Cecil ססיל
In Hebrew letters the first name Cecil is written ססיל — male given name. Cecil appears 941 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 20% more than chance alone would give (about 787; probability 5.6 × 10⁻⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 941
- Chance alone
- 787
- P (≥ found)
- 5.6 × 10⁻⁸
- 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, ססיל appears 941 times in the Torah — 20% more than the 787 chance alone would give; the probability of 941 or more by chance alone is 5.6 × 10⁻⁸.
The shortest skip at which ססיל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 49:17, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), ססיל is found 8,553 times; chance alone would give about 8,203.
- Genesis 297
- Exodus 172
- Leviticus 82
- Numbers 291
- Deuteronomy 99
The shortest skips
יְהִי־דָן נָחָשׁ עֲלֵי־דֶרֶךְ שְׁפִיפֹן עֲלֵי־אֹרַח הַנֹּשֵׁךְ עִקְּבֵי־סוּס וַיִּפֹּל רֹכְבוֹ אָחֽוֹר
Dan shall be a serpent in the way, A horned snake in the path, That biteth the horse’s heels, So that his rider falleth backward.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,922Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ מִסְגֶּרֶת טֹפַח סָבִיב וְעָשִׂיתָ זֵר־זָהָב לְמִסְגַּרְתּוֹ סָבִֽיב
And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 114,465Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־בְּהֵמָה מַפְרֶסֶת פַּרְסָה וְשֹׁסַעַת שֶׁסַע שְׁתֵּי פְרָסוֹת מַעֲלַת גֵּרָה בַּבְּהֵמָה אֹתָהּ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ
And every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof wholly cloven in two, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that ye may eat.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 274,074Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מִקְּהֵלָתָה וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּהַר־שָֽׁפֶר
And they journeyed from Kehelah, and pitched in mount Shepher.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 244,942Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּכְתֹּב מֹשֶׁה אֶת־מוֹצָאֵיהֶם לְמַסְעֵיהֶם עַל־פִּי יְהוָה וְאֵלֶּה מַסְעֵיהֶם לְמוֹצָאֵיהֶֽם
And Moses wrote their goings forth, stage by stage, by the commandment of the LORD; and these are their stages at their goings forth.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 244,250Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, ססיל appears 4,598 times in the whole Tanakh — 12% more than the 4,111 chance alone would give; the probability of 4,598 or more by chance alone is 4.6 × 10⁻¹⁴.
- Genesis 297
- Exodus 172
- Leviticus 82
- Numbers 291
- Deuteronomy 107
- Joshua 54
- Judges 179
- Samuel 105
- Kings 416
- Isaiah 362
- Jeremiah 201
- Ezekiel 187
- The Twelve 257
- Psalms 730
- Proverbs 241
- Job 147
- Song of Songs 17
- Ruth 6
- Lamentations 23
- Ecclesiastes 69
- Esther 135
- Daniel 95
- Ezra–Nehemiah 150
- Chronicles 275
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה הִתְעָרֶב נָא אֶת־אֲדֹנִי אֶת־מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וְאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אַלְפַּיִם סוּסִים אִם־תּוּכַל לָתֶת לְךָ רֹכְבִים עֲלֵיהֶֽם
Now therefore, I pray thee, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 561,705Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה הִתְעָרֶב נָא אֶת־אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וְאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אַלְפַּיִם סוּסִים אִם־תּוּכַל לָתֶת לְךָ רֹכְבִים עֲלֵיהֶֽם
Now therefore, I pray thee, make a wager with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 609,601Open in the laboratory →
וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָה הַשְּׁלִשִׁית סוּסִים לְבָנִים וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָה הָרְבִעִית סוּסִים בְּרֻדִּים אֲמֻצִּֽים
and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled bay horses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 846,763Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ססיל — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as ססיל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 160.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Cecil in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, ססיל appears 941 times in the Torah — 20% more than the 787 chance alone would give; the probability of 941 or more by chance alone is 5.6 × 10⁻⁸.
What is the shortest skip for Cecil in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 49:17 — the shortest of 941 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 787.
What is the gematria of Cecil in Hebrew?
Cecil is spelled ססיל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 160.
How many times is Cecil found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, ססיל appears 4,598 times in the whole Tanakh — 12% more than the 4,111 chance alone would give; the probability of 4,598 or more by chance alone is 4.6 × 10⁻¹⁴.
Search it yourself
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