Biblical names

Salcah סלכה

Salcah (סלכה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Salcah appears 4,433 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 4,570 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
4,433
Chance alone
4,570
P (≥ found)
0.98
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, סלכה appears 4,433 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,570, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which סלכה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 22:25, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), סלכה is found 44,770 times; chance alone would give about 47,614.

  • Genesis 775
  • Exodus 869
  • Leviticus 601
  • Numbers 1,004
  • Deuteronomy 1,184

The shortest skips

  1. Numbers 22:25במדבר כב:כהskip 2, forward

    וַתֵּרֶא הָאָתוֹן אֶת־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה וַתִּלָּחֵץ אֶל־הַקִּיר וַתִּלְחַץ אֶת־רֶגֶל בִּלְעָם אֶל־הַקִּיר וַיֹּסֶף לְהַכֹּתָֽהּ

    And the ass saw the angel of the LORD, and she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall; and he smote her again.

    סלכה at skip 2, forward from Numbers 22:25הקירויףהתויוסףמלסלכה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 226,671Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 47:12בראשית מז:יבskip 3, backward

    וַיְכַלְכֵּל יוֹסֵף אֶת־אָבִיו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו וְאֵת כָּל־בֵּית אָבִיו לֶחֶם לְפִי הַטָּֽף

    And Joseph sustained his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to the want of their little ones.

    סלכה at skip 3, backward from Genesis 47:12כאשרצוהפרעוילכיוףאתאביוואתסלכה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 72,548Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 9:28שמות ט:כחskip 3, backward

    הַעְתִּירוּ אֶל־יְהוָה וְרַב מִֽהְיֹת קֹלֹת אֱלֹהִים וּבָרָד וַאֲשַׁלְּחָה אֶתְכֶם וְלֹא תֹסִפוּן לַעֲמֹֽד

    Entreat the LORD, and let there be enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.’

    סלכה at skip 3, backward from Exodus 9:28םוברדואשלחאתםואתפוןלעמדויאסלכה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 91,185Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 30:9שמות ל:טskip 4, forward

    לֹא־תַעֲלוּ עָלָיו קְטֹרֶת זָרָה וְעֹלָה וּמִנְחָה וְנֵסֶךְ לֹא תִסְּכוּ עָלָֽיו

    Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon.

    סלכה at skip 4, forward from Exodus 30:9הומנחהונסךלאתכועיוופרארןעלקרנתיואחתבסלכה
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 123,482Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 19:5שמות יט:הskip 6, forward

    וְעַתָּה אִם־שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ בְּקֹלִי וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־בְּרִיתִי וִהְיִיתֶם לִי סְגֻלָּה מִכָּל־הָעַמִּים כִּי־לִי כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ

    Now therefore, if ye will hearken unto My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then ye shall be Mine own treasure from among all peoples; for all the earth is Mine;

    סלכה at skip 6, forward from Exodus 19:5שמרתםאתבריתיוהייתםליגלהמכהעמיםיליכלארץואתםתהיוליממלכתכהנסלכה
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 105,877Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, סלכה appears 18,700 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 18,900, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 775
  • Exodus 869
  • Leviticus 601
  • Numbers 1,004
  • Deuteronomy 1,250
  • Joshua 382
  • Judges 488
  • Samuel 942
  • Kings 1,867
  • Isaiah 1,213
  • Jeremiah 1,389
  • Ezekiel 998
  • The Twelve 1,052
  • Psalms 1,778
  • Proverbs 541
  • Job 365
  • Song of Songs 72
  • Ruth 17
  • Lamentations 113
  • Ecclesiastes 342
  • Esther 483
  • Daniel 390
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 470
  • Chronicles 1,299

Outside the Torah

  1. Ecclesiastes 11:10קהלת יא:יskip 2, forward

    וְהָסֵר כַּעַס מִלִּבֶּךָ וְהַעֲבֵר רָעָה מִבְּשָׂרֶךָ כִּֽי־הַיַּלְדוּת וְהַֽשַּׁחֲרוּת הָֽבֶל

    Therefore remove vexation from thy heart, And put away evil from thy flesh; For childhood and youth are vanity.

    סלכה at skip 2, forward from Ecclesiastes 11:10והסרכעמבועבררעהמסלךה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 1,022,133Open in the laboratory →

  2. Jeremiah 2:21ירמיהו ב:כאskip 2, backward

    וְאָֽנֹכִי נְטַעְתִּיךְ שֹׂרֵק כֻּלֹּה זֶרַע אֱמֶת וְאֵיךְ נֶהְפַּכְתְּ לִי סוּרֵי הַגֶּפֶן נָכְרִיָּֽה

    Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, Wholly a right seed; How then art thou turned into the degenerate plant Of a strange vine unto Me?

    סלכה at skip 2, backward from Jeremiah 2:21תואיךנפתיוריהגפןסלכה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 644,628Open in the laboratory →

  3. Isaiah 26:16ישעיהו כו:טזskip 3, forward

    יְהוָה בַּצַּר פְּקָדוּךָ צָקוּן לַחַשׁ מוּסָרְךָ לָֽמוֹ

    LORD, in trouble have they sought Thee, Silently they poured out a prayer when Thy chastening was upon them.

    סלכה at skip 3, forward from Isaiah 26:16ךצקוןלחשמורךמומורהתקריבללדסלכה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 599,612Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

סלכה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as סלכה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 115.

As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 3:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Salcah in the Bible code?

At skips 2–5,000, סלכה appears 4,433 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,570, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Salcah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 22:25 — the shortest of 4,433 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,570.

What is the gematria of Salcah in Hebrew?

Salcah is spelled סלכה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 115.

How many times is Salcah found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, סלכה appears 18,700 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 18,900, so the count is in line with chance.

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