Thousand אלף
Thousand is written אלף in Hebrew. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 295,023 sequences of Thousand, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 16:2); chance alone would give about 296,775.
- Found in the Torah
- 295,023
- Chance alone
- 296,775
- 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
At skips 2–5,000, אלף appears 295,023 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 296,775, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which אלף appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 16:2, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), אלף is found 4,548,586 times; chance alone would give about 4,599,881.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 296,775 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 74,682
- Exodus 56,868
- Leviticus 45,606
- Numbers 73,354
- Deuteronomy 44,513
The shortest skips
וַתֹּאמֶר שָׂרַי אֶל־אַבְרָם הִנֵּה־נָא עֲצָרַנִי יְהוָה מִלֶּדֶת בֹּא־נָא אֶל־שִׁפְחָתִי אוּלַי אִבָּנֶה מִמֶּנָּה וַיִּשְׁמַע אַבְרָם לְקוֹל שָׂרָֽי
And Sarai said unto Abram: ‘Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall be builded up through her.’ And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,355Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע פָּרוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת עֹלוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן מִן־הַיְאֹר רָעוֹת מַרְאֶה וְדַקּוֹת בָּשָׂר וַֽתַּעֲמֹדְנָה אֵצֶל הַפָּרוֹת עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹֽר
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,164Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה הָאֹכֶל לְפִקָּדוֹן לָאָרֶץ לְשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הָרָעָב אֲשֶׁר תִּהְיֶיןָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְלֹֽא־תִכָּרֵת הָאָרֶץ בָּרָעָֽב
And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,836Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲנִי אַקְשֶׁה אֶת־לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְהִרְבֵּיתִי אֶת־אֹתֹתַי וְאֶת־מוֹפְתַי בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 86,457Open in the laboratory →
וַיְחַזֵּק יְהוָה אֶת־לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶֽׁה
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 90,228Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
1,054,318 sequences of אלף at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,073,400 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 74,682
- Exodus 56,868
- Leviticus 45,606
- Numbers 73,354
- Deuteronomy 45,994
- Joshua 29,330
- Judges 38,632
- Samuel 92,790
- Kings 77,071
- Isaiah 55,478
- Jeremiah 64,759
- Ezekiel 66,606
- The Twelve 47,154
- Psalms 66,941
- Proverbs 24,722
- Job 41,105
- Song of Songs 3,659
- Ruth 5,441
- Lamentations 4,109
- Ecclesiastes 9,078
- Esther 8,862
- Daniel 26,612
- Ezra–Nehemiah 24,238
- Chronicles 71,227
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּאָמַר לְמֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה אֲנָשִׁים בָּאוּ הֵנָּה הַלַּיְלָה מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַחְפֹּר אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying: ‘Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,162Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲנוּ אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֹּאמְרוּ כִּי הֻגֵּד הֻגַּד לַעֲבָדֶיךָ אֵת אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת־מֹשֶׁה עַבְדּוֹ לָתֵת לָכֶם אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ וּלְהַשְׁמִיד אֶת־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶם וַנִּירָא מְאֹד לְנַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ מִפְּנֵיכֶם וַֽנַּעֲשֵׂה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה
And they answered Joshua, and said: ‘Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 319,194Open in the laboratory →
וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם מְאֹד לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 341,768Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלף — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אלף, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 111.
As a plain word it stands 288 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 20:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Thousand in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, אלף appears 295,023 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 296,775, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Thousand in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 16:2 — the shortest of 295,023 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 296,775.
What is the gematria of Thousand in Hebrew?
Thousand is spelled אלף — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 111.
How many times is Thousand found in the whole Tanakh?
1,054,318 sequences of אלף at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,073,400 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 296,775 here) beside the count.