The first 37 verses contain exactly 37 occurrences of אלהים, connecting the frequency of the word “God” with the prime number 37.
Examine the first 37 verses of the Hebrew Bible, from Genesis 1:1 through Genesis 2:6. Count every occurrence of the exact Hebrew word אלהים, the form used in Genesis 1:1.
The count is for the exact unprefixed spelling אלהים and does not include other grammatical or prefixed forms.
The count was obtained from the Hebrew text contained in torah.txt.
The third Hebrew word of Genesis 1:1, אלהים, is highlighted below.
| Genesis 1:1 | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew Word | Number of Letters |
| בראשית | 6 |
| ברא | 3 |
| אלהימ | 5 |
| את | 2 |
| השםימ | 5 |
| ואת | 3 |
| הארצ | 4 |
| Total Words: 7 | Total Letters: 28 |
| Traditional Hebrew Letter Values | Word Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 200 | 1 | 300 | 10 | 400 | 913 |
| 2 | 200 | 1 | 203 | |||
| 1 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 86 | |
| 1 | 400 | 401 | ||||
| 5 | 300 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 395 | |
| 6 | 1 | 400 | 407 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 200 | 90 | 296 | ||
| Verse Value Total | 2701 | |||||
| Hebrew Alphabet Positions | Word Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 76 |
| 2 | 20 | 1 | 23 | |||
| 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 41 | |
| 1 | 22 | 23 | ||||
| 5 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 62 | |
| 6 | 1 | 22 | 29 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 44 | ||
| Verse Position Total | 298 | |||||