Elyon עליון
Elyon — in Hebrew עליון — Most High; a title of God. Elyon appears 3,661 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 3,698 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 3,661
- Chance alone
- 3,698
- P (≥ found)
- 0.73
- Shortest skip
- 4
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
3,661 sequences of עליון at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 3,698 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Genesis 38:16, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 27,400 sequences of עליון, against about 29,143 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,093
- Exodus 753
- Leviticus 449
- Numbers 829
- Deuteronomy 537
The shortest skips
וַיֵּט אֵלֶיהָ אֶל־הַדֶּרֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר הָֽבָה־נָּא אָבוֹא אֵלַיִךְ כִּי לֹא יָדַע כִּי כַלָּתוֹ הִוא וַתֹּאמֶר מַה־תִּתֶּן־לִּי כִּי תָבוֹא אֵלָֽי
And he turned unto her by the way, and said: ‘Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee’; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said: ‘What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 56,747Open in the laboratory →
וַחֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה קְלָעִים לַכָּתֵף עַמֻּדֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָׁה וְאַדְנֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה
The hangings for the one side [of the gate] shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 117,853Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים לָאִשָּׁה מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂית וַתֹּאמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה הַנָּחָשׁ הִשִּׁיאַנִי וָאֹכֵֽל
And the LORD God said unto the woman: ‘What is this thou hast done?’ And the woman said: ‘The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.’
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 3,546Open in the laboratory →
וְהַכְּשָׂבִים הִפְרִיד יַעֲקֹב וַיִּתֵּן פְּנֵי הַצֹּאן אֶל־עָקֹד וְכָל־חוּם בְּצֹאן לָבָן וַיָּֽשֶׁת־לוֹ עֲדָרִים לְבַדּוֹ וְלֹא שָׁתָם עַל־צֹאן לָבָֽן
And Jacob separated the lambs—he also set the faces of the flocks toward the streaked and all the dark in the flock of Laban— and put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban’s flock.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 43,454Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשָּׂא יַעֲקֹב עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה עֵשָׂו בָּא וְעִמּוֹ אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אִישׁ וַיַּחַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים עַל־לֵאָה וְעַל־רָחֵל וְעַל שְׁתֵּי הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת
And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 48,249Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
18,920 sequences of עליון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 18,809 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,093
- Exodus 753
- Leviticus 449
- Numbers 829
- Deuteronomy 618
- Joshua 755
- Judges 791
- Samuel 1,647
- Kings 1,293
- Isaiah 1,154
- Jeremiah 1,168
- Ezekiel 916
- The Twelve 810
- Psalms 1,657
- Proverbs 427
- Job 791
- Song of Songs 76
- Ruth 89
- Lamentations 67
- Ecclesiastes 205
- Esther 166
- Daniel 463
- Ezra–Nehemiah 886
- Chronicles 1,817
Outside the Torah
אִסְפוּ־עָם קַדְּשׁוּ קָהָל קִבְצוּ זְקֵנִים אִסְפוּ עֽוֹלָלִים וְיֹנְקֵי שָׁדָיִם יֵצֵא חָתָן מֵֽחֶדְרוֹ וְכַלָּה מֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ
Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children, And those that suck the breasts; Let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, And the bride out of her pavilion.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 813,026Open in the laboratory →
מִפִּי עֽוֹלְלִים וְֽיֹנְקִים יִסַּדְתָּ עֹז לְמַעַן צוֹרְרֶיךָ לְהַשְׁבִּית אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries; That Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 861,246Open in the laboratory →
הַקָּטֹן יִֽהְיֶה לָאֶלֶף וְהַצָּעִיר לְגוֹי עָצוּם אֲנִי יְהוָה בְּעִתָּהּ אֲחִישֶֽׁנָּה
The smallest shall become a thousand, And the least a mighty nation; I the LORD will hasten it in its time.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 636,664Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עליון — the Tanakh's own spelling: Most High; a title of God. Searched as עליון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 166.
As a plain word it stands 32 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Elyon in the Bible code?
3,661 sequences of עליון at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 3,698 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Elyon in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading backward from Genesis 38:16 — the shortest of 3,661 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,698.
How is Elyon spelled in Hebrew?
Elyon is spelled עליון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 166.
Is Elyon in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
18,920 sequences of עליון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 18,809 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 3,698 here) beside the count.