Elimelech אלימלך
Elimelech (אלימלך) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 424 sequences of Elimelech, the shortest at skip 3 (Deuteronomy 10:12); chance alone would give about 434.
- Found in the Torah
- 424
- Chance alone
- 434
- P (≥ found)
- 0.70
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, אלימלך appears 424 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 434, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which אלימלך appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Deuteronomy 10:12, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), אלימלך is found 2,650 times; chance alone would give about 2,762.
- Genesis 103
- Exodus 82
- Leviticus 34
- Numbers 98
- Deuteronomy 107
The shortest skips
וְעַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל מָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ שֹׁאֵל מֵעִמָּךְ כִּי אִם־לְיִרְאָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו וּלְאַהֲבָה אֹתוֹ וְלַֽעֲבֹד אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 268,035Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל־בְּנוֹ מַה־זֶּה מִהַרְתָּ לִמְצֹא בְּנִי וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי הִקְרָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְפָנָֽי
And Isaac said unto his son: ‘How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son?’ And he said: ‘Because the LORD thy God sent me good speed.’
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 37,140Open in the laboratory →
רֵאשִׁית עֲרִסֹתֵכֶם חַלָּה תָּרִימוּ תְרוּמָה כִּתְרוּמַת גֹּרֶן כֵּן תָּרִימוּ אֹתָֽהּ
Of the first of your dough ye shall set apart a cake for a gift; as that which is set apart of the threshing-floor, so shall ye set it apart.
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 214,138Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־תַעֲשֹׁק אֶת־רֵֽעֲךָ וְלֹא תִגְזֹל לֹֽא־תָלִין פְּעֻלַּת שָׂכִיר אִתְּךָ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר
Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor rob him; the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
skip 27, width 27 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 170,751Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּה אֶת־מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב לִקְטֹרֶת לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן הָעֵדֻת וְשַׂמְתָּ אֶת־מָסַךְ הַפֶּתַח לַמִּשְׁכָּֽן
And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
skip 29, width 29 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 140,162Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,917 sequences of אלימלך at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,944).
- Genesis 103
- Exodus 82
- Leviticus 34
- Numbers 98
- Deuteronomy 120
- Joshua 51
- Judges 67
- Samuel 209
- Kings 181
- Isaiah 93
- Jeremiah 154
- Ezekiel 123
- The Twelve 81
- Psalms 123
- Proverbs 31
- Job 62
- Song of Songs 2
- Ruth 8
- Lamentations 9
- Ecclesiastes 13
- Esther 23
- Daniel 62
- Ezra–Nehemiah 56
- Chronicles 132
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה שָׁמַעְתִּי כִּי גֹזְזִים לָךְ עַתָּה הָרֹעִים אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ הָיוּ עִמָּנוּ לֹא הֶכְלַמְנוּם וְלֹֽא־נִפְקַד לָהֶם מְאוּמָה כָּל־יְמֵי הֱיוֹתָם בַּכַּרְמֶֽל
And now I have heard that thou hast shearers; thy shepherds have now been with us, and we did them no hurt, neither was there aught missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 424,677Open in the laboratory →
אֱדַיִן דָּנִיֵּאל דְּנָה הֲוָא מִתְנַצַּח עַל־סָרְכַיָּא וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא כָּל־קֳבֵל דִּי רוּחַ יַתִּירָא בֵּהּ וּמַלְכָּא עֲשִׁית לַהֲקָמוּתֵהּ עַל־כָּל־מַלְכוּתָֽא
Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the presidents and the satraps, because a surpassing spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,047,167Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא כָל־הָעָם לְהַבְרוֹת אֶת־דָּוִד לֶחֶם בְּעוֹד הַיּוֹם וַיִּשָּׁבַע דָּוִד לֵאמֹר כֹּה יַעֲשֶׂה־לִּי אֱלֹהִים וְכֹה יֹסִיף כִּי אִם־לִפְנֵי בֽוֹא־הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ אֶטְעַם־לֶחֶם אוֹ כָל־מְאֽוּמָה
And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying: ‘God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 440,620Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלימלך — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אלימלך, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 131.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Ruth 1:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Elimelech in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אלימלך appears 424 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 434, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Elimelech in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Deuteronomy 10:12 — the shortest of 424 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 434.
What is the gematria of Elimelech in Hebrew?
Elimelech is spelled אלימלך — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 131.
How many times is Elimelech found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,917 sequences of אלימלך at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,944).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 434 here) beside the count.