Sela סלע
Sela (סלע) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Sela is found 46,756 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 31:28) — about what chance alone gives (about 47,067).
- Found in the Torah
- 46,756
- Chance alone
- 47,067
- P (≥ found)
- 0.92
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
46,756 sequences of סלע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 47,067 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:28, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 721,450 sequences of סלע, against about 729,525 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 47,067 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 10,473
- Exodus 10,308
- Leviticus 5,718
- Numbers 13,305
- Deuteronomy 6,952
The shortest skips
וְלֹא נְטַשְׁתַּנִי לְנַשֵּׁק לְבָנַי וְלִבְנֹתָי עַתָּה הִסְכַּלְתָּֽ עֲשֽׂוֹ
and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 44,999Open in the laboratory →
אֵת קַלְעֵי הֶחָצֵר אֶת־עַמֻּדֶיהָ וְאֶת־אֲדָנֶיהָ וְאֶת־הַמָּסָךְ לְשַׁעַר הֶֽחָצֵר אֶת־מֵיתָרָיו וִיתֵדֹתֶיהָ וְאֵת כָּל־כְּלֵי עֲבֹדַת הַמִּשְׁכָּן לְאֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, the cords thereof, and the pins thereof, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 139,791Open in the laboratory →
עָשׂוּ מִלְחָמָה אֶת־בֶּרַע מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם וְאֶת־בִּרְשַׁע מֶלֶךְ עֲמֹרָה שִׁנְאָב מֶלֶךְ אַדְמָה וְשֶׁמְאֵבֶר מֶלֶךְ צביים וּמֶלֶךְ בֶּלַע הִיא־צֹֽעַר
that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela—the same is Zoar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 16,110Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח מִיָּדָם וַיָּצַר אֹתוֹ בַּחֶרֶט וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂהוּ עֵגֶל מַסֵּכָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלֶּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלוּךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And he received it at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a molten calf; and they said: ‘This is thy god, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 125,944Open in the laboratory →
סָרוּ מַהֵר מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִם עָשׂוּ לָהֶם עֵגֶל מַסֵּכָה וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לוֹ וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־לוֹ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלֶּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֶֽעֱלוּךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed unto it, and said: This is thy god, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 126,155Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, סלע appears 208,217 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 209,913, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 10,473
- Exodus 10,308
- Leviticus 5,718
- Numbers 13,305
- Deuteronomy 7,350
- Joshua 4,712
- Judges 7,386
- Samuel 10,256
- Kings 17,948
- Isaiah 14,680
- Jeremiah 11,869
- Ezekiel 9,584
- The Twelve 10,348
- Psalms 21,984
- Proverbs 8,049
- Job 7,027
- Song of Songs 989
- Ruth 241
- Lamentations 1,127
- Ecclesiastes 3,130
- Esther 3,954
- Daniel 4,596
- Ezra–Nehemiah 7,312
- Chronicles 15,871
Outside the Torah
וְאָבוֹא עָלָיו וְהוּא יָגֵעַ וּרְפֵה יָדַיִם וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּי אֹתוֹ וְנָס כָּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ וְהִכֵּיתִי אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ לְבַדּֽוֹ
and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 461,685Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה הֶחָסֹן לִנְעֹרֶת וּפֹעֲלוֹ לְנִיצוֹץ וּבָעֲרוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם יַחְדָּו וְאֵין מְכַבֶּֽה
And the strong shall be as tow, And his work as a spark; And they shall both burn together, And none shall quench them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 577,010Open in the laboratory →
עִבְרוּ עִבְרוּ בַּשְּׁעָרִים פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ הָעָם סֹלּוּ סֹלּוּ הַֽמְסִלָּה סַקְּלוּ מֵאֶבֶן הָרִימוּ נֵס עַל־הָעַמִּֽים
Go through, go through the gates, Clear ye the way of the people; Cast up, cast up the highway, Gather out the stones; Lift up an ensign over the peoples.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 637,929Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סלע — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as סלע, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 160.
As a plain word it stands 18 times in the Tanakh, first at Judges 15:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sela in the Bible code?
46,756 sequences of סלע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 47,067 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Sela in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:28 — the shortest of 46,756 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 47,067.
How is Sela spelled in Hebrew?
Sela is spelled סלע — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 160.
Is Sela in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, סלע appears 208,217 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 209,913, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 47,067 here) beside the count.