Eleph האלף
Eleph (האלף) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Eleph appears 26,653 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 27,084 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 26,653
- Chance alone
- 27,084
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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, האלף appears 26,653 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 27,084, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which האלף appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 41:36, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), האלף is found 274,254 times; chance alone would give about 282,212.
- Genesis 5,641
- Exodus 5,544
- Leviticus 4,792
- Numbers 6,462
- Deuteronomy 4,214
The shortest skips
וְהָיָה הָאֹכֶל לְפִקָּדוֹן לָאָרֶץ לְשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הָרָעָב אֲשֶׁר תִּהְיֶיןָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְלֹֽא־תִכָּרֵת הָאָרֶץ בָּרָעָֽב
And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,834Open in the laboratory →
וְלָמָה יְהוָה מֵבִיא אֹתָנוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת לִנְפֹּל בַּחֶרֶב נָשֵׁינוּ וְטַפֵּנוּ יִהְיוּ לָבַז הֲלוֹא טוֹב לָנוּ שׁוּב מִצְרָֽיְמָה
And wherefore doth the LORD bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey; were it not better for us to return into Egypt?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 211,084Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּחֶל עוֹד שִׁבְעַת יָמִים אֲחֵרִים וַיֹּסֶף שַׁלַּח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָה מִן־הַתֵּבָֽה
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 9,627Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַתַּנִּינִם הַגְּדֹלִים וְאֵת כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּה הָֽרֹמֶשֶׂת אֲשֶׁר שָׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם לְמִֽינֵהֶם וְאֵת כָּל־עוֹף כָּנָף לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,016Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה בְזָדוֹן לְבִלְתִּי שְׁמֹעַ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן הָעֹמֵד לְשָׁרֶת שָׁם אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אוֹ אֶל־הַשֹּׁפֵט וּמֵת הָאִישׁ הַהוּא וּבִֽעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל
And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die; and thou shalt exterminate the evil from Israel.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 278,581Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
88,522 sequences of האלף at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 91,239 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 5,641
- Exodus 5,544
- Leviticus 4,792
- Numbers 6,462
- Deuteronomy 4,424
- Joshua 2,822
- Judges 3,172
- Samuel 7,514
- Kings 7,017
- Isaiah 4,272
- Jeremiah 6,242
- Ezekiel 5,827
- The Twelve 4,361
- Psalms 4,524
- Proverbs 1,322
- Job 2,027
- Song of Songs 335
- Ruth 386
- Lamentations 340
- Ecclesiastes 771
- Esther 867
- Daniel 1,744
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,064
- Chronicles 6,052
Outside the Torah
לָכֵן הִרְחִיבָה שְּׁאוֹל נַפְשָׁהּ וּפָעֲרָה פִיהָ לִבְלִי־חֹק וְיָרַד הֲדָרָהּ וַהֲמוֹנָהּ וּשְׁאוֹנָהּ וְעָלֵז בָּֽהּ
Therefore the nether-world hath enlarged her desire, And opened her mouth without measure; And down goeth their glory, and their tumult, and their uproar, And he that rejoiceth among them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 580,222Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן הִנְנִי נֹתְנָךְ לִבְנֵי־קֶדֶם לְמֽוֹרָשָׁה וְיִשְּׁבוּ טִירֽוֹתֵיהֶם בָּךְ וְנָתְנוּ בָךְ מִשְׁכְּנֵיהֶם הֵמָּה יֹאכְלוּ פִרְיֵךְ וְהֵמָּה יִשְׁתּוּ חֲלָבֵֽךְ
therefore, behold, I will deliver thee to the children of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in thee, and make their dwellings in thee; they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 763,120Open in the laboratory →
כִּי הִנֵּֽה־אָנֹכִי מֵקִים רֹעֶה בָּאָרֶץ הַנִּכְחָדוֹת לֹֽא־יִפְקֹד הַנַּעַר לֹֽא־יְבַקֵּשׁ וְהַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶת לֹא יְרַפֵּא הַנִּצָּבָה לֹא יְכַלְכֵּל וּבְשַׂר הַבְּרִיאָה יֹאכַל וּפַרְסֵיהֶן יְפָרֵֽק
For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not think of those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are young, nor heal that which is broken; neither will he feed that which standeth still, but he will eat the flesh of the fat, and will break their hoofs in pieces.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 852,163Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
האלף — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as האלף, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 116.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 38:28. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Eleph appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, האלף appears 26,653 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 27,084, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Eleph in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 41:36 — the shortest of 26,653 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 27,084.
What is the gematria of Eleph in Hebrew?
Eleph is spelled האלף — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 116.
How many times is Eleph found in the whole Tanakh?
88,522 sequences of האלף at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 91,239 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 27,084 here) beside the count.