First names

Adel אדל

In Hebrew letters the first name Adel is written אדל — male given name. In the Torah codes, Adel is found 432,467 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 10:25) — about what chance alone gives (about 434,323).

Found in the Torah
432,467
Chance alone
434,323
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

At skips 2–5,000, אדל appears 432,467 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 434,323, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which אדל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 10:25, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), אדל is found 6,689,298 times; chance alone would give about 6,731,813.

A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 434,323 of it, so a large count is expected.

  • Genesis 118,752
  • Exodus 81,839
  • Leviticus 59,389
  • Numbers 98,698
  • Deuteronomy 73,789

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 10:25בראשית י:כהskip 2, forward

    וּלְעֵבֶר יֻלַּד שְׁנֵי בָנִים שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פֶּלֶג כִּי בְיָמָיו נִפְלְגָה הָאָרֶץ וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יָקְטָֽן

    And unto Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

    אדל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 10:25ניםשםהחפגכיבימיאדל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 12,431Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 10:27בראשית י:כזskip 2, forward

    וְאֶת־הֲדוֹרָם וְאֶת־אוּזָל וְאֶת־דִּקְלָֽה

    and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah;

    אדל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 10:27תאוזלותקהואתעובאדל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 12,517Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 14:5בראשית יד:הskip 2, forward

    וּבְאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בָּא כְדָרְלָעֹמֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־רְפָאִים בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם וְאֶת־הַזּוּזִים בְּהָם וְאֵת הָֽאֵימִים בְּשָׁוֵה קִרְיָתָֽיִם

    And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

    אדל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 14:5רהשנהבכרעמרוהמלאדל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 16,246Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 37:35בראשית לז:להskip 2, forward

    וַיָּקֻמוּ כָל־בָּנָיו וְכָל־בְּנֹתָיו לְנַחֲמוֹ וַיְמָאֵן לְהִתְנַחֵם וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־אֵרֵד אֶל־בְּנִי אָבֵל שְׁאֹלָה וַיֵּבְךְּ אֹתוֹ אָבִֽיו

    And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said: ‘Nay, but I will go down to the grave to my son mourning.’ And his father wept for him.

    אדל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 37:35יאמרכיראבניאבלשאדל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 55,946Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 41:22בראשית מא:כבskip 2, forward

    וָאֵרֶא בַּחֲלֹמִי וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלֹת בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד מְלֵאֹת וְטֹבֽוֹת

    And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good.

    אדל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 41:22לתבקנהחמאתוטבותאדל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 61,161Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, אדל appears 1,912,371 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 1,900,406 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,912,371 or more by chance alone is 2.2 × 10⁻¹⁸.

  • Genesis 118,752
  • Exodus 81,839
  • Leviticus 59,389
  • Numbers 98,698
  • Deuteronomy 77,119
  • Joshua 49,449
  • Judges 59,374
  • Samuel 253,376
  • Kings 162,439
  • Isaiah 84,806
  • Jeremiah 135,820
  • Ezekiel 113,569
  • The Twelve 73,570
  • Psalms 110,291
  • Proverbs 30,310
  • Job 48,494
  • Song of Songs 5,811
  • Ruth 8,513
  • Lamentations 7,272
  • Ecclesiastes 17,023
  • Esther 23,807
  • Daniel 85,734
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 58,803
  • Chronicles 148,113

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 10:2יהושע י:בskip 2, forward

    וַיִּֽירְאוּ מְאֹד כִּי עִיר גְּדוֹלָה גִּבְעוֹן כְּאַחַת עָרֵי הַמַּמְלָכָה וְכִי הִיא גְדוֹלָה מִן־הָעַי וְכָל־אֲנָשֶׁיהָ גִּבֹּרִֽים

    that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

    אדל at skip 2, forward from Joshua 10:2הוכיהיגוהמןהעיואדל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 319,525Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 12:9יהושע יב:טskip 2, forward

    מֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ אֶחָד מֶלֶךְ הָעַי אֲשֶׁר־מִצַּד בֵּֽית־אֵל אֶחָֽד

    the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one;

    אדל at skip 2, forward from Joshua 12:9ךיריחוחמךהעיאשראדל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 324,506Open in the laboratory →

  3. Joshua 12:9יהושע יב:טskip 2, forward

    מֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ אֶחָד מֶלֶךְ הָעַי אֲשֶׁר־מִצַּד בֵּֽית־אֵל אֶחָֽד

    the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one;

    אדל at skip 2, forward from Joshua 12:9דביתאלחמךירושלםאדל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 324,526Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

אדל — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as אדל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 35.

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

Questions

Is Adel in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, אדל appears 432,467 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 434,323, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Adel in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 10:25 — the shortest of 432,467 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 434,323.

What is the gematria of Adel in Hebrew?

Adel is spelled אדל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 35.

How many times is Adel found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, אדל appears 1,912,371 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 1,900,406 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,912,371 or more by chance alone is 2.2 × 10⁻¹⁸.

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