Amalek עמלק
Amalek (עמלק) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Amalek is found 9,780 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 22:3) — about what chance alone gives (about 9,839).
- Found in the Torah
- 9,780
- Chance alone
- 9,839
- P (≥ found)
- 0.73
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, עמלק appears 9,780 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,839, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 22:3, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 102,184 sequences of עמלק, against about 102,526 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,318
- Exodus 2,337
- Leviticus 1,462
- Numbers 2,521
- Deuteronomy 1,142
The shortest skips
אֱמֹר אֲלֵהֶם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם כָּל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרַב מִכָּל־זַרְעֲכֶם אֶל־הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יַקְדִּישׁוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לַֽיהוָה וְטֻמְאָתוֹ עָלָיו וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִלְּפָנַי אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
Say unto them: Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before Me: I am the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 174,672Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּלָק אֶל־בִּלְעָם גַּם־קֹב לֹא תִקֳּבֶנּוּ גַּם־בָּרֵךְ לֹא תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ
And Balak said unto Balaam: ‘Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 228,761Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפְקַח אֱלֹהִים אֶת־עֵינֶיהָ וַתֵּרֶא בְּאֵר מָיִם וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתְּמַלֵּא אֶת־הַחֵמֶת מַיִם וַתַּשְׁקְ אֶת־הַנָּֽעַר
And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 26,252Open in the laboratory →
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֶת־יוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמַר הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלְּכוּ אֲבֹתַי לְפָנָיו אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָק הָֽאֱלֹהִים הָרֹעֶה אֹתִי מֵעוֹדִי עַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And he blessed Joseph, and said: ‘The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath been my shepherd all my life long unto this day,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 74,752Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן מִשְׁכַּן הָעֵדֻת אֲשֶׁר פֻּקַּד עַל־פִּי מֹשֶׁה עֲבֹדַת הַלְוִיִּם בְּיַד אִֽיתָמָר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵֽן
These are the accounts of the tabernacle, even the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were rendered according to the commandment of Moses, through the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 137,203Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
36,694 sequences of עמלק at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 36,909 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 2,318
- Exodus 2,337
- Leviticus 1,462
- Numbers 2,521
- Deuteronomy 1,215
- Joshua 1,094
- Judges 1,184
- Samuel 2,454
- Kings 2,670
- Isaiah 2,494
- Jeremiah 2,525
- Ezekiel 1,780
- The Twelve 1,775
- Psalms 2,815
- Proverbs 1,114
- Job 1,285
- Song of Songs 139
- Ruth 152
- Lamentations 189
- Ecclesiastes 404
- Esther 362
- Daniel 713
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,077
- Chronicles 2,615
Outside the Torah
לְדָוִד אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּעֹשֵׂי עַוְלָֽה
[A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 875,970Open in the laboratory →
אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בָּרְשָׁעִֽים
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, Neither be thou envious at the wicked;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 957,392Open in the laboratory →
קוֹל שְׁמוּעָה הִנֵּה בָאָה וְרַעַשׁ גָּדוֹל מֵאֶרֶץ צָפוֹן לָשׂוּם אֶת־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה שְׁמָמָה מְעוֹן תַּנִּֽים
Hark! a report, behold, it cometh, And a great commotion out of the north country, To make the cities of Judah desolate, A dwelling-place of jackals.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 657,928Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עמלק — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עמלק, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 240.
As a plain word it stands 23 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 36:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Amalek in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, עמלק appears 9,780 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,839, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Amalek in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 22:3 — the shortest of 9,780 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,839.
How is Amalek spelled in Hebrew?
Amalek is spelled עמלק — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 240.
Is Amalek in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
36,694 sequences of עמלק at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 36,909 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 9,839 here) beside the count.