Ethbaal אתבעל
Ethbaal (אתבעל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Ethbaal appears 2,086 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 2,157 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,086
- Chance alone
- 2,157
- P (≥ found)
- 0.94
- Shortest skip
- 4
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 2,086 sequences of אתבעל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,157).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Genesis 8:1, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 17,057 sequences of אתבעל, against about 17,000 from chance alone.
- Genesis 529
- Exodus 460
- Leviticus 317
- Numbers 424
- Deuteronomy 356
The shortest skips
וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת־נֹחַ וְאֵת כָּל־הַֽחַיָּה וְאֶת־כָּל־הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ בַּתֵּבָה וַיַּעֲבֵר אֱלֹהִים רוּחַ עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַיָּשֹׁכּוּ הַמָּֽיִם
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,169Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁכַב אִישׁ אֹתָהּ שִׁכְבַת־זֶרַע וְנֶעְלַם מֵעֵינֵי אִישָׁהּ וְנִסְתְּרָה וְהִיא נִטְמָאָה וְעֵד אֵין בָּהּ וְהִוא לֹא נִתְפָּֽשָׂה
and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, she being defiled secretly, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken in the act;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 195,808Open in the laboratory →
וַיּוֹשֵׁב יוֹסֵף אֶת־אָבִיו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אֲחֻזָּה בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ בְּאֶרֶץ רַעְמְסֵס כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה פַרְעֹֽה
And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 72,485Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה מִשֶּׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וּמִן־הַדָּם אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וַיַּז עַֽל־אַהֲרֹן עַל־בְּגָדָיו וְעַל־בָּנָיו וְעַל־בִּגְדֵי בָנָיו אִתּוֹ וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וְאֶת־בִּגְדֵי בָנָיו אִתּֽוֹ
And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’garments with him, and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’garments with him.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 152,574Open in the laboratory →
פְּקֻדֵיהֶם לְמַטֵּה דָן שְׁנַיִם וְשִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאֽוֹת
those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 188,070Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אתבעל appears 7,341 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 7,536, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 529
- Exodus 460
- Leviticus 317
- Numbers 424
- Deuteronomy 388
- Joshua 195
- Judges 255
- Samuel 629
- Kings 666
- Isaiah 273
- Jeremiah 551
- Ezekiel 456
- The Twelve 296
- Psalms 339
- Proverbs 137
- Job 183
- Song of Songs 28
- Ruth 54
- Lamentations 37
- Ecclesiastes 83
- Esther 51
- Daniel 160
- Ezra–Nehemiah 240
- Chronicles 590
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל־בַּת־שֶׁבַע אֵם־שְׁלֹמֹה לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא שָׁמַעַתְּ כִּי מָלַךְ אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ בֶן־חַגִּית וַאֲדֹנֵינוּ דָוִד לֹא יָדָֽע
Then Nathan spoke unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying: ‘Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 477,729Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקָּרְאוּ סֹפְרֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּֽעֵת־הַהִיא בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי הוּא־חֹדֶשׁ סִיוָן בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים בּוֹ וַיִּכָּתֵב כְּֽכָל־אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה מָרְדֳּכַי אֶל־הַיְּהוּדִים וְאֶל הָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־וְהַפַּחוֹת וְשָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת אֲשֶׁר מֵהֹדּוּ וְעַד־כּוּשׁ שֶׁבַע וְעֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָה מְדִינָה מְדִינָה וּמְדִינָה כִּכְתָבָהּ וְעַם וָעָם כִּלְשֹׁנוֹ וְאֶל־הַיְּהוּדִים כִּכְתָבָם וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם
Then were the king’s scribes called at that time, in the third month, which is the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, even to the satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,031,840Open in the laboratory →
אֲשֶׁר אָרְחֹתֵיהֶם עִקְּשִׁים וּנְלוֹזִים בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם
Who are crooked in their ways, And perverse in their paths;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 938,806Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אתבעל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אתבעל, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 503.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 16:31. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ethbaal in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,086 sequences of אתבעל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,157).
What is the shortest skip for Ethbaal in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading forward from Genesis 8:1 — the shortest of 2,086 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,157.
How is Ethbaal spelled in Hebrew?
Ethbaal is spelled אתבעל — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 503.
Is Ethbaal in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אתבעל appears 7,341 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 7,536, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,157 here) beside the count.