Elias אליאס
In Hebrew letters the first name Elias is written אליאס — male given name. Elias appears 1,023 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,023 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,023
- Chance alone
- 1,023
- P (≥ found)
- 0.50
- Shortest skip
- 7
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, אליאס appears 1,023 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,023, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which אליאס appears in the Torah is 7 — the first at Numbers 32:14, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), אליאס is found 7,546 times; chance alone would give about 8,061.
- Genesis 300
- Exodus 197
- Leviticus 114
- Numbers 228
- Deuteronomy 184
The shortest skips
וְהִנֵּה קַמְתֶּם תַּחַת אֲבֹתֵיכֶם תַּרְבּוּת אֲנָשִׁים חַטָּאִים לִסְפּוֹת עוֹד עַל חֲרוֹן אַף־יְהוָה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’stead, a brood of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 242,755Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־אֲחִיכֶם קָחוּ וְקוּמוּ שׁוּבוּ אֶל־הָאִֽישׁ
take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man;
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 65,723Open in the laboratory →
וְכִי יָמוּת מִן־הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר־הִיא לָכֶם לְאָכְלָה הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּנִבְלָתָהּ יִטְמָא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die, he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 157,105Open in the laboratory →
וְיוֹסֵף הוּא הַשַּׁלִּיט עַל־הָאָרֶץ הוּא הַמַּשְׁבִּיר לְכָל־עַם הָאָרֶץ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֲחֵי יוֹסֵף וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לוֹ אַפַּיִם אָֽרְצָה
And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down to him with their faces to the earth.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 63,228Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אַבְרָהָם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּרְפָּא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְאֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאַמְהֹתָיו וַיֵּלֵֽדוּ
And Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants; and they bore children.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 25,296Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אליאס appears 4,064 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 4,109, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 300
- Exodus 197
- Leviticus 114
- Numbers 228
- Deuteronomy 191
- Joshua 74
- Judges 173
- Samuel 355
- Kings 459
- Isaiah 222
- Jeremiah 279
- Ezekiel 240
- The Twelve 196
- Psalms 266
- Proverbs 67
- Job 114
- Song of Songs 18
- Ruth 12
- Lamentations 23
- Ecclesiastes 42
- Esther 38
- Daniel 115
- Ezra–Nehemiah 116
- Chronicles 225
Outside the Torah
וְאַֽל־תַּעֲמֹד עַל־הַפֶּרֶק לְהַכְרִית אֶת־פְּלִיטָיו וְאַל־תַּסְגֵּר שְׂרִידָיו בְּיוֹם צָרָֽה
Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, To cut off those of his that escape; Neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his That did remain in the day of distress.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 823,873Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּחֲנוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּגִּלְגָּל וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַפֶּסַח בְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ בָּעֶרֶב בְּעַֽרְבוֹת יְרִיחֽוֹ
And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,020Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ אִישׁ אַל־יָרֵב וְאַל־יוֹכַח אִישׁ וְעַמְּךָ כִּמְרִיבֵי כֹהֵֽן
Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; For thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 804,252Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אליאס — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as אליאס, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 102.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Elias appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אליאס appears 1,023 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,023, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Elias in the Torah?
Skip 7, reading forward from Numbers 32:14 — the shortest of 1,023 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,023.
What is the gematria of Elias in Hebrew?
Elias is spelled אליאס — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 102.
How many times is Elias found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אליאס appears 4,064 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 4,109, so the count is in line with chance.
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