First names

Zelda זלדה

In Hebrew letters the first name Zelda is written זלדה — female given name. In the Torah codes, Zelda is found 3,195 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 4:6) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,220).

Found in the Torah
3,195
Chance alone
3,220
P (≥ found)
0.67
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

The Torah holds 3,195 sequences of זלדה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,220).

The shortest skip at which זלדה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 4:6, reading backward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), זלדה is found 33,688 times; chance alone would give about 33,548.

  • Genesis 548
  • Exodus 765
  • Leviticus 641
  • Numbers 751
  • Deuteronomy 490

The shortest skips

  1. Deuteronomy 4:6דברים ד:וskip 2, backward

    וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם וַעֲשִׂיתֶם כִּי הִוא חָכְמַתְכֶם וּבִינַתְכֶם לְעֵינֵי הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁמְעוּן אֵת כָּל־הַחֻקִּים הָאֵלֶּה וְאָמְרוּ רַק עַם־חָכָם וְנָבוֹן הַגּוֹי הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּֽה

    Observe therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that, when they hear all these statutes, shall say: ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’

    זלדה at skip 2, backward from Deuteronomy 4:6וןהגויגוההכימיגוזלדה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 256,729Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 4:32דברים ד:לבskip 2, backward

    כִּי שְׁאַל־נָא לְיָמִים רִֽאשֹׁנִים אֲשֶׁר־הָיוּ לְפָנֶיךָ לְמִן־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אָדָם עַל־הָאָרֶץ וּלְמִקְצֵה הַשָּׁמַיִם וְעַד־קְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם הֲנִֽהְיָה כַּדָּבָר הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה אוֹ הֲנִשְׁמַע כָּמֹֽהוּ

    For ask now of the days past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from the one end of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?

    זלדה at skip 2, backward from Deuteronomy 4:32יהכדברגוההאוהנשמזלדה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 258,451Open in the laboratory →

  3. Deuteronomy 29:23דברים כט:כגskip 2, backward

    וְאָֽמְרוּ כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם עַל־מֶה עָשָׂה יְהוָה כָּכָה לָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת מֶה חֳרִי הָאַף הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּֽה

    even all the nations shall say ‘Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?’

    זלדה at skip 2, backward from Deuteronomy 29:23חריהאףגוההואמרועזלדה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 296,820Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 16:10ויקרא טז:יskip 3, forward

    וְהַשָּׂעִיר אֲשֶׁר עָלָה עָלָיו הַגּוֹרָל לַעֲזָאזֵל יָֽעֳמַד־חַי לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְכַפֵּר עָלָיו לְשַׁלַּח אֹתוֹ לַעֲזָאזֵל הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה

    But the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive before the LORD, to make atonement over him, to send him away for Azazel into the wilderness.

    זלדה at skip 3, forward from Leviticus 16:10ולשלחאתולעאזהמברוהקריבאהרןזלדה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 166,504Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 6:13ויקרא ו:יגskip 8, backward

    זֶה קָרְבַּן אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִיבוּ לַֽיהוָה בְּיוֹם הִמָּשַׁח אֹתוֹ עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵפָה סֹלֶת מִנְחָה תָּמִיד מַחֲצִיתָהּ בַּבֹּקֶר וּמַחֲצִיתָהּ בָּעָֽרֶב

    This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half thereof in the evening.

    זלדה at skip 8, backward from Leviticus 6:13ולםלדרתיכםמאשייקוקכלאשריגעבםיקדשויבריקוקאמשהלאמרהקרבןאהרןובניואשריקריבוליקוקזלדה
    skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 148,455Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, זלדה appears 15,238 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 15,361, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 548
  • Exodus 765
  • Leviticus 641
  • Numbers 751
  • Deuteronomy 535
  • Joshua 428
  • Judges 356
  • Samuel 1,084
  • Kings 1,354
  • Isaiah 933
  • Jeremiah 1,106
  • Ezekiel 739
  • The Twelve 694
  • Psalms 1,087
  • Proverbs 263
  • Job 291
  • Song of Songs 43
  • Ruth 71
  • Lamentations 74
  • Ecclesiastes 178
  • Esther 173
  • Daniel 670
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 679
  • Chronicles 1,775

Outside the Torah

  1. 2 Kings 4:27מלכים ב ד:כזskip 2, forward

    וַתָּבֹא אֶל־אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶל־הָהָר וַֽתַּחֲזֵק בְּרַגְלָיו וַיִּגַּשׁ גֵּֽיחֲזִי לְהָדְפָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים הַרְפֵּֽה־לָהּ כִּֽי־נַפְשָׁהּ מָֽרָה־לָהּ וַֽיהוָה הֶעְלִים מִמֶּנִּי וְלֹא הִגִּיד לִֽי

    And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said: ‘Let her alone; for her soul is bitter within her; and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told Me.’

    זלדה at skip 2, forward from 2 Kings 4:27יגשגיחיהפויאמראיזלדה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 534,001Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 12:16שמואל א יב:טזskip 2, backward

    גַּם־עַתָּה הִתְיַצְּבוּ וּרְאוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה עֹשֶׂה לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם

    Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.

    זלדה at skip 2, backward from 1 Samuel 12:16אתהדברגוההאשריקוזלדה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 400,458Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Kings 3:6מלכים א ג:וskip 2, backward

    וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ עִם־עַבְדְּךָ דָוִד אָבִי חֶסֶד גָּדוֹל כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ לְפָנֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת וּבִצְדָקָה וּבְיִשְׁרַת לֵבָב עִמָּךְ וַתִּשְׁמָר־לוֹ אֶת־הַחֶסֶד הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה וַתִּתֶּן־לוֹ בֵן יֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאוֹ כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה

    And Solomon said: ‘Thou hast shown unto Thy servant David my father great kindness, according as he walked before Thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee; and Thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that Thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

    זלדה at skip 2, backward from 1 Kings 3:6אתהחסדגוההותתןלוזלדה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 483,725Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

זלדה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as זלדה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 46.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Zelda in the Bible code?

The Torah holds 3,195 sequences of זלדה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,220).

What is the shortest skip for Zelda in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading backward from Deuteronomy 4:6 — the shortest of 3,195 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,220.

What is the gematria of Zelda in Hebrew?

Zelda is spelled זלדה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 46.

How many times is Zelda found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, זלדה appears 15,238 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 15,361, so the count is in line with chance.

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