Sheleph שלף
Sheleph (שלף) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Sheleph is found 172,985 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 36:18) — 1.1% above the 171,035 chance alone would give (probability of 172,985 or more by chance alone: 1.3 × 10⁻⁶).
- Found in the Torah
- 172,985
- Chance alone
- 171,035
- P (≥ found)
- 1.3 × 10⁻⁶
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 172,985 sequences of שלף at skips 2–5,000, 1.1% above what chance alone gives (about 171,035); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.3 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 36:18, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 2,625,661 sequences of שלף, against about 2,650,966 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 171,035 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 34,531
- Exodus 36,828
- Leviticus 26,009
- Numbers 51,364
- Deuteronomy 24,253
The shortest skips
וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף יְעוּשׁ אַלּוּף יַעְלָם אַלּוּף קֹרַח אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי אָֽהֳלִיבָמָה בַּת־עֲנָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו
And these are the sons of Oholibamah Esau’s wife: the chief of Jeush, the chief of Jalam, the chief of Korah. These are the chiefs that came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 53,070Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַיֵּשֶׁב מֹשֶׁה לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת־הָעָם וַיַּעֲמֹד הָעָם עַל־מֹשֶׁה מִן־הַבֹּקֶר עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 104,787Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא תַֽעֲשֶׂה־לְךָ פֶסֶל וְכָל־תְּמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וַאֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָֽרֶץ
Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 107,086Open in the laboratory →
וְהוֹצִיא אֶת־כָּל־הַפָּר אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה אֶל־מָקוֹם טָהוֹר אֶל־שֶׁפֶךְ הַדֶּשֶׁן וְשָׂרַף אֹתוֹ עַל־עֵצִים בָּאֵשׁ עַל־שֶׁפֶךְ הַדֶּשֶׁן יִשָּׂרֵֽף
even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire; where the ashes are poured out shall it be burnt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 144,948Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם הֵאָכֹל יֵאָכֵל מִבְּשַׂר־זֶבַח שְׁלָמָיו בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לֹא יֵרָצֶה הַמַּקְרִיב אֹתוֹ לֹא יֵחָשֵׁב לוֹ פִּגּוּל יִהְיֶה וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ הָאֹכֶלֶת מִמֶּנּוּ עֲוֺנָהּ תִּשָּֽׂא
And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings be at all eaten on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it; it shall be an abhorred thing, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 149,808Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
650,080 sequences of שלף at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 652,868 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 34,531
- Exodus 36,828
- Leviticus 26,009
- Numbers 51,364
- Deuteronomy 25,073
- Joshua 19,731
- Judges 22,395
- Samuel 51,112
- Kings 47,578
- Isaiah 36,548
- Jeremiah 35,365
- Ezekiel 37,010
- The Twelve 26,756
- Psalms 47,619
- Proverbs 21,641
- Job 23,370
- Song of Songs 3,235
- Ruth 3,203
- Lamentations 2,796
- Ecclesiastes 6,508
- Esther 7,759
- Daniel 11,486
- Ezra–Nehemiah 18,162
- Chronicles 54,001
Outside the Torah
וְאַֽלַמֶּלֶךְ וְעַמְעָד וּמִשְׁאָל וּפָגַע בְּכַרְמֶל הַיָּמָּה וּבְשִׁיחוֹר לִבְנָֽת
and Allam-melech, and Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 334,395Open in the laboratory →
וּמִדְיָן וַעֲמָלֵק וְכָל־בְּנֵי־קֶדֶם נֹפְלִים בָּעֵמֶק כָּאַרְבֶּה לָרֹב וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם אֵין מִסְפָּר כַּחוֹל שֶׁעַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם לָרֹֽב
Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the sea-shore for multitude.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 356,640Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח מַקְלוֹ בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּבְחַר־לוֹ חֲמִשָּׁה חַלֻּקֵֽי־אֲבָנִים מִן־הַנַּחַל וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָם בִּכְלִי הָרֹעִים אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וּבַיַּלְקוּט וְקַלְּעוֹ בְיָדוֹ וַיִּגַּשׁ אֶל־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd’s bag which he had, even in his scrip; and his sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 411,662Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שלף — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שלף, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 410.
As a plain word it stands 20 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:26. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sheleph in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 172,985 sequences of שלף at skips 2–5,000, 1.1% above what chance alone gives (about 171,035); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.3 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Sheleph in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 36:18 — the shortest of 172,985 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 171,035.
How is Sheleph spelled in Hebrew?
Sheleph is spelled שלף — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 410.
Is Sheleph in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
650,080 sequences of שלף at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 652,868 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 171,035 here) beside the count.