Alphabet אלפבית
Alphabet — in Hebrew אלפבית — the alphabet. Alphabet appears 102 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 94.6 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 102
- Chance alone
- 94.6
- P (≥ found)
- 0.24
- Shortest skip
- 183
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 102 sequences of אלפבית at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 94.6).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 183 — the first at Genesis 35:5, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 626 sequences of אלפבית, against about 601 from chance alone.
- Genesis 35
- Exodus 21
- Leviticus 9
- Numbers 18
- Deuteronomy 19
The shortest skips
וַיִּסָּעוּ וַיְהִי חִתַּת אֱלֹהִים עַל־הֶֽעָרִים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֵיהֶם וְלֹא רָֽדְפוּ אַחֲרֵי בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹֽב
And they journeyed; and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
skip 183, width 183 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 51,095Open in the laboratory →
וַתּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע לְמִינֵהוּ וְעֵץ עֹֽשֶׂה־פְּרִי אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ־בוֹ לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
skip 186, width 186 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 554Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה הַמִּצְוֺת וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעַֽרְבֹת מוֹאָב עַל יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחֽוֹ
These are the commandments and the ordinances, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
skip 207, width 207 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 249,912Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ אִם־יוֹם אוֹ יוֹמַיִם יַעֲמֹד לֹא יֻקַּם כִּי כַסְפּוֹ הֽוּא
Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his money.
skip 269, width 269 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 108,915Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־עַתָּה כְדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן־הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא אִתּוֹ יִהְיֶה־לִּי עָבֶד וְאַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ נְקִיִּֽם
And he said: ‘Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.’
skip 354, width 354 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 67,518Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
342 sequences of אלפבית at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 353 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 35
- Exodus 21
- Leviticus 9
- Numbers 18
- Deuteronomy 19
- Joshua 17
- Judges 16
- Samuel 26
- Kings 22
- Isaiah 6
- Jeremiah 18
- Ezekiel 29
- The Twelve 12
- Psalms 16
- Proverbs 9
- Job 15
- Song of Songs 3
- Ruth 1
- Lamentations 2
- Ecclesiastes 4
- Esther 2
- Daniel 6
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1
- Chronicles 35
Outside the Torah
וַיֻּגַּד לְדָוִיד וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲבֹר הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיָּבֹא אֲלֵהֶם וַֽיַּעֲרֹךְ אֲלֵהֶם וַיַּעֲרֹךְ דָּוִיד לִקְרַאת אֲרָם מִלְחָמָה וַיִּֽלָּחֲמוּ עִמּֽוֹ
And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Arameans, they fought with him.
skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,127,372Open in the laboratory →
יְהִֽי־לִבִּי תָמִים בְּחֻקֶּיךָ לְמַעַן לֹא אֵבֽוֹשׁ
Let my heart be undivided in Thy statutes, in order that I may not be put to shame.
skip 76, width 76 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 924,617Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּחִילוּ עַד־בּוֹשׁ וְהְנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ פֹתֵחַ דַּלְתוֹת הָֽעֲלִיָּה וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־הַמַּפְתֵּחַ וַיִּפְתָּחוּ וְהִנֵּה אֲדֹנֵיהֶם נֹפֵל אַרְצָה מֵֽת
And they tarried till they were ashamed; and, behold, he opened not the doors of the upper chamber; therefore they took the key, and opened them; and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
skip 77, width 77 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 349,686Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלפבית — a Hebrew word: the alphabet. Searched as אלפבית, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 523.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Alphabet appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 102 sequences of אלפבית at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 94.6).
What is the shortest skip for Alphabet in the Torah?
Skip 183, reading backward from Genesis 35:5 — the shortest of 102 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 94.6.
How is Alphabet spelled in Hebrew?
Alphabet is spelled אלפבית — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 523.
Is Alphabet in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
342 sequences of אלפבית at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 353 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 94.6 here) beside the count.