Elek אלק
Elek is a first name, written אלק in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Elek is found 293,569 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 29:3) — 1.2% above the 289,981 chance alone would give (probability of 293,569 or more by chance alone: 1.5 × 10⁻¹¹).
- Found in the Torah
- 293,569
- Chance alone
- 289,981
- P (≥ found)
- 1.5 × 10⁻¹¹
- 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 293,569 sequences of אלק at skips 2–5,000, 1.2% above what chance alone gives (about 289,981); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.5 × 10⁻¹¹ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 29:3, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 4,435,230 sequences of אלק, against about 4,494,577 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 289,981 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 84,634
- Exodus 54,465
- Leviticus 50,147
- Numbers 62,815
- Deuteronomy 41,508
The shortest skips
וְנֶאֶסְפוּ־שָׁמָּה כָל־הָעֲדָרִים וְגָלֲלוּ אֶת־הָאֶבֶן מֵעַל פִּי הַבְּאֵר וְהִשְׁקוּ אֶת־הַצֹּאן וְהֵשִׁיבוּ אֶת־הָאֶבֶן עַל־פִּי הַבְּאֵר לִמְקֹמָֽהּ
And thither were all the flocks gathered; and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back upon the well’s mouth in its place.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 39,989Open in the laboratory →
כִּי תִשָּׂא אֶת־רֹאשׁ בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם וְנָתְנוּ אִישׁ כֹּפֶר נַפְשׁוֹ לַיהוָה בִּפְקֹד אֹתָם וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה בָהֶם נֶגֶף בִּפְקֹד אֹתָֽם
’When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 123,597Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כְּצֵאת מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָאֹהֶל יָקוּמוּ כָּל־הָעָם וְנִצְּבוּ אִישׁ פֶּתַח אָהֳלוֹ וְהִבִּיטוּ אַחֲרֵי מֹשֶׁה עַד־בֹּאוֹ הָאֹֽהֱלָה
And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the Tent, that all the people rose up, and stood, every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the Tent.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 128,192Open in the laboratory →
וְרָאָה כָל־הָעָם אֶת־עַמּוּד הֶֽעָנָן עֹמֵד פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וְקָם כָּל־הָעָם וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ אִישׁ פֶּתַח אָהֳלֽוֹ
And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent, all the people rose up and worshipped, every man at his tent door.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 128,315Open in the laboratory →
אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה בְּהַר סִינָי בְּיוֹם צַוֺּתוֹ אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַקְרִיב אֶת־קָרְבְּנֵיהֶם לַיהוָה בְּמִדְבַּר סִינָֽי
which the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to present their offerings unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 150,809Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 951,013 sequences of אלק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 955,633).
- Genesis 84,634
- Exodus 54,465
- Leviticus 50,147
- Numbers 62,815
- Deuteronomy 42,728
- Joshua 24,368
- Judges 30,173
- Samuel 80,035
- Kings 79,825
- Isaiah 54,547
- Jeremiah 68,974
- Ezekiel 49,938
- The Twelve 43,675
- Psalms 50,491
- Proverbs 18,768
- Job 27,272
- Song of Songs 2,761
- Ruth 4,338
- Lamentations 3,770
- Ecclesiastes 7,836
- Esther 7,292
- Daniel 26,696
- Ezra–Nehemiah 20,361
- Chronicles 55,104
Outside the Torah
וַיִּקְרָא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל לִזְקֵנָיו וּלְרָאשָׁיו וּלְשֹׁפְטָיו וּלְשֹֽׁטְרָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם אֲנִי זָקַנְתִּי בָּאתִי בַּיָּמִֽים
that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said unto them: ‘I am old and well stricken in years.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 341,195Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיַּעֲלוּ וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּקִרְיַת יְעָרִים בִּֽיהוּדָה עַל־כֵּן קָרְאוּ לַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא מַחֲנֵה־דָן עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה הִנֵּה אַחֲרֵי קִרְיַת יְעָרִֽים
And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah; wherefore that place was called Mahaneh-dan unto this day; behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 375,740Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּךְ יוֹנָתָן אֵת נְצִיב פְּלִשְׁתִּים אֲשֶׁר בְּגֶבַע וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ פְּלִשְׁתִּים וְשָׁאוּל תָּקַע בַּשּׁוֹפָר בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ לֵאמֹר יִשְׁמְעוּ הָעִבְרִֽים
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the horn throughout all the land, saying: ‘Let the Hebrews hear.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 401,199Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלק — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as אלק, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 131.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Elek appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 293,569 sequences of אלק at skips 2–5,000, 1.2% above what chance alone gives (about 289,981); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.5 × 10⁻¹¹ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Elek in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 29:3 — the shortest of 293,569 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 289,981.
How is Elek spelled in Hebrew?
Elek is spelled אלק — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 131.
Is Elek in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 951,013 sequences of אלק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 955,633).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 289,981 here) beside the count.