World עולם
World — in Hebrew עולם — world; eternity. World appears 63,324 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 63,989 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 63,324
- Chance alone
- 63,989
- 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
63,324 sequences of עולם at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 63,989 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which עולם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 14:2, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עולם is found 652,496 times; chance alone would give about 666,755.
- Genesis 15,408
- Exodus 14,443
- Leviticus 8,485
- Numbers 14,794
- Deuteronomy 10,194
The shortest skips
עָשׂוּ מִלְחָמָה אֶת־בֶּרַע מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם וְאֶת־בִּרְשַׁע מֶלֶךְ עֲמֹרָה שִׁנְאָב מֶלֶךְ אַדְמָה וְשֶׁמְאֵבֶר מֶלֶךְ צביים וּמֶלֶךְ בֶּלַע הִיא־צֹֽעַר
that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela—the same is Zoar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,094Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־אַבְרָהָם אַל־יֵרַע בְּעֵינֶיךָ עַל־הַנַּעַר וְעַל־אֲמָתֶךָ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר אֵלֶיךָ שָׂרָה שְׁמַע בְּקֹלָהּ כִּי בְיִצְחָק יִקָּרֵא לְךָ זָֽרַע
And God said unto Abraham: ‘Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 25,843Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־יָבוֹא עֵשָׂו אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה הָאַחַת וְהִכָּהוּ וְהָיָה הַמַּחֲנֶה הַנִּשְׁאָר לִפְלֵיטָֽה
And he said: ‘If Esau come to the one camp, and smite it, then the camp which is left shall escape.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,890Open in the laboratory →
לֵךְ וְאָֽסַפְתָּ אֶת־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם נִרְאָה אֵלַי אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב לֵאמֹר פָּקֹד פָּקַדְתִּי אֶתְכֶם וְאֶת־הֶעָשׂוּי לָכֶם בְּמִצְרָֽיִם
Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them: The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying: I have surely remembered you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 81,431Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוָה עַל־הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לַעֲשׂוֹת לְעַמּֽוֹ
And the LORD repented of the evil which He said He would do unto His people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 126,583Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 293,077 sequences of עולם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 293,870).
- Genesis 15,408
- Exodus 14,443
- Leviticus 8,485
- Numbers 14,794
- Deuteronomy 10,933
- Joshua 10,818
- Judges 10,550
- Samuel 25,683
- Kings 23,424
- Isaiah 17,046
- Jeremiah 20,562
- Ezekiel 15,411
- The Twelve 13,627
- Psalms 20,431
- Proverbs 6,548
- Job 9,224
- Song of Songs 1,060
- Ruth 1,211
- Lamentations 1,443
- Ecclesiastes 3,112
- Esther 2,821
- Daniel 5,657
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10,421
- Chronicles 29,965
Outside the Torah
וַיָּשָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּוֹ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה הַגִּלְגָּֽלָה
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 320,450Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּוֹ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה הַגִּלְגָּֽלָה
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,353Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּוָּעֲדוּ כֹּל הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיַּחֲנוּ יַחְדָּו אֶל־מֵי מֵרוֹם לְהִלָּחֵם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And all these kings met together, and they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,600Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עולם — the Tanakh's own spelling: world; eternity. Searched as עולם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 146.
As a plain word it stands 214 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 9:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is World in the Torah codes?
63,324 sequences of עולם at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 63,989 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for World in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:2 — the shortest of 63,324 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 63,989.
What is the gematria of World in Hebrew?
World is spelled עולם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 146.
How many times is World found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 293,077 sequences of עולם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 293,870).
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