Bethuel בתול
Bethuel (בתול) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Bethul. In the Torah codes, Bethuel is found 65,950 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 35:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 66,512).
- Found in the Torah
- 65,950
- Chance alone
- 66,512
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- 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, בתול appears 65,950 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 66,512, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which בתול appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 35:2, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בתול is found 696,741 times; chance alone would give about 693,047.
- Genesis 16,144
- Exodus 13,122
- Leviticus 10,863
- Numbers 13,388
- Deuteronomy 12,433
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וְאֶל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עִמּוֹ הָסִרוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר אֲשֶׁר בְּתֹכְכֶם וְהִֽטַּהֲרוּ וְהַחֲלִיפוּ שִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶֽם
Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him: ‘Put away the strange gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 50,860Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּמְצָא יוֹסֵף חֵן בְּעֵינָיו וַיְשָׁרֶת אֹתוֹ וַיַּפְקִדֵהוּ עַל־בֵּיתוֹ וְכָל־יֶשׁ־לוֹ נָתַן בְּיָדֽוֹ
And Joseph found favour in his sight, and he ministered unto him. And he appointed him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,724Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי מֵאָז הִפְקִיד אֹתוֹ בְּבֵיתוֹ וְעַל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יֶשׁ־לוֹ וַיְבָרֶךְ יְהוָה אֶת־בֵּית הַמִּצְרִי בִּגְלַל יוֹסֵף וַיְהִי בִּרְכַּת יְהוָה בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁר יֶשׁ־לוֹ בַּבַּיִת וּבַשָּׂדֶֽה
And it came to pass from the time that he appointed him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,758Open in the laboratory →
אַתָּה תִּהְיֶה עַל־בֵּיתִי וְעַל־פִּיךָ יִשַּׁק כָּל־עַמִּי רַק הַכִּסֵּא אֶגְדַּל מִמֶּֽךָּ
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled; only in the throne will I be greater than thou.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 62,027Open in the laboratory →
וְכִלְכַּלְתִּי אֹֽתְךָ שָׁם כִּי־עוֹד חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים רָעָב פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ אַתָּה וּבֵֽיתְךָ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ
and there will I sustain thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 69,379Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
270,120 sequences of בתול at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 273,249 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 16,144
- Exodus 13,122
- Leviticus 10,863
- Numbers 13,388
- Deuteronomy 13,142
- Joshua 8,712
- Judges 9,159
- Samuel 23,007
- Kings 23,058
- Isaiah 12,374
- Jeremiah 19,980
- Ezekiel 19,313
- The Twelve 10,959
- Psalms 15,939
- Proverbs 6,444
- Job 6,005
- Song of Songs 1,150
- Ruth 1,176
- Lamentations 1,630
- Ecclesiastes 2,393
- Esther 2,837
- Daniel 4,484
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,589
- Chronicles 26,252
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו בְּנֵי־דָן אַל־תַּשְׁמַע קוֹלְךָ עִמָּנוּ פֶּֽן־יִפְגְּעוּ בָכֶם אֲנָשִׁים מָרֵי נֶפֶשׁ וְאָסַפְתָּה נַפְשְׁךָ וְנֶפֶשׁ בֵּיתֶֽךָ
And the children of Dan said unto him: ‘Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 376,604Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם־שָׁאוּל הָלַךְ לְבֵיתוֹ גִּבְעָתָה וַיֵּלְכוּ עִמּוֹ הַחַיִל אֲשֶׁר־נָגַע אֱלֹהִים בְּלִבָּֽם
And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the men of valour, whose hearts God had touched.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 398,289Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלַח שָׁאוּל מַלְאָכִים אֶל־בֵּית דָּוִד לְשָׁמְרוֹ וְלַהֲמִיתוֹ בַּבֹּקֶר וַתַּגֵּד לְדָוִד מִיכַל אִשְׁתּוֹ לֵאמֹר אִם־אֵינְךָ מְמַלֵּט אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ הַלַּיְלָה מָחָר אַתָּה מוּמָֽת
And Saul sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David’s wife told him, saying: ‘If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou shalt be slain.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 415,210Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בתול — the Tanakh's own spelling: Bethul. Searched as בתול, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 438.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Bethuel appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בתול appears 65,950 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 66,512, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Bethuel in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 35:2 — the shortest of 65,950 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 66,512.
What is the gematria of Bethuel in Hebrew?
Bethuel is spelled בתול — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 438.
How many times is Bethuel found in the whole Tanakh?
270,120 sequences of בתול at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 273,249 that chance alone would produce.
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