First names

Jonas יונאס

Jonas is a first name, written יונאס in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Jonas is found 788 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 4 (Exodus 12:22) — about what chance alone gives (about 756).

Found in the Torah
788
Chance alone
756
P (≥ found)
0.13
Shortest skip
4

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

788 sequences of יונאס at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 756 that chance alone would produce.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Exodus 12:22, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 5,870 sequences of יונאס, against about 5,957 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 242
  • Exodus 158
  • Leviticus 96
  • Numbers 182
  • Deuteronomy 110

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 12:22שמות יב:כבskip 4, forward

    וּלְקַחְתֶּם אֲגֻדַּת אֵזוֹב וּטְבַלְתֶּם בַּדָּם אֲשֶׁר־בַּסַּף וְהִגַּעְתֶּם אֶל־הַמַּשְׁקוֹף וְאֶל־שְׁתֵּי הַמְּזוּזֹת מִן־הַדָּם אֲשֶׁר בַּסָּף וְאַתֶּם לֹא תֵצְאוּ אִישׁ מִפֶּֽתַח־בֵּיתוֹ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר

    And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.

    יונאס at skip 4, forward from Exodus 12:22אלהמשקוףואלשתהמזזתמהדםשרבףואתםלאתצאואישיוןאס
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 95,283Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 11:30במדבר יא:לskip 5, backward

    וַיֵּאָסֵף מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה הוּא וְזִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    And Moses withdrew into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

    יונאס at skip 5, backward from Numbers 11:30קוקאתרוחועליהםויאףמשהלהמחההואזקנישראלורוחנסעמאתיקויונאס
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 208,439Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 47:6בראשית מז:וskip 16, backward

    אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְפָנֶיךָ הִוא בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ הוֹשֵׁב אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת־אַחֶיךָ יֵשְׁבוּ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן וְאִם־יָדַעְתָּ וְיֶשׁ־בָּם אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל וְשַׂמְתָּם שָׂרֵי מִקְנֶה עַל־אֲשֶׁר־לִֽי

    the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell. And if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.’

    יונאס at skip 16, backward from Genesis 47:6דיךכיכבדהרעבבארץכנעןועתהישבונאעבדיךבארץגשןויאמרפרעהאליוףלאמראביךואחיךבואליךארץמצריםלפיךהואבמיטבהארץהשבאתאביךואתאחיךשבובארץגשןואםידעתוישבםאנשיחילושמתםשרימקנהעלאשרליויבאיוסףיונאס
    skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 72,224Open in the laboratory →

  4. Deuteronomy 33:10דברים לג:יskip 28, backward

    יוֹרוּ מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְיַעֲקֹב וְתוֹרָתְךָ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל יָשִׂימוּ קְטוֹרָה בְּאַפֶּךָ וְכָלִיל עַֽל־מִזְבְּחֶֽךָ

    They shall teach Jacob Thine ordinances, And Israel Thy law; They shall put incense before Thee, And whole burnt-offering upon Thine altar. .

    יונאס at skip 28, backward from Deuteronomy 33:10הודהויאמרשמעיקוקקוליהמותביאנוידיורבלוועזרמהוללויאמרתמיךואוריךלאאשרנסיתובמהתריבהועלמאמרלאביוולמולאראיתיולאהכירואתבולאידעכישמובריתךינצריורומשפטיךורתךלישראלשימוקטורהבלעלמזבחךברךיקוקחילוופרצהמחץמתניםקמיוומשנאיוןלבנימןאמרידידיקוקישיונאס
    skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 303,310Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 4:35דברים ד:להskip 32, backward

    אַתָּה הָרְאֵתָ לָדַעַת כִּי יְהוָה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים אֵין עוֹד מִלְבַדּֽוֹ

    Unto thee it was shown, that thou mightiest know that the LORD, He is God; there is none else beside Him.

    יונאס at skip 32, backward from Deuteronomy 4:35היםאדםעלהארץולמקצההשמיםהנהיהכדברהגדולהזהאומעעםקולאלהיםמדברמתוךהתהויחיאוהנהאלהיםלבוארבגויבמסתבתתובמופתיםחזקהובזרועטויהובמוראשרעשהלכםיקקאלהיכםבמצההראתלדעתכיקוקהואהאלבדומןהשמיםהשמיעךאתקלוץהראךאתאשוהגדולהודברישותחתכיאהבאתאבתיךויבחיונאס
    skip 32, width 32 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 258,636Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, יונאס appears 3,492 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,473, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 242
  • Exodus 158
  • Leviticus 96
  • Numbers 182
  • Deuteronomy 118
  • Joshua 95
  • Judges 143
  • Samuel 196
  • Kings 279
  • Isaiah 240
  • Jeremiah 216
  • Ezekiel 216
  • The Twelve 178
  • Psalms 335
  • Proverbs 72
  • Job 117
  • Song of Songs 18
  • Ruth 13
  • Lamentations 28
  • Ecclesiastes 30
  • Esther 30
  • Daniel 128
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 145
  • Chronicles 217

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Kings 12:11מלכים א יב:יאskip 2, forward

    וְעַתָּה אָבִי הֶעְמִיס עֲלֵיכֶם עֹל כָּבֵד וַאֲנִי אוֹסִיף עַֽל־עֻלְּכֶם אָבִי יִסַּר אֶתְכֶם בַּשּׁוֹטִים וַאֲנִי אֲיַסֵּר אֶתְכֶם בָּעַקְרַבִּֽים

    And now whereas my father did burden you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’

    יונאס at skip 2, forward from 1 Kings 12:11כםבשוטםאייראתכםבעיונאס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 504,374Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Kings 12:14מלכים א יב:ידskip 2, forward

    וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם כַּעֲצַת הַיְלָדִים לֵאמֹר אָבִי הִכְבִּיד אֶֽת־עֻלְּכֶם וַאֲנִי אֹסִיף עַֽל־עֻלְּכֶם אָבִי יִסַּר אֶתְכֶם בַּשּׁוֹטִים וַאֲנִי אֲיַסֵּר אֶתְכֶם בָּעַקְרַבִּֽים

    and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying: ‘My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’

    יונאס at skip 2, forward from 1 Kings 12:14כםבשוטםאייראתכםבעיונאס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 504,565Open in the laboratory →

  3. Ezekiel 13:20יחזקאל יג:כskip 3, forward

    לָכֵן כֹּה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הִנְנִי אֶל־כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶנָה אֲשֶׁר אַתֵּנָה מְצֹדְדוֹת שָׁם אֶת־הַנְּפָשׁוֹת לְפֹרְחוֹת וְקָרַעְתִּי אֹתָם מֵעַל זְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶם וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי אֶת־הַנְּפָשׁוֹת אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם מְצֹדְדוֹת אֶת־נְפָשִׁים לְפֹרְחֹֽת

    Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your cushions, wherewith ye hunt the souls as birds, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt as birds.

    יונאס at skip 3, forward from Ezekiel 13:20כןכהאמראדניקקהנילכתותיכנהאשריונאס
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 743,016Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

יונאס — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as יונאס, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 127.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Jonas appear in the Torah codes?

788 sequences of יונאס at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 756 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Jonas in the Torah?

Skip 4, reading forward from Exodus 12:22 — the shortest of 788 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 756.

How is Jonas spelled in Hebrew?

Jonas is spelled יונאס — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 127.

Is Jonas in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, יונאס appears 3,492 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,473, so the count is in line with chance.

Search it yourself

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