Letters אותיות
Letters — in Hebrew אותיות — the letters of the alphabet. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 938 sequences of Letters, the shortest at skip 11 (Genesis 34:28); chance alone would give about 934.
- Found in the Torah
- 938
- Chance alone
- 934
- P (≥ found)
- 0.45
- Shortest skip
- 11
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
938 sequences of אותיות at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 934 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 11 — the first at Genesis 34:28, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 5,853 sequences of אותיות, against about 5,939 from chance alone.
- Genesis 279
- Exodus 194
- Leviticus 161
- Numbers 137
- Deuteronomy 167
The shortest skips
אֶת־צֹאנָם וְאֶת־בְּקָרָם וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֵיהֶּם וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־בָּעִיר וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה לָקָֽחוּ
They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field;
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 50,600Open in the laboratory →
וְלָֽקַחְתָּ אֶת־שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְיָצַקְתָּ עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ אֹתֽוֹ
Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 120,916Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת אַרְבַּע הָעֲגָלֹת וְאֵת שְׁמֹנַת הַבָּקָר נָתַן לִבְנֵי מְרָרִי כְּפִי עֲבֹדָתָם בְּיַד אִֽיתָמָר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵֽן
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 198,690Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי יַעֲקֹב בָּאוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה כְּשָׁמְעָם וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּחַר לָהֶם מְאֹד כִּֽי־נְבָלָה עָשָׂה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁכַּב אֶת־בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹב וְכֵן לֹא יֵעָשֶֽׂה
And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought a vile deed in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
skip 30, width 30 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 49,455Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־נְבוֹ וְאֶת־בַּעַל מְעוֹן מֽוּסַבֹּת שֵׁם וְאֶת־שִׂבְמָה וַיִּקְרְאוּ בְשֵׁמֹת אֶת־שְׁמוֹת הֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר בָּנֽוּ
and Nebo, and Baal-meon—their names being changed—and Sibmah; and gave their names unto the cities which they builded.
skip 40, width 40 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 243,989Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אותיות appears 3,595 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,564, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 279
- Exodus 194
- Leviticus 161
- Numbers 137
- Deuteronomy 183
- Joshua 108
- Judges 154
- Samuel 368
- Kings 300
- Isaiah 167
- Jeremiah 239
- Ezekiel 320
- The Twelve 164
- Psalms 178
- Proverbs 66
- Job 102
- Song of Songs 8
- Ruth 19
- Lamentations 8
- Ecclesiastes 19
- Esther 28
- Daniel 59
- Ezra–Nehemiah 75
- Chronicles 259
Outside the Torah
בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנָה אֲחַזְיָהוּ בְמָלְכוֹ וְשָׁנָה אַחַת מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ עֲתַלְיָהוּ בַּת־עָמְרִי מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 542,335Open in the laboratory →
בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנָה אֲחַזְיָהוּ בְמָלְכוֹ וְשָׁנָה אַחַת מָלַךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ עֲתַלְיָהוּ בַּת־עָמְרִֽי
Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,171,190Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַו עֲלֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר כֹּה תַעֲשׂוּן בְּיִרְאַת יְהוָה בֶּאֱמוּנָה וּבְלֵבָב שָׁלֵֽם
And he charged them, saying: ‘Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a whole heart.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,167,106Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אותיות — a Hebrew word: the letters of the alphabet. Searched as אותיות, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 823.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Letters in the Torah codes?
938 sequences of אותיות at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 934 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Letters in the Torah?
Skip 11, reading forward from Genesis 34:28 — the shortest of 938 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 934.
How is Letters spelled in Hebrew?
Letters is spelled אותיות — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 823.
Is Letters in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אותיות appears 3,595 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,564, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 934 here) beside the count.