Gail גייל
Gail is a first name, written גייל in Hebrew (unisex given name). Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 15,638 sequences of Gail, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 15:15); chance alone would give about 15,593.
- Found in the Torah
- 15,638
- Chance alone
- 15,593
- P (≥ found)
- 0.36
- 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, גייל appears 15,638 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 15,593, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 15:15, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 155,125 sequences of גייל, against about 162,474 from chance alone.
- Genesis 4,984
- Exodus 2,804
- Leviticus 2,139
- Numbers 2,906
- Deuteronomy 2,805
The shortest skips
הַקָּהָל חֻקָּה אַחַת לָכֶם וְלַגֵּר הַגָּר חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם כָּכֶם כַּגֵּר יִהְיֶה לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
As for the congregation, there shall be one statute both for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you, a statute for ever throughout your generations; as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 213,989Open in the laboratory →
לָמָּה נָמוּת לְעֵינֶיךָ גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם אַדְמָתֵנוּ קְנֵֽה־אֹתָנוּ וְאֶת־אַדְמָתֵנוּ בַּלָּחֶם וְנִֽהְיֶה אֲנַחְנוּ וְאַדְמָתֵנוּ עֲבָדִים לְפַרְעֹה וְתֶן־זֶרַע וְנִֽחְיֶה וְלֹא נָמוּת וְהָאֲדָמָה לֹא תֵשָֽׁם
Wherefore should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be bondmen unto Pharaoh; and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not desolate.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 73,046Open in the laboratory →
וְזָכַרְתִּי לָהֶם בְּרִית רִאשֹׁנִים אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵֽאתִי־אֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְעֵינֵי הַגּוֹיִם לִהְיֹת לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִים אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 184,618Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַֽיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתָם בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּקָם קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ
And Cain spoke unto Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 4,576Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר וַיִּקְרָא מַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶל־הָגָר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַה־לָּךְ הָגָר אַל־תִּירְאִי כִּֽי־שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶל־קוֹל הַנַּעַר בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָֽׁם
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her: ‘What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 26,160Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 99,391 sequences of גייל at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% above what chance alone gives (about 98,001); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.8 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
- Genesis 4,984
- Exodus 2,804
- Leviticus 2,139
- Numbers 2,906
- Deuteronomy 3,015
- Joshua 4,467
- Judges 4,487
- Samuel 9,958
- Kings 6,283
- Isaiah 7,067
- Jeremiah 6,028
- Ezekiel 5,814
- The Twelve 6,474
- Psalms 9,232
- Proverbs 2,167
- Job 3,939
- Song of Songs 718
- Ruth 663
- Lamentations 808
- Ecclesiastes 1,049
- Esther 870
- Daniel 2,468
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,106
- Chronicles 7,945
Outside the Torah
וַיָּבֹא אִישׁ־אֱלֹהִים אֶל־עֵלִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הֲנִגְלֹה נִגְלֵיתִי אֶל־בֵּית אָבִיךָ בִּֽהְיוֹתָם בְּמִצְרַיִם לְבֵית פַּרְעֹֽה
And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him: ‘Thus saith the LORD: Did I reveal Myself unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 386,632Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לְאֶבְיָתָר יָדַעְתִּי בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כִּֽי־שָׁם דויג הָאֲדֹמִי כִּֽי־הַגֵּד יַגִּיד לְשָׁאוּל אָנֹכִי סַבֹּתִי בְּכָל־נֶפֶשׁ בֵּית אָבִֽיךָ
And David said unto Abiathar: ‘I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul; I have brought about the death of all the persons of thy father’s house.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 421,093Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־הִקִּיפָה הַזְּעָקָה אֶת־גְּבוּל מוֹאָב עַד־אֶגְלַיִם יִלְלָתָהּ וּבְאֵר אֵילִים יִלְלָתָֽהּ
For the cry is gone round about The borders of Moab; The howling thereof unto Eglaim, And the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 590,870Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גייל — the name in Hebrew letters: unisex given name. Searched as גייל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 53.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gail in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, גייל appears 15,638 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 15,593, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Gail in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 15:15 — the shortest of 15,638 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 15,593.
How is Gail spelled in Hebrew?
Gail is spelled גייל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 53.
Is Gail in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 99,391 sequences of גייל at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% above what chance alone gives (about 98,001); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.8 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 15,593 here) beside the count.