Lulav לולב
Lulav — in Hebrew לולב — the palm branch of Sukkot. In the Torah codes, Lulav is found 79,971 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 9:21) — about what chance alone gives (about 79,926).
- Found in the Torah
- 79,971
- Chance alone
- 79,926
- P (≥ found)
- 0.44
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 79,971 sequences of לולב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 79,926).
The shortest skip at which לולב appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 9:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), לולב is found 814,100 times; chance alone would give about 832,814.
- Genesis 20,378
- Exodus 13,991
- Leviticus 11,519
- Numbers 19,001
- Deuteronomy 15,082
The shortest skips
וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא־שָׂם לִבּוֹ אֶל־דְּבַר יְהוָה וַֽיַּעֲזֹב אֶת־עֲבָדָיו וְאֶת־מִקְנֵהוּ בַּשָּׂדֶֽה
and he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 90,723Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם אֶל־בָּלָק הִֽנֵּה־בָאתִי אֵלֶיךָ עַתָּה הֲיָכוֹל אוּכַל דַּבֵּר מְאוּמָה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר יָשִׂים אֱלֹהִים בְּפִי אֹתוֹ אֲדַבֵּֽר
And Balaam said unto Balak: ‘Lo, I am come unto thee; have I now any power at all to speak any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 227,471Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא־תִקְחוּ כֹפֶר לָנוּס אֶל־עִיר מִקְלָטוֹ לָשׁוּב לָשֶׁבֶת בָּאָרֶץ עַד־מוֹת הַכֹּהֵֽן
And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 248,925Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־מֵעֵבֶר לַיָּם הִוא לֵאמֹר מִי יַעֲבָר־לָנוּ אֶל־עֵבֶר הַיָּם וְיִקָּחֶהָ לָּנוּ וְיַשְׁמִעֵנוּ אֹתָהּ וְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה
Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say: ‘Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 297,887Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־מָצְאָה הַיּוֹנָה מָנוֹחַ לְכַף־רַגְלָהּ וַתָּשָׁב אֵלָיו אֶל־הַתֵּבָה כִּי־מַיִם עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיִּקָּחֶהָ וַיָּבֵא אֹתָהּ אֵלָיו אֶל־הַתֵּבָֽה
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth; and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 9,547Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, לולב appears 383,973 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 381,743 chance alone would give; the probability of 383,973 or more by chance alone is 0.00016.
- Genesis 20,378
- Exodus 13,991
- Leviticus 11,519
- Numbers 19,001
- Deuteronomy 15,851
- Joshua 12,608
- Judges 13,433
- Samuel 41,154
- Kings 34,479
- Isaiah 18,258
- Jeremiah 28,505
- Ezekiel 19,668
- The Twelve 15,474
- Psalms 24,614
- Proverbs 7,193
- Job 8,948
- Song of Songs 1,276
- Ruth 1,438
- Lamentations 1,817
- Ecclesiastes 3,685
- Esther 3,944
- Daniel 9,132
- Ezra–Nehemiah 13,113
- Chronicles 44,494
Outside the Torah
וַיָּקִימוּ עָלָיו גַּל־אֲבָנִים גָּדוֹל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וַיָּשָׁב יְהוָה מֵחֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא עֵמֶק עָכוֹר עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and the LORD turned from the fierceness of His anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called The valley of Achor, unto this day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,199Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־מֶלֶךְ הָעַי תָּלָה עַל־הָעֵץ עַד־עֵת הָעָרֶב וּכְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ צִוָּה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֹּרִידוּ אֶת־נִבְלָתוֹ מִן־הָעֵץ וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ אוֹתָהּ אֶל־פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וַיָּקִימוּ עָלָיו גַּל־אֲבָנִים גָּדוֹל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide; and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 317,162Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגְּשׁוּ בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּגִּלְגָּל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כָּלֵב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּה הַקְּנִזִּי אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֶֽת־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים עַל אֹדוֹתַי וְעַל אֹדוֹתֶיךָ בְּקָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵֽעַ
Then the children of Judah drew nigh unto Joshua in Gilgal; and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said unto him: ‘Thou knowest the thing that the LORD spoke unto Moses the man of God concerning me and concerning thee in Kadesh-barnea.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,965Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
לולב — a Hebrew word: the palm branch of Sukkot. Searched as לולב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 68.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Lulav in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 79,971 sequences of לולב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 79,926).
What is the shortest skip for Lulav in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 9:21 — the shortest of 79,971 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 79,926.
What is the gematria of Lulav in Hebrew?
Lulav is spelled לולב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 68.
How many times is Lulav found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, לולב appears 383,973 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 381,743 chance alone would give; the probability of 383,973 or more by chance alone is 0.00016.
Search it yourself
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