Idol פסל
Idol — in Hebrew פסל — carved image, idol. Idol appears 331,333 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–152,424), 6.3% more than chance alone would give (about 311,588; probability 8.7 × 10⁻²⁶⁹).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 331,333
- Chance alone · every skip
- 311,588
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 8.7 × 10⁻²⁶⁹
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,087
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 21,540 found · chance alone about 20,103 (probability of 21,540 or more by chance alone: 6.5 × 10⁻²⁴).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–152,424), פסל appears 331,333 times in the Torah — 6.3% more than the 311,588 chance alone would give; the probability of 331,333 or more by chance alone is 8.7 × 10⁻²⁶⁹.
The shortest skip at which פסל appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 20:16, reading forward.
The longest skip at which פסל was found in the Torah is 152,087 — at Deuteronomy 34:1, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 311,588 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 79,793
- Exodus 71,283
- Leviticus 45,968
- Numbers 86,622
- Deuteronomy 47,667
Examples across the range
5 of the 331,333 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ף ס לGenesis 20:16
וּלְשָׂרָה אָמַר הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי אֶלֶף כֶּסֶף לְאָחִיךְ הִנֵּה הוּא־לָךְ כְּסוּת עֵינַיִם …
And unto Sarah he said: ‘Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and before all men thou art righted.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 25,222 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ף ס לGenesis 20:16
Letter by letter
- פ ס לLeviticus 11:5
וְאֶת־הַשָּׁפָן כִּֽי־מַעֲלֵה גֵרָה הוּא וּפַרְסָה לֹא יַפְרִיס טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶֽם
And the rock-badger, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 155,629 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- פ ס לLeviticus 11:5
- פNumbers 4:13
וְדִשְּׁנוּ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּפָרְשׂוּ עָלָיו בֶּגֶד אַרְגָּמָֽן
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- סNumbers 4:14
… כֹּל כְּלֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּפָרְשׂוּ עָלָיו כְּסוּי עוֹר תַּחַשׁ וְשָׂמוּ בַדָּֽיו
And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the fire-pans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and set the staves thereof.
- לNumbers 4:15
… וְלֹֽא־יִגְּעוּ אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וָמֵתוּ אֵלֶּה מַשָּׂא בְנֵֽי־קְהָת בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד …
And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the holy furniture, and all the holy vessels, as the camp is to set forward—after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear them; but they shall not touch the holy things, lest they die…
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 193,324 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- פNumbers 4:13
- פExodus 3:16
… אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב לֵאמֹר פָּקֹד פָּקַדְתִּי אֶתְכֶם וְאֶת־הֶעָשׂוּי לָכֶם …
Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them: The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying: I have surely remembered you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- סExodus 3:2
… יְהֹוָה אֵלָיו בְּלַבַּת־אֵשׁ מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ …
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
- לExodus 2:8
וַתֹּֽאמֶר־לָהּ בַּת־פַּרְעֹה לֵכִי וַתֵּלֶךְ הָֽעַלְמָה וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־אֵם הַיָּֽלֶד
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her: ‘Go.’ And the maiden went and called the child’s mother.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 81,415 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- פExodus 3:16
- פDeuteronomy 34:1
… נְבוֹ רֹאשׁ הַפִּסְגָּה אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי יְרֵחוֹ וַיַּרְאֵהוּ יְהוָה אֶת־כָּל …
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land, even Gilead as far as Dan;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- סLeviticus 8:24
… מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הַדָּם עַל־הַֽמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
And Aaron’s sons were brought, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot; and Moses dashed the blood against the altar round about.
- לGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 152,087, width 152,087 — one row is 152,087 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,237 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,087 in the laboratory →
- פDeuteronomy 34:1
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–598,520), פסל appears 5,220,960 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.4% more than the 5,148,838 chance alone would give; the probability of 5,220,960 or more by chance alone is 5.6 × 10⁻²²¹.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 88,667 found · chance alone about 85,650 (probability of 88,667 or more by chance alone: 6.0 × 10⁻²⁵).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 321,282
- Exodus 269,055
- Leviticus 180,369
- Numbers 317,444
- Deuteronomy 180,892
- Joshua 137,305
- Judges 151,563
- Samuel 312,556
- Kings 294,332
- Isaiah 324,841
- Jeremiah 310,593
- Ezekiel 379,118
- The Twelve 264,772
- Psalms 470,905
- Proverbs 210,199
- Job 238,783
- Song of Songs 37,823
- Ruth 12,637
- Lamentations 40,296
- Ecclesiastes 40,091
- Esther 51,104
- Daniel 114,757
- Ezra–Nehemiah 144,771
- Chronicles 415,472
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ף ס ל2 Samuel 18:12
… ולא אָנֹכִי שֹׁקֵל עַל־כַּפַּי אֶלֶף כֶּסֶף לֹֽא־אֶשְׁלַח יָדִי אֶל־בֶּן־הַמֶּלֶךְ …
And the man said unto Joab: ‘Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying: Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 464,421 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ף ס ל2 Samuel 18:12
- פMicah 7:8
אַֽל־תִּשְׂמְחִי אֹיַבְתִּי לִי כִּי נָפַלְתִּי קָמְתִּי כִּֽי־אֵשֵׁב בַּחֹשֶׁךְ יְהוָה אוֹר לִֽי
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy; Though I am fallen, I shall arise; Though I sit in darkness, the LORD is a light unto me.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- סMicah 7:10
וְתֵרֶא אֹיַבְתִּי וּתְכַסֶּהָ בוּשָׁה הָאֹמְרָה אֵלַי אַיּוֹ יְהוָה …
Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her; Who said unto me: Where is the LORD thy God? Mine eyes shall gaze upon her; Now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.’
- לMicah 7:12
יוֹם הוּא וְעָדֶיךָ יָבוֹא לְמִנִּי אַשּׁוּר וְעָרֵי מָצוֹר וּלְמִנִּי מָצוֹר …
There shall be a day when they shall come unto thee, From Assyria even to the cities of Egypt, And from Egypt even to the River, And from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 831,964 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- פMicah 7:8
- פ2 Chronicles 36:20
וַיֶּגֶל הַשְּׁאֵרִית מִן־הַחֶרֶב אֶל־בָּבֶל וַֽיִּהְיוּ־לוֹ וּלְבָנָיו לַעֲבָדִים עַד־מְלֹךְ מַלְכוּת פָּרָֽס
And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- סIsaiah 25:7
וּבִלַּע בָּהָר הַזֶּה פְּנֵֽי־הַלּוֹט הַלּוֹט עַל־כָּל־הָֽעַמִּים וְהַמַּסֵּכָה הַנְּסוּכָה עַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִֽם
And He will destroy in this mountain The face of the covering that is cast over all peoples, And the veil that is spread over all nations.
- לGenesis 1:14
… הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה וְהָיוּ לְאֹתֹת וּלְמוֹעֲדִים וּלְיָמִים וְשָׁנִֽים …
And God said: ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
skip 598,060, width 598,060 — one row is 598,060 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,772 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,060 in the laboratory →
- פ2 Chronicles 36:20
The spelling
פסל — the Tanakh's own spelling: carved image, idol. Searched as פסל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 170.
As a plain word it stands 20 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 20:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Idol appear in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–152,424), פסל appears 331,333 times in the Torah — 6.3% more than the 311,588 chance alone would give; the probability of 331,333 or more by chance alone is 8.7 × 10⁻²⁶⁹.
What is the shortest skip for Idol in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 20:16 — the shortest of 331,333 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 311,588.
What is the gematria of Idol in Hebrew?
Idol is spelled פסל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 170.
How many times is Idol found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–598,520), פסל appears 5,220,960 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.4% more than the 5,148,838 chance alone would give; the probability of 5,220,960 or more by chance alone is 5.6 × 10⁻²²¹.
Search it yourself
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