Ahimelech אחימלך
Ahimelech (אחימלך) is a person named in the Tanakh. Ahimelech appears 138 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 145 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 138
- Chance alone
- 145
- P (≥ found)
- 0.72
- Shortest skip
- 14
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, אחימלך appears 138 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 145, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which אחימלך appears in the Torah is 14 — the first at Exodus 26:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), אחימלך is found 866 times; chance alone would give about 921.
- Genesis 32
- Exodus 25
- Leviticus 21
- Numbers 27
- Deuteronomy 33
The shortest skips
וְאַרְבָּעִים אַדְנֵיהֶם כָּסֶף שְׁנֵי אֲדָנִים תַּחַת הַקֶּרֶשׁ הָֽאֶחָד וּשְׁנֵי אֲדָנִים תַּחַת הַקֶּרֶשׁ הָאֶחָֽד
And their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 116,345Open in the laboratory →
רַק מֵעָרֵי הָֽעַמִּים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה לֹא תְחַיֶּה כָּל־נְשָׁמָֽה
Howbeit of the cities of these peoples, that the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth,
skip 46, width 46 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 282,331Open in the laboratory →
קָרְבַּן רֵאשִׁית תַּקְרִיבוּ אֹתָם לַיהוָה וְאֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לֹא־יַעֲלוּ לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹֽחַ
As an offering of first-fruits ye may bring them unto the LORD; but they shall not come up for a sweet savour on the altar.
skip 51, width 51 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 143,136Open in the laboratory →
כִּי־יִמָּצֵא חָלָל בָּאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ לְרִשְׁתָּהּ נֹפֵל בַּשָּׂדֶה לֹא נוֹדַע מִי הִכָּֽהוּ
If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him;
skip 53, width 53 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 282,706Open in the laboratory →
וְאַבְרָהָם זָקֵן בָּא בַּיָּמִים וַֽיהוָה בֵּרַךְ אֶת־אַבְרָהָם בַּכֹּֽל
And Abraham was old, well stricken in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
skip 167, width 167 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 29,370Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
613 sequences of אחימלך at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 608 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 32
- Exodus 25
- Leviticus 21
- Numbers 27
- Deuteronomy 38
- Joshua 17
- Judges 15
- Samuel 49
- Kings 65
- Isaiah 38
- Jeremiah 42
- Ezekiel 36
- The Twelve 24
- Psalms 52
- Proverbs 16
- Job 22
- Song of Songs 5
- Ruth 1
- Ecclesiastes 13
- Esther 6
- Daniel 13
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10
- Chronicles 46
Outside the Torah
כִּֽי־יַצִּיל אֶבְיוֹן מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְעָנִי וְֽאֵין־עֹזֵר לֽוֹ
For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 895,515Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה רוּחַ גְּדוֹלָה בָּאָה מֵעֵבֶר הַמִּדְבָּר וַיִּגַּע בְּאַרְבַּע פִּנּוֹת הַבַּיִת וַיִּפֹּל עַל־הַנְּעָרִים וַיָּמוּתוּ וָאִמָּלְטָה רַק־אֲנִי לְבַדִּי לְהַגִּיד לָֽךְ
And, behold, there came a great wind from across the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.’
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 965,109Open in the laboratory →
עַל הַמַּחֲלֹקֶת הָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן יָֽשָׁבְעָם בֶּן־זַבְדִּיאֵל וְעַל מַֽחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָֽלֶף
Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,136,917Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אחימלך — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אחימלך, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 109.
As a plain word it stands 10 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 21:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ahimelech in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אחימלך appears 138 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 145, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ahimelech in the Torah?
Skip 14, reading forward from Exodus 26:21 — the shortest of 138 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 145.
What is the gematria of Ahimelech in Hebrew?
Ahimelech is spelled אחימלך — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 109.
How many times is Ahimelech found in the whole Tanakh?
613 sequences of אחימלך at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 608 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 145 here) beside the count.