Tom טום
In Hebrew letters the first name Tom is written טום — male given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 143,401 sequences of Tom, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 12:37); chance alone would give about 146,239.
- Found in the Torah
- 143,401
- Chance alone
- 146,239
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
143,401 sequences of טום at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 146,239 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which טום appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 12:37, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), טום is found 2,222,770 times; chance alone would give about 2,266,637.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 146,239 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 25,120
- Exodus 28,304
- Leviticus 37,152
- Numbers 34,025
- Deuteronomy 18,800
The shortest skips
וַיִּסְעוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵרַעְמְסֵס סֻכֹּתָה כְּשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף רַגְלִי הַגְּבָרִים לְבַד מִטָּֽף
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, beside children.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 96,156Open in the laboratory →
וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתוֹ זָהָב טָהוֹר מִבַּיִת וּמִחוּץ תְּצַפֶּנּוּ וְעָשִׂיתָ עָלָיו זֵר זָהָב סָבִֽיב
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 113,803Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ מְנֹרַת זָהָב טָהוֹר מִקְשָׁה תֵּעָשֶׂה הַמְּנוֹרָה יְרֵכָהּ וְקָנָהּ גְּבִיעֶיהָ כַּפְתֹּרֶיהָ וּפְרָחֶיהָ מִמֶּנָּה יִהְיֽוּ
And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 114,726Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁתֵּי שַׁרְשְׁרֹת זָהָב טָהוֹר מִגְבָּלֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם מַעֲשֵׂה עֲבֹת וְנָתַתָּה אֶת־שַׁרְשְׁרֹת הָעֲבֹתֹת עַל־הַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹֽת
and two chains of pure gold; of plaited thread shalt thou make them, of wreathen work; and thou shalt put the wreathen chains on the settings.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 118,979Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַפֵּהוּ זָהָב טָהוֹר מִבַּיִת וּמִחוּץ וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ זֵר זָהָב סָבִֽיב
And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 134,825Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, טום appears 553,160 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 562,148, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 25,120
- Exodus 28,304
- Leviticus 37,152
- Numbers 34,025
- Deuteronomy 19,772
- Joshua 14,910
- Judges 12,992
- Samuel 31,658
- Kings 34,870
- Isaiah 36,729
- Jeremiah 34,177
- Ezekiel 34,454
- The Twelve 29,620
- Psalms 48,324
- Proverbs 20,261
- Job 20,849
- Song of Songs 2,607
- Ruth 2,225
- Lamentations 3,534
- Ecclesiastes 8,220
- Esther 4,977
- Daniel 9,949
- Ezra–Nehemiah 18,995
- Chronicles 39,436
Outside the Torah
וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וּזְקֵנָיו וְשֹׁטְרִים וְשֹׁפְטָיו עֹמְדִים מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה לָאָרוֹן נֶגֶד הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם נֹשְׂאֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה כַּגֵּר כָּֽאֶזְרָח חֶצְיוֹ אֶל־מוּל הַר־גְּרִזִים וְהַֽחֶצְיוֹ אֶל־מוּל הַר־עֵיבָל כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָה לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־הָעָם יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּרִאשֹׁנָֽה
And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger as the home-born; half of them in front of mount Gerizim and half of them in front of mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 317,394Open in the laboratory →
יְהוָה בְּצֵאתְךָ מִשֵּׂעִיר בְּצַעְדְּךָ מִשְּׂדֵה אֱדוֹם אֶרֶץ רָעָשָׁה גַּם־שָׁמַיִם נָטָפוּ גַּם־עָבִים נָטְפוּ מָֽיִם
LORD, when Thou didst go forth out of Seir, When Thou didst march out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 351,819Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתְהַלְּכוּ מִשָּׁם בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּעֵת הַהִיא אִישׁ לְשִׁבְטוֹ וּלְמִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ וַיֵּצְאוּ מִשָּׁם אִישׁ לְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ
And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 383,538Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
טום — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as טום, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 55.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Tom in the Torah codes?
143,401 sequences of טום at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 146,239 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Tom in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 12:37 — the shortest of 143,401 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 146,239.
What is the gematria of Tom in Hebrew?
Tom is spelled טום — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 55.
How many times is Tom found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, טום appears 553,160 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 562,148, so the count is in line with chance.
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