Football כדורגל
Football — in Hebrew כדורגל — football, soccer. In the Torah codes, Football is found 8 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 1,542 (Numbers 31:15) — about what chance alone gives (about 7.7).
- Found in the Torah
- 8
- Chance alone
- 7.7
- P (≥ found)
- 0.51
- Shortest skip
- 1,542
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
8 sequences of כדורגל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7.7 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 1,542 — the first at Numbers 31:15, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 60 sequences of כדורגל, against about 49.1 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2
- Exodus 1
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 3
- Deuteronomy 1
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מֹשֶׁה הַֽחִיִּיתֶם כָּל־נְקֵבָֽה
And Moses said unto them: ‘Have ye saved all the women alive?
skip 1,542, width 1,542 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 240,138Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא מֹשֶׁה לְכָל־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מִֽשְׁכוּ וּקְחוּ לָכֶם צֹאן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶם וְשַׁחֲטוּ הַפָּֽסַח
Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them: ‘Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the passover lamb.
skip 2,600, width 2,600 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 95,224Open in the laboratory →
טְרֵפָה לֹא־הֵבֵאתִי אֵלֶיךָ אָנֹכִי אֲחַטֶּנָּה מִיָּדִי תְּבַקְשֶׁנָּה גְּנֻֽבְתִי יוֹם וּגְנֻֽבְתִי לָֽיְלָה
That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
skip 3,460, width 3,460 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 45,610Open in the laboratory →
צַו אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִֽישַׁלְּחוּ מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה כָּל־צָרוּעַ וְכָל־זָב וְכֹל טָמֵא לָנָֽפֶשׁ
’Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is unclean by the dead;
skip 3,614, width 3,614 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 195,299Open in the laboratory →
וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַבָּשָׂר הַחַי וְטִמְּאוֹ הַבָּשָׂר הַחַי טָמֵא הוּא צָרַעַת הֽוּא
And the priest shall look on the raw flesh, and pronounce him unclean; the raw flesh is unclean: it is leprosy.
skip 3,742, width 3,742 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 158,807Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, כדורגל appears 45 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 48.6, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 2
- Exodus 1
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 3
- Deuteronomy 1
- Samuel 9
- Kings 4
- Isaiah 2
- Jeremiah 3
- Ezekiel 2
- The Twelve 3
- Psalms 5
- Proverbs 1
- Job 1
- Lamentations 1
- Ecclesiastes 2
- Esther 1
- Daniel 1
- Chronicles 2
Outside the Torah
וַיָּשֶׂם דָּוִד נְצִבִים בַּאֲרַם דַּמֶּשֶׂק וַתְּהִי אֲרָם לְדָוִד לַעֲבָדִים נוֹשְׂאֵי מִנְחָה וַיֹּשַׁע יְהוָה אֶת־דָּוִד בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלָֽךְ
Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought presents. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
skip 39, width 39 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 446,741Open in the laboratory →
מִנַּחַל בַּדֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁתֶּה עַל־כֵּן יָרִים רֹֽאשׁ
He will drink of the brook in the way; Therefore will he lift up the head.
skip 43, width 43 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 919,690Open in the laboratory →
מְנַשֶּׁה אֶת־אֶפְרַיִם וְאֶפְרַיִם אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁה יַחְדָּו הֵמָּה עַל־יְהוּדָה בְּכָל־זֹאת לֹא־שָׁב אַפּוֹ וְעוֹד יָדוֹ נְטוּיָֽה
Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together are against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
skip 63, width 63 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 585,225Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כדורגל — a Hebrew word: football, soccer. Searched as כדורגל, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 263.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Football appear in the Torah codes?
8 sequences of כדורגל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7.7 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Football in the Torah?
Skip 1,542, reading forward from Numbers 31:15 — the shortest of 8 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7.7.
How is Football spelled in Hebrew?
Football is spelled כדורגל — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 263.
Is Football in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, כדורגל appears 45 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 48.6, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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