Concepts

Flame להבה

Flame is written להבה in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, Flame is found 96,101 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 30:31) — 0.6% above the 95,519 chance alone would give (probability of 96,101 or more by chance alone: 0.03).

Found in the Torah
96,101
Chance alone
95,519
P (≥ found)
0.03
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

The Torah holds 96,101 sequences of להבה at skips 2–5,000, 0.6% above what chance alone gives (about 95,519); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 30:31, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,000,368 sequences of להבה, against about 995,289 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 18,246
  • Exodus 19,462
  • Leviticus 17,301
  • Numbers 21,476
  • Deuteronomy 19,616

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 30:31בראשית ל:לאskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר מָה אֶתֶּן־לָךְ וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב לֹא־תִתֶּן־לִי מְאוּמָה אִם־תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּי הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אָשׁוּבָה אֶרְעֶה צֹֽאנְךָ אֶשְׁמֹֽר

    And he said: ‘What shall I give thee?’ And Jacob said: ‘Thou shalt not give me aught; if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy flock and keep it.

    להבה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 30:31אםתעשהידרזהאשובהלהבה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 42,876Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 31:33בראשית לא:לגskip 2, forward

    וַיָּבֹא לָבָן בְּאֹהֶל יַעֲקֹב וּבְאֹהֶל לֵאָה וּבְאֹהֶל שְׁתֵּי הָאֲמָהֹת וְלֹא מָצָא וַיֵּצֵא מֵאֹהֶל לֵאָה וַיָּבֹא בְּאֹהֶל רָחֵֽל

    And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.

    להבה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 31:33בובאהלאואלשתיהאמלהבה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 45,251Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 39:17בראשית לט:יזskip 2, forward

    וַתְּדַבֵּר אֵלָיו כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לֵאמֹר בָּֽא־אֵלַי הָעֶבֶד הָֽעִבְרִי אֲשֶׁר־הֵבֵאתָ לָּנוּ לְצַחֶק בִּֽי

    And she spoke unto him according to these words, saying: ‘The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me.

    להבה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 39:17אמרבאאיעדעבריאשרלהבה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 58,465Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 2:1ויקרא ב:אskip 2, forward

    וְנֶפֶשׁ כִּֽי־תַקְרִיב קָרְבַּן מִנְחָה לַֽיהוָה סֹלֶת יִהְיֶה קָרְבָּנוֹ וְיָצַק עָלֶיהָ שֶׁמֶן וְנָתַן עָלֶיהָ לְבֹנָֽה

    And when any one bringeth a meal-offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon.

    להבה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 2:1ןונתןעילנוהביאהאלהבה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 142,604Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 2:15ויקרא ב:טוskip 2, forward

    וְנָתַתָּ עָלֶיהָ שֶׁמֶן וְשַׂמְתָּ עָלֶיהָ לְבֹנָה מִנְחָה הִֽוא

    And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon; it is a meal-offering.

    להבה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 2:15ןושמתעילנמנחההואלהבה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 143,296Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 352,720 sequences of להבה at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% above what chance alone gives (about 346,781); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.3 × 10⁻²⁴ by chance alone.

  • Genesis 18,246
  • Exodus 19,462
  • Leviticus 17,301
  • Numbers 21,476
  • Deuteronomy 20,787
  • Joshua 14,043
  • Judges 10,460
  • Samuel 26,617
  • Kings 34,540
  • Isaiah 14,747
  • Jeremiah 32,590
  • Ezekiel 20,748
  • The Twelve 17,311
  • Psalms 14,149
  • Proverbs 3,428
  • Job 3,351
  • Song of Songs 880
  • Ruth 1,239
  • Lamentations 1,300
  • Ecclesiastes 3,562
  • Esther 3,616
  • Daniel 5,518
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 11,623
  • Chronicles 35,726

Outside the Torah

  1. Judges 11:37שופטים יא:לזskip 2, forward

    וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־אָבִיהָ יֵעָשֶׂה לִּי הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה הַרְפֵּה מִמֶּנִּי שְׁנַיִם חֳדָשִׁים וְאֵֽלְכָה וְיָרַדְתִּי עַל־הֶֽהָרִים וְאֶבְכֶּה עַל־בְּתוּלַי אָנֹכִי ורעיתי

    And she said unto her father: ‘Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.’

    להבה at skip 2, forward from Judges 11:37יהיעשהידרזההרפהמלהבה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 366,591Open in the laboratory →

  2. Judges 20:5שופטים כ:הskip 2, forward

    וַיָּקֻמוּ עָלַי בַּעֲלֵי הַגִּבְעָה וַיָּסֹבּוּ עָלַי אֶת־הַבַּיִת לָיְלָה אוֹתִי דִּמּוּ לַהֲרֹג וְאֶת־פִּילַגְשִׁי עִנּוּ וַתָּמֹֽת

    And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine they forced, and she is dead.

    להבה at skip 2, forward from Judges 20:5ועליבעיגעויסבועללהבה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 379,356Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Samuel 2:5שמואל א ב:הskip 2, forward

    שְׂבֵעִים בַּלֶּחֶם נִשְׂכָּרוּ וּרְעֵבִים חָדֵלּוּ עַד־עֲקָרָה יָלְדָה שִׁבְעָה וְרַבַּת בָּנִים אֻמְלָֽלָה

    They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry have ceased; While the barren hath borne seven, She that had many children hath languished.

    להבה at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 2:5דעקרהידשעורבתבנילהבה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 385,394Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

להבה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as להבה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 42.

As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 21:28. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Flame appear in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 96,101 sequences of להבה at skips 2–5,000, 0.6% above what chance alone gives (about 95,519); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.

What is the shortest skip for Flame in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 30:31 — the shortest of 96,101 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 95,519.

How is Flame spelled in Hebrew?

Flame is spelled להבה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 42.

Is Flame in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 352,720 sequences of להבה at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% above what chance alone gives (about 346,781); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.3 × 10⁻²⁴ by chance alone.

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