Eli עלי
Eli (עלי) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 807,339 sequences of Eli, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 3:5); chance alone would give about 810,290.
- Found in the Torah
- 807,339
- Chance alone
- 810,290
- 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
807,339 sequences of עלי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 810,290 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which עלי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), עלי is found 12,413,773 times; chance alone would give about 12,559,139.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 810,290 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 214,694
- Exodus 179,023
- Leviticus 95,393
- Numbers 176,397
- Deuteronomy 141,832
The shortest skips
כִּי יֹדֵעַ אֱלֹהִים כִּי בְּיוֹם אֲכָלְכֶם מִמֶּנּוּ וְנִפְקְחוּ עֵֽינֵיכֶם וִהְיִיתֶם כֵּֽאלֹהִים יֹדְעֵי טוֹב וָרָֽע
for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,092Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא יְהוָה כִּי רַבָּה רָעַת הָאָדָם בָּאָרֶץ וְכָל־יֵצֶר מַחְשְׁבֹת לִבּוֹ רַק רַע כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם
And the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,098Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־עֵין מִשְׁפָּט הִוא קָדֵשׁ וַיַּכּוּ אֶֽת־כָּל־שְׂדֵה הָעֲמָלֵקִי וְגַם אֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי הַיֹּשֵׁב בְּחַֽצְצֹן תָּמָֽר
And they turned back, and came to En-mishpat—the same is Kadesh—and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,392Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה הִנָּךְ הָרָה וְיֹלַדְתְּ בֵּן וְקָרָאת שְׁמוֹ יִשְׁמָעֵאל כִּֽי־שָׁמַע יְהוָה אֶל־עָנְיֵֽךְ
And the angel of the LORD said unto her: ‘Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,858Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר וַיִּקְרָא מַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶל־הָגָר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַה־לָּךְ הָגָר אַל־תִּירְאִי כִּֽי־שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶל־קוֹל הַנַּעַר בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָֽׁם
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her: ‘What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 26,107Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 3,792,562 sequences of עלי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,790,565).
- Genesis 214,694
- Exodus 179,023
- Leviticus 95,393
- Numbers 176,397
- Deuteronomy 148,195
- Joshua 132,235
- Judges 138,698
- Samuel 320,986
- Kings 319,262
- Isaiah 214,709
- Jeremiah 255,813
- Ezekiel 196,343
- The Twelve 168,320
- Psalms 298,276
- Proverbs 88,007
- Job 135,332
- Song of Songs 15,220
- Ruth 18,253
- Lamentations 20,018
- Ecclesiastes 41,332
- Esther 33,192
- Daniel 83,453
- Ezra–Nehemiah 133,210
- Chronicles 366,201
Outside the Torah
וַיַּעַשׂ־לוֹ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ חַֽרְבוֹת צֻרִים וַיָּמָל אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־גִּבְעַת הָעֲרָלֽוֹת
And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at Gibeath-ha-araloth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 310,526Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אַל־תִּירָא וְאַל־תֵּחָת קַח עִמְּךָ אֵת כָּל־עַם הַמִּלְחָמָה וְקוּם עֲלֵה הָעָי רְאֵה נָתַתִּי בְיָדְךָ אֶת־מֶלֶךְ הָעַי וְאֶת־עַמּוֹ וְאֶת־עִירוֹ וְאֶת־אַרְצֽוֹ
And the LORD said unto Joshua: ‘Fear not, neither be thou dismayed; take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,287Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָל־עַם הַמִּלְחָמָה לַעֲלוֹת הָעָי וַיִּבְחַר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ שְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף אִישׁ גִּבּוֹרֵי הַחַיִל וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם לָֽיְלָה
So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valour, and sent them forth by night.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,474Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עלי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עלי, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 110.
As a plain word it stands 245 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 20:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Ali.
Questions
Is Eli in the Torah codes?
807,339 sequences of עלי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 810,290 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Eli in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:5 — the shortest of 807,339 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 810,290.
What is the gematria of Eli in Hebrew?
Eli is spelled עלי — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 110.
How many times is Eli found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 3,792,562 sequences of עלי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,790,565).
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