Baal בעל
Baal (בעל) is a name in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Baal is found 420,066 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 3:6) — about what chance alone gives (about 419,704).
- Found in the Torah
- 420,066
- Chance alone
- 419,704
- P (≥ found)
- 0.29
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
420,066 sequences of בעל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 419,704 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which בעל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:6, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), בעל is found 6,624,606 times; chance alone would give about 6,505,233.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 419,704 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 104,293
- Exodus 84,756
- Leviticus 58,256
- Numbers 98,690
- Deuteronomy 74,071
The shortest skips
וַתֵּרֶא הָֽאִשָּׁה כִּי טוֹב הָעֵץ לְמַאֲכָל וְכִי תַֽאֲוָה־הוּא לָעֵינַיִם וְנֶחְמָד הָעֵץ לְהַשְׂכִּיל וַתִּקַּח מִפִּרְיוֹ וַתֹּאכַל וַתִּתֵּן גַּם־לְאִישָׁהּ עִמָּהּ וַיֹּאכַֽל
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,159Open in the laboratory →
עָשׂוּ מִלְחָמָה אֶת־בֶּרַע מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם וְאֶת־בִּרְשַׁע מֶלֶךְ עֲמֹרָה שִׁנְאָב מֶלֶךְ אַדְמָה וְשֶׁמְאֵבֶר מֶלֶךְ צביים וּמֶלֶךְ בֶּלַע הִיא־צֹֽעַר
that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela—the same is Zoar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,104Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּדְבַּק נַפְשׁוֹ בְּדִינָה בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹב וַיֶּֽאֱהַב אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־לֵב הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ
And his soul did cleave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke comfortingly unto the damsel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,313Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה אַל־תִּירָאוּ אָנֹכִי אֲכַלְכֵּל אֶתְכֶם וְאֶֽת־טַפְּכֶם וַיְנַחֵם אוֹתָם וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־לִבָּֽם
Now therefore fear ye not; I will sustain you, and your little ones.’ And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 77,780Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא עֲמָלֵק וַיִּלָּחֶם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּרְפִידִֽם
Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 103,662Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,791,330 sequences of בעל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,793,020).
- Genesis 104,293
- Exodus 84,756
- Leviticus 58,256
- Numbers 98,690
- Deuteronomy 76,899
- Joshua 63,354
- Judges 61,371
- Samuel 146,295
- Kings 156,201
- Isaiah 90,613
- Jeremiah 124,915
- Ezekiel 95,725
- The Twelve 75,516
- Psalms 115,637
- Proverbs 45,818
- Job 49,598
- Song of Songs 6,953
- Ruth 6,353
- Lamentations 11,098
- Ecclesiastes 19,035
- Esther 16,947
- Daniel 37,906
- Ezra–Nehemiah 67,033
- Chronicles 178,068
Outside the Torah
לְיִשָּׂשכָר יָצָא הַגּוֹרָל הָֽרְבִיעִי לִבְנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם
The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 334,114Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה לְעֶגְלוֹן מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב וְעֶגְלוֹן אִישׁ בָּרִיא מְאֹֽד
And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab—now Eglon was a very fat man.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 349,222Open in the laboratory →
הוּא־בָא עַד־לֶחִי וּפִלְשִׁתִּים הֵרִיעוּ לִקְרָאתוֹ וַתִּצְלַח עָלָיו רוּחַ יְהוָה וַתִּהְיֶינָה הָעֲבֹתִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־זְרוֹעוֹתָיו כַּפִּשְׁתִּים אֲשֶׁר בָּעֲרוּ בָאֵשׁ וַיִּמַּסּוּ אֱסוּרָיו מֵעַל יָדָֽיו
When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him; and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 371,477Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בעל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בעל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 102.
As a plain word it stands 61 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 20:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Baal in the Torah codes?
420,066 sequences of בעל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 419,704 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Baal in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:6 — the shortest of 420,066 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 419,704.
What is the gematria of Baal in Hebrew?
Baal is spelled בעל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 102.
How many times is Baal found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,791,330 sequences of בעל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,793,020).
Search it yourself
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