Aliyah עלייה
Aliyah — in Hebrew עלייה — ascent; immigration to the Land of Israel. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 7,381 sequences of Aliyah, the shortest at skip 4 (Exodus 19:23); chance alone would give about 7,590.
- Found in the Torah
- 7,381
- Chance alone
- 7,590
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- Shortest skip
- 4
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, עלייה appears 7,381 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,590, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which עלייה appears in the Torah is 4 — the first at Exodus 19:23, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), עלייה is found 56,100 times; chance alone would give about 59,819.
- Genesis 1,938
- Exodus 1,802
- Leviticus 796
- Numbers 1,525
- Deuteronomy 1,320
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהוָה לֹא־יוּכַל הָעָם לַעֲלֹת אֶל־הַר סִינָי כִּֽי־אַתָּה הַעֵדֹתָה בָּנוּ לֵאמֹר הַגְבֵּל אֶת־הָהָר וְקִדַּשְׁתּֽוֹ
And Moses said unto the LORD: ‘The people cannot come up to mount Sinai; for thou didst charge us, saying: Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 106,857Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־אַבְרָהָם אַל־יֵרַע בְּעֵינֶיךָ עַל־הַנַּעַר וְעַל־אֲמָתֶךָ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר אֵלֶיךָ שָׂרָה שְׁמַע בְּקֹלָהּ כִּי בְיִצְחָק יִקָּרֵא לְךָ זָֽרַע
And God said unto Abraham: ‘Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 25,890Open in the laboratory →
מַלֵּא שְׁבֻעַ זֹאת וְנִתְּנָה לְךָ גַּם־אֶת־זֹאת בַּעֲבֹדָה אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲבֹד עִמָּדִי עוֹד שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִים אֲחֵרֽוֹת
Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give thee the other also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 41,049Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַחְתָּ סֹלֶת וְאָפִיתָ אֹתָהּ שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה חַלּוֹת שְׁנֵי עֶשְׂרֹנִים יִהְיֶה הַֽחַלָּה הָאֶחָֽת
And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 178,740Open in the laboratory →
עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ וַֽיְהִי־לִי לִֽישׁוּעָה זֶה אֵלִי וְאַנְוֵהוּ אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי וַאֲרֹמְמֶֽנְהוּ
The LORD is my strength and song, And He is become my salvation; This is my God, and I will glorify Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 99,990Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עלייה appears 36,415 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 37,031, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 1,938
- Exodus 1,802
- Leviticus 796
- Numbers 1,525
- Deuteronomy 1,489
- Joshua 1,454
- Judges 1,375
- Samuel 2,906
- Kings 3,314
- Isaiah 2,011
- Jeremiah 2,809
- Ezekiel 1,911
- The Twelve 1,813
- Psalms 2,725
- Proverbs 576
- Job 944
- Song of Songs 115
- Ruth 165
- Lamentations 180
- Ecclesiastes 361
- Esther 281
- Daniel 694
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,303
- Chronicles 3,928
Outside the Torah
וַיָּנֻעוּ אַמּוֹת הַסִּפִּים מִקּוֹל הַקּוֹרֵא וְהַבַּיִת יִמָּלֵא עָשָֽׁן
And the posts of the door were moved at the voice of them that called, and the house was filled with smoke.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 581,280Open in the laboratory →
אֲנִי קֹהֶלֶת הָיִיתִי מֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם
I Koheleth have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,012,389Open in the laboratory →
וּבָעֵת הַהִיא יַעֲמֹד מִֽיכָאֵל הַשַּׂר הַגָּדוֹל הָעֹמֵד עַל־בְּנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְהָיְתָה עֵת צָרָה אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־נִהְיְתָה מִֽהְיוֹת גּוֹי עַד הָעֵת הַהִיא וּבָעֵת הַהִיא יִמָּלֵט עַמְּךָ כָּל־הַנִּמְצָא כָּתוּב בַּסֵּֽפֶר
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time; and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,058,647Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עלייה — a Hebrew word: ascent; immigration to the Land of Israel. Searched as עלייה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 125.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Aliyah in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, עלייה appears 7,381 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,590, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Aliyah in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading forward from Exodus 19:23 — the shortest of 7,381 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,590.
What is the gematria of Aliyah in Hebrew?
Aliyah is spelled עלייה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 125.
How many times is Aliyah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עלייה appears 36,415 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 37,031, so the count is in line with chance.
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