Alima אלימה
In Hebrew letters the first name Alima is written אלימה — given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 14,517 sequences of Alima, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 8:21); chance alone would give about 14,516.
- Found in the Torah
- 14,517
- Chance alone
- 14,516
- P (≥ found)
- 0.50
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
14,517 sequences of אלימה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 14,516 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which אלימה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 8:21, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), אלימה is found 110,600 times; chance alone would give about 114,402.
- Genesis 3,617
- Exodus 3,108
- Leviticus 2,085
- Numbers 3,172
- Deuteronomy 2,535
The shortest skips
וַיָּרַח יְהוָה אֶת־רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־לִבּוֹ לֹֽא־אֹסִף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת־הָֽאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָֽאָדָם כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו וְלֹֽא־אֹסִף עוֹד לְהַכּוֹת אֶת־כָּל־חַי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר עָשִֽׂיתִי
And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: ‘I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 10,192Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־יְהוָה הֶאֱמַרְתָּ הַיּוֹם לִהְיוֹת לְךָ לֵֽאלֹהִים וְלָלֶכֶת בִּדְרָכָיו וְלִשְׁמֹר חֻקָּיו וּמִצְוֺתָיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו וְלִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקֹלֽוֹ
Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and that thou wouldest walk in His ways, and keep His statutes, and His commandments, and His ordinances, and hearken unto His voice.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 290,146Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתִּי מִשְׁכָּנִי בְּתוֹכְכֶם וְלֹֽא־תִגְעַל נַפְשִׁי אֶתְכֶֽם
And I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 182,785Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יָבֹא הַלֵּוִי מֵאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר־הוּא גָּר שָׁם וּבָא בְּכָל־אַוַּת נַפְשׁוֹ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָֽה
And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which the LORD shall choose;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 279,421Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לָמָּה מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן תַּפְרִיעוּ אֶת־הָעָם מִמַּֽעֲשָׂיו לְכוּ לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם
And the king of Egypt said unto them: ‘Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, cause the people to break loose from their work? get you unto your burdens.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 83,755Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אלימה appears 56,085 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 56,739, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 3,617
- Exodus 3,108
- Leviticus 2,085
- Numbers 3,172
- Deuteronomy 2,809
- Joshua 1,805
- Judges 2,112
- Samuel 5,189
- Kings 5,677
- Isaiah 2,437
- Jeremiah 4,864
- Ezekiel 3,326
- The Twelve 2,655
- Psalms 2,479
- Proverbs 553
- Job 1,045
- Song of Songs 110
- Ruth 237
- Lamentations 201
- Ecclesiastes 519
- Esther 457
- Daniel 1,131
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,674
- Chronicles 4,823
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּסֶף הַנַּעַר לַעֲנוֹת אֶת־שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה נִמְצָא בְיָדִי רֶבַע שֶׁקֶל כָּסֶף וְנָֽתַתִּי לְאִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים וְהִגִּיד לָנוּ אֶת־דַּרְכֵּֽנוּ
And the servant answered Saul again, and said: ‘Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver, that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.’—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 395,259Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלוֹא בֶן־יְמִינִי אָנֹכִי מִקַּטַנֵּי שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי הַצְּעִרָה מִכָּֽל־מִשְׁפְּחוֹת שִׁבְטֵי בִנְיָמִן וְלָמָּה דִּבַּרְתָּ אֵלַי כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה
And Saul answered and said: ‘Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 396,122Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּרֶם הַטַּבָּח אֶת־הַשּׁוֹק וְהֶעָלֶיהָ וַיָּשֶׂם לִפְנֵי שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה הַנִּשְׁאָר שִׂים־לְפָנֶיךָ אֱכֹל כִּי לַמּוֹעֵד שָֽׁמוּר־לְךָ לֵאמֹר הָעָם קָרָאתִי וַיֹּאכַל שָׁאוּל עִם־שְׁמוּאֵל בַּיּוֹם הַהֽוּא
And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And [Samuel] said: ‘Behold that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said: I have invited the people.’ So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 396,357Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלימה — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as אלימה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 86.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Alima appear in the Torah codes?
14,517 sequences of אלימה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 14,516 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Alima in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Genesis 8:21 — the shortest of 14,517 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 14,516.
What is the gematria of Alima in Hebrew?
Alima is spelled אלימה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 86.
How many times is Alima found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אלימה appears 56,085 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 56,739, so the count is in line with chance.
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