Jabal יבל
Jabal (יבל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Jabal appears 1,181,156 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.3% more than chance alone would give (about 1,177,261; probability 0.00017).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,181,156
- Chance alone
- 1,177,261
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00017
- 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, יבל appears 1,181,156 times in the Torah — 0.3% more than the 1,177,261 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,181,156 or more by chance alone is 0.00017.
The shortest skip at which יבל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 9:2, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), יבל is found 18,105,349 times; chance alone would give about 18,247,034.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,177,261 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 330,831
- Exodus 220,527
- Leviticus 149,785
- Numbers 263,818
- Deuteronomy 216,195
The shortest skips
וּמוֹרַאֲכֶם וְחִתְּכֶם יִֽהְיֶה עַל כָּל־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ וְעַל כָּל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּרְמֹשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָה וּֽבְכָל־דְּגֵי הַיָּם בְּיֶדְכֶם נִתָּֽנוּ
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, and upon all wherewith the ground teemeth, and upon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they delivered.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,366Open in the laboratory →
וְזָכַרְתִּי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה בְּכָל־בָּשָׂר וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶה עוֹד הַמַּיִם לְמַבּוּל לְשַׁחֵת כָּל־בָּשָֽׂר
that I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,963Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיְתָה הַקֶּשֶׁת בֶּֽעָנָן וּרְאִיתִיהָ לִזְכֹּר בְּרִית עוֹלָם בֵּין אֱלֹהִים וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה בְּכָל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,049Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי גְּבוּל הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי מִצִּידֹן בֹּאֲכָה גְרָרָה עַד־עַזָּה בֹּאֲכָה סְדֹמָה וַעֲמֹרָה וְאַדְמָה וּצְבֹיִם עַד־לָֽשַׁע
And the border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,212Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה תָּבוֹא אֶל־אֲבֹתֶיךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם תִּקָּבֵר בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָֽה
But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,013Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יבל appears 5,519,303 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,516,624, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 330,831
- Exodus 220,527
- Leviticus 149,785
- Numbers 263,818
- Deuteronomy 224,435
- Joshua 166,988
- Judges 197,196
- Samuel 482,196
- Kings 501,796
- Isaiah 272,249
- Jeremiah 410,890
- Ezekiel 315,699
- The Twelve 243,786
- Psalms 391,815
- Proverbs 122,945
- Job 147,167
- Song of Songs 24,673
- Ruth 21,176
- Lamentations 33,757
- Ecclesiastes 50,940
- Esther 49,215
- Daniel 118,521
- Ezra–Nehemiah 202,617
- Chronicles 576,281
Outside the Torah
רַק חֲזַק וֶֽאֱמַץ מְאֹד לִשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכָל־הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ מֹשֶׁה עַבְדִּי אַל־תָּסוּר מִמֶּנּוּ יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול לְמַעַן תַּשְׂכִּיל בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵֽךְ
Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses My servant commanded thee; turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,270Open in the laboratory →
הֲלוֹא צִוִּיתִיךָ חֲזַק וֶאֱמָץ אַֽל־תַּעֲרֹץ וְאַל־תֵּחָת כִּי עִמְּךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵֽךְ
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,405Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ הָהָרָה וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים עַד־שָׁבוּ הָרֹדְפִים וַיְבַקְשׁוּ הָרֹדְפִים בְּכָל־הַדֶּרֶךְ וְלֹא מָצָֽאוּ
And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned; and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,465Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יבל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as יבל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 42.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Jabal appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יבל appears 1,181,156 times in the Torah — 0.3% more than the 1,177,261 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,181,156 or more by chance alone is 0.00017.
What is the shortest skip for Jabal in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 9:2 — the shortest of 1,181,156 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,177,261.
What is the gematria of Jabal in Hebrew?
Jabal is spelled יבל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 42.
How many times is Jabal found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יבל appears 5,519,303 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,516,624, 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 1,177,261 here) beside the count.