Ulla עלא
Ulla (עלא) is a person named in the Tanakh. Ulla appears 693,382 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 694,842 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 693,382
- Chance alone
- 694,842
- P (≥ found)
- 0.96
- 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, עלא appears 693,382 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 694,842, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which עלא appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:6, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), עלא is found 10,650,247 times; chance alone would give about 10,769,752.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 694,842 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 181,685
- Exodus 145,091
- Leviticus 97,231
- Numbers 146,952
- Deuteronomy 122,423
The shortest skips
וַתֵּרֶא הָֽאִשָּׁה כִּי טוֹב הָעֵץ לְמַאֲכָל וְכִי תַֽאֲוָה־הוּא לָעֵינַיִם וְנֶחְמָד הָעֵץ לְהַשְׂכִּיל וַתִּקַּח מִפִּרְיוֹ וַתֹּאכַל וַתִּתֵּן גַּם־לְאִישָׁהּ עִמָּהּ וַיֹּאכַֽל
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,161Open in the laboratory →
הַנְּפִלִים הָיוּ בָאָרֶץ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וְגַם אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן אֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ בְּנֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶל־בְּנוֹת הָֽאָדָם וְיָלְדוּ לָהֶם הֵמָּה הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם אַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּֽׁם
The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of nobles came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,046Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים זֹאת אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי נֹתֵן בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֲשֶׁר אִתְּכֶם לְדֹרֹת עוֹלָֽם
And God said: ‘This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,851Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּלֶד הָגָר לְאַבְרָם בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אַבְרָם שֶׁם־בְּנוֹ אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָה הָגָר יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל
And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,047Open in the laboratory →
וְאַבְרָם בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִים שָׁנָה וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים בְּלֶֽדֶת־הָגָר אֶת־יִשְׁמָעֵאל לְאַבְרָֽם
And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,084Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עלא appears 2,615,882 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,630,721, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 181,685
- Exodus 145,091
- Leviticus 97,231
- Numbers 146,952
- Deuteronomy 127,326
- Joshua 87,514
- Judges 98,239
- Samuel 255,588
- Kings 235,986
- Isaiah 128,885
- Jeremiah 183,082
- Ezekiel 140,801
- The Twelve 105,441
- Psalms 141,190
- Proverbs 44,763
- Job 74,878
- Song of Songs 8,812
- Ruth 9,786
- Lamentations 12,382
- Ecclesiastes 26,463
- Esther 24,159
- Daniel 62,110
- Ezra–Nehemiah 76,305
- Chronicles 201,213
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ גֹּלּוּ אֲבָנִים גְּדֹלוֹת אֶל־פִּי הַמְּעָרָה וְהַפְקִידוּ עָלֶיהָ אֲנָשִׁים לְשָׁמְרָֽם
And Joshua said: ‘Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 320,555Open in the laboratory →
מֶלֶךְ לִבְנָה אֶחָד מֶלֶךְ עֲדֻלָּם אֶחָֽד
the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 324,643Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ אֵהוּד חֶרֶב וְלָהּ שְׁנֵי פֵיוֹת גֹּמֶד אָרְכָּהּ וַיַּחְגֹּר אוֹתָהּ מִתַּחַת לְמַדָּיו עַל יֶרֶךְ יְמִינֽוֹ
And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 349,142Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עלא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עלא, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 101.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 6:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Ulla appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, עלא appears 693,382 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 694,842, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ulla in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:6 — the shortest of 693,382 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 694,842.
What is the gematria of Ulla in Hebrew?
Ulla is spelled עלא — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 101.
How many times is Ulla found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עלא appears 2,615,882 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,630,721, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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