Biblical names

Keilah קעילה

Keilah (קעילה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Keilah is found 1,146 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 7 (Genesis 35:20) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,129).

Found in the Torah
1,146
Chance alone
1,129
P (≥ found)
0.31
Shortest skip
7

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

1,146 sequences of קעילה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,129 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which קעילה appears in the Torah is 7 — the first at Genesis 35:20, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), קעילה is found 8,671 times; chance alone would give about 8,900.

  • Genesis 323
  • Exodus 253
  • Leviticus 160
  • Numbers 233
  • Deuteronomy 177

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 35:20בראשית לה:כskip 7, forward

    וַיַּצֵּב יַעֲקֹב מַצֵּבָה עַל־קְבֻרָתָהּ הִוא מַצֶּבֶת קְבֻֽרַת־רָחֵל עַד־הַיּֽוֹם

    And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; the same is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.

    קעילה at skip 7, forward from Genesis 35:20צביעקבמצבהעלקברתההואמצבתברתרחלדהיוםוסעישראויטאהלמהלאהלמגדלעדרויהיבשכןישרקעילה
    skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 51,809Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 17:23בראשית יז:כגskip 9, backward

    וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָהָם אֶת־יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּנוֹ וְאֵת כָּל־יְלִידֵי בֵיתוֹ וְאֵת כָּל־מִקְנַת כַּסְפּוֹ כָּל־זָכָר בְּאַנְשֵׁי בֵּית אַבְרָהָם וַיָּמָל אֶת־בְּשַׂר עָרְלָתָם בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אִתּוֹ אֱלֹהִֽים

    And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

    קעילה at skip 9, backward from Genesis 17:23קיםאתיצחקאשרתלדלךשרהלמועדהזהבשנהאחרתויכלדבראתוועלאלהיםמלאברהםויחאברהםאתישמעאלבנוואתכלילידיביתוקעילה
    skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 20,236Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 29:13שמות כט:יגskip 11, forward

    וְלָֽקַחְתָּ אֶֽת־כָּל־הַחֵלֶב הַֽמְכַסֶּה אֶת־הַקֶּרֶב וְאֵת הַיֹּתֶרֶת עַל־הַכָּבֵד וְאֵת שְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיֹת וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עֲלֵיהֶן וְהִקְטַרְתָּ הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה

    And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the lobe above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and make them smoke upon the altar.

    קעילה at skip 11, forward from Exodus 29:13דםתשפךאליסודהמזבחולקחתאתכלהחלבהמכסהאתהרבואתהיתרתלהכבדואתשתהכליתואתהחבאשרעליהןוקטרתהמזבחהואתבשרהפרואתערוואתפרשותשרףבאקעילה
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 121,169Open in the laboratory →

  4. Deuteronomy 18:10דברים יח:יskip 14, backward

    לֹֽא־יִמָּצֵא בְךָ מַעֲבִיר בְּנֽוֹ־וּבִתּוֹ בָּאֵשׁ קֹסֵם קְסָמִים מְעוֹנֵן וּמְנַחֵשׁ וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף

    There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,

    קעילה at skip 14, backward from Deuteronomy 18:10קכחלקיאכלולבדממכריועלהאבותכיאתהבאאלהארץאשריקוקאליךנתןלךלאתלמדעשותכתועבתהגוםההםלאימצאבךמבירבנוובתובאשסםקסמיםמעונןומנחשומכשףוחברחברושאלאובוידעניודרשאלהקעילה
    skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 279,628Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 4:22בראשית ד:כבskip 33, forward

    וְצִלָּה גַם־הִוא יָֽלְדָה אֶת־תּוּבַל קַיִן לֹטֵשׁ כָּל־חֹרֵשׁ נְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל וַֽאֲחוֹת תּֽוּבַל־קַיִן נַֽעֲמָֽה

    And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

    קעילה at skip 33, forward from Genesis 4:22נשיםשםהאחתעדהושםהשניתיבלהואהיהאביישבאהלומקלהואהיהאביכלתפשכנורועילדהאתתובליןלטשכלחרשותתובלקיןנמהויאמרלמךשמעןקולינשלמךהאזנהאמילפצעיוילדחברתיכישבעךשבעיםושבעוידעאדםעודותקראאתשמושתכישתליאלהבלכיהרגוקיןולשתגםהואימואנושאזהוחללקראבשםיקקעילה
    skip 33, width 33 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 5,179Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

4,270 sequences of קעילה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,372 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 323
  • Exodus 253
  • Leviticus 160
  • Numbers 233
  • Deuteronomy 191
  • Joshua 143
  • Judges 139
  • Samuel 288
  • Kings 349
  • Isaiah 295
  • Jeremiah 317
  • Ezekiel 180
  • The Twelve 242
  • Psalms 283
  • Proverbs 101
  • Job 111
  • Song of Songs 16
  • Ruth 17
  • Lamentations 26
  • Ecclesiastes 46
  • Esther 29
  • Daniel 100
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 111
  • Chronicles 317

Outside the Torah

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:5קהלת ה:הskip 2, backward

    אַל־תִּתֵּן אֶת־פִּיךָ לַחֲטִיא אֶת־בְּשָׂרֶךָ וְאַל־תֹּאמַר לִפְנֵי הַמַּלְאָךְ כִּי שְׁגָגָה הִיא לָמָּה יִקְצֹף הָֽאֱלֹהִים עַל־קוֹלֶךָ וְחִבֵּל אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶֽיךָ

    Suffer not thy mouth to bring thy flesh into guilt, neither say thou before the messenger, that it was an error; wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

    קעילה at skip 2, backward from Ecclesiastes 5:5מהיקצףאהםלולךוחבלקעילה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 1,016,239Open in the laboratory →

  2. Ecclesiastes 7:7קהלת ז:זskip 2, backward

    כִּי הָעֹשֶׁק יְהוֹלֵל חָכָם וִֽיאַבֵּד אֶת־לֵב מַתָּנָֽה

    Surely oppression turneth a wise man into a fool; And a gift destroyeth the understanding.

    קעילה at skip 2, backward from Ecclesiastes 7:7לוגםזהבכהשיהוללחכקעילה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 1,017,762Open in the laboratory →

  3. Nahum 3:19נחום ג:יטskip 5, forward

    אֵין־כֵּהָה לְשִׁבְרֶךָ נַחְלָה מַכָּתֶךָ כֹּל שֹׁמְעֵי שִׁמְעֲךָ תָּקְעוּ כַף עָלֶיךָ כִּי עַל־מִי לֹֽא־עָבְרָה רָעָתְךָ תָּמִֽיד

    There is no assuaging of thy hurt, Thy wound is grievous; All that hear the report of thee Clap the hands over thee; For upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?

    קעילה at skip 5, forward from Nahum 3:19להמכתךכלשמעישמעךתעוכףליךכעלמיאעבררעתךתמידהמשאאשרחזקעילה
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 834,795Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

קעילה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as קעילה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 215.

As a plain word it stands 13 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 23:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Keilah in the Torah codes?

1,146 sequences of קעילה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,129 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Keilah in the Torah?

Skip 7, reading forward from Genesis 35:20 — the shortest of 1,146 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,129.

What is the gematria of Keilah in Hebrew?

Keilah is spelled קעילה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 215.

How many times is Keilah found in the whole Tanakh?

4,270 sequences of קעילה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,372 that chance alone would produce.

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The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,129 here) beside the count.

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