Ismail אסמאעיל
Ismail is a first name, written אסמאעיל in Hebrew (male given name). Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 5 sequences of Ismail, the shortest at skip 1,256 (Exodus 20:17); chance alone would give about 3.1.
- Found in the Torah
- 5
- Chance alone
- 3.1
- P (≥ found)
- 0.19
- Shortest skip
- 1,256
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
5 sequences of אסמאעיל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 3.1 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 1,256 — the first at Exodus 20:17, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 50,808, the Torah holds 23 sequences of אסמאעיל, against about 16.3 from chance alone.
- Exodus 2
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 1
- Deuteronomy 1
The shortest skips
לֹא תַחְמֹד בֵּית רֵעֶךָ לֹֽא־תַחְמֹד אֵשֶׁת רֵעֶךָ וְעַבְדּוֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ וְשׁוֹרוֹ וַחֲמֹרוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לְרֵעֶֽךָ
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
skip 1,256, width 1,256 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 107,585Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אִם־בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָה בְּאַחַד שְׁבָטֶיךָ שָׁם תַּעֲלֶה עֹלֹתֶיךָ וְשָׁם תַּעֲשֶׂה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּֽךָּ
but in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.
skip 2,789, width 2,789 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 271,442Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה אֶל־בִּלְעָם לֵךְ עִם־הָאֲנָשִׁים וְאֶפֶס אֶת־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־אֲדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ אֹתוֹ תְדַבֵּר וַיֵּלֶךְ בִּלְעָם עִם־שָׂרֵי בָלָֽק
And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam: ‘Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak.’ So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
skip 3,221, width 3,221 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 227,290Open in the laboratory →
אַף־אֲנִי אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־זֹּאת לָכֶם וְהִפְקַדְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם בֶּֽהָלָה אֶת־הַשַּׁחֶפֶת וְאֶת־הַקַּדַּחַת מְכַלּוֹת עֵינַיִם וּמְדִיבֹת נָפֶשׁ וּזְרַעְתֶּם לָרִיק זַרְעֲכֶם וַאֲכָלֻהוּ אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם
I also will do this unto you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall make the eyes to fail, and the soul to languish; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
skip 3,436, width 3,436 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 183,041Open in the laboratory →
לֵיל שִׁמֻּרִים הוּא לַֽיהוָה לְהוֹצִיאָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם הֽוּא־הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה לַֽיהוָה שִׁמֻּרִים לְכָל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְדֹרֹתָֽם
It was a night of watching unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt; this same night is a night of watching unto the LORD for all the children of Israel throughout their generations.
skip 3,872, width 3,872 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 96,403Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 20 sequences of אסמאעיל at skips 2–5,000, 58% above what chance alone gives (about 12.7); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.
- Exodus 2
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 1
- Deuteronomy 1
- Kings 3
- Isaiah 1
- Jeremiah 3
- Ezekiel 1
- The Twelve 1
- Psalms 2
- Proverbs 2
- Job 1
- Lamentations 1
Outside the Torah
שְׁמַע עֵצָה וְקַבֵּל מוּסָר לְמַעַן תֶּחְכַּם בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
skip 188, width 188 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 952,996Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמֶֽלֶך־יְהוּדָה וּמֶלֶךְ אֱדוֹם וַיָּסֹבּוּ דֶּרֶךְ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְלֹא־הָיָה מַיִם לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְלַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days’journey; and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them.
skip 332, width 332 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 531,329Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן יֵשְׁבוּ צִיִּים אֶת־אִיִּים וְיָשְׁבוּ בָהּ בְּנוֹת יַֽעֲנָה וְלֹֽא־תֵשֵׁב עוֹד לָנֶצַח וְלֹא תִשְׁכּוֹן עַד־דּוֹר וָדֽוֹר
Therefore the wild-cats with the jackals shall dwell there, And the ostriches shall dwell therein; and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
skip 340, width 340 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 721,199Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אסמאעיל — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as אסמאעיל, 7 letters, with a standard gematria value of 212.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Ismail appear in the Torah codes?
5 sequences of אסמאעיל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 3.1 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Ismail in the Torah?
Skip 1,256, reading backward from Exodus 20:17 — the shortest of 5 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3.1.
How is Ismail spelled in Hebrew?
Ismail is spelled אסמאעיל — 7 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 212.
Is Ismail in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 20 sequences of אסמאעיל at skips 2–5,000, 58% above what chance alone gives (about 12.7); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 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 3.1 here) beside the count.