Gebal גבל
Gebal (גבל) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Gebal is found 79,327 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 21:29) — 0.8% above the 78,681 chance alone would give (probability of 79,327 or more by chance alone: 0.01).
- Found in the Torah
- 79,327
- Chance alone
- 78,681
- P (≥ found)
- 0.01
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 79,327 sequences of גבל at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 78,681); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.01 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 21:29, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 1,209,481 sequences of גבל, against about 1,219,514 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 78,681 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 21,610
- Exodus 12,143
- Leviticus 14,393
- Numbers 16,484
- Deuteronomy 14,697
The shortest skips
וְאִם שׁוֹר נַגָּח הוּא מִתְּמֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם וְהוּעַד בִּבְעָלָיו וְלֹא יִשְׁמְרֶנּוּ וְהֵמִית אִישׁ אוֹ אִשָּׁה הַשּׁוֹר יִסָּקֵל וְגַם־בְּעָלָיו יוּמָֽת
But if the ox was wont to gore in time past, and warning hath been given to its owner, and he hath not kept it in, but it hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 109,323Open in the laboratory →
אוֹ נֶפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר תִּגַּע בְּכָל־דָּבָר טָמֵא אוֹ בְנִבְלַת חַיָּה טְמֵאָה אוֹ בְּנִבְלַת בְּהֵמָה טְמֵאָה אוֹ בְּנִבְלַת שֶׁרֶץ טָמֵא וְנֶעְלַם מִמֶּנּוּ וְהוּא טָמֵא וְאָשֵֽׁם
or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean swarming things, and be guilty, it being hidden from him that he is unclean;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 146,335Open in the laboratory →
וְהַבָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע בְּכָל־טָמֵא לֹא יֵֽאָכֵל בָּאֵשׁ יִשָּׂרֵף וְהַבָּשָׂר כָּל־טָהוֹר יֹאכַל בָּשָֽׂר
And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire. And as for the flesh, every one that is clean may eat thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 149,850Open in the laboratory →
וְנֶפֶשׁ כִּֽי־תִגַּע בְּכָל־טָמֵא בְּטֻמְאַת אָדָם אוֹ בִּבְהֵמָה טְמֵאָה אוֹ בְּכָל־שֶׁקֶץ טָמֵא וְאָכַל מִבְּשַׂר־זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אֲשֶׁר לַיהוָה וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ
And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, whether it be the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean detestable thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 149,958Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה תַחְתָּיו יִטְמָא עַד־הָעָרֶב וְהַנּוֹשֵׂא אוֹתָם יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even; and he that beareth those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 164,678Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, גבל appears 401,061 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 403,330, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 21,610
- Exodus 12,143
- Leviticus 14,393
- Numbers 16,484
- Deuteronomy 15,196
- Joshua 21,531
- Judges 15,570
- Samuel 38,148
- Kings 25,345
- Isaiah 24,783
- Jeremiah 26,772
- Ezekiel 25,499
- The Twelve 23,275
- Psalms 27,290
- Proverbs 9,900
- Job 10,946
- Song of Songs 2,424
- Ruth 2,284
- Lamentations 3,289
- Ecclesiastes 4,877
- Esther 4,609
- Daniel 10,335
- Ezra–Nehemiah 12,430
- Chronicles 31,928
Outside the Torah
לָנוּס שָׁמָּה רוֹצֵחַ מַכֵּה־נֶפֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָה בִּבְלִי־דָעַת וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לְמִקְלָט מִגֹּאֵל הַדָּֽם
that the manslayer that killeth any person through error and unawares may flee thither; and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 335,577Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁאַל שָׁאוּל בַּֽיהוָה וְלֹא עָנָהוּ יְהוָה גַּם בַּחֲלֹמוֹת גַּם בָּאוּרִים גַּם בַּנְּבִיאִֽם
And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 430,091Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־שָׁאוּל לָמָּה הִרְגַּזְתַּנִי לְהַעֲלוֹת אֹתִי וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל צַר־לִי מְאֹד וּפְלִשְׁתִּים נִלְחָמִים בִּי וֵֽאלֹהִים סָר מֵֽעָלַי וְלֹֽא־עָנָנִי עוֹד גַּם בְּיַֽד־הַנְּבִיאִם גַּם־בַּחֲלֹמוֹת וָאֶקְרָאֶה לְךָ לְהוֹדִיעֵנִי מָה אֶעֱשֶֽׂה
And Samuel said to Saul: ‘Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?’ And Saul answered: ‘I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams; therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 430,760Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גבל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גבל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 35.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 21:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gebal in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 79,327 sequences of גבל at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 78,681); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.01 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Gebal in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 21:29 — the shortest of 79,327 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 78,681.
How is Gebal spelled in Hebrew?
Gebal is spelled גבל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 35.
Is Gebal in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, גבל appears 401,061 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 403,330, 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 78,681 here) beside the count.