Kislev כסלו
Kislev — in Hebrew כסלו — the ninth month. Kislev appears 4,684 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 4,973 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 4,684
- Chance alone
- 4,973
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 4,684 sequences of כסלו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,973).
The shortest skip at which כסלו appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 40:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), כסלו is found 55,599 times; chance alone would give about 51,820.
- Genesis 1,058
- Exodus 918
- Leviticus 677
- Numbers 995
- Deuteronomy 1,036
The shortest skips
וַיָּבֵא אֶת־הָאָרֹן אֶל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן וַיָּשֶׂם אֵת פָּרֹכֶת הַמָּסָךְ וַיָּסֶךְ עַל אֲרוֹן הָעֵדוּת כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 140,865Open in the laboratory →
בָּעֵת הַהִוא אָמַר יְהוָה אֵלַי פְּסָל־לְךָ שְׁנֵֽי־לֻוחֹת אֲבָנִים כָּרִאשֹׁנִים וַעֲלֵה אֵלַי הָהָרָה וְעָשִׂיתָ לְּךָ אֲרוֹן עֵֽץ
At that time the LORD said unto me: ‘Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto Me into the mount; and make thee an ark of wood.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 267,329Open in the laboratory →
אֶֽעֱבֹר בְּכָל־צֹֽאנְךָ הַיּוֹם הָסֵר מִשָּׁם כָּל־שֶׂה נָקֹד וְטָלוּא וְכָל־שֶׂה־חוּם בַּכְּשָׂבִים וְטָלוּא וְנָקֹד בָּעִזִּים וְהָיָה שְׂכָרִֽי
I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every dark one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such shall be my hire.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 42,912Open in the laboratory →
כִּי הָרֹג תַּֽהַרְגֶנּוּ יָֽדְךָ תִּֽהְיֶה־בּוֹ בָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה לַהֲמִיתוֹ וְיַד כָּל־הָעָם בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה
but thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 273,264Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי בְּאַחַת וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה בָּֽרִאשׁוֹן בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ חָֽרְבוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ וַיָּסַר נֹחַ אֶת־מִכְסֵה הַתֵּבָה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה חָֽרְבוּ פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָֽה
And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dried.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 9,802Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
24,009 sequences of כסלו at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 24,025 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,058
- Exodus 918
- Leviticus 677
- Numbers 995
- Deuteronomy 1,118
- Joshua 441
- Judges 668
- Samuel 1,334
- Kings 2,246
- Isaiah 1,854
- Jeremiah 1,552
- Ezekiel 1,281
- The Twelve 1,289
- Psalms 2,879
- Proverbs 949
- Job 716
- Song of Songs 84
- Ruth 51
- Lamentations 109
- Ecclesiastes 395
- Esther 568
- Daniel 499
- Ezra–Nehemiah 640
- Chronicles 1,688
Outside the Torah
וְגַם־בַּדֶּרֶךְ כשהסכל הֹלֵךְ לִבּוֹ חָסֵר וְאָמַר לַכֹּל סָכָל הֽוּא
Yea also, when a fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,020,972Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלַח יוֹאָב תְּקוֹעָה וַיִּקַּח מִשָּׁם אִשָּׁה חֲכָמָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ הִֽתְאַבְּלִי־נָא וְלִבְשִׁי־נָא בִגְדֵי־אֵבֶל וְאַל־תָּסוּכִי שֶׁמֶן וְהָיִית כְּאִשָּׁה זֶה יָמִים רַבִּים מִתְאַבֶּלֶת עַל־מֵֽת
And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her: ‘I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 455,642Open in the laboratory →
יִרְבּוּ עַצְּבוֹתָם אַחֵר מָהָרוּ בַּל־אַסִּיךְ נִסְכֵּיהֶם מִדָּם וּֽבַל־אֶשָּׂא אֶת־שְׁמוֹתָם עַל־שְׂפָתָֽי
Let the idols of them be multiplied that make suit unto another; Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 864,123Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כסלו — the Tanakh's own spelling: the ninth month. Searched as כסלו, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 116.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Job 8:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Chisleu.
Questions
Does Kislev appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 4,684 sequences of כסלו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,973).
What is the shortest skip for Kislev in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Exodus 40:21 — the shortest of 4,684 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,973.
What is the gematria of Kislev in Hebrew?
Kislev is spelled כסלו — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 116.
How many times is Kislev found in the whole Tanakh?
24,009 sequences of כסלו at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 24,025 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 4,973 here) beside the count.