Neilah נעילה
Neilah — in Hebrew נעילה — the closing prayer of the Day of Atonement. Neilah appears 3,347 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 3,398 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 3,347
- Chance alone
- 3,398
- P (≥ found)
- 0.81
- Shortest skip
- 4
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 3,347 sequences of נעילה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,398).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Deuteronomy 34:10, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 25,766 sequences of נעילה, against about 26,778 from chance alone.
- Genesis 821
- Exodus 701
- Leviticus 430
- Numbers 853
- Deuteronomy 542
The shortest skips
וְלֹֽא־קָם נָבִיא עוֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר יְדָעוֹ יְהוָה פָּנִים אֶל־פָּנִֽים
And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 304,703Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֱמֹר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן קַח מַטְּךָ וּנְטֵֽה־יָדְךָ עַל־מֵימֵי מִצְרַיִם עַֽל־נַהֲרֹתָם עַל־יְאֹרֵיהֶם וְעַל־אַגְמֵיהֶם וְעַל כָּל־מִקְוֵה מֵימֵיהֶם וְיִֽהְיוּ־דָם וְהָיָה דָם בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּבָעֵצִים וּבָאֲבָנִֽים
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Say unto Aaron: Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 87,337Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה הַפְקֵד אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם עַל־מִשְׁכַּן הָעֵדֻת וְעַל כָּל־כֵּלָיו וְעַל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הֵמָּה יִשְׂאוּ אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלָיו וְהֵם יְשָׁרְתֻהוּ וְסָבִיב לַמִּשְׁכָּן יַחֲנֽוּ
but appoint thou the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof, and over all that belongeth to it; they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 188,536Open in the laboratory →
יֵאָסֵף אַהֲרֹן אֶל־עַמָּיו כִּי לֹא יָבֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל אֲשֶׁר־מְרִיתֶם אֶת־פִּי לְמֵי מְרִיבָֽה
’Aaron shall be gathered unto his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against My word at the waters of Meribah.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 223,180Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־קָרְבָּנָם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה שֵׁשׁ־עֶגְלֹת צָב וּשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר בָּקָר עֲגָלָה עַל־שְׁנֵי הַנְּשִׂאִים וְשׁוֹר לְאֶחָד וַיַּקְרִיבוּ אוֹתָם לִפְנֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן
And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen: a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox; and they presented them before the tabernacle.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 198,491Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 14,486 sequences of נעילה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 14,798).
- Genesis 821
- Exodus 701
- Leviticus 430
- Numbers 853
- Deuteronomy 605
- Joshua 596
- Judges 551
- Samuel 1,095
- Kings 1,121
- Isaiah 717
- Jeremiah 1,069
- Ezekiel 763
- The Twelve 672
- Psalms 1,053
- Proverbs 225
- Job 364
- Song of Songs 79
- Ruth 42
- Lamentations 94
- Ecclesiastes 114
- Esther 108
- Daniel 424
- Ezra–Nehemiah 678
- Chronicles 1,311
Outside the Torah
וְתֵרֶא אֹיַבְתִּי וּתְכַסֶּהָ בוּשָׁה הָאֹמְרָה אֵלַי אַיּוֹ יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיִךְ עֵינַי תִּרְאֶינָּה בָּהּ עַתָּה תִּֽהְיֶה לְמִרְמָס כְּטִיט חוּצֽוֹת
Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her; Who said unto me: Where is the LORD thy God? Mine eyes shall gaze upon her; Now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 832,092Open in the laboratory →
בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וָתֵשַׁע שָׁנָה לַעֲזַרְיָה מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה מָלַךְ מְנַחֵם בֶּן־גָּדִי עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן
In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 554,661Open in the laboratory →
בִּשְׁנַת חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה לַעֲזַרְיָה מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה מָלַךְ פְּקַֽחְיָה בֶן־מְנַחֵם עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן שְׁנָתָֽיִם
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 555,024Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נעילה — a Hebrew word: the closing prayer of the Day of Atonement. Searched as נעילה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 165.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Neilah in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 3,347 sequences of נעילה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,398).
What is the shortest skip for Neilah in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading forward from Deuteronomy 34:10 — the shortest of 3,347 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,398.
How is Neilah spelled in Hebrew?
Neilah is spelled נעילה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 165.
Is Neilah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 14,486 sequences of נעילה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 14,798).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,398 here) beside the count.