Elazar Shach אלעזר מנחם מן שך
Elazar Shach (אלעזר מנחם מן שך): Haredi rabbi and leader in Bnei Brak (1899–2001). Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 263 sequences of אלעזר (from Elazar Shach), the shortest at skip 44 (Exodus 17:9); chance alone would give about 293.
- Found in the Torah (אלעזר)
- 263
- Chance alone
- 293
- P (≥ found)
- 0.96
- Shortest skip
- 44
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for אלעזר, and מנחם, מן, שך have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
263 sequences of אלעזר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 293 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 44 — the first at Exodus 17:9, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 2,354 sequences of אלעזר, against about 2,308 from chance alone.
- Genesis 55
- Exodus 58
- Leviticus 42
- Numbers 68
- Deuteronomy 40
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּחַר־לָנוּ אֲנָשִׁים וְצֵא הִלָּחֵם בַּעֲמָלֵק מָחָר אָנֹכִי נִצָּב עַל־רֹאשׁ הַגִּבְעָה וּמַטֵּה הָאֱלֹהִים בְּיָדִֽי
And Moses said unto Joshua: ‘Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek; tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.’
skip 44, width 44 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 103,714Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֶבְיוֹן מֵאַחַד אַחֶיךָ בְּאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ בְּאַרְצְךָ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ לֹא תְאַמֵּץ אֶת־לְבָבְךָ וְלֹא תִקְפֹּץ אֶת־יָדְךָ מֵאָחִיךָ הָאֶבְיֽוֹן
If there be among you a needy man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates, in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;
skip 44, width 44 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 275,574Open in the laboratory →
אַבְנֵי־שֹׁהַם וְאַבְנֵי מִלֻּאִים לָאֵפֹד וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן
onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
skip 47, width 47 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 113,661Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא אַבְרָהָם שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא יְהוָה יִרְאֶה אֲשֶׁר יֵאָמֵר הַיּוֹם בְּהַר יְהוָה יֵרָאֶֽה
And Abraham called the name of that place Adonai-jireh; as it is said to this day: ‘In the mount where the LORD is seen.’
skip 53, width 53 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 27,823Open in the laboratory →
אוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תִשָּׁבַע לְבַטֵּא בִשְׂפָתַיִם לְהָרַע אוֹ לְהֵיטִיב לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יְבַטֵּא הָאָדָם בִּשְׁבֻעָה וְנֶעְלַם מִמֶּנּוּ וְהוּא־יָדַע וְאָשֵׁם לְאַחַת מֵאֵֽלֶּה
or if any one swear clearly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter clearly with an oath, and it be hid from him; and, when he knoweth of it, be guilty in one of these things;
skip 55, width 55 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 146,460Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אלעזר appears 1,137 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,132, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 55
- Exodus 58
- Leviticus 42
- Numbers 68
- Deuteronomy 46
- Joshua 38
- Judges 39
- Samuel 82
- Kings 132
- Isaiah 75
- Jeremiah 74
- Ezekiel 52
- The Twelve 53
- Psalms 54
- Proverbs 19
- Job 37
- Song of Songs 3
- Ruth 5
- Lamentations 11
- Ecclesiastes 17
- Esther 6
- Daniel 34
- Ezra–Nehemiah 47
- Chronicles 90
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלַח חִירָם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹר מַלְאָכִים אֶל־דָּוִד וַעֲצֵי אֲרָזִים וְחָרָשֵׁי עֵץ וְחָֽרָשֵׁי אֶבֶן קִיר וַיִּבְנֽוּ־בַיִת לְדָוִֽד
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 442,428Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לְמַלְאֲכֵי בֶן־הֲדַד אִמְרוּ לַֽאדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַחְתָּ אֶל־עַבְדְּךָ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה אֶעֱשֶׂה וְהַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לֹא אוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת וַיֵּֽלְכוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים וַיְשִׁבֻהוּ דָּבָֽר
Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad: ‘Tell my lord the king: All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do; but this thing I may not do.’ And the messengers departed, and brought him back word.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 520,359Open in the laboratory →
קָרָאתִי לַֽמְאַהֲבַי הֵמָּה רִמּוּנִי כֹּהֲנַי וּזְקֵנַי בָּעִיר גָּוָעוּ כִּֽי־בִקְשׁוּ אֹכֶל לָמוֹ וְיָשִׁיבוּ אֶת־נַפְשָֽׁם
I called for my lovers, But they deceived me; My priests and mine elders Perished in the city, While they sought them food To refresh their souls.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,007,155Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלעזר מנחם מן שך — the name in Hebrew letters: Haredi rabbi and leader in Bnei Brak (1899–2001). Searched as אלעזר, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 308.
As a plain word it stands 56 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 6:23. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- מנחם — the name in Hebrew letters found 23,015 in the Torah (chance 22,005)
Questions
Does Elazar Shach appear in the Torah codes?
263 sequences of אלעזר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 293 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Elazar Shach in the Torah?
Skip 44, reading backward from Exodus 17:9 — the shortest of 263 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 293.
How is Elazar Shach spelled in Hebrew?
Elazar Shach is spelled אלעזר מנחם מן שך — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 308; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Elazar Shach in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אלעזר appears 1,137 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,132, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 293 here) beside the count.