Tree of Life עץ החיים
Tree of Life — in Hebrew עץ החיים — the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden. In the Torah codes, החיים (from Tree of Life) is found 5,424 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 24:39) — about what chance alone gives (about 5,642).
- Found in the Torah (החיים)
- 5,424
- Chance alone
- 5,642
- 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
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for החיים, and עץ has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 5,424 sequences of החיים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,642).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 24:39, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 43,292 sequences of החיים, against about 44,464 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,380
- Exodus 1,302
- Leviticus 680
- Numbers 1,348
- Deuteronomy 714
The shortest skips
וָאֹמַר אֶל־אֲדֹנִי אֻלַי לֹא־תֵלֵךְ הָאִשָּׁה אַחֲרָֽי
And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 31,339Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה תַחְתָּיו יִטְמָא עַד־הָעָרֶב וְהַנּוֹשֵׂא אוֹתָם יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even; and he that beareth those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 164,689Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִתְעוּ אֹתִי אֱלֹהִים מִבֵּית אָבִי וָאֹמַר לָהּ זֶה חַסְדֵּךְ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשִׂי עִמָּדִי אֶל כָּל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר נָבוֹא שָׁמָּה אִמְרִי־לִי אָחִי הֽוּא
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her: This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me: He is my brother.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 25,114Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְהָאֱלֹהִים נִסָּה אֶת־אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי
And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him: ‘Abraham’; and he said: ‘Here am I.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 26,973Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־יִקַּח אִישׁ אִשָּׁה וּבְעָלָהּ וְהָיָה אִם־לֹא תִמְצָא־חֵן בְּעֵינָיו כִּי־מָצָא בָהּ עֶרְוַת דָּבָר וְכָתַב לָהּ סֵפֶר כְּרִיתֻת וְנָתַן בְּיָדָהּ וְשִׁלְּחָהּ מִבֵּיתֽוֹ
When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it cometh to pass, if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he writeth her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house,
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 286,876Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 24,650 sequences of החיים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 25,551).
- Genesis 1,380
- Exodus 1,302
- Leviticus 680
- Numbers 1,348
- Deuteronomy 795
- Joshua 878
- Judges 864
- Samuel 1,722
- Kings 2,260
- Isaiah 1,348
- Jeremiah 1,653
- Ezekiel 1,611
- The Twelve 1,304
- Psalms 1,891
- Proverbs 522
- Job 713
- Song of Songs 111
- Ruth 101
- Lamentations 127
- Ecclesiastes 283
- Esther 189
- Daniel 363
- Ezra–Nehemiah 973
- Chronicles 2,232
Outside the Torah
לְמַלְכִּיָּה הַחֲמִישִׁי לְמִיָּמִן הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,133,113Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אִם־חַי־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָה אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶרֶץ צָפוֹן וּמִכֹּל הָֽאֲרָצוֹת אֲשֶׁר הִדִּיחָם שָׁמָּה וַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים עַל־אַדְמָתָם אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לַאֲבוֹתָֽם
but: ‘As the LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the countries whither He had driven them’; and I will bring them back into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 665,701Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אִם־חַי־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָה וַאֲשֶׁר הֵבִיא אֶת־זֶרַע בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶרֶץ צָפוֹנָה וּמִכֹּל הָֽאֲרָצוֹת אֲשֶׁר הִדַּחְתִּים שָׁם וְיָשְׁבוּ עַל־אַדְמָתָֽם
but: ‘As the LORD liveth, that brought up and that led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries whither I had driven them’; and they shall dwell in their own land.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 674,360Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עץ החיים — the Tanakh's own spelling: the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden. Searched as החיים, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 73.
As a plain word it stands 27 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Tree of Life in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 5,424 sequences of החיים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,642).
What is the shortest skip for Tree of Life in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 24:39 — the shortest of 5,424 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,642.
How is Tree of Life spelled in Hebrew?
Tree of Life is spelled עץ החיים — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 73.
Is Tree of Life in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 24,650 sequences of החיים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 25,551).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 5,642 here) beside the count.