Elah אלא
Elah (אלא) is a person named in the Tanakh — Ela. In the Torah codes, Elah is found 841,967 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 2:16) — 0.8% above the 835,663 chance alone would give (probability of 841,967 or more by chance alone: 2.9 × 10⁻¹²).
- Found in the Torah
- 841,967
- Chance alone
- 835,663
- P (≥ found)
- 2.9 × 10⁻¹²
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 841,967 sequences of אלא at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 835,663); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.9 × 10⁻¹² by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 2:16, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 12,802,181 sequences of אלא, against about 12,952,422 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 835,663 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 253,000
- Exodus 147,857
- Leviticus 128,431
- Numbers 163,920
- Deuteronomy 148,759
The shortest skips
וַיְצַו יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים עַל־הָֽאָדָם לֵאמֹר מִכֹּל עֵֽץ־הַגָּן אָכֹל תֹּאכֵֽל
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: ‘Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,421Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָה כָּל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וְאֵת כָּל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיָּבֵא אֶל־הָאָדָם לִרְאוֹת מַה־יִּקְרָא־לוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָא־לוֹ הָֽאָדָם נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה הוּא שְׁמֽוֹ
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that was to be the name thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,563Open in the laboratory →
וְקוֹץ וְדַרְדַּר תַּצְמִיחַֽ לָךְ וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת־עֵשֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶֽה
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,887Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה קַח־לְךָ מִכָּל־מַֽאֲכָל אֲשֶׁר יֵֽאָכֵל וְאָסַפְתָּ אֵלֶיךָ וְהָיָה לְךָ וְלָהֶם לְאָכְלָֽה
And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,872Open in the laboratory →
הֲלֹא כָל־הָאָרֶץ לְפָנֶיךָ הִפָּרֶד נָא מֵעָלָי אִם־הַשְּׂמֹאל וְאֵימִנָה וְאִם־הַיָּמִין וְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה
Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me; if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou take the right hand, then I will go to the left.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 15,535Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,876,384 sequences of אלא at skips 2–5,000, 2.4% above what chance alone gives (about 2,808,692); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of below 10⁻³⁰⁰ by chance alone.
- Genesis 253,000
- Exodus 147,857
- Leviticus 128,431
- Numbers 163,920
- Deuteronomy 160,150
- Joshua 79,859
- Judges 112,593
- Samuel 336,231
- Kings 287,925
- Isaiah 116,312
- Jeremiah 213,048
- Ezekiel 166,261
- The Twelve 110,131
- Psalms 109,120
- Proverbs 31,896
- Job 62,821
- Song of Songs 7,070
- Ruth 11,390
- Lamentations 10,140
- Ecclesiastes 23,819
- Esther 26,176
- Daniel 74,093
- Ezra–Nehemiah 65,517
- Chronicles 178,624
Outside the Torah
וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם הֵקִים תַּחְתָּם אֹתָם מָל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כִּי־עֲרֵלִים הָיוּ כִּי לֹא־מָלוּ אוֹתָם בַּדָּֽרֶךְ
And He raised up their children in their stead; them did Joshua circumcise; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised by the way.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 310,883Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בְּבוֹאָהּ וַתְּסִיתֵהוּ לִשְׁאוֹל מֵֽאֵת־אָבִיהָ שָׂדֶה וַתִּצְנַח מֵעַל הַחֲמוֹר וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָהּ כָּלֵב מַה־לָּֽךְ
And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she persuaded him to ask of her father a field; and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her: ‘What wouldest thou?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,733Open in the laboratory →
וָאֶקַּח אֶת־אֲבִיכֶם אֶת־אַבְרָהָם מֵעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וָאוֹלֵךְ אוֹתוֹ בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וארב אֶת־זַרְעוֹ וָֽאֶתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־יִצְחָֽק
And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 342,555Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלא — the Tanakh's own spelling: Ela. Searched as אלא, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 32.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 4:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Elah in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 841,967 sequences of אלא at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 835,663); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.9 × 10⁻¹² by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Elah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:16 — the shortest of 841,967 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 835,663.
How is Elah spelled in Hebrew?
Elah is spelled אלא — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 32.
Is Elah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,876,384 sequences of אלא at skips 2–5,000, 2.4% above what chance alone gives (about 2,808,692); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of below 10⁻³⁰⁰ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 835,663 here) beside the count.