֶּחֱזַק מִמֶּנָּה וַיְעַנֶּהָ וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֹתָֽהּ
Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 453,966Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה צַוֵּה וְיִכְרְתוּ־לִי אֲרָזִים מִן־הַלְּבָנוֹן וַֽעֲבָדַי יִהְיוּ עִם־עֲבָדֶיךָ וּשְׂכַר עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶתֵּן לְךָ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמֵר כִּי אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ כִּי אֵין בָּנוּ אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ לִכְרָת־עֵצִים כַּצִּדֹנִֽים
Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that hath skill to hew timber like unto the Zidonians.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 486,921Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּבֶן אֶת־עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה מירכותי הַבַּיִת בְּצַלְעוֹת אֲרָזִים מִן־הַקַּרְקַע עַד־הַקִּירוֹת וַיִּבֶן לוֹ מִבַּיִת לִדְבִיר לְקֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים
And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the joists; he even built them for himself within, for a Sanctuary, even for the most holy place.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 488,652Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זמן — the Tanakh's own spelling: time, appointed time. Searched as זמן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 97.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Ecclesiastes 3:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Time in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 82,256 sequences of זמן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 82,433).
What is the shortest skip for Time in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 30:35 — the shortest of 82,256 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 82,433.
How is Time spelled in Hebrew?
Time is spelled זמן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 97.
Is Time in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 345,871 sequences of זמן at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 344,580); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.01 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 82,433 here) beside the count.