Forgiveness סליחה
Forgiveness — in Hebrew סליחה — forgiveness, pardon. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 278 sequences of Forgiveness, the shortest at skip 24 (Leviticus 27:18); chance alone would give about 282.
- Found in the Torah
- 278
- Chance alone
- 282
- P (≥ found)
- 0.60
- Shortest skip
- 24
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, סליחה appears 278 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 282, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 24 — the first at Leviticus 27:18, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 2,135 sequences of סליחה, against about 2,220 from chance alone.
- Genesis 61
- Exodus 52
- Leviticus 45
- Numbers 83
- Deuteronomy 37
The shortest skips
וְאִם־אַחַר הַיֹּבֵל יַקְדִּישׁ שָׂדֵהוּ וְחִשַּׁב־לוֹ הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף עַל־פִּי הַשָּׁנִים הַנּוֹתָרֹת עַד שְׁנַת הַיֹּבֵל וְנִגְרַע מֵֽעֶרְכֶּֽךָ
But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain unto the year of jubilee, and an abatement shall be made from thy valuation.
skip 24, width 24 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 185,603Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ מִכְסֶה לָאֹהֶל עֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים וּמִכְסֵה עֹרֹת תְּחָשִׁים מִלְמָֽעְלָה
And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’skins dyed red and a covering of sealskins above.
skip 38, width 38 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 115,997Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה לִבְנֵי־גָד וְלִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וְלַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה בֶן־יוֹסֵף אֶת־מַמְלֶכֶת סִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִי וְאֶת־מַמְלֶכֶת עוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן הָאָרֶץ לְעָרֶיהָ בִּגְבֻלֹת עָרֵי הָאָרֶץ סָבִֽיב
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities thereof with their borders, even the cities of the land round about.
skip 56, width 56 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 243,770Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם יוֹסֵף עֲגָלוֹת עַל־פִּי פַרְעֹה וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם צֵדָה לַדָּֽרֶךְ
And the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
skip 79, width 79 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 69,872Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַו מֹשֶׁה אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־פִּי יְהוָה לֵאמֹר כֵּן מַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־יוֹסֵף דֹּבְרִֽים
And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying: ‘The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right.
skip 104, width 104 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 249,473Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,201 sequences of סליחה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,263).
- Genesis 61
- Exodus 52
- Leviticus 45
- Numbers 83
- Deuteronomy 38
- Joshua 24
- Judges 29
- Samuel 49
- Kings 92
- Isaiah 80
- Jeremiah 63
- Ezekiel 60
- The Twelve 62
- Psalms 154
- Proverbs 38
- Job 29
- Song of Songs 8
- Ruth 2
- Lamentations 6
- Ecclesiastes 21
- Esther 24
- Daniel 25
- Ezra–Nehemiah 54
- Chronicles 102
Outside the Torah
וּבָרָק רָדַף אַחֲרֵי הָרֶכֶב וְאַחֲרֵי הַֽמַּחֲנֶה עַד חֲרֹשֶׁת הַגּוֹיִם וַיִּפֹּל כָּל־מַחֲנֵה סִֽיסְרָא לְפִי־חֶרֶב לֹא נִשְׁאַר עַד־אֶחָֽד
But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth-goiim; and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 351,099Open in the laboratory →
פִּתְגָמָא שְׁלַח מַלְכָּא עַל־רְחוּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵם וְשִׁמְשַׁי סָֽפְרָא וּשְׁאָר כְּנָוָתְהוֹן דִּי יָתְבִין בְּשָֽׁמְרָיִן וּשְׁאָר עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָה שְׁלָם וּכְעֶֽת
Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the commander, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the River: ‘Peace, and now
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,064,608Open in the laboratory →
וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן בָּנָה חוֹמָה חִֽיצוֹנָה לְעִיר־דָּוִיד מַעְרָבָה לְגִיחוֹן בַּנַּחַל וְלָבוֹא בְשַׁעַר הַדָּגִים וְסָבַב לָעֹפֶל וַיַּגְבִּיהֶהָ מְאֹד וַיָּשֶׂם שָֽׂרֵי־חַיִל בְּכָל־הֶעָרִים הַבְּצֻרוֹת בִּיהוּדָֽה
Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height; and he put captains of the army in all the fortified cities of Judah.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,190,359Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סליחה — the Tanakh's own spelling: forgiveness, pardon. Searched as סליחה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 113.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Forgiveness in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, סליחה appears 278 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 282, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Forgiveness in the Torah?
Skip 24, reading backward from Leviticus 27:18 — the shortest of 278 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 282.
How is Forgiveness spelled in Hebrew?
Forgiveness is spelled סליחה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 113.
Is Forgiveness in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,201 sequences of סליחה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,263).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 282 here) beside the count.