Pattern 53: “The Heavens” Occurs 73 Times in the Torah

Pattern Statement:

The fifth Hebrew word of Genesis 1:1 is השמים, translated “the heavens.” This exact Hebrew word occurs 73 times in the Torah, matching God’s prime pair 73.

Why this pattern matters

The number 73 appears as the Torah-wide frequency of one of the seven Hebrew words in Genesis 1:1.

How this pattern is measured

Search the Hebrew text of the Torah for the exact five-letter word השמים and count every occurrence.

The count is for the complete spelling השמים, including its initial letter ה, rather than for other grammatical forms of the word.

The count was obtained from the Hebrew text contained in torah.txt.

Result

השמים occurs exactly 73 times in the Torah.

Supporting tables

The fifth word of Genesis 1:1, השמים, is highlighted below.

Genesis 1:1
Hebrew WordNumber of Letters
בראשית6
ברא3
אלהימ5
את2
השםימ 5
ואת3
הארצ4
Total Words: 7Total Letters: 28
Traditional Hebrew Letter ValuesWord Total
2 200 1 300 10 400 913
2 200 1 203
1 30 5 10 40 86
1 400 401
5 300 40 10 40 395
6 1 400 407
5 1 200 90 296
Verse Value Total2701
Hebrew Alphabet PositionsWord Total
2 20 1 21 10 22 76
2 20 1 23
1 12 5 10 13 41
1 22 23
5 21 13 10 13 62
6 1 22 29
5 1 20 18 44
Verse Position Total298