Salt מלח
Salt is written מלח in Hebrew. Salt appears 6,303,808 times as a letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–152,424), in line with the 6,381,085 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 6,303,808
- Chance alone · every skip
- 6,381,085
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,395
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 412,730 found · chance alone about 411,694 (probability of 412,730 or more by chance alone: 0.05).
In the Torah
The Torah holds 6,303,808 sequences of מלח across every skip (2–152,424) — about what chance alone gives (about 6,381,085).
The shortest skip at which מלח appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 6:19, reading forward.
The longest skip at which מלח was found in the Torah is 152,395 — at Deuteronomy 34:12, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 6,381,085 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 1,492,093
- Exodus 1,349,256
- Leviticus 872,839
- Numbers 1,461,793
- Deuteronomy 1,127,827
Examples across the range
5 of the 6,303,808 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.
Letter by letter
- מ ל חGenesis 6:19
וּמִכָּל־הָחַי מִֽכָּל־בָּשָׂר שְׁנַיִם מִכֹּל תָּבִיא אֶל־הַתֵּבָה לְהַחֲיֹת אִתָּךְ זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה יִֽהְיֽוּ
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,742 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- מ ל חGenesis 6:19
Letter by letter
- ם ל חGenesis 8:15
וַיְדַבֵּר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־נֹחַ לֵאמֹֽר
And God spoke unto Noah, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,873 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ם ל חGenesis 8:15
- מ לExodus 3:18
וְשָׁמְעוּ לְקֹלֶךָ וּבָאתָ אַתָּה וְזִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל … דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְנִזְבְּחָה לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
And they shall hearken to thy voice. And thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him: The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, hath met with us. And now let us go, we pray thee, three days’journey into the wilderness…
Letter by letter: the other 1 letter
- חExodus 3:20
… בְּכֹל נִפְלְאֹתַי אֲשֶׁר אֶֽעֱשֶׂה בְּקִרְבּוֹ וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן יְשַׁלַּח אֶתְכֶֽם
And I will put forth My hand, and smite Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in the midst thereof. And after that he will let you go.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 81,522 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- מ לExodus 3:18
- מLeviticus 3:6
וְאִם־מִן־הַצֹּאן קָרְבָּנוֹ לְזֶבַח שְׁלָמִים לַיהוָה זָכָר אוֹ נְקֵבָה תָּמִים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ
And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the LORD be of the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לLeviticus 4:8
וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵלֶב פַּר הַֽחַטָּאת יָרִים מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת …
And all the fat of the bullock of the sin-offering he shall take off from it; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
- חLeviticus 4:26
וְאֶת־כָּל־חֶלְבּוֹ יַקְטִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה כְּחֵלֶב זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן מֵחַטָּאתוֹ וְנִסְלַח לֽוֹ
And all the fat thereof shall he make smoke upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 143,689 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- מLeviticus 3:6
- מDeuteronomy 34:12
וּלְכֹל הַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה וּלְכֹל הַמּוֹרָא הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה לְעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לLeviticus 8:29
… מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הֶחָזֶה וַיְנִיפֵהוּ תְנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה מֵאֵיל הַמִּלֻּאִים לְמֹשֶׁה הָיָה …
And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before the LORD; it was Moses’portion of the ram of consecration; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- חGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 152,395, width 152,395 — one row is 152,395 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,836 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,395 in the laboratory →
- מDeuteronomy 34:12
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 100,600,796 sequences of מלח across every skip (2–598,520) — about what chance alone gives (about 100,700,171).
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 1,667,545 found · chance alone about 1,675,126 (probability of 1,667,545 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 6,244,983
- Exodus 5,601,666
- Leviticus 3,531,727
- Numbers 5,861,150
- Deuteronomy 4,448,409
- Joshua 3,353,175
- Judges 3,280,162
- Samuel 7,491,521
- Kings 8,219,313
- Isaiah 5,514,838
- Jeremiah 7,357,716
- Ezekiel 6,447,687
- The Twelve 4,879,910
- Psalms 6,455,725
- Proverbs 2,201,628
- Job 2,561,906
- Song of Songs 445,055
- Ruth 383,161
- Lamentations 457,116
- Ecclesiastes 1,005,544
- Esther 1,139,893
- Daniel 1,777,101
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,514,049
- Chronicles 8,427,361
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ם ל חJoshua 4:13
כְּאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף חֲלוּצֵי הַצָּבָא עָבְרוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לַמִּלְחָמָה אֶל עַֽרְבוֹת יְרִיחֽוֹ
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed on in the presence of the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,690 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ם ל חJoshua 4:13
- מJudges 4:16
… עַד חֲרֹשֶׁת הַגּוֹיִם וַיִּפֹּל כָּל־מַחֲנֵה סִֽיסְרָא לְפִי־חֶרֶב לֹא נִשְׁאַר …
But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth-goiim; and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לJudges 4:18
וַתֵּצֵא יָעֵל לִקְרַאת סִֽיסְרָא וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו סוּרָה …
And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him: ‘Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not.’ And he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.
- חJudges 4:19
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ הַשְׁקִינִי־נָא מְעַט־מַיִם כִּי צָמֵאתִי וַתִּפְתַּח אֶת־נֹאוד הֶחָלָב וַתַּשְׁקֵהוּ וַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ
And he said unto her: ‘Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty.’ And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 351,093 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- מJudges 4:16
- ם2 Chronicles 36:23
… פָקַד עָלַי לִבְנֽוֹת־לוֹ בַיִת בִּירוּשָׁלִַם אֲשֶׁר בִּֽיהוּדָה מִֽי־בָכֶם מִכָּל …
’Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD, the God of heaven, given me; and He hath charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all His people—the LORD his God be with him—let him go up.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לIsaiah 25:4
כִּֽי־הָיִיתָ מָעוֹז לַדָּל מָעוֹז לָאֶבְיוֹן בַּצַּר־לוֹ מַחְסֶה מִזֶּרֶם צֵל …
For Thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, A stronghold to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat; For the blast of the terrible ones was as a storm against the wall.
- חGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 598,480, width 598,480 — one row is 598,480 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,197,006 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,480 in the laboratory →
- ם2 Chronicles 36:23
The spelling
מלח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מלח, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 78.
As a plain word it stands 17 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 19:26. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Salt in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 6,303,808 sequences of מלח across every skip (2–152,424) — about what chance alone gives (about 6,381,085).
What is the shortest skip for Salt in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 6:19 — the shortest of 6,303,808 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 6,381,085.
What is the gematria of Salt in Hebrew?
Salt is spelled מלח — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 78.
How many times is Salt found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 100,600,796 sequences of מלח across every skip (2–598,520) — about what chance alone gives (about 100,700,171).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 6,381,085 across every skip (2–152,424) here) beside the count.