Idols אלילים
Idols — in Hebrew אלילים — idols, false gods. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 1,148 sequences of Idols, the shortest at skip 8 (Genesis 35:22); chance alone would give about 1,145.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,148
- Chance alone
- 1,145
- P (≥ found)
- 0.47
- Shortest skip
- 8
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,148 sequences of אלילים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,145).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 8 — the first at Genesis 35:22, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 6,864 sequences of אלילים, against about 7,284 from chance alone.
- Genesis 329
- Exodus 215
- Leviticus 125
- Numbers 280
- Deuteronomy 199
The shortest skips
וַיְהִי בִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֶת־בִּלְהָה פִּילֶגֶשׁ אָבִיו וַיִּשְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר
And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 51,886Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹאוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתוֹךְ הַיָּם בַּיַּבָּשָׁה וְהַמַּיִם לָהֶם חֹמָה מִֽימִינָם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם
And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 99,290Open in the laboratory →
וָאֲצַו אֶתְכֶם בָּעֵת הַהִוא לֵאמֹר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם נָתַן לָכֶם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת לְרִשְׁתָּהּ חֲלוּצִים תַּֽעַבְרוּ לִפְנֵי אֲחֵיכֶם בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל־בְּנֵי־חָֽיִל
And I commanded you at that time, saying: ‘The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it; ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valour.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 255,592Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן וּלְאֶלְעָזָר וּלְאִֽיתָמָר בָּנָיו רָֽאשֵׁיכֶם אַל־תִּפְרָעוּ וּבִגְדֵיכֶם לֹֽא־תִפְרֹמוּ וְלֹא תָמֻתוּ וְעַל כָּל־הָעֵדָה יִקְצֹף וַאֲחֵיכֶם כָּל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל יִבְכּוּ אֶת־הַשְּׂרֵפָה אֲשֶׁר שָׂרַף יְהוָֽה
And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons: ‘Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither rend your clothes, that ye die not, and that He be not wroth with all the congregation; but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 154,490Open in the laboratory →
מֵהֹר הָהָר תְּתָאוּ לְבֹא חֲמָת וְהָיוּ תּוֹצְאֹת הַגְּבֻל צְדָֽדָה
from mount Hor ye shall mark out a line unto the entrance to Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad;
skip 21, width 21 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 246,496Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 5,709 sequences of אלילים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,648).
- Genesis 329
- Exodus 215
- Leviticus 125
- Numbers 280
- Deuteronomy 226
- Joshua 158
- Judges 214
- Samuel 660
- Kings 618
- Isaiah 267
- Jeremiah 459
- Ezekiel 291
- The Twelve 228
- Psalms 357
- Proverbs 81
- Job 193
- Song of Songs 20
- Ruth 33
- Lamentations 20
- Ecclesiastes 68
- Esther 40
- Daniel 137
- Ezra–Nehemiah 161
- Chronicles 529
Outside the Torah
וַאֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי אֶגְלֶה אָזְנְךָ לֵאמֹר קְנֵה נֶגֶד הַֽיֹּשְׁבִים וְנֶגֶד זִקְנֵי עַמִּי אִם־תִּגְאַל גְּאָל וְאִם־לֹא יִגְאַל הַגִּידָה לִּי ואדע כִּי אֵין זוּלָֽתְךָ לִגְאוֹל וְאָנֹכִי אַחֲרֶיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי אֶגְאָֽל
and I thought to disclose it unto thee, saying: Buy it before them that sit here, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it; but if it will not be redeemed, then tell me, that I may know; for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee.’ And he said: ‘I will redeem it.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,004,895Open in the laboratory →
כִּי הִנָּךְ הָרָה וְיֹלַדְתְּ בֵּן וּמוֹרָה לֹא־יַעֲלֶה עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ כִּֽי־נְזִיר אֱלֹהִים יִהְיֶה הַנַּעַר מִן־הַבָּטֶן וְהוּא יָחֵל לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 367,989Open in the laboratory →
בּוֹשִׁי צִידוֹן כִּֽי־אָמַר יָם מָעוֹז הַיָּם לֵאמֹר לֹֽא־חַלְתִּי וְלֹֽא־יָלַדְתִּי וְלֹא גִדַּלְתִּי בַּחוּרִים רוֹמַמְתִּי בְתוּלֽוֹת
Be thou ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea hath spoken, The stronghold of the sea, saying: ‘I have not travailed, nor brought forth, Neither have I reared young men, nor brought up virgins.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 596,690Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלילים — the Tanakh's own spelling: idols, false gods. Searched as אלילים, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 121.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 2:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Idols in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 1,148 sequences of אלילים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,145).
What is the shortest skip for Idols in the Torah?
Skip 8, reading forward from Genesis 35:22 — the shortest of 1,148 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,145.
How is Idols spelled in Hebrew?
Idols is spelled אלילים — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 121.
Is Idols in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 5,709 sequences of אלילים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,648).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,145 here) beside the count.