Biblical names

Chelub כלוב

Chelub (כלוב) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Chelub is found 44,313 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 25:6) — about what chance alone gives (about 44,346).

Found in the Torah
44,313
Chance alone
44,346
P (≥ found)
0.56
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, כלוב appears 44,313 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 44,346, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 25:6, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 453,009 sequences of כלוב, against about 462,083 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 10,639
  • Exodus 7,788
  • Leviticus 6,699
  • Numbers 7,409
  • Deuteronomy 11,778

The shortest skips

  1. Leviticus 25:6ויקרא כה:וskip 2, forward

    וְהָיְתָה שַׁבַּת הָאָרֶץ לָכֶם לְאָכְלָה לְךָ וּלְעַבְדְּךָ וְלַאֲמָתֶךָ וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ וּלְתוֹשָׁבְךָ הַגָּרִים עִמָּֽךְ

    And the sabbath-produce of the land shall be for food for you: for thee, and for thy servant and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant and for the settler by thy side that sojourn with thee;

    כלוב at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 25:6ולשכירותשךהגריםעךלוב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 179,864Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 25:27ויקרא כה:כזskip 2, forward

    וְחִשַּׁב אֶת־שְׁנֵי מִמְכָּרוֹ וְהֵשִׁיב אֶת־הָעֹדֵף לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר מָֽכַר־לוֹ וְשָׁב לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ

    then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; and he shall return unto his possession.

    כלוב at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 25:27ישאשרמרושלאחזתווכלוב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 180,893Open in the laboratory →

  3. Deuteronomy 19:13דברים יט:יגskip 2, forward

    לֹא־תָחוֹס עֵֽינְךָ עָלָיו וּבִֽעַרְתָּ דַֽם־הַנָּקִי מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל וְטוֹב לָֽךְ

    Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the blood of the innocent from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

    כלוב at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 19:13חוסעינעיוערתדםהנךלוב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 281,062Open in the laboratory →

  4. Deuteronomy 20:18דברים כ:יחskip 2, forward

    לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יְלַמְּדוּ אֶתְכֶם לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכֹל תּֽוֹעֲבֹתָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶם וַחֲטָאתֶם לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם

    that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods, and so ye sin against the LORD your God.

    כלוב at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 20:18םלעשותכתעתםאשרעשכלוב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 282,448Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 4:7בראשית ד:זskip 2, backward

    הֲלוֹא אִם־תֵּיטִיב שְׂאֵת וְאִם לֹא תֵיטִיב לַפֶּתַח חַטָּאת רֹבֵץ וְאֵלֶיךָ תְּשׁוּקָתוֹ וְאַתָּה תִּמְשָׁל־בּֽוֹ

    If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee is its desire, but thou mayest rule over it.’

    כלוב at skip 2, backward from Genesis 4:7חחטאתרץאיתשוקתווךלוב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 4,508Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

203,717 sequences of כלוב at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 205,211 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 10,639
  • Exodus 7,788
  • Leviticus 6,699
  • Numbers 7,409
  • Deuteronomy 12,375
  • Joshua 5,611
  • Judges 5,581
  • Samuel 18,696
  • Kings 18,252
  • Isaiah 11,493
  • Jeremiah 16,233
  • Ezekiel 12,280
  • The Twelve 9,371
  • Psalms 15,334
  • Proverbs 4,999
  • Job 5,218
  • Song of Songs 887
  • Ruth 804
  • Lamentations 968
  • Ecclesiastes 2,179
  • Esther 2,287
  • Daniel 4,487
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 5,895
  • Chronicles 18,232

Outside the Torah

  1. Judges 14:17שופטים יד:יזskip 2, forward

    וַתֵּבְךְּ עָלָיו שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה לָהֶם הַמִּשְׁתֶּה וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיַּגֶּד־לָהּ כִּי הֱצִיקַתְהוּ וַתַּגֵּד הַחִידָה לִבְנֵי עַמָּֽהּ

    And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted; and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

    כלוב at skip 2, forward from Judges 14:17גידותבעישעתהימיםךלוב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 370,333Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 20:25שמואל א כ:כהskip 2, forward

    וַיֵּשֶׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־מוֹשָׁבוֹ כְּפַעַם בְּפַעַם אֶל־מוֹשַׁב הַקִּיר וַיָּקָם יְהוֹנָתָן וַיֵּשֶׁב אַבְנֵר מִצַּד שָׁאוּל וַיִּפָּקֵד מְקוֹם דָּוִֽד

    And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul’s side; but David’s place was empty.

    כלוב at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 20:25ישבהמלעמשוכפעםבפךלוב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 417,496Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Samuel 14:21שמואל ב יד:כאskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־יוֹאָב הִנֵּה־נָא עָשִׂיתִי אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְלֵךְ הָשֵׁב אֶת־הַנַּעַר אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם

    And the king said unto Joab: ‘Behold now, I have granted this request; go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back.’

    כלוב at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 14:21אמרהמלאיאהנהנאעשךלוב
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 456,927Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

כלוב — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as כלוב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 58.

As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Amos 8:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Chelub appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, כלוב appears 44,313 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 44,346, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Chelub in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 25:6 — the shortest of 44,313 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 44,346.

How is Chelub spelled in Hebrew?

Chelub is spelled כלוב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 58.

Is Chelub in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

203,717 sequences of כלוב at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 205,211 that chance alone would produce.

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