Eliezer Ben-Yehuda אליעזר בן-יהודה
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (אליעזר בן-יהודה): Hebrew lexicographer and newspaper editor (1858–1922). In the Torah codes, אליעזר (from Eliezer Ben-Yehuda) is found 30 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 9 (Leviticus 9:4) — about what chance alone gives (about 30.1).
- Found in the Torah (אליעזר)
- 30
- Chance alone
- 30.1
- P (≥ found)
- 0.53
- Shortest skip
- 9
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 אליעזר, and בן, יהודה have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
30 sequences of אליעזר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 30.1 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 9 — the first at Leviticus 9:4, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 185 sequences of אליעזר, against about 191 from chance alone.
- Genesis 6
- Exodus 7
- Leviticus 4
- Numbers 5
- Deuteronomy 8
The shortest skips
וְשׁוֹר וָאַיִל לִשְׁלָמִים לִזְבֹּחַ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וּמִנְחָה בְּלוּלָה בַשָּׁמֶן כִּי הַיּוֹם יְהוָה נִרְאָה אֲלֵיכֶֽם
and an ox and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meal-offering mingled with oil; for to-day the LORD appeareth unto you.’
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 153,078Open in the laboratory →
לֹא תוּכַל לִזְבֹּחַ אֶת־הַפָּסַח בְּאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָֽךְ
Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover-offering within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee;
skip 458, width 458 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 276,805Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבִאוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַשְּׁבִי וְאֶת־הַמַּלְקוֹחַ וְאֶת־הַשָּׁלָל אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה אֶל־עַֽרְבֹת מוֹאָב אֲשֶׁר עַל־יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחֽוֹ
And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp, unto the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.
skip 463, width 463 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 239,966Open in the laboratory →
שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תַּקְרִיבוּ אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם אִשֶּׁה לַֽיהוָה עֲצֶרֶת הִוא כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא תַעֲשֽׂוּ
Seven days ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD; on the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD; it is a day of solemn assembly; ye shall do no manner of servile work.
skip 516, width 516 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 178,044Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּקְרִיבוּ אֹתוֹ הַמֹּצְאִים אֹתוֹ מְקֹשֵׁשׁ עֵצִים אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה
And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
skip 611, width 611 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 214,863Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
143 sequences of אליעזר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 130 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 6
- Exodus 7
- Leviticus 4
- Numbers 5
- Deuteronomy 8
- Joshua 6
- Judges 11
- Samuel 11
- Kings 8
- Isaiah 13
- Jeremiah 10
- Ezekiel 3
- The Twelve 5
- Psalms 5
- Proverbs 2
- Job 8
- Song of Songs 1
- Ruth 1
- Lamentations 1
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Esther 2
- Daniel 6
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3
- Chronicles 16
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר יָרָבְעָם לְאִשְׁתּוֹ קוּמִי נָא וְהִשְׁתַּנִּית וְלֹא יֵֽדְעוּ כִּי־אתי אֵשֶׁת יָרָבְעָם וְהָלַכְתְּ שִׁלֹה הִנֵּה־שָׁם אֲחִיָּה הַנָּבִיא הֽוּא־דִבֶּר עָלַי לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־הָעָם הַזֶּֽה
And Jeroboam said to his wife: ‘Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh; behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who spoke concerning me that I should be king over this people.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 508,212Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּעַר אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־רוּחַ פּוּל מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר וְאֶת־רוּחַ תִּלְּגַת פִּלְנֶסֶר מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וַיַּגְלֵם לָראוּבֵנִי וְלַגָּדִי וְלַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה וַיְבִיאֵם לַחְלַח וְחָבוֹר וְהָרָא וּנְהַר גּוֹזָן עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan, unto this day.
skip 136, width 136 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,105,422Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּרְדוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ מִֽיהוּדָה אֶל־סְעִיף סֶלַע עֵיטָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְשִׁמְשׁוֹן הֲלֹא יָדַעְתָּ כִּֽי־מֹשְׁלִים בָּנוּ פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לִי כֵּן עָשִׂיתִי לָהֶֽם
Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson: ‘Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that thou hast done unto us?’ And he said unto them: ‘As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.’
skip 152, width 152 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 371,312Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אליעזר בן-יהודה — the name in Hebrew letters: Hebrew lexicographer and newspaper editor (1858–1922). Searched as אליעזר, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 318.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 15:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- יהודה — the name in Hebrew letters found 5,877 in the Torah (chance 5,971)
Questions
Does Eliezer Ben-Yehuda appear in the Torah codes?
30 sequences of אליעזר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 30.1 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in the Torah?
Skip 9, reading backward from Leviticus 9:4 — the shortest of 30 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 30.1.
How is Eliezer Ben-Yehuda spelled in Hebrew?
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda is spelled אליעזר בן-יהודה — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 318; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
143 sequences of אליעזר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 130 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 30.1 here) beside the count.