Tehillim תהלים
Tehillim — in Hebrew תהלים — the Book of Psalms. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 9,397 sequences of Tehillim, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 9:23); chance alone would give about 9,629.
- Found in the Torah
- 9,397
- Chance alone
- 9,629
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, תהלים appears 9,397 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,629, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which תהלים appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 9:23, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), תהלים is found 74,448 times; chance alone would give about 75,888.
- Genesis 1,891
- Exodus 2,296
- Leviticus 1,346
- Numbers 2,037
- Deuteronomy 1,827
The shortest skips
וַיִּקַּח שֵׁם וָיֶפֶת אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָה וַיָּשִׂימוּ עַל־שְׁכֶם שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ אֲחֹרַנִּית וַיְכַסּוּ אֵת עֶרְוַת אֲבִיהֶם וּפְנֵיהֶם אֲחֹרַנִּית וְעֶרְוַת אֲבִיהֶם לֹא רָאֽוּ
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,289Open in the laboratory →
וְסָמַךְ אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל רֹאשׁ הַֽחַטָּאת וְשָׁחַט אֶת־הַחַטָּאת בִּמְקוֹם הָעֹלָֽה
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill the sin-offering in the place of burnt-offering.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 145,863Open in the laboratory →
וְסָמַךְ אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל רֹאשׁ הַֽחַטָּאת וְשָׁחַט אֹתָהּ לְחַטָּאת בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁחַט אֶת־הָעֹלָֽה
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill it for a sin-offering in the place where they kill the burnt-offering.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 146,080Open in the laboratory →
כֹּל חֵלֶב יִצְהָר וְכָל־חֵלֶב תִּירוֹשׁ וְדָגָן רֵאשִׁיתָם אֲשֶׁר־יִתְּנוּ לַֽיהוָה לְךָ נְתַתִּֽים
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the corn, the first part of them which they give unto the LORD, to thee have I given them.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 219,432Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁכֶם אֶל־חֲמוֹר אָבִיו לֵאמֹר קַֽח־לִי אֶת־הַיַּלְדָּה הַזֹּאת לְאִשָּֽׁה
And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying: ‘Get me this damsel to wife.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,350Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 36,692 sequences of תהלים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 37,480).
- Genesis 1,891
- Exodus 2,296
- Leviticus 1,346
- Numbers 2,037
- Deuteronomy 1,972
- Joshua 1,141
- Judges 1,200
- Samuel 2,812
- Kings 3,345
- Isaiah 1,425
- Jeremiah 3,130
- Ezekiel 2,660
- The Twelve 1,649
- Psalms 2,049
- Proverbs 565
- Job 671
- Song of Songs 180
- Ruth 230
- Lamentations 165
- Ecclesiastes 369
- Esther 493
- Daniel 556
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,171
- Chronicles 3,339
Outside the Torah
הַאֲזִינוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ קוֹלִי הַקְשִׁיבוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ אִמְרָתִֽי
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; attend, and hear my speech.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 601,779Open in the laboratory →
כְּמוֹ חֵלֶב וָדֶשֶׁן תִּשְׂבַּע נַפְשִׁי וְשִׂפְתֵי רְנָנוֹת יְהַלֶּל־פִּֽי
My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 889,823Open in the laboratory →
אַֽל־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּיוֹם מָחָר כִּי לֹא־תֵדַע מַה־יֵּלֶד יֽוֹם
Boast not thyself of to- morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 959,528Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תהלים — a Hebrew word: the Book of Psalms. Searched as תהלים, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 485.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- תהילים — a Hebrew word found 987 in the Torah (chance 988)
Questions
Does Tehillim appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, תהלים appears 9,397 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,629, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Tehillim in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 9:23 — the shortest of 9,397 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,629.
What is the gematria of Tehillim in Hebrew?
Tehillim is spelled תהלים — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 485; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Tehillim found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 36,692 sequences of תהלים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 37,480).
Search it yourself
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