Azazel עזאזל
Azazel (עזאזל) is a name in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Azazel is found 30 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 121 (Exodus 40:23) — about what chance alone gives (about 35.5).
- Found in the Torah
- 30
- Chance alone
- 35.5
- P (≥ found)
- 0.84
- Shortest skip
- 121
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
30 sequences of עזאזל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 35.5 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 121 — the first at Exodus 40:23, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 294 sequences of עזאזל, against about 280 from chance alone.
- Genesis 4
- Exodus 8
- Leviticus 7
- Numbers 8
- Deuteronomy 3
The shortest skips
וַיַּעֲרֹךְ עָלָיו עֵרֶךְ לֶחֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And he set a row of bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 121, width 121 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 140,941Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּצֹק לוֹ אַרְבַּע טַבְּעֹת זָהָב וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־הַטַּבָּעֹת עַל אַרְבַּע הַפֵּאֹת אֲשֶׁר לְאַרְבַּע רַגְלָֽיו
And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the four feet thereof.
skip 265, width 265 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 135,335Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בַבֹּקֶר וַיִּקַּח בָּלָק אֶת־בִּלְעָם וַֽיַּעֲלֵהוּ בָּמוֹת בָּעַל וַיַּרְא מִשָּׁם קְצֵה הָעָֽם
And it came to pass in the morning that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into Bamoth-baal, and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people.
skip 469, width 469 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 227,592Open in the laboratory →
זֹאת הַתּוֹרָה אָדָם כִּֽי־יָמוּת בְּאֹהֶל כָּל־הַבָּא אֶל־הָאֹהֶל וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר בָּאֹהֶל יִטְמָא שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים
This is the law: when a man dieth in a tent, every one that cometh into the tent, and every thing that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
skip 524, width 524 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 221,419Open in the laboratory →
הֵם קִנְאוּנִי בְלֹא־אֵל כִּעֲסוּנִי בְּהַבְלֵיהֶם וַאֲנִי אַקְנִיאֵם בְּלֹא־עָם בְּגוֹי נָבָל אַכְעִיסֵֽם
They have roused Me to jealousy with a no-god; They have provoked Me with their vanities; And I will rouse them to jealousy with a no-people; I will provoke them with a vile nation.
skip 864, width 864 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 301,385Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
139 sequences of עזאזל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 151 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 4
- Exodus 8
- Leviticus 7
- Numbers 8
- Deuteronomy 3
- Joshua 5
- Judges 3
- Samuel 5
- Kings 13
- Isaiah 12
- Jeremiah 9
- Ezekiel 4
- The Twelve 7
- Psalms 9
- Proverbs 2
- Job 6
- Ruth 1
- Lamentations 2
- Esther 1
- Daniel 1
- Ezra–Nehemiah 11
- Chronicles 18
Outside the Torah
וַיָּבֹא אַחֲרָיו עֲזַרְיָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן וְעִמּוֹ כֹּהֲנִים לַיהוָה שְׁמוֹנִים בְּנֵי־חָֽיִל
And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men;
skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,178,524Open in the laboratory →
מִי בָכֶם יַאֲזִין זֹאת יַקְשִׁב וְיִשְׁמַע לְאָחֽוֹר
Who among you will give ear to this? Who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
skip 44, width 44 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 618,322Open in the laboratory →
קִרְיַת־בַּעַל הִיא קִרְיַת יְעָרִים וְהָֽרַבָּה עָרִים שְׁתַּיִם וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן
Kiriath-baal—the same is Kiriath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
skip 147, width 147 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 329,801Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עזאזל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עזאזל, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 115.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Azazel in the Bible code?
30 sequences of עזאזל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 35.5 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Azazel in the Torah?
Skip 121, reading forward from Exodus 40:23 — the shortest of 30 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 35.5.
How is Azazel spelled in Hebrew?
Azazel is spelled עזאזל — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 115.
Is Azazel in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
139 sequences of עזאזל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 151 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 35.5 here) beside the count.