IDF צהל
IDF — in Hebrew צהל — Tzahal, the Israel Defense Forces. In the Torah codes, IDF is found 251,910 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 7:9) — about what chance alone gives (about 253,706).
- Found in the Torah
- 251,910
- Chance alone
- 253,706
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, צהל appears 251,910 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 253,706, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 7:9, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 4,019,561 sequences of צהל, against about 3,932,332 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 253,706 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 57,067
- Exodus 61,807
- Leviticus 33,472
- Numbers 45,930
- Deuteronomy 53,634
The shortest skips
שְׁנַיִם שְׁנַיִם בָּאוּ אֶל־נֹחַ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־נֹֽחַ
there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,363Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּמְצָאָהּ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה עַל־עֵין הַמַּיִם בַּמִּדְבָּר עַל־הָעַיִן בְּדֶרֶךְ שֽׁוּר
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,647Open in the laboratory →
וּכְמוֹ הַשַּׁחַר עָלָה וַיָּאִיצוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים בְּלוֹט לֵאמֹר קוּם קַח אֶֽת־אִשְׁתְּךָ וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּי בְנֹתֶיךָ הַנִּמְצָאֹת פֶּן־תִּסָּפֶה בַּעֲוֺן הָעִֽיר
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying: ‘Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters that are here; lest thou be swept away in the iniquity of the city.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 23,048Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָהָם אֶת־עֲצֵי הָעֹלָה וַיָּשֶׂם עַל־יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ וַיִּקַּח בְּיָדוֹ אֶת־הָאֵשׁ וְאֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶלֶת וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם יַחְדָּֽו
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 27,316Open in the laboratory →
גּוּר בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וְאֶֽהְיֶה עִמְּךָ וַאֲבָרְכֶךָּ כִּֽי־לְךָ וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־כָּל־הָֽאֲרָצֹת הָאֵל וַהֲקִֽמֹתִי אֶת־הַשְּׁבֻעָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם אָבִֽיךָ
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,556Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
916,338 sequences of צהל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 936,935 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 57,067
- Exodus 61,807
- Leviticus 33,472
- Numbers 45,930
- Deuteronomy 55,494
- Joshua 35,618
- Judges 21,019
- Samuel 56,188
- Kings 65,489
- Isaiah 67,664
- Jeremiah 84,088
- Ezekiel 54,411
- The Twelve 51,967
- Psalms 62,706
- Proverbs 17,885
- Job 16,560
- Song of Songs 3,485
- Ruth 2,500
- Lamentations 6,100
- Ecclesiastes 6,516
- Esther 6,606
- Daniel 15,370
- Ezra–Nehemiah 19,117
- Chronicles 69,279
Outside the Torah
סִיחוֹן מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן מֹשֵׁל מֵעֲרוֹעֵר אֲשֶׁר עַל־שְׂפַת־נַחַל אַרְנוֹן וְתוֹךְ הַנַּחַל וַחֲצִי הַגִּלְעָד וְעַד יַבֹּק הַנַּחַל גְּבוּל בְּנֵי עַמּֽוֹן
Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon, and the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 324,040Open in the laboratory →
וּמֹשֵׁל בְּהַר חֶרְמוֹן וּבְסַלְכָה וּבְכָל־הַבָּשָׁן עַד־גְּבוּל הַגְּשׁוּרִי וְהַמַּעֲכָתִי וַחֲצִי הַגִּלְעָד גְּבוּל סִיחוֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן
and ruled in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, even unto the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 324,231Open in the laboratory →
וַחֲצִי הַגִּלְעָד וְעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְאֶדְרֶעִי עָרֵי מַמְלְכוּת עוֹג בַּבָּשָׁן לִבְנֵי מָכִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה לַחֲצִי בְנֵֽי־מָכִיר לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם
and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,466Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צהל — a Hebrew word: Tzahal, the Israel Defense Forces. Searched as צהל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 125.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is IDF in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, צהל appears 251,910 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 253,706, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for IDF in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 7:9 — the shortest of 251,910 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 253,706.
How is IDF spelled in Hebrew?
IDF is spelled צהל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 125.
Is IDF in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
916,338 sequences of צהל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 936,935 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 253,706 here) beside the count.