Idalah ידאלה
Idalah (ידאלה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Idalah is found 3,931 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 4 (Genesis 14:15) — about what chance alone gives (about 4,068).
- Found in the Torah
- 3,931
- Chance alone
- 4,068
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- Shortest skip
- 4
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 3,931 sequences of ידאלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,068).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Genesis 14:15, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 31,333 sequences of ידאלה, against about 32,064 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,046
- Exodus 817
- Leviticus 507
- Numbers 857
- Deuteronomy 704
The shortest skips
וַיֵּחָלֵק עֲלֵיהֶם לַיְלָה הוּא וַעֲבָדָיו וַיַּכֵּם וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם עַד־חוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר מִשְּׂמֹאל לְדַמָּֽשֶׂק
And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 16,856Open in the laboratory →
שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תִּלְקְטֻהוּ וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבָּת לֹא יִֽהְיֶה־בּֽוֹ
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 102,647Open in the laboratory →
כָּֽל־הַפְּקֻדִים לְמַחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה מְאַת אֶלֶף וּשְׁמֹנִים אֶלֶף וְשֵֽׁשֶׁת־אֲלָפִים וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת לְצִבְאֹתָם רִאשֹׁנָה יִסָּֽעוּ
all that were numbered of the camp of Judah being a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts; they shall set forth first.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 189,137Open in the laboratory →
דַּבֵּר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹר אִישׁ מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ לְדֹרֹתָם אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה בוֹ מוּם לֹא יִקְרַב לְהַקְרִיב לֶחֶם אֱלֹהָֽיו
Speak unto Aaron, saying: Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 174,216Open in the laboratory →
וְיָצְאוּ זְקֵנֶיךָ וְשֹׁפְטֶיךָ וּמָדְדוּ אֶל־הֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹת הֶחָלָֽל
then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 282,725Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 18,317 sequences of ידאלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 18,566).
- Genesis 1,046
- Exodus 817
- Leviticus 507
- Numbers 857
- Deuteronomy 760
- Joshua 483
- Judges 627
- Samuel 2,362
- Kings 1,738
- Isaiah 842
- Jeremiah 1,485
- Ezekiel 1,112
- The Twelve 815
- Psalms 999
- Proverbs 188
- Job 348
- Song of Songs 64
- Ruth 51
- Lamentations 73
- Ecclesiastes 129
- Esther 220
- Daniel 658
- Ezra–Nehemiah 552
- Chronicles 1,584
Outside the Torah
לְקֵדָר וּֽלְמַמְלְכוֹת חָצוֹר אֲשֶׁר הִכָּה נבוכדראצור מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה קוּמוּ עֲלוּ אֶל־קֵדָר וְשָׁדְדוּ אֶת־בְּנֵי־קֶֽדֶם
Of Kedar, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote. Thus saith the LORD: Arise ye, go up against Kedar, And spoil the children of the east.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 718,360Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח שְׁמוּאֵל טְלֵה חָלָב אֶחָד ויעלה עוֹלָה כָּלִיל לַֽיהוָה וַיִּזְעַק שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה בְּעַד יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּעֲנֵהוּ יְהוָֽה
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto the LORD; and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD answered him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 393,039Open in the laboratory →
עָנֵה מַלְכָּא לְדָנִיֵּאל וְאָמַר מִן־קְשֹׁט דִּי אֱלָהֲכוֹן הוּא אֱלָהּ אֱלָהִין וּמָרֵא מַלְכִין וְגָלֵה רָזִין דִּי יְכֵלְתָּ לְמִגְלֵא רָזָה דְנָֽה
The king spoke unto Daniel, and said: ‘Of a truth it is, that your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou hast been able to reveal this secret.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,039,424Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ידאלה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ידאלה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 50.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Idalah appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 3,931 sequences of ידאלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,068).
What is the shortest skip for Idalah in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading backward from Genesis 14:15 — the shortest of 3,931 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,068.
How is Idalah spelled in Hebrew?
Idalah is spelled ידאלה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 50.
Is Idalah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 18,317 sequences of ידאלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 18,566).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 4,068 here) beside the count.