Alma עלמה
Alma is a first name, written עלמה in Hebrew (female given name). In the Torah codes, Alma is found 615,658 times across every skip (2–101,616), the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 26:11) — 0.5% above the 612,643 chance alone would give (probability of 615,658 or more by chance alone: 5.9 × 10⁻⁵).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 615,658
- Chance alone · every skip
- 612,643
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 5.9 × 10⁻⁵
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 101,565
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 58,920 found · chance alone about 58,796 (probability of 58,920 or more by chance alone: 0.30).
In the Torah
The Torah holds 615,658 sequences of עלמה across every skip (2–101,616), 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 612,643); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.9 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 26:11, reading forward.
The longest skip at which עלמה was found in the Torah is 101,565 — at Deuteronomy 34:12, reading backward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 147,551
- Exodus 135,433
- Leviticus 84,753
- Numbers 135,096
- Deuteronomy 112,825
Examples across the range
5 of the 615,658 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ע ל מ הGenesis 26:11
וַיְצַו אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם לֵאמֹר הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּאִישׁ הַזֶּה וּבְאִשְׁתּוֹ מוֹת יוּמָֽת
And Abimelech charged all the people, saying: ‘He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 35,020 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ע ל מ הGenesis 26:11
Letter by letter
- ע ל מ הNumbers 31:3
וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָעָם לֵאמֹר הֵחָלְצוּ מֵאִתְּכֶם אֲנָשִׁים לַצָּבָא וְיִהְיוּ עַל …
And Moses spoke unto the people, saying: ‘Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD’S vengeance on Midian.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 239,478 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ע ל מ הNumbers 31:3
- עExodus 29:18
וְהִקְטַרְתָּ אֶת־כָּל־הָאַיִל הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עֹלָה הוּא לַֽיהוָה רֵיחַ נִיחוֹחַ אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה הֽוּא
And thou shalt make the whole ram smoke upon the altar; it is a burnt-offering unto the LORD; it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- לExodus 29:20
… אֶת־הָאַיִל וְלָקַחְתָּ מִדָּמוֹ וְנָֽתַתָּה עַל־תְּנוּךְ אֹזֶן אַהֲרֹן וְעַל־תְּנוּךְ …
Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of its blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and dash the blood against the altar round about.
- מExodus 29:21
וְלָקַחְתָּ מִן־הַדָּם אֲשֶׁר עַֽל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּמִשֶּׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְהִזֵּיתָ עַֽל־אַהֲרֹן …
And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him; and he and his garments shall be hallowed, and his sons and his sons’garments with him.
- הExodus 29:22
וְלָקַחְתָּ מִן־הָאַיִל הַחֵלֶב וְהָֽאַלְיָה וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב הַֽמְכַסֶּה אֶת־הַקֶּרֶב …
Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat, and the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right thigh; for it is a ram of consecration;
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 121,420 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- עExodus 29:18
- עNumbers 28:15
וּשְׂעִיר עִזִּים אֶחָד לְחַטָּאת לַיהוָה עַל־עֹלַת הַתָּמִיד יֵעָשֶׂה וְנִסְכּֽוֹ
And one he-goat for a sin-offering unto the LORD; it shall be offered beside the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- לNumbers 29:7
… הַשְּׁבִיעִי הַזֶּה מִֽקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם וְעִנִּיתֶם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם כָּל־מְלָאכָה …
And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls; ye shall do no manner of work;
- מNumbers 29:27
וּמִנְחָתָם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶם לַפָּרִים לָאֵילִם וְלַכְּבָשִׂים בְּמִסְפָּרָם כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט
and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
- הNumbers 30:9
… בְּיוֹם שְׁמֹעַ אִישָׁהּ יָנִיא אוֹתָהּ וְהֵפֵר אֶת־נִדְרָהּ אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיהָ וְאֵת …
But if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it, then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the clear utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul; and the LORD will forgive her.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 235,944 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- עNumbers 28:15
- עDeuteronomy 34:12
וּלְכֹל הַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה וּלְכֹל הַמּוֹרָא הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה לְעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- לNumbers 8:18
וָאֶקַּח אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם תַּחַת כָּל־בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.
- םExodus 16:8
… עָלָיו וְנַחְנוּ מָה לֹא־עָלֵינוּ תְלֻנֹּתֵיכֶם כִּי עַל־יְהוָֽה
And Moses said: ‘This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against Him; and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.’
- הGenesis 1:4
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
skip 101,565, width 101,565 — one row is 101,565 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,840 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,565 in the laboratory →
- עDeuteronomy 34:12
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 9,246,261 sequences of עלמה across every skip (2–399,013) — about what chance alone gives (about 9,284,828).
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 230,236 found · chance alone about 231,191 (probability of 230,236 or more by chance alone: 0.98).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 574,661
- Exodus 535,385
- Leviticus 330,359
- Numbers 501,581
- Deuteronomy 414,683
- Joshua 349,687
- Judges 316,211
- Samuel 704,853
- Kings 754,553
- Isaiah 548,101
- Jeremiah 606,792
- Ezekiel 512,275
- The Twelve 406,741
- Psalms 615,531
- Proverbs 222,934
- Job 288,493
- Song of Songs 37,430
- Ruth 40,603
- Lamentations 44,769
- Ecclesiastes 93,989
- Esther 79,967
- Daniel 181,129
- Ezra–Nehemiah 307,450
- Chronicles 778,084
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ע ל מ הJoshua 1:11
עִבְרוּ בְּקֶרֶב הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְצַוּוּ אֶת־הָעָם לֵאמֹר הָכִינוּ לָכֶם צֵידָה כִּי בְּעוֹד שְׁלֹשֶׁת …
’Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying: Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,458 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ע ל מ הJoshua 1:11
- עIsaiah 8:7
… מַעֲלֶה עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־מֵי הַנָּהָר הָעֲצוּמִים וְהָרַבִּים אֶת־מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וְאֶת …
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them The waters of the River, mighty and many, Even the king of Assyria and all his glory; And he shall come up over all his channels, And go over all his banks;
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- לIsaiah 8:8
… צַוָּאר יַגִּיעַ וְהָיָה מֻטּוֹת כְּנָפָיו מְלֹא רֹֽחַב־אַרְצְךָ עִמָּנוּ אֵֽל
And he shall sweep through Judah Overflowing as he passeth through He shall reach even to the neck; And the stretching out of his wings Shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
- מIsaiah 8:11
כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה אֵלַי כְּחֶזְקַת הַיָּד וְיִסְּרֵנִי מִלֶּכֶת בְּדֶרֶךְ הָֽעָם־הַזֶּה לֵאמֹֽר
For the LORD spoke thus to me with a strong hand, admonishing me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:
- הIsaiah 8:13
אֶת־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֹתוֹ תַקְדִּישׁוּ וְהוּא מוֹרַאֲכֶם וְהוּא מַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם
The LORD of hosts, Him shall ye sanctify; and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 583,389 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- עIsaiah 8:7
- ע2 Chronicles 36:21
לְמַלֹּאות דְּבַר־יְהוָה בְּפִי יִרְמְיָהוּ עַד־רָצְתָה הָאָרֶץ אֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתֶיהָ כָּל …
to fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had been paid her sabbaths; for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- לEzekiel 46:18
… יַנְחִל אֶת־בָּנָיו לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָפֻצוּ עַמִּי אִישׁ מֵאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ
Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance, to thrust them wrongfully out of their possession; he shall give inheritance to his sons out of his own possession; that My people be not scattered every man from his possession.’
- מ1 Samuel 11:11
… הַֽמַּחֲנֶה בְּאַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבֹּקֶר וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־עַמּוֹן עַד־חֹם הַיּוֹם וַיְהִי הַנִּשְׁאָרִים …
And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the day; and it came to pass, that they that remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
- הGenesis 1:7
… הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן …
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
skip 398,837, width 398,837 — one row is 398,837 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,797 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,837 in the laboratory →
- ע2 Chronicles 36:21
The spelling
עלמה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as עלמה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 145.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Alma in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 615,658 sequences of עלמה across every skip (2–101,616), 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 612,643); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.9 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Alma in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 26:11 — the shortest of 615,658 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 612,643.
How is Alma spelled in Hebrew?
Alma is spelled עלמה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 145.
Is Alma in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 9,246,261 sequences of עלמה across every skip (2–399,013) — about what chance alone gives (about 9,284,828).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 612,643 across every skip (2–101,616) here) beside the count.