Elihu אליהוא
Elihu (אליהוא) is a person named in the Tanakh. Elihu appears 1,544 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,555 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,544
- Chance alone
- 1,555
- P (≥ found)
- 0.61
- Shortest skip
- 9
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
1,544 sequences of אליהוא at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,555 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 9 — the first at Leviticus 4:35, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 9,797 sequences of אליהוא, against about 9,886 from chance alone.
- Genesis 445
- Exodus 292
- Leviticus 213
- Numbers 320
- Deuteronomy 274
The shortest skips
וְאֶת־כָּל־חֶלְבָּה יָסִיר כַּאֲשֶׁר יוּסַר חֵֽלֶב־הַכֶּשֶׂב מִזֶּבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן אֹתָם הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן עַל־חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר־חָטָא וְנִסְלַח לֽוֹ
And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make them smoke on the altar, upon the offerings of the LORD made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 146,259Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַזָּהָב מֵאֵת שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת וַיָּבִאוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד זִכָּרוֹן לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 241,979Open in the laboratory →
רְאֵה נָתַתִּי לִפְנֵיכֶם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ בֹּאוּ וּרְשׁוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב לָתֵת לָהֶם וּלְזַרְעָם אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם
Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.’
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 250,391Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־קוֹל הָעָם בְּרֵעֹה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־מֹשֶׁה קוֹל מִלְחָמָה בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses: ‘There is a noise of war in the camp.’
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 126,709Open in the laboratory →
וְיָצַקְתָּ לּוֹ אַרְבַּע טַבְּעֹת זָהָב וְנָתַתָּה עַל אַרְבַּע פַּעֲמֹתָיו וּשְׁתֵּי טַבָּעֹת עַל־צַלְעוֹ הָֽאֶחָת וּשְׁתֵּי טַבָּעֹת עַל־צַלְעוֹ הַשֵּׁנִֽית
And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 113,864Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
6,004 sequences of אליהוא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,929 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 445
- Exodus 292
- Leviticus 213
- Numbers 320
- Deuteronomy 304
- Joshua 210
- Judges 271
- Samuel 726
- Kings 650
- Isaiah 256
- Jeremiah 530
- Ezekiel 321
- The Twelve 256
- Psalms 211
- Proverbs 61
- Job 91
- Song of Songs 14
- Ruth 22
- Lamentations 18
- Ecclesiastes 29
- Esther 33
- Daniel 114
- Ezra–Nehemiah 149
- Chronicles 468
Outside the Torah
הֲלוֹא־אֵלֶּה כֻלָּם עָלָיו מָשָׁל יִשָּׂאוּ וּמְלִיצָה חִידוֹת לוֹ וְיֹאמַר הוֹי הַמַּרְבֶּה לֹּא־לוֹ עַד־מָתַי וּמַכְבִּיד עָלָיו עַבְטִֽיט
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, And a taunting riddle against him, And say: ‘Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! How long? and that ladeth himself with many pledges! ’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 835,880Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וּזְקֵנָיו וְשֹׁטְרִים וְשֹׁפְטָיו עֹמְדִים מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה לָאָרוֹן נֶגֶד הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם נֹשְׂאֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה כַּגֵּר כָּֽאֶזְרָח חֶצְיוֹ אֶל־מוּל הַר־גְּרִזִים וְהַֽחֶצְיוֹ אֶל־מוּל הַר־עֵיבָל כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָה לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־הָעָם יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּרִאשֹׁנָֽה
And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger as the home-born; half of them in front of mount Gerizim and half of them in front of mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 317,506Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן הַשָּׁלִישׁ אֶת־אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמַר וְהִנֵּה יְהוָה עֹשֶׂה אֲרֻבּוֹת בַּשָּׁמַיִם הֲיִהְיֶה כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר הִנְּךָ רֹאֶה בְּעֵינֶיךָ וּמִשָּׁם לֹא תֹאכֵֽל
and that captain answered the man of God, and said: ‘Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be?’ and he said: ‘Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof’;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 540,549Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אליהוא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אליהוא, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 53.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 1:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Elihu in the Torah codes?
1,544 sequences of אליהוא at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,555 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Elihu in the Torah?
Skip 9, reading forward from Leviticus 4:35 — the shortest of 1,544 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,555.
How is Elihu spelled in Hebrew?
Elihu is spelled אליהוא — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 53.
Is Elihu in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
6,004 sequences of אליהוא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,929 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 1,555 here) beside the count.