Alex אלכס
In Hebrew letters the first name Alex is written אלכס — unisex given name. In the Torah codes, Alex is found 4,238 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 16:26) — about what chance alone gives (about 4,408).
- Found in the Torah
- 4,238
- Chance alone
- 4,408
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- 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 4,238 sequences of אלכס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,408).
The shortest skip at which אלכס appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 16:26, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אלכס is found 42,861 times; chance alone would give about 45,926.
- Genesis 928
- Exodus 837
- Leviticus 559
- Numbers 820
- Deuteronomy 1,094
The shortest skips
וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת־הַשָּׂעִיר לַֽעֲזָאזֵל יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ אֶת־בְּשָׂרוֹ בַּמָּיִם וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן יָבוֹא אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 167,480Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּאְסֹר יוֹסֵף מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וַיַּעַל לִקְרַֽאת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבִיו גֹּשְׁנָה וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו וַיִּפֹּל עַל־צַוָּארָיו וַיֵּבְךְּ עַל־צַוָּארָיו עֽוֹד
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 71,561Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יוֹסֵף הֲלוֹא אַחֶיךָ רֹעִים בִּשְׁכֶם לְכָה וְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ אֲלֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הִנֵּֽנִי
And Israel said unto Joseph: ‘Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them.’ And he said to him: ‘Here am I.’
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 54,765Open in the laboratory →
כִּי יְסִֽיתְךָ אָחִיךָ בֶן־אִמֶּךָ אֽוֹ־בִנְךָ אֽוֹ־בִתְּךָ אוֹ אֵשֶׁת חֵיקֶךָ אוֹ רֵֽעֲךָ אֲשֶׁר כְּנַפְשְׁךָ בַּסֵּתֶר לֵאמֹר נֵֽלְכָה וְנַֽעַבְדָה אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא יָדַעְתָּ אַתָּה וַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying: 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 273,134Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ אֵת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְתַחַת רַגְלָיו כְּמַעֲשֵׂה לִבְנַת הַסַּפִּיר וּכְעֶצֶם הַשָּׁמַיִם לָטֹֽהַר
and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under His feet the like of a paved work of sapphire stone, and the like of the very heaven for clearness.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 112,989Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 17,477 sequences of אלכס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,737).
- Genesis 928
- Exodus 837
- Leviticus 559
- Numbers 820
- Deuteronomy 1,128
- Joshua 321
- Judges 517
- Samuel 1,069
- Kings 1,804
- Isaiah 1,076
- Jeremiah 1,138
- Ezekiel 1,048
- The Twelve 882
- Psalms 1,642
- Proverbs 481
- Job 481
- Song of Songs 58
- Ruth 91
- Lamentations 93
- Ecclesiastes 278
- Esther 318
- Daniel 567
- Ezra–Nehemiah 384
- Chronicles 957
Outside the Torah
וּפָקַדְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם כִּפְרִי מַעַלְלֵיכֶם נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְהִצַּתִּי אֵשׁ בְּיַעְרָהּ וְאָכְלָה כָּל־סְבִיבֶֽיהָ
And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, Saith the LORD; And I will kindle a fire in her forest, And it shall devour all that is round about her.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 672,187Open in the laboratory →
וְכָשַׁל זָדוֹן וְנָפַל וְאֵין לוֹ מֵקִים וְהִצַּתִּי אֵשׁ בְּעָרָיו וְאָכְלָה כָּל־סְבִיבֹתָֽיו
And the most arrogant shall stumble and fall, And none shall raise him up; And I will kindle a fire in his cities, And it shall devour all that are round about him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 720,853Open in the laboratory →
לְכָל־זֹנוֹת יִתְּנוּ־נֵדֶה וְאַתְּ נָתַתְּ אֶת־נְדָנַיִךְ לְכָל־מְאַֽהֲבַיִךְ וַתִּשְׁחֳדִי אוֹתָם לָבוֹא אֵלַיִךְ מִסָּבִיב בְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ
to all harlots gifts are given; but thou hast given thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hast bribed them to come unto thee from every side in thy harlotries.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 746,843Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלכס — the name in Hebrew letters: unisex given name. Searched as אלכס, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 111.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Alex appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 4,238 sequences of אלכס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,408).
What is the shortest skip for Alex in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 16:26 — the shortest of 4,238 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,408.
What is the gematria of Alex in Hebrew?
Alex is spelled אלכס — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 111.
How many times is Alex found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 17,477 sequences of אלכס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,737).
Search it yourself
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