Elisha אלישע
Elisha (אלישע) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 3,523 sequences of Elisha, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:15); chance alone would give about 3,618.
- Found in the Torah
- 3,523
- Chance alone
- 3,618
- P (≥ found)
- 0.94
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
3,523 sequences of אלישע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 3,618 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which אלישע appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:15, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), אלישע is found 27,317 times; chance alone would give about 28,514.
- Genesis 907
- Exodus 760
- Leviticus 445
- Numbers 815
- Deuteronomy 596
The shortest skips
וְהָיוּ לִמְאוֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהָאִיר עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.’ And it was so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 703Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם לְהָאִיר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 821Open in the laboratory →
וּלְכֹל הַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה וּלְכֹל הַמּוֹרָא הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה לְעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 304,849Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם כָּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁגּוּ וְנֶעְלַם דָּבָר מֵעֵינֵי הַקָּהָל וְעָשׂוּ אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְאָשֵֽׁמוּ
And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty:
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 145,000Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶֽחֱטָא וְעָֽשְׂתָה אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְלֹֽא־יָדַע וְאָשֵׁם וְנָשָׂא עֲוֺנֽוֹ
And if any one sin, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, though he know it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 147,310Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אלישע appears 14,398 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 14,669, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 907
- Exodus 760
- Leviticus 445
- Numbers 815
- Deuteronomy 661
- Joshua 475
- Judges 620
- Samuel 1,454
- Kings 1,492
- Isaiah 617
- Jeremiah 927
- Ezekiel 678
- The Twelve 581
- Psalms 742
- Proverbs 250
- Job 488
- Song of Songs 49
- Ruth 77
- Lamentations 66
- Ecclesiastes 148
- Esther 125
- Daniel 349
- Ezra–Nehemiah 462
- Chronicles 1,210
Outside the Torah
הִקָּבְצוּ וָבֹאוּ הִֽתְנַגְּשׁוּ יַחְדָּו פְּלִיטֵי הַגּוֹיִם לֹא יָדְעוּ הַנֹּֽשְׂאִים אֶת־עֵץ פִּסְלָם וּמִתְפַּלְלִים אֶל־אֵל לֹא יוֹשִֽׁיעַ
Assemble yourselves and come, draw near together, Ye that are escaped of the nations; They have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, And pray unto a god that cannot save.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 622,428Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲכַלְתֶּם אָכוֹל וְשָׂבוֹעַ וְהִלַּלְתֶּם אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה עִמָּכֶם לְהַפְלִיא וְלֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּ עַמִּי לְעוֹלָֽם
And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be ashamed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 813,677Open in the laboratory →
שְׁאֵרִית יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹֽא־יַעֲשׂוּ עַוְלָה וְלֹא־יְדַבְּרוּ כָזָב וְלֹֽא־יִמָּצֵא בְּפִיהֶם לְשׁוֹן תַּרְמִית כִּֽי־הֵמָּה יִרְעוּ וְרָבְצוּ וְאֵין מַחֲרִֽיד
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, Nor speak lies, Neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; For they shall feed and lie down, And none shall make them afraid.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 839,973Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלישע — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אלישע, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 411.
As a plain word it stands 50 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 19:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Elisha in the Torah codes?
3,523 sequences of אלישע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 3,618 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Elisha in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 1:15 — the shortest of 3,523 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,618.
What is the gematria of Elisha in Hebrew?
Elisha is spelled אלישע — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 411.
How many times is Elisha found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אלישע appears 14,398 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 14,669, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,618 here) beside the count.