Selichot סליחות
Selichot — in Hebrew סליחות — prayers for forgiveness. Selichot appears 114 times as a letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–60,969), in line with the 114 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 114
- Chance alone · every skip
- 114
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 0.51
- Shortest skip
- 376
- Longest skip found
- 53,655
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 6 letters (2–60,969), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 19 found · chance alone about 17.9 (probability of 19 or more by chance alone: 0.43).
In the Torah
The Torah holds 114 sequences of סליחות across every skip (2–60,969) — about what chance alone gives (about 114).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 376 — at Genesis 18:28, reading forward.
The longest skip at which סליחות was found in the Torah is 53,655 — at Genesis 24:53, reading forward; a spelling of 6 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 60,969.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 22
- Exodus 27
- Leviticus 17
- Numbers 29
- Deuteronomy 19
Examples across the range
5 of the 114 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
- סGenesis 18:28
אוּלַי יַחְסְרוּן חֲמִשִּׁים הַצַּדִּיקִם חֲמִשָּׁה הֲתַשְׁחִית בַּחֲמִשָּׁה …
Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt Thou destroy all the city for lack of five?’ And He said: ‘I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.’
- לGenesis 19:1
וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים סְדֹמָה בָּעֶרֶב וְלוֹט יֹשֵׁב בְּשַֽׁעַר …
And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he fell down on his face to the earth;
- יGenesis 19:8
… לִי שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָדְעוּ אִישׁ אוֹצִֽיאָה־נָּא אֶתְהֶן אֲלֵיכֶם …
Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes; only unto these men do nothing; forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.’
- חGenesis 19:13
… אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה וַיְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ יְהוָה לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ
for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.’
- וGenesis 19:19
… וַתַּגְדֵּל חַסְדְּךָ אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִי לְהַחֲיוֹת אֶת־נַפְשִׁי וְאָנֹכִי לֹא אוּכַל …
behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shown unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest the evil overtake me, and I die.
- תGenesis 19:27
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־עָמַד שָׁם אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָֽה
And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the LORD.
skip 376, width 376 — one row is 376 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 21,816 of the TorahOpen at skip 376 in the laboratory →
- סGenesis 18:28
- סExodus 36:18
וַיַּעַשׂ קַרְסֵי נְחֹשֶׁת חֲמִשִּׁים לְחַבֵּר …
And he made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
- לExodus 36:11
וַיַּעַשׂ לֻֽלְאֹת תְּכֵלֶת עַל שְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הָֽאֶחָת …
And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that was outmost in the first set; likewise he made in the edge of the curtain …
- יExodus 36:4
וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל־הַחֲכָמִים הָעֹשִׂים אֵת כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת …
And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they wrought.
- חExodus 35:33
… לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּכָל־מְלֶאכֶת מַחֲשָֽׁבֶת
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.
- וExodus 35:25
… חַכְמַת־לֵב בְּיָדֶיהָ טָווּ וַיָּבִיאוּ מַטְוֶה אֶֽת …
And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the …
- תExodus 35:19
אֶת־בִּגְדֵי הַשְּׂרָד לְשָׁרֵת …
the plaited garments, for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister …
skip 405, width 405 — one row is 405 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 133,771 of the TorahOpen at skip 405 in the laboratory →
- סExodus 36:18
- סDeuteronomy 2:28
אֹכֶל בַּכֶּסֶף תַּשְׁבִּרֵנִי וְאָכַלְתִּי וּמַיִם …
Thou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink; only let me pass through on my feet;
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
- לDeuteronomy 2:36
… מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת־הַכֹּל נָתַן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְפָנֵֽינוּ
From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, even unto Gilead, there was not a city …
- יDeuteronomy 3:8
… אֶת־הָאָרֶץ מִיַּד שְׁנֵי מַלְכֵי הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר …
And we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of Arnon …
- חDeuteronomy 3:16
… נַחַל אַרְנֹן תּוֹךְ הַנַּחַל וּגְבֻל וְעַד יַבֹּק …
And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the valley of Arnon, the middle of the valley for a border; even …
- וDeuteronomy 3:24
… עַבְדְּךָ אֶת־גָּדְלְךָ וְאֶת־יָדְךָ הַחֲזָקָה אֲשֶׁר …
’O Lord GOD, Thou hast begun to show Thy servant Thy greatness, and Thy strong hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth, that can …
- תDeuteronomy 4:3
עֵֽינֵיכֶם הָֽרֹאֹת אֵת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה יְהוָה בְּבַעַל …
Your eyes have seen what the LORD did in Baal-peor; for all the men that followed the Baal of Peor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them …
skip 498, width 498 — one row is 498 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 253,979 of the TorahOpen at skip 498 in the laboratory →
- סDeuteronomy 2:28
- סNumbers 1:19
… מֹשֶׁה וַֽיִּפְקְדֵם בְּמִדְבַּר סִינָֽי
As the LORD commanded Moses, so did he number them in the wilderness of Sinai.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
- לLeviticus 27:25
וְכָל־עֶרְכְּךָ יִהְיֶה בְּשֶׁקֶל …
And all thy valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.
- יLeviticus 27:3
… עֶרְכְּךָ הַזָּכָר מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְעַד בֶּן …
then thy valuation shall be for the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy valuation shall be fifty shekels of …
- חLeviticus 26:28
וְהָלַכְתִּי עִמָּכֶם בַּחֲמַת־קֶרִי וְיִסַּרְתִּי אֶתְכֶם …
then I will walk contrary unto you in fury; and I also will chastise you seven times for your sins.
- וLeviticus 26:5
… וַאֲכַלְתֶּם לַחְמְכֶם לָשֹׂבַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם לָבֶטַח בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם
And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time; and ye shall eat your bread until ye …
- תLeviticus 25:37
אֶת־כַּסְפְּךָ לֹֽא־תִתֵּן לוֹ בְּנֶשֶׁךְ וּבְמַרְבִּית …
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.
skip 1,130, width 1,130 — one row is 1,130 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 187,047 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,130 in the laboratory →
- סNumbers 1:19
- סGenesis 24:53
וַיּוֹצֵא הָעֶבֶד כְּלֵי־כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב וּבְגָדִים …
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah; he gave also to her brother and …
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
- לExodus 6:19
… אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַלֵּוִי לְתֹלְדֹתָֽם
And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
- יExodus 39:33
וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֶת …
And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the Tent, and all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its …
- חNumbers 4:9
… וְאֶת־נֵרֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת־מַלְקָחֶיהָ וְאֶת־מַחְתֹּתֶיהָ וְאֵת …
And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its snuffdishes, and all the …
- וNumbers 34:13
… בְּגוֹרָל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה לָתֵת לְתִשְׁעַת הַמַּטּוֹת …
And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: ‘This is the land wherein ye shall receive inheritance by lot, which the LORD hath …
- תDeuteronomy 31:29
… מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי אֶתְכֶם וְקָרָאת אֶתְכֶם …
For I know that after my death ye will in any wise deal corruptly, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will …
skip 53,655, width 53,655 — one row is 53,655 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 32,144 of the TorahOpen at skip 53,655 in the laboratory →
- סGenesis 24:53
Across the Tanakh
1,981 sequences of סליחות across every skip (2–239,408) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 2,047 that chance alone would produce.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 70 found · chance alone about 84.6 (probability of 70 or more by chance alone: 0.95).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 89
- Exodus 93
- Leviticus 52
- Numbers 123
- Deuteronomy 71
- Joshua 53
- Judges 82
- Samuel 106
- Kings 178
- Isaiah 135
- Jeremiah 108
- Ezekiel 124
- The Twelve 114
- Psalms 207
- Proverbs 80
- Job 46
- Song of Songs 9
- Ruth 1
- Lamentations 12
- Ecclesiastes 17
- Esther 41
- Daniel 37
- Ezra–Nehemiah 59
- Chronicles 144
Outside the Torah
- ס ל י חJob 41:23
יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסִּיר מְצוּלָה יָם יָשִׂים כַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; He maketh the sea like a seething mixture.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- ו תJob 41:24
אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר נָתִיב יַחְשֹׁב תְּהוֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה
He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 994,812 of the TanakhOpen at skip 6 in the laboratory →
- ס ל י חJob 41:23
- סPsalms 10:9
יֶאֱרֹב בַּמִּסְתָּר כְּאַרְיֵה בְסֻכֹּה יֶאֱרֹב לַחֲטוֹף עָנִי …
He lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, He lieth in wait to catch the poor; He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him …
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
- לPsalms 10:14
… תַּבִּיט לָתֵת בְּיָדֶךָ עָלֶיךָ יַעֲזֹב חֵלֶכָה יָתוֹם …
Thou hast seen; for Thou beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite them with Thy hand; Unto Thee the helpless committeth himself; Thou …
- יPsalms 11:1
… לְדָוִד בַּֽיהוָה חָסִיתִי אֵיךְ תֹּאמְרוּ לְנַפְשִׁי נודו …
For the Leader. [A Psalm] of David. In the LORD have I taken refuge; how say ye to my soul: 'Flee thou! to your mountain, ye birds'?
- חPsalms 11:5
… יִבְחָן וְרָשָׁע וְאֹהֵב חָמָס שָֽׂנְאָה נַפְשֽׁוֹ
The LORD trieth the righteous; but the wicked and him that loveth violence His soul hateth.
- וPsalms 12:3
… שְׂפַת חֲלָקוֹת בְּלֵב וָלֵב יְדַבֵּֽרוּ
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
- תPsalms 12:7
… בַּעֲלִיל לָאָרֶץ מְזֻקָּק שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם
The words of the LORD are pure words, As silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times.
skip 169, width 169 — one row is 169 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 862,444 of the TanakhOpen at skip 169 in the laboratory →
- סPsalms 10:9
- ס2 Chronicles 24:14
… וְכַפּוֹת וּכְלֵי זָהָב וָכָסֶף וַיִּֽהְיוּ מַעֲלִים עֹלוֹת …
And when they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of …
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
- לProverbs 5:13
… בְּקוֹל מוֹרָי וְלִֽמְלַמְּדַי לֹא־הִטִּיתִי אָזְנִֽי
Neither have I hearkened to the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
- יJeremiah 42:9
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה …
and said unto them: ‘Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before Him:
- ח2 Samuel 23:12
וַיִּתְיַצֵּב בְּתוֹךְ־הַֽחֶלְקָה וַיַּצִּילֶהָ וַיַּךְ אֶת …
But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD wrought a great victory.
- וNumbers 31:31
… וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
- תGenesis 6:16
צֹהַר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה לַתֵּבָה וְאֶל־אַמָּה תְּכַלֶנָּה …
A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof …
skip 233,396, width 233,396 — one row is 233,396 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,174,545 of the TanakhOpen at skip 233,396 in the laboratory →
- ס2 Chronicles 24:14
The spelling
סליחות — a Hebrew word: prayers for forgiveness. Searched as סליחות, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 514.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Nehemiah 9:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Selichot in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 114 sequences of סליחות across every skip (2–60,969) — about what chance alone gives (about 114).
What is the shortest skip for Selichot in the Torah?
Skip 376, reading forward from Genesis 18:28 — the shortest of 114 sequences across every skip (2–60,969), where chance alone would give about 114.
How is Selichot spelled in Hebrew?
Selichot is spelled סליחות — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 514.
Is Selichot in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
1,981 sequences of סליחות across every skip (2–239,408) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 2,047 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 114 across every skip (2–60,969) here) beside the count.