Dubai דובאי
Dubai — in Hebrew דובאי — city in the United Arab Emirates. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 3,443 sequences of Dubai, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 18:30); chance alone would give about 3,355.
- Found in the Torah
- 3,443
- Chance alone
- 3,355
- P (≥ found)
- 0.07
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 3,443 sequences of דובאי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,355).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 18:30, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 25,852 sequences of דובאי, against about 26,443 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,169
- Exodus 631
- Leviticus 382
- Numbers 720
- Deuteronomy 541
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־נָא יִחַר לַֽאדֹנָי וַאֲדַבֵּרָה אוּלַי יִמָּצְאוּן שָׁם שְׁלֹשִׁים וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אֶֽעֱשֶׂה אִם־אֶמְצָא שָׁם שְׁלֹשִֽׁים
And he said: ‘Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.’ And He said: ‘I will not do it, if I find thirty there.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,960Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אִם־שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע בְּקֹלוֹ וְעָשִׂיתָ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר אֲדַבֵּר וְאָֽיַבְתִּי אֶת־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְצַרְתִּי אֶת־צֹרְרֶֽיךָ
But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 111,901Open in the laboratory →
עֲמָלֵק יוֹשֵׁב בְּאֶרֶץ הַנֶּגֶב וְהַֽחִתִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי יוֹשֵׁב בָּהָר וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי יֹשֵׁב עַל־הַיָּם וְעַל יַד הַיַּרְדֵּֽן
Amalek dwelleth in the land of the South; and the Hittite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanite dwelleth by the sea, and along by the side of the Jordan.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 210,682Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה בְּאָזְנֵי כָּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת עַד תֻּמָּֽם
And Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished:
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 300,525Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן לָבָן וּבְתוּאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵיְהוָה יָצָא הַדָּבָר לֹא נוּכַל דַּבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַע אוֹ־טֽוֹב
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said: ‘The thing proceedeth from the LORD; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 32,023Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 17,520 sequences of דובאי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,429).
- Genesis 1,169
- Exodus 631
- Leviticus 382
- Numbers 720
- Deuteronomy 602
- Joshua 458
- Judges 614
- Samuel 2,268
- Kings 1,555
- Isaiah 856
- Jeremiah 1,228
- Ezekiel 1,161
- The Twelve 779
- Psalms 1,108
- Proverbs 346
- Job 423
- Song of Songs 90
- Ruth 51
- Lamentations 60
- Ecclesiastes 116
- Esther 185
- Daniel 523
- Ezra–Nehemiah 618
- Chronicles 1,577
Outside the Torah
וּמִגְדַּל־עֹז הָיָה בְתוֹךְ־הָעִיר וַיָּנֻסוּ שָׁמָּה כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְכֹל בַּעֲלֵי הָעִיר וַֽיִּסְגְּרוּ בַּעֲדָם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ עַל־גַּג הַמִּגְדָּֽל
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, even all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and got them up to the roof of the tower.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 362,899Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ בַּיהוָה לִי אָמַר צְדָקוֹת וָעֹז עָדָיו יָבוֹא וְיֵבֹשׁוּ כֹּל הַנֶּחֱרִים בּֽוֹ
Only in the LORD, shall one say of Me, is victory and strength; Even to Him shall men come in confusion, All they that were incensed against Him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 622,637Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ כָל־הַשָּׂרִים אֶל־בָּרוּךְ אֶת־יְהוּדִי בֶּן־נְתַנְיָהוּ בֶּן־שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ בֶן־כּוּשִׁי לֵאמֹר הַמְּגִלָּה אֲשֶׁר קָרָאתָ בָּהּ בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם קָחֶנָּה בְיָדְךָ וָלֵךְ וַיִּקַּח בָּרוּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּהוּ אֶת־הַמְּגִלָּה בְּיָדוֹ וַיָּבֹא אֲלֵיהֶֽם
Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying: ‘Take in thy hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come.’ So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 698,413Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דובאי — the name in Hebrew letters: city in the United Arab Emirates. Searched as דובאי, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 23.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Dubai in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 3,443 sequences of דובאי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,355).
What is the shortest skip for Dubai in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 18:30 — the shortest of 3,443 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,355.
How is Dubai spelled in Hebrew?
Dubai is spelled דובאי — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 23.
Is Dubai in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 17,520 sequences of דובאי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,429).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,355 here) beside the count.