Kells קלס
Kells is a first name, written קלס in Hebrew (male given name). Kells appears 19,252 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 19,643 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 19,252
- Chance alone
- 19,643
- 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
19,252 sequences of קלס at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 19,643 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 8:25, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 301,048 sequences of קלס, against about 304,455 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 19,643 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 4,186
- Exodus 3,903
- Leviticus 3,226
- Numbers 5,474
- Deuteronomy 2,463
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי יוֹצֵא מֵֽעִמָּךְ וְהַעְתַּרְתִּי אֶל־יְהוָה וְסָר הֶעָרֹב מִפַּרְעֹה מֵעֲבָדָיו וּמֵעַמּוֹ מָחָר רַק אַל־יֹסֵף פַּרְעֹה הָתֵל לְבִלְתִּי שַׁלַּח אֶת־הָעָם לִזְבֹּחַ לַֽיהוָֽה
And Moses said: ‘Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 89,457Open in the laboratory →
לֹא־תִגַּע בּוֹ יָד כִּֽי־סָקוֹל יִסָּקֵל אוֹ־יָרֹה יִיָּרֶה אִם־בְּהֵמָה אִם־אִישׁ לֹא יִחְיֶה בִּמְשֹׁךְ הַיֹּבֵל הֵמָּה יַעֲלוּ בָהָֽר
no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live; when the ram’s horn soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 106,330Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יִגַּח שׁוֹר אֶת־אִישׁ אוֹ אֶת־אִשָּׁה וָמֵת סָקוֹל יִסָּקֵל הַשּׁוֹר וְלֹא יֵאָכֵל אֶת־בְּשָׂרוֹ וּבַעַל הַשּׁוֹר נָקִֽי
And if an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die, the ox shall be surely stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 109,226Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה קַח־לְךָ סַמִּים נָטָף וּשְׁחֵלֶת וְחֶלְבְּנָה סַמִּים וּלְבֹנָה זַכָּה בַּד בְּבַד יִהְיֶֽה
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense; of each shall there be a like weight.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 124,614Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁחָט וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הַדָּם וַיִּתֵּן עַל־קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ וַיְחַטֵּא אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְאֶת־הַדָּם יָצַק אֶל־יְסוֹד הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁהוּ לְכַפֵּר עָלָֽיו
And when it was slain, Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured out the remaining blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement for it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 151,577Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 76,981 sequences of קלס at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 76,253); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0043 by chance alone.
- Genesis 4,186
- Exodus 3,903
- Leviticus 3,226
- Numbers 5,474
- Deuteronomy 2,543
- Joshua 1,411
- Judges 2,253
- Samuel 3,226
- Kings 6,103
- Isaiah 6,413
- Jeremiah 4,579
- Ezekiel 3,591
- The Twelve 4,018
- Psalms 8,214
- Proverbs 3,701
- Job 2,454
- Song of Songs 255
- Ruth 371
- Lamentations 405
- Ecclesiastes 1,058
- Esther 930
- Daniel 2,267
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,859
- Chronicles 4,541
Outside the Torah
קוֹל נָסִים וּפְלֵטִים מֵאֶרֶץ בָּבֶל לְהַגִּיד בְּצִיּוֹן אֶת־נִקְמַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נִקְמַת הֵיכָלֽוֹ
Hark! they flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, To declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, The vengeance of His temple.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 720,575Open in the laboratory →
שָׁם אַשּׁוּר וְכָל־קְהָלָהּ סְבִֽיבוֹתָיו קִבְרֹתָיו כֻּלָּם חֲלָלִים הַנֹּפְלִים בֶּחָֽרֶב
Asshur is there and all her company; their graves are round about them; all of them slain, fallen by the sword;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 773,304Open in the laboratory →
אֲשֶׁר נִתְּנוּ קִבְרֹתֶיהָ בְּיַרְכְּתֵי־בוֹר וַיְהִי קְהָלָהּ סְבִיבוֹת קְבֻרָתָהּ כֻּלָּם חֲלָלִים נֹפְלִים בַּחֶרֶב אֲשֶׁר־נָתְנוּ חִתִּית בְּאֶרֶץ חַיִּֽים
whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit, and her company is round about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who caused terror in the land of the living.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 773,366Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קלס — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as קלס, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 190.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Kells in the Bible code?
19,252 sequences of קלס at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 19,643 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Kells in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 8:25 — the shortest of 19,252 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 19,643.
How is Kells spelled in Hebrew?
Kells is spelled קלס — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 190.
Is Kells in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 76,981 sequences of קלס at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 76,253); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0043 by chance alone.
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