Zalman זלמן
Zalman is a first name, written זלמן in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Zalman is found 5,825 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 14:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 5,784).
- Found in the Torah
- 5,825
- Chance alone
- 5,784
- P (≥ found)
- 0.30
- 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 5,825 sequences of זלמן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,784).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 14:2, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 61,006 sequences of זלמן, against about 60,269 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,022
- Exodus 1,260
- Leviticus 1,057
- Numbers 1,661
- Deuteronomy 825
The shortest skips
וַיִּלֹּנוּ עַל־מֹשֶׁה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹן כֹּל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם כָּל־הָעֵדָה לוּ־מַתְנוּ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם אוֹ בַּמִּדְבָּר הַזֶּה לוּ־מָֽתְנוּ
And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron; and the whole congregation said unto them: ‘Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would we had died in this wilderness!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 211,054Open in the laboratory →
וְכִי יִפֹּל מִנִּבְלָתָם עַל־כָּל־זֶרַע זֵרוּעַ אֲשֶׁר יִזָּרֵעַ טָהוֹר הֽוּא
And if aught of their carcass fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 157,036Open in the laboratory →
אֵת מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה וְאֶת־מִכְבַּר הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ אֶת־בַּדָּיו וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלָיו אֶת־הַכִּיֹּר וְאֶת־כַּנּֽוֹ
the altar of burnt-offering, with its grating of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 131,624Open in the laboratory →
וּבֶן־שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים יִמּוֹל לָכֶם כָּל־זָכָר לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם יְלִיד בָּיִת וּמִקְנַת־כֶּסֶף מִכֹּל בֶּן־נֵכָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ הֽוּא
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, that is not of thy seed.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 19,648Open in the laboratory →
וּבֶן־שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים יִמּוֹל לָכֶם כָּל־זָכָר לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם יְלִיד בָּיִת וּמִקְנַת־כֶּסֶף מִכֹּל בֶּן־נֵכָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ הֽוּא
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, that is not of thy seed.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 19,648Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
25,188 sequences of זלמן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 25,365 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,022
- Exodus 1,260
- Leviticus 1,057
- Numbers 1,661
- Deuteronomy 928
- Joshua 799
- Judges 808
- Samuel 1,351
- Kings 1,843
- Isaiah 1,560
- Jeremiah 1,530
- Ezekiel 1,184
- The Twelve 1,061
- Psalms 2,084
- Proverbs 552
- Job 758
- Song of Songs 103
- Ruth 115
- Lamentations 131
- Ecclesiastes 260
- Esther 228
- Daniel 932
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,398
- Chronicles 2,563
Outside the Torah
וְכֹל שְׁלַל הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְהַבְּהֵמָה בָּזְזוּ לָהֶם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל רַק אֶֽת־כָּל־הָאָדָם הִכּוּ לְפִי־חֶרֶב עַד־הִשְׁמִדָם אוֹתָם לֹא הִשְׁאִירוּ כָּל־נְשָׁמָֽה
And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any that breathed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 323,208Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא אָסָא אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה אֵֽין־עִמְּךָ לַעְזוֹר בֵּין רַב לְאֵין כֹּחַ עָזְרֵנוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּֽי־עָלֶיךָ נִשְׁעַנּוּ וּבְשִׁמְךָ בָאנוּ עַל־הֶהָמוֹן הַזֶּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אַתָּה אַל־יַעְצֹר עִמְּךָ אֱנֽוֹשׁ
And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said: ‘LORD, there is none beside Thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength; help us, O LORD our God; for we rely on Thee, and in Thy name are we come against this multitude. Thou art the LORD our God; let not man prevail against Thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,161,032Open in the laboratory →
וְשִׁבְעַת יְמֵֽי־הֶחָג יַעֲשֶׂה עוֹלָה לַֽיהוָה שִׁבְעַת פָּרִים וְשִׁבְעַת אֵילִים תְּמִימִם לַיּוֹם שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים וְחַטָּאת שְׂעִיר עִזִּים לַיּֽוֹם
And the seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt-offering to the LORD, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a he-goat daily for a sin-offering.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 796,733Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זלמן — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as זלמן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 127.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Zelman.
Questions
Does Zalman appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 5,825 sequences of זלמן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,784).
What is the shortest skip for Zalman in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 14:2 — the shortest of 5,825 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,784.
How is Zalman spelled in Hebrew?
Zalman is spelled זלמן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 127.
Is Zalman in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
25,188 sequences of זלמן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 25,365 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 5,784 here) beside the count.