Onkelos אונקלוס

Onkelos (אונקלוס): author of the Aramaic translation of the Torah (Targum Onkelos). Counted across every skip (2–50,808), the Torah holds 6 sequences of Onkelos, the shortest at skip 4,952 (Leviticus 19:7); chance alone would give about 4.2.

Found in the Torah · every skip: 6
Chance alone · every skip: 4.2
P (≥ found) · every skip: 0.24
Shortest skip: 4,952
Longest skip found: 43,887

Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 7 letters (2–50,808), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 1 found · chance alone about 0.78 (probability of 1 or more by chance alone: 0.54).

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In the Torah

The Torah holds 6 sequences of אונקלוס across every skip (2–50,808) — about what chance alone gives (about 4.2).

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4,952 — at Leviticus 19:7, reading forward.

The longest skip at which אונקלוס was found in the Torah is 43,887 — at Genesis 9:20, reading forward; a spelling of 7 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 50,808.

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 4
Leviticus 1
Numbers 1

Examples across the range

5 of the 6 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.

Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.

shortest skipLeviticus 19:7ויקרא יט:זskip 4,952, forward
Letter by letter
1. אLeviticus 19:7
  … הַשְּׁלִישִׁי פִּגּוּל הוּא לֹא יֵרָצֶֽה
  And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is a vile thing; it shall not be accepted.
2. וLeviticus 22:18
  … בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יַקְרִיב קָרְבָּנוֹ לְכָל־נִדְרֵיהֶם וּלְכָל …
  Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or of …
3. נLeviticus 25:17
  וְלֹא תוֹנוּ אִישׁ אֶת־עֲמִיתוֹ …
  And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am the LORD your God.
4. קLeviticus 27:14
  וְאִישׁ כִּֽי־יַקְדִּשׁ אֶת־בֵּיתוֹ קֹדֶשׁ …
  And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad; as the priest …
5. לNumbers 3:2
  וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּֽנֵי־אַהֲרֹן …
  And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
6. וNumbers 5:2
  צַו אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל …
  ’Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is unclean by …
7. סNumbers 7:43
  קָרְבָּנוֹ קַֽעֲרַת־כֶּסֶף אַחַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וּמֵאָה …
  his offering was one silver dish, the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the …
skip 4,952, width 4,952 — one row is 4,952 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 170,515 of the TorahOpen at skip 4,952 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipNumbers 1:51במדבר א:נאskip 8,340, forward
1. אNumbers 1:51
  … וּבַחֲנֹת הַמִּשְׁכָּן יָקִימוּ אֹתוֹ הַלְוִיִּם וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב …
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. וNumbers 5:31
  … הַהִוא תִּשָּׂא אֶת־עֲוֺנָֽהּ
2. נNumbers 10:6
  וּתְקַעְתֶּם תְּרוּעָה שֵׁנִית וְנָֽסְעוּ הַֽמַּחֲנוֹת הַחֹנִים …
3. קNumbers 15:8
  וְכִֽי־תַעֲשֶׂה בֶן־בָּקָר עֹלָה אוֹ־זָבַח …
4. לNumbers 20:3
  … עִם־מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֵאמֹר וְלוּ גָוַעְנוּ בִּגְוַע …
5. וNumbers 25:4
  … הָעָם וְהוֹקַע אוֹתָם לַיהוָה נֶגֶד הַשָּׁמֶשׁ וְיָשֹׁב …
6. סNumbers 30:5
  … נִדְרָהּ וֶֽאֱסָרָהּ אֲשֶׁר אָֽסְרָה עַל־נַפְשָׁהּ וְהֶחֱרִישׁ …
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 8,340, width 8,340 — one row is 8,340 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 188,645 of the TorahOpen at skip 8,340 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipGenesis 31:8בראשית לא:חskip 12,534, forward
1. אGenesis 31:8
  … כָל־הַצֹּאן נְקֻדִּים וְאִם־כֹּה יֹאמַר עֲקֻדִּים …
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. וGenesis 38:12
  … אֵֽשֶׁת־יְהוּדָה וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוּדָה וַיַּעַל עַל־גֹּֽזֲזֵי …
2. נGenesis 45:6
  כִּי־זֶה שְׁנָתַיִם הָרָעָב בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ …
3. קExodus 3:18
  … יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הָֽעִבְרִיִּים נִקְרָה עָלֵינוּ וְעַתָּה נֵֽלֲכָה …
4. לExodus 12:4
  … הַבַּיִת מִהְיֹת מִשֶּׂה וְלָקַח הוּא וּשְׁכֵנוֹ הַקָּרֹב …
5. וExodus 19:19
  וַיְהִי קוֹל הַשּׁוֹפָר הוֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק …
6. סExodus 28:18
  וְהַטּוּר הַשֵּׁנִי נֹפֶךְ סַפִּיר וְיָהֲלֹֽם
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 12,534, width 12,534 — one row is 12,534 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 43,980 of the TorahOpen at skip 12,534 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipGenesis 26:5בראשית כו:הskip 37,899, forward
1. אGenesis 26:5
  עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַע אַבְרָהָם בְּקֹלִי …
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. וGenesis 47:12
  … אָבִיו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו וְאֵת כָּל־בֵּית אָבִיו …
2. ןExodus 22:16
  אִם־מָאֵן יְמָאֵן אָבִיהָ לְתִתָּהּ לוֹ …
3. קLeviticus 6:10
  … נָתַתִּי אֹתָהּ מֵאִשָּׁי קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים הִוא כַּחַטָּאת …
4. לLeviticus 27:32
  … מַעְשַׂר בָּקָר וָצֹאן כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲבֹר תַּחַת …
5. וNumbers 21:13
  … גְּבוּל מוֹאָב בֵּין מוֹאָב וּבֵין הָאֱמֹרִֽי
6. סDeuteronomy 6:16
  … אֱלֹהֵיכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר נִסִּיתֶם בַּמַּסָּֽה
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 37,899, width 37,899 — one row is 37,899 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 34,664 of the TorahOpen at skip 37,899 in the laboratory →
the longest skip foundGenesis 9:20בראשית ט:כskip 43,887, forward
1. אGenesis 9:20
  וַיָּחֶל נֹחַ אִישׁ הָֽאֲדָמָה וַיִּטַּע כָּֽרֶם
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. וGenesis 37:20
  וְעַתָּה לְכוּ וְנַֽהַרְגֵהוּ וְנַשְׁלִכֵהוּ בְּאַחַד הַבֹּרוֹת וְאָמַרְנוּ …
2. נExodus 14:17
  וַאֲנִי הִנְנִי מְחַזֵּק אֶת־לֵב …
3. קLeviticus 2:6
  פָּתוֹת אֹתָהּ פִּתִּים וְיָצַקְתָּ עָלֶיהָ שָׁמֶן מִנְחָה …
4. לNumbers 1:10
  לִבְנֵי יוֹסֵף לְאֶפְרַיִם אֱלִישָׁמָע בֶּן־עַמִּיהוּד לִמְנַשֶּׁה …
5. וNumbers 25:9
  וַיִּהְיוּ הַמֵּתִים בַּמַּגֵּפָה אַרְבָּעָה וְעֶשְׂרִים אָֽלֶף
6. סDeuteronomy 14:18
  וְהַחֲסִידָה וְהָאֲנָפָה לְמִינָהּ וְהַדּוּכִיפַת וְהָעֲטַלֵּֽף
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 43,887, width 43,887 — one row is 43,887 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 11,198 of the TorahOpen at skip 43,887 in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 49 sequences of אונקלוס across every skip (2–199,506) — about what chance alone gives (about 65.9).

At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 3 found · chance alone about 3.3 (probability of 3 or more by chance alone: 0.63).

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 7
Exodus 3
Leviticus 3
Numbers 4
Deuteronomy 3
Judges 1
Samuel 3
Kings 2
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 4
Ezekiel 3
The Twelve 1
Psalms 2
Job 3
Lamentations 1
Ecclesiastes 1
Daniel 1
Chronicles 6

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Outside the Torah

shortest skip outside the TorahJob 5:17איוב ה:יזskip 1,387, forward
1. אJob 5:17
  … וּמוּסַר שַׁדַּי אַל־תִּמְאָֽס
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. וJob 7:10
  לֹא־יָשׁוּב עוֹד לְבֵיתוֹ וְלֹא …
2. נJob 9:16
  אִם־קָרָאתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵנִי לֹֽא־אַאֲמִין כִּֽי …
3. קJob 11:7
  הַחֵקֶר אֱלוֹהַ תִּמְצָא אִם …
4. לJob 13:11
  הֲלֹא שְׂאֵתוֹ תְּבַעֵת אֶתְכֶם וּפַחְדּוֹ יִפֹּל עֲלֵיכֶֽם
5. וJob 15:9
  … תָּבִין וְֽלֹא־עִמָּנוּ הֽוּא
6. סJob 16:22
  כִּֽי־שְׁנוֹת מִסְפָּר יֶאֱתָיוּ וְאֹרַח לֹא …
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 1,387, width 1,387 — one row is 1,387 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 967,970 of the TanakhOpen at skip 1,387 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipPsalms 39:13תהלים לט:יגskip 2,250, backward
1. אPsalms 39:13
  … תְפִלָּתִי יְהוָה וְשַׁוְעָתִי הַאֲזִינָה אֶֽל־דִּמְעָתִי אַֽל …
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. וPsalms 37:3
  בְּטַח בַּֽיהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה־טוֹב שְׁכָן …
2. ןPsalms 33:16
  אֵֽין־הַמֶּלֶךְ נוֹשָׁע בְּרָב …
3. קPsalms 29:8
  … יָחִיל יְהוָה מִדְבַּר קָדֵֽשׁ
4. לPsalms 24:8
  … וְגִבּוֹר יְהוָה גִּבּוֹר מִלְחָמָֽה
5. וPsalms 19:15
  יִֽהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי־פִי …
6. סPsalms 17:12
  דִּמְיֹנוֹ כְּאַרְיֵה יִכְסוֹף לִטְרוֹף וְכִכְפִיר יֹשֵׁב בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 2,250, width 2,250 — one row is 2,250 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 878,272 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2,250 in the laboratory →
longest skip outside the Torah1 Chronicles 9:33דברי הימים א ט:לגskip 183,505, backward
1. א1 Chronicles 9:33
  … יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה עֲלֵיהֶם בַּמְּלָאכָֽה
Letter by letter: the other 6 letters
1. וPsalms 132:7
  נָבוֹאָה לְמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָיו נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לַהֲדֹם רַגְלָֽיו
2. נEzekiel 16:19
  … וּנְתַתִּיהוּ לִפְנֵיהֶם לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ וַיֶּהִי נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי …
3. ק2 Kings 18:37
  … הַמַּזְכִּיר אֶל־חִזְקִיָּהוּ קְרוּעֵי בְגָדִים וַיַּגִּדוּ לוֹ …
4. לJudges 20:2
  … פִּנּוֹת כָּל־הָעָם כֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּקְהַל …
5. וNumbers 5:9
  וְכָל־תְּרוּמָה לְכָל־קָדְשֵׁי בְנֵי …
6. סGenesis 10:17
  וְאֶת־הַֽחִוִּי וְאֶת־הַֽעַרְקִי וְאֶת־הַסִּינִֽי
Each verse's English is on its verse page.
skip 183,505, width 183,505 — one row is 183,505 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 1,113,190 of the TanakhOpen at skip 183,505 in the laboratory →

The spelling

אונקלוס — the name in Hebrew letters: author of the Aramaic translation of the Torah (Targum Onkelos). Searched as אונקלוס, 7 letters, with a standard gematria value of 253.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Onkelos appear in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 6 sequences of אונקלוס across every skip (2–50,808) — about what chance alone gives (about 4.2).

What is the shortest skip for Onkelos in the Torah?

Skip 4,952, reading forward from Leviticus 19:7 — the shortest of 6 sequences across every skip (2–50,808), where chance alone would give about 4.2.

How is Onkelos spelled in Hebrew?

Onkelos is spelled אונקלוס — 7 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 253.

Is Onkelos in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 49 sequences of אונקלוס across every skip (2–199,506) — about what chance alone gives (about 65.9).

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