Joel ג׳ואל
In Hebrew letters the first name Joel is written ג׳ואל — male given name. Joel appears 13,022 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 12,938 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 13,022
- Chance alone
- 12,938
- P (≥ found)
- 0.23
- 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, ג׳ואל appears 13,022 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 12,938, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which ג׳ואל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:46, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), ג׳ואל is found 130,312 times; chance alone would give about 134,809.
- Genesis 3,939
- Exodus 1,971
- Leviticus 2,370
- Numbers 2,506
- Deuteronomy 2,236
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב לְאֶחָיו לִקְטוּ אֲבָנִים וַיִּקְחוּ אֲבָנִים וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־גָל וַיֹּאכְלוּ שָׁם עַל־הַגָּֽל
And Jacob said unto his brethren: ‘Gather stones’; and they took stones, and made a heap. And they did eat there by the heap.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,035Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו גְּשׁוּ־נָא אֵלַי וַיִּגָּשׁוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי יוֹסֵף אֲחִיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־מְכַרְתֶּם אֹתִי מִצְרָֽיְמָה
And Joseph said unto his brethren: ‘Come near to me, I pray you.’ And they came near. And he said: ‘I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 68,936Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּרָגְנוּ בְאָהֳלֵיכֶם וַתֹּאמְרוּ בְּשִׂנְאַת יְהוָה אֹתָנוּ הוֹצִיאָנוּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם לָתֵת אֹתָנוּ בְּיַד הָאֱמֹרִי לְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ
and ye murmured in your tents, and said: ‘Because the LORD hated us, He hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 251,447Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יַעֲקֹב אֲבִיהֶם אַרְצָה כְּנָעַן וַיַּגִּידוּ לוֹ אֵת כָּל־הַקֹּרֹת אֹתָם לֵאמֹֽר
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying:
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 64,449Open in the laboratory →
לֹא תַעֲרֹץ מִפְּנֵיהֶם כִּֽי־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּקִרְבֶּךָ אֵל גָּדוֹל וְנוֹרָֽא
Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the LORD thy God is in the midst of thee, a God great and awful.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 263,887Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
63,693 sequences of ג׳ואל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 63,937 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 3,939
- Exodus 1,971
- Leviticus 2,370
- Numbers 2,506
- Deuteronomy 2,379
- Joshua 3,052
- Judges 2,897
- Samuel 8,006
- Kings 4,178
- Isaiah 4,114
- Jeremiah 4,035
- Ezekiel 3,979
- The Twelve 3,904
- Psalms 3,671
- Proverbs 976
- Job 1,819
- Song of Songs 342
- Ruth 287
- Lamentations 433
- Ecclesiastes 627
- Esther 683
- Daniel 1,573
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,522
- Chronicles 4,430
Outside the Torah
וְעָבַר הַגְּבוּל אֶל־כֶּתֶף בֵּית־חָגְלָה צָפוֹנָה והיה תצאותיו הַגְּבוּל אֶל־לְשׁוֹן יָם־הַמֶּלַח צָפוֹנָה אֶל־קְצֵה הַיַּרְדֵּן נֶגְבָּה זֶה גְּבוּל נֶֽגֶב
And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the goings out of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan; this was the south border.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 333,076Open in the laboratory →
קֹרֵא דָגַר וְלֹא יָלָד עֹשֶׂה עֹשֶׁר וְלֹא בְמִשְׁפָּט בַּחֲצִי ימו יַעַזְבֶנּוּ וּבְאַחֲרִיתוֹ יִהְיֶה נָבָֽל
As the partridge that broodeth over young which she hath not brought forth, So is he that getteth riches, and not by right; In the midst of his days he shall leave them, And at his end he shall be a fool.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 666,667Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּרָגְנוּ בְאָהֳלֵיהֶם לֹא שָׁמְעוּ בְּקוֹל יְהוָֽה
And they murmured in their tents, They hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 916,203Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ג׳ואל — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as גואל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 40.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 59:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Joel in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, ג׳ואל appears 13,022 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 12,938, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Joel in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:46 — the shortest of 13,022 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 12,938.
What is the gematria of Joel in Hebrew?
Joel is spelled ג׳ואל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 40.
How many times is Joel found in the whole Tanakh?
63,693 sequences of ג׳ואל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 63,937 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
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