Melach המלח
Melach (המלח) is a name in the Tanakh — salt. Melach appears 37,638 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 37,572 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 37,638
- Chance alone
- 37,572
- P (≥ found)
- 0.37
- 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 37,638 sequences of המלח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 37,572).
The shortest skip at which המלח appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 8:15, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), המלח is found 393,735 times; chance alone would give about 391,492.
- Genesis 7,342
- Exodus 8,672
- Leviticus 6,317
- Numbers 9,758
- Deuteronomy 5,549
The shortest skips
וַיְדַבֵּר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־נֹחַ לֵאמֹֽר
And God spoke unto Noah, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,871Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־נֹחַ וְאֶל־בָּנָיו אִתּוֹ לֵאמֹֽר
And God spoke unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,603Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־נֹחַ זֹאת אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר הֲקִמֹתִי בֵּינִי וּבֵין כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God said unto Noah: ‘This is the token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,073Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ אֶחָיו כִּֽי־אֹתוֹ אָהַב אֲבִיהֶם מִכָּל־אֶחָיו וַֽיִּשְׂנְאוּ אֹתוֹ וְלֹא יָכְלוּ דַּבְּרוֹ לְשָׁלֹֽם
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 54,252Open in the laboratory →
בְּסֹדָם אַל־תָּבֹא נַפְשִׁי בִּקְהָלָם אַל־תֵּחַד כְּבֹדִי כִּי בְאַפָּם הָרְגוּ אִישׁ וּבִרְצֹנָם עִקְּרוּ־שֽׁוֹר
Let my soul not come into their council; Unto their assembly let my glory not be not united; For in their anger they slew men, And in their self-will they houghed oxen.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,452Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 140,507 sequences of המלח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 142,385).
- Genesis 7,342
- Exodus 8,672
- Leviticus 6,317
- Numbers 9,758
- Deuteronomy 5,902
- Joshua 5,379
- Judges 4,167
- Samuel 10,350
- Kings 12,386
- Isaiah 6,582
- Jeremiah 9,740
- Ezekiel 8,757
- The Twelve 6,331
- Psalms 8,013
- Proverbs 2,530
- Job 2,846
- Song of Songs 548
- Ruth 721
- Lamentations 652
- Ecclesiastes 1,790
- Esther 1,926
- Daniel 2,181
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,013
- Chronicles 12,604
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר גִּדְעוֹן אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אַל־יִחַר אַפְּךָ בִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה אַךְ הַפָּעַם אֲנַסֶּה נָּא־רַק־הַפַּעַם בַּגִּזָּה יְהִי־נָא חֹרֶב אֶל־הַגִּזָּה לְבַדָּהּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ יִֽהְיֶה־טָּֽל
And Gideon said unto God: ‘Let not Thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray Thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 355,639Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲרוֹן אֱלֹהִים נִלְקָח וּשְׁנֵי בְנֵֽי־עֵלִי מֵתוּ חָפְנִי וּפִֽינְחָֽס
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 389,186Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן הַֽמְבַשֵּׂר וַיֹּאמֶר נָס יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וְגַם מַגֵּפָה גְדוֹלָה הָיְתָה בָעָם וְגַם־שְׁנֵי בָנֶיךָ מֵתוּ חָפְנִי וּפִינְחָס וַאֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים נִלְקָֽחָה
And he that brought the tidings answered and said: ‘Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 389,594Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
המלח — the Tanakh's own spelling: salt. Searched as המלח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 83.
As a plain word it stands 13 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Melach in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 37,638 sequences of המלח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 37,572).
What is the shortest skip for Melach in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 8:15 — the shortest of 37,638 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 37,572.
What is the gematria of Melach in Hebrew?
Melach is spelled המלח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 83.
How many times is Melach found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 140,507 sequences of המלח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 142,385).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 37,572 here) beside the count.