Zelek צלק
Zelek (צלק) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 40,519 sequences of Zelek, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:10); chance alone would give about 42,458.
- Found in the Torah
- 40,519
- Chance alone
- 42,458
- 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
The Torah holds 40,519 sequences of צלק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 42,458).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:10, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 650,860 sequences of צלק, against about 658,075 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 42,458 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 11,623
- Exodus 9,406
- Leviticus 5,690
- Numbers 7,480
- Deuteronomy 6,320
The shortest skips
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם קָרָא יַמִּים וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 415Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּרֶא הָאָתוֹן אֶת־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה וַתִּלָּחֵץ אֶל־הַקִּיר וַתִּלְחַץ אֶת־רֶגֶל בִּלְעָם אֶל־הַקִּיר וַיֹּסֶף לְהַכֹּתָֽהּ
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD, and she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall; and he smote her again.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 226,642Open in the laboratory →
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?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 258,413Open in the laboratory →
וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם אֶת־קְצִיר אַרְצְכֶם לֹא תְכַלֶּה פְּאַת שָׂדְךָ לִקְצֹר וְלֶקֶט קְצִֽירְךָ לֹא תְלַקֵּֽט
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corner of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 170,598Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂוּ לָכֶם אֱלִילִם וּפֶסֶל וּמַצֵּבָה לֹֽא־תָקִימוּ לָכֶם וְאֶבֶן מַשְׂכִּית לֹא תִתְּנוּ בְּאַרְצְכֶם לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺת עָלֶיהָ כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it; for I am the LORD your God.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 182,315Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 149,267 sequences of צלק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 149,580).
- Genesis 11,623
- Exodus 9,406
- Leviticus 5,690
- Numbers 7,480
- Deuteronomy 6,509
- Joshua 4,306
- Judges 3,223
- Samuel 7,915
- Kings 8,693
- Isaiah 14,600
- Jeremiah 11,857
- Ezekiel 7,840
- The Twelve 8,194
- Psalms 13,497
- Proverbs 5,728
- Job 4,908
- Song of Songs 673
- Ruth 425
- Lamentations 1,086
- Ecclesiastes 878
- Esther 804
- Daniel 3,153
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,447
- Chronicles 8,332
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵי־דָן מִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם חֲמִשָּׁה אֲנָשִׁים מִקְצוֹתָם אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי־חַיִל מִצָּרְעָה וּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹל לְרַגֵּל אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וּלְחָקְרָהּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם לְכוּ חִקְרוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וַיָּבֹאוּ הַר־אֶפְרַיִם עַד־בֵּית מִיכָה וַיָּלִינוּ שָֽׁם
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them: ‘Go, search the land’; and they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 375,071Open in the laboratory →
צַהֲלִי קוֹלֵךְ בַּת־גַּלִּים הַקְשִׁיבִי לַיְשָׁה עֲנִיָּה עֲנָתֽוֹת
Cry thou with a shrill voice, O daughter of Gallim! Hearken, O Laish! O thou poor Anathoth!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 586,675Open in the laboratory →
בְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ יַצִּילֻךְ קִבּוּצַיִךְ וְאֶת־כֻּלָּם יִשָּׂא־רוּחַ יִקַּח־הָבֶל וְהַחוֹסֶה בִי יִנְחַל־אֶרֶץ וְיִירַשׁ הַר־קָדְשִֽׁי
When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away, a breath shall bear them off; but he that taketh refuge in Me shall possess the land, and shall inherit My holy mountain.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 632,962Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צלק — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as צלק, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 220.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 23:37. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Zelek appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 40,519 sequences of צלק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 42,458).
What is the shortest skip for Zelek in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:10 — the shortest of 40,519 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 42,458.
How is Zelek spelled in Hebrew?
Zelek is spelled צלק — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 220.
Is Zelek in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 149,267 sequences of צלק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 149,580).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 42,458 here) beside the count.