Pillar עמוד
Pillar — in Hebrew עמוד — pillar, column. Pillar appears 20,867 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 20,861 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 20,867
- Chance alone
- 20,861
- P (≥ found)
- 0.48
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, עמוד appears 20,867 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 20,861, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which עמוד appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 14:28, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עמוד is found 217,859 times; chance alone would give about 217,368.
- Genesis 5,408
- Exodus 4,801
- Leviticus 2,638
- Numbers 5,021
- Deuteronomy 2,999
The shortest skips
וְנָתַן הַכֹּהֵן מִן־הַשֶּׁמֶן אֲשֶׁר עַל־כַּפּוֹ עַל־תְּנוּךְ אֹזֶן הַמִּטַּהֵר הַיְמָנִית וְעַל־בֹּהֶן יָדוֹ הַיְמָנִית וְעַל־בֹּהֶן רַגְלוֹ הַיְמָנִית עַל־מְקוֹם דַּם הָאָשָֽׁם
And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the guilt-offering.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 162,905Open in the laboratory →
עֲשֵׂה לְךָ שְׁתֵּי חֲצֽוֹצְרֹת כֶּסֶף מִקְשָׁה תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם וְהָיוּ לְךָ לְמִקְרָא הָֽעֵדָה וּלְמַסַּע אֶת־הַֽמַּחֲנֽוֹת
’Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make them; and they shall be unto thee for the calling of the congregation, and for causing the camps to set forward.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 205,195Open in the laboratory →
הַנִּסְתָּרֹת לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְהַנִּגְלֹת לָׄנׄוּׄ וּׄלְׄבָׄנֵׄיׄנׄוּׄ עַד־עוֹלָם לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּֽאת
The secret things belong unto the LORD our God; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 297,082Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב מִכְרָה כַיּוֹם אֶת־בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ לִֽי
And Jacob said: ‘Sell me first thy birth right.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 34,242Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ שָׁאוֹל שָֽׁאַל־הָאִישׁ לָנוּ וּלְמֽוֹלַדְתֵּנוּ לֵאמֹר הַעוֹד אֲבִיכֶם חַי הֲיֵשׁ לָכֶם אָח וַנַגֶּד־לוֹ עַל־פִּי הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה הֲיָדוֹעַ נֵדַע כִּי יֹאמַר הוֹרִידוּ אֶת־אֲחִיכֶֽם
And they said: ‘The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying: Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words; could we in any wise know that he would say: Bring your brother down?’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 65,335Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 107,005 sequences of עמוד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 107,731).
- Genesis 5,408
- Exodus 4,801
- Leviticus 2,638
- Numbers 5,021
- Deuteronomy 3,242
- Joshua 3,452
- Judges 3,130
- Samuel 10,760
- Kings 7,470
- Isaiah 6,423
- Jeremiah 7,047
- Ezekiel 6,376
- The Twelve 5,022
- Psalms 8,659
- Proverbs 2,865
- Job 3,425
- Song of Songs 415
- Ruth 435
- Lamentations 435
- Ecclesiastes 1,195
- Esther 1,308
- Daniel 2,772
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,604
- Chronicles 10,102
Outside the Torah
כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יַצִּיל הָרֹעֶה מִפִּי הָאֲרִי שְׁתֵּי כְרָעַיִם אוֹ בְדַל־אֹזֶן כֵּן יִנָּצְלוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן בִּפְאַת מִטָּה וּבִדְמֶשֶׁק עָֽרֶשׂ
Thus saith the LORD: As the shepherd rescueth out of the mouth of the lion Two legs, or a piece of an ear, So shall the children of Israel that dwell in Samaria Escape with the corner of a couch, and the leg of a bed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 817,461Open in the laboratory →
מִפְּנֵי רְשָׁעִים זוּ שַׁדּוּנִי אֹיְבַי בְּנֶפֶשׁ יַקִּיפוּ עָלָֽי
From the wicked that oppress, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 864,677Open in the laboratory →
עָנֵה דָֽנִיֵּאל וְאָמַר לֶהֱוֵא שְׁמֵהּ דִּֽי־אֱלָהָא מְבָרַךְ מִן־עָלְמָא וְעַד־עָלְמָא דִּי חָכְמְתָא וּגְבוּרְתָא דִּי לֵֽהּ־הִֽיא
Daniel spoke and said: Blessed be the name of God From everlasting even unto everlasting; For wisdom and might are His;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,037,512Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עמוד — the Tanakh's own spelling: pillar, column. Searched as עמוד, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 120.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 13:22. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Pillar in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, עמוד appears 20,867 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 20,861, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Pillar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 14:28 — the shortest of 20,867 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 20,861.
What is the gematria of Pillar in Hebrew?
Pillar is spelled עמוד — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 120.
How many times is Pillar found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 107,005 sequences of עמוד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 107,731).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 20,861 here) beside the count.