Silla סלא
Silla (סלא) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 111,485 sequences of Silla, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 45:27); chance alone would give about 113,213.
- Found in the Torah
- 111,485
- Chance alone
- 113,213
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
111,485 sequences of סלא at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 113,213 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 45:27, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 1,736,914 sequences of סלא, against about 1,754,752 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 113,213 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 28,826
- Exodus 20,972
- Leviticus 14,218
- Numbers 29,728
- Deuteronomy 17,741
The shortest skips
וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלָיו אֵת כָּל־דִּבְרֵי יוֹסֵף אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲלֵהֶם וַיַּרְא אֶת־הָעֲגָלוֹת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח יוֹסֵף לָשֵׂאת אֹתוֹ וַתְּחִי רוּחַ יַעֲקֹב אֲבִיהֶֽם
And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them; and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 70,202Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא יְהוָה כִּי סָר לִרְאוֹת וַיִּקְרָא אֵלָיו אֱלֹהִים מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי
And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said: ‘Moses, Moses.’ And he said: ‘Here am I.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 80,506Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּהַס כָּלֵב אֶת־הָעָם אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמֶר עָלֹה נַעֲלֶה וְיָרַשְׁנוּ אֹתָהּ כִּֽי־יָכוֹל נוּכַל לָֽהּ
And Caleb stilled the people toward Moses, and said: ‘We should go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 210,691Open in the laboratory →
פְּסִילֵי אֱלֹהֵיהֶם תִּשְׂרְפוּן בָּאֵשׁ לֹֽא־תַחְמֹד כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב עֲלֵיהֶם וְלָקַחְתָּ לָךְ פֶּן תִּוָּקֵשׁ בּוֹ כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הֽוּא
The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire; thou shalt not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein; for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 264,059Open in the laboratory →
וְנִתַּצְתֶּם אֶת־מִזְבּחֹתָם וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם אֶת־מַצֵּבֹתָם וַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם תִּשְׂרְפוּן בָּאֵשׁ וּפְסִילֵי אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם תְּגַדֵּעוּן וְאִבַּדְתֶּם אֶת־שְׁמָם מִן־הַמָּקוֹם הַהֽוּא
And ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods; and ye shall destroy their name out of that place.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 270,769Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 434,104 sequences of סלא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 448,228).
- Genesis 28,826
- Exodus 20,972
- Leviticus 14,218
- Numbers 29,728
- Deuteronomy 18,566
- Joshua 8,355
- Judges 16,895
- Samuel 26,888
- Kings 43,580
- Isaiah 26,296
- Jeremiah 27,468
- Ezekiel 22,471
- The Twelve 20,795
- Psalms 35,602
- Proverbs 11,379
- Job 11,563
- Song of Songs 1,714
- Ruth 439
- Lamentations 2,138
- Ecclesiastes 5,647
- Esther 8,504
- Daniel 11,231
- Ezra–Nehemiah 12,759
- Chronicles 28,070
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ מֶה עֲכַרְתָּנוּ יַעְכֳּרְךָ יְהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה וַיִּרְגְּמוּ אֹתוֹ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶבֶן וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ אֹתָם בָּאֵשׁ וַיִּסְקְלוּ אֹתָם בָּאֲבָנִֽים
And Joshua said: ‘Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day.’ And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,179Open in the laboratory →
וְתָאַר הַגְּבוּל וְנָסַב לִפְאַת־יָם נֶגְבָּה מִן־הָהָר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי בֵית־חֹרוֹן נֶגְבָּה והיה תֹֽצְאֹתָיו אֶל־קִרְיַת־בַּעַל הִיא קִרְיַת יְעָרִים עִיר בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה זֹאת פְּאַת־יָֽם
And the border was drawn and turned about on the west side southward, from the mountain that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kiriath-baal—the same is Kiriath-jearim—a city of the children of Judah; this was the west side.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 332,724Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב מִיָּמִים לְקַחְתָּהּ וַיָּסַר לִרְאוֹת אֵת מַפֶּלֶת הָאַרְיֵה וְהִנֵּה עֲדַת דְּבוֹרִים בִּגְוִיַּת הָאַרְיֵה וּדְבָֽשׁ
And after a while he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion; and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 369,702Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סלא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as סלא, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 91.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 12:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Silla in the Bible code?
111,485 sequences of סלא at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 113,213 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Silla in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 45:27 — the shortest of 111,485 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 113,213.
How is Silla spelled in Hebrew?
Silla is spelled סלא — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 91.
Is Silla in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 434,104 sequences of סלא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 448,228).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 113,213 here) beside the count.