Bible Codes: search for equidistant letter sequences
Bible Codes searches the Hebrew text for equidistant letter sequences (ELS): words spelled by taking every nth letter. This is the method used in the published Torah-codes research. The tool also runs the honest test: how often would the same find turn up in scrambled or random text? Bible Codes is part of Hebrew Explorer Pro.
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Step 1: Open Bible Codes
Tap Tools ▾ → Bible Codes. Without Pro you see what the tool includes, with See what Pro includes.
Step 2: Enter your terms
Type a name or word in English or Hebrew. There is a Hebrew keyboard and a built-in dictionary. You can add up to five terms, and the tool shows where they cross.
Step 3: Choose where to search
Under Search in: choose the Torah or the Whole Tanakh. Advanced options set the Letter spacing — max skip and which printed Hebrew edition to search (Leningrad or Koren).
Step 4: Read the matrix
Tap Find. The find is highlighted in a letter grid. Change the Grid width to read it, and tap Search for a related term nearby to look for meaningful words woven around it.
Step 5: Check it against chance
Every result is compared to random and scrambled text, and labelled plainly, for example about as often as random text, most likely a coincidence. Take that label seriously.
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