Biblical names

Pelaiah פלאיה

Pelaiah (פלאיה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Pelaiah is found 2,749 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Leviticus 19:7) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,780).

Found in the Torah
2,749
Chance alone
2,780
P (≥ found)
0.72
Shortest skip
3

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

At skips 2–5,000, פלאיה appears 2,749 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,780, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which פלאיה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Leviticus 19:7, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), פלאיה is found 20,817 times; chance alone would give about 21,909.

  • Genesis 705
  • Exodus 545
  • Leviticus 396
  • Numbers 690
  • Deuteronomy 413

The shortest skips

  1. Leviticus 19:7ויקרא יט:זskip 3, forward

    וְאִם הֵאָכֹל יֵאָכֵל בַּיּוֹם 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.

    פלאיה at skip 3, forward from Leviticus 19:7ביוםהשלישיגוהולארצואכליועונופלאיה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 170,507Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 8:11במדבר ח:יאskip 7, backward

    וְהֵנִיף אַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהָיוּ לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת יְהוָֽה

    And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for a wave-offering from the children of Israel, that they may be to do the service of the LORD.

    פלאיה at skip 7, backward from Numbers 8:11נייקוקוסמכובניישראלאתידיםעלהלוםוהניףהרןאתהויםתנוהלפנייקוקמאתבניישראלוהיופלאיה
    skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 202,890Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 23:30במדבר כג:לskip 7, backward

    וַיַּעַשׂ בָּלָק כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר בִּלְעָם וַיַּעַל פָּר וָאַיִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ

    And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

    פלאיה at skip 7, backward from Numbers 23:30בחתוהכןליבזהשבעהפריםושבעאיליםועשבלקכשראמרבעםויעלרואילבמזבחויראבלעםכיטובבפלאיה
    skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 229,019Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 23:8בראשית כג:חskip 11, backward

    וַיְדַבֵּר אִתָּם לֵאמֹר אִם־יֵשׁ אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁכֶם לִקְבֹּר אֶת־מֵתִי מִלְּפָנַי שְׁמָעוּנִי וּפִגְעוּ־לִי בְּעֶפְרוֹן בֶּן־צֹֽחַר

    And he spoke with them, saying: ‘If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

    פלאיה at skip 11, backward from Genesis 23:8קברולאיכלהממךמקברמתךויקםאברהםוישתחולעםארץלבניחתודבראתםלאמרםישאתנפשכםקבראתמתימלנישמעוניופגעוליבעפרוןבןצחרויתןליאתמערתפלאיה
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 28,678Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 30:1דברים ל:אskip 11, backward

    וְהָיָה כִֽי־יָבֹאוּ עָלֶיךָ כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה הַבְּרָכָה וְהַקְּלָלָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ אֶל־לְבָבֶךָ בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הִדִּיחֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ שָֽׁמָּה

    And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt bethink thyself among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,

    פלאיה at skip 11, backward from Deuteronomy 30:1נוולבנינועדעולםלעשותאתכלדבריהתורההזאתויהכייבאועלךכלהדבריםהלההברכהוהקלהאשרנתתילניךוהשבתאללבבךבכלהגויםאשרהדיחךיקוקאלהיפלאיה
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 297,148Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, פלאיה appears 9,899 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,486, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 705
  • Exodus 545
  • Leviticus 396
  • Numbers 690
  • Deuteronomy 462
  • Joshua 318
  • Judges 383
  • Samuel 856
  • Kings 743
  • Isaiah 544
  • Jeremiah 732
  • Ezekiel 611
  • The Twelve 456
  • Psalms 578
  • Proverbs 181
  • Job 294
  • Song of Songs 42
  • Ruth 12
  • Lamentations 60
  • Ecclesiastes 59
  • Esther 95
  • Daniel 203
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 229
  • Chronicles 705

Outside the Torah

  1. Psalms 5:5תהלים ה:הskip 2, backward

    כִּי לֹא אֵֽל־חָפֵץ רֶשַׁע אָתָּה לֹא יְגֻרְךָ רָֽע

    For Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; Evil shall not sojourn with Thee.

    פלאיה at skip 2, backward from Psalms 5:5לךואצפכלאחץרשעאתהפלאיה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 859,953Open in the laboratory →

  2. Jeremiah 1:15ירמיהו א:טוskip 3, backward

    כִּי הִנְנִי קֹרֵא לְכָֽל־מִשְׁפְּחוֹת מַמְלְכוֹת צָפוֹנָה נְאֻם־יְהוָה וּבָאוּ וְֽנָתְנוּ אִישׁ כִּסְאוֹ פֶּתַח שַׁעֲרֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְעַל כָּל־חוֹמֹתֶיהָ סָבִיב וְעַל כָּל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָֽה

    For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

    פלאיה at skip 3, backward from Jeremiah 1:15ישביהארץכיננקרלכמשחותממלכותצפלאיה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 643,190Open in the laboratory →

  3. Ezekiel 1:12יחזקאל א:יבskip 5, forward

    וְאִישׁ אֶל־עֵבֶר פָּנָיו יֵלֵכוּ אֶל אֲשֶׁר יִֽהְיֶה־שָׁמָּה הָרוּחַ לָלֶכֶת יֵלֵכוּ לֹא יִסַּבּוּ בְּלֶכְתָּֽן

    And they went every one straight forward; whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went.

    פלאיה at skip 5, forward from Ezekiel 1:12גויתיהנהואישאלעברניויכואלשריההשמהרוחללכתילכולאיסבופלאיה
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 728,000Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

פלאיה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as פלאיה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 126.

As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Psalms 139:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Pelaiah in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, פלאיה appears 2,749 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,780, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Pelaiah in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading forward from Leviticus 19:7 — the shortest of 2,749 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,780.

What is the gematria of Pelaiah in Hebrew?

Pelaiah is spelled פלאיה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 126.

How many times is Pelaiah found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, פלאיה appears 9,899 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,486, so the count is in line with chance.

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