Telah תלח
Telah (תלח) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Telah is found 4,511,484 times across every skip (2–152,424), the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 5:22) — about what chance alone gives (about 4,565,185).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 4,511,484
- Chance alone · every skip
- 4,565,185
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,351
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 296,436 found · chance alone about 294,536 (probability of 296,436 or more by chance alone: 0.00024).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–152,424), תלח appears 4,511,484 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,565,185, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which תלח appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 5:22, reading forward.
The longest skip at which תלח was found in the Torah is 152,351 — at Deuteronomy 34:11, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 4,565,185 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 1,014,066
- Exodus 1,020,513
- Leviticus 732,998
- Numbers 871,720
- Deuteronomy 872,187
Examples across the range
5 of the 4,511,484 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
- ת ל חGenesis 5:22
וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ חֲנוֹךְ אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִים אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־מְתוּשֶׁלַח שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,316 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ת ל חGenesis 5:22
Letter by letter
- ת ל חGenesis 5:24
וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ חֲנוֹךְ אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִים וְאֵינֶנּוּ כִּֽי־לָקַח אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִֽים
And Enoch walked with God, and he was not; for God took him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,411 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ת ל חGenesis 5:24
- תExodus 10:2
… וְאֶת־אֹתֹתַי אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי בָם וִֽידַעְתֶּם כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what I have wrought upon Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them; that ye may know that I am the LORD.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לExodus 10:4
כִּי אִם־מָאֵן אַתָּה לְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת־עַמִּי הִנְנִי מֵבִיא מָחָר אַרְבֶּה בִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ
Else, if thou refuse to let My people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border;
- חExodus 10:5
… הַבָּרָד וְאָכַל אֶת־כָּל־הָעֵץ הַצֹּמֵחַ לָכֶם מִן־הַשָּׂדֶֽה
and they shall cover the face of the earth, that one shall not be able to see the earth; and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field;
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 91,664 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- תExodus 10:2
- תLeviticus 6:9
וְהַנּוֹתֶרֶת מִמֶּנָּה יֹאכְלוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו מַצּוֹת תֵּֽאָכֵל בְּמָקוֹם קָדֹשׁ בַּחֲצַר אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵד יֹאכְלֽוּהָ
And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat; it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place; in the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לLeviticus 7:8
וְהַכֹּהֵן הַמַּקְרִיב אֶת־עֹלַת אִישׁ עוֹר הָֽעֹלָה אֲשֶׁר הִקְרִיב לַכֹּהֵן לוֹ יִהְיֶֽה
And the priest that offereth any man’s burnt-offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath offered.
- חLeviticus 7:29
… בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר הַמַּקְרִיב אֶת־זֶבַח שְׁלָמָיו לַיהוָה יָבִיא אֶת־קָרְבָּנוֹ …
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: He that offereth his sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the LORD shall bring his offering unto the LORD out of his sacrifice of peace-offerings.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 148,307 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- תLeviticus 6:9
- תDeuteronomy 34:11
לְכָל־הָאֹתוֹת וְהַמּוֹפְתִים אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם לְפַרְעֹה וּלְכָל־עֲבָדָיו וּלְכָל־אַרְצֽוֹ
in all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לLeviticus 8:28
… הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל־הָעֹלָה מִלֻּאִים הֵם לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ אִשֶּׁה הוּא לַיהוָֽה
And Moses took them from off their hands, and made them smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering; they were a consecration-offering for a sweet savour; it was an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- חGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 152,351, width 152,351 — one row is 152,351 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,748 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,351 in the laboratory →
- תDeuteronomy 34:11
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–598,520), תלח appears 64,284,100 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 64,337,606, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 1,064,278 found · chance alone about 1,070,243 (probability of 1,064,278 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 4,242,426
- Exodus 4,233,219
- Leviticus 2,961,645
- Numbers 3,493,673
- Deuteronomy 3,433,415
- Joshua 2,005,898
- Judges 1,991,546
- Samuel 4,591,043
- Kings 5,180,350
- Isaiah 3,122,888
- Jeremiah 4,573,563
- Ezekiel 4,971,601
- The Twelve 2,691,402
- Psalms 3,825,728
- Proverbs 1,517,465
- Job 1,589,142
- Song of Songs 307,031
- Ruth 376,328
- Lamentations 291,368
- Ecclesiastes 573,030
- Esther 701,277
- Daniel 1,097,365
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,762,193
- Chronicles 4,750,504
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ת ל חJoshua 1:8
… כְּכָל־הַכָּתוּב בּוֹ כִּי־אָז תַּצְלִיחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶךָ וְאָז תַּשְׂכִּֽיל
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein; for then thou shalt make thy ways prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,345 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ת ל חJoshua 1:8
- תJudges 2:17
… כִּי זָנוּ אַֽחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם סָרוּ מַהֵר מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ …
And yet they hearkened not unto their judges, for they went astray after other gods, and worshipped them; they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not so.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לJudges 2:18
… עִם־הַשֹּׁפֵט וְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם מִיַּד אֹֽיְבֵיהֶם כֹּל יְמֵי הַשּׁוֹפֵט כִּֽי־יִנָּחֵם יְהוָה …
And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it repented the LORD because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and crushed them.
- חJudges 2:19
… לָלֶכֶת אַֽחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים לְעָבְדָם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לָהֶם לֹא הִפִּילוּ מִמַּעַלְלֵיהֶם וּמִדַּרְכָּם …
But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to worship them; they left nothing undone of their practices, nor of their stubborn way.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 347,722 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- תJudges 2:17
- ת2 Chronicles 36:22
… יְהוָה בְּפִי יִרְמְיָהוּ הֵעִיר יְהוָה אֶת־רוּחַ כּוֹרֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרַס וַיַּֽעֲבֶר …
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying:
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- לIsaiah 25:2
כִּי שַׂמְתָּ מֵעִיר לַגָּל קִרְיָה בְצוּרָה לְמַפֵּלָה אַרְמוֹן זָרִים מֵעִיר לְעוֹלָם לֹא יִבָּנֶֽה
For Thou hast made of a city a heap, Of a fortified city a ruin; A castle of strangers to be no city, It shall never be built. .
- חGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 598,423, width 598,423 — one row is 598,423 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,892 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,423 in the laboratory →
- ת2 Chronicles 36:22
The spelling
תלח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as תלח, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 438.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Telah appear in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–152,424), תלח appears 4,511,484 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,565,185, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Telah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 5:22 — the shortest of 4,511,484 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 4,565,185.
What is the gematria of Telah in Hebrew?
Telah is spelled תלח — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 438.
How many times is Telah found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–598,520), תלח appears 64,284,100 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 64,337,606, 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 4,565,185 across every skip (2–152,424) here) beside the count.