Obal עובל
Obal (עובל) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Obal is found 41,771 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 31:5) — about what chance alone gives (about 41,686).
- Found in the Torah
- 41,771
- Chance alone
- 41,686
- P (≥ found)
- 0.34
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
41,771 sequences of עובל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 41,686 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which עובל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 31:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עובל is found 427,736 times; chance alone would give about 434,361.
- Genesis 11,154
- Exodus 8,519
- Leviticus 5,754
- Numbers 9,237
- Deuteronomy 7,107
The shortest skips
וּבַחֲרֹשֶׁת אֶבֶן לְמַלֹּאת וּבַחֲרֹשֶׁת עֵץ לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּכָל־מְלָאכָֽה
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 124,977Open in the laboratory →
וּבַחֲרֹשֶׁת אֶבֶן לְמַלֹּאת וּבַחֲרֹשֶׁת עֵץ לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּכָל־מְלֶאכֶת מַחֲשָֽׁבֶת
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 132,543Open in the laboratory →
כִּי בַּפַּעַם הַזֹּאת אֲנִי שֹׁלֵחַ אֶת־כָּל־מַגֵּפֹתַי אֶֽל־לִבְּךָ וּבַעֲבָדֶיךָ וּבְעַמֶּךָ בַּעֲבוּר תֵּדַע כִּי אֵין כָּמֹנִי בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ
For I will this time send all My plagues upon thy person, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like Me in all the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 90,373Open in the laboratory →
אִם־יָקוּם וְהִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּחוּץ עַל־מִשְׁעַנְתּוֹ וְנִקָּה הַמַּכֶּה רַק שִׁבְתּוֹ יִתֵּן וְרַפֹּא יְרַפֵּֽא
if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 108,832Open in the laboratory →
וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד יָלַד אֶת־שָׁלַח וְשֶׁלַח יָלַד אֶת־עֵֽבֶר
And Arpachshad begot Shelah; and Shelah begot Eber.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,410Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עובל appears 194,641 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.5% more than the 193,725 chance alone would give; the probability of 194,641 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
- Genesis 11,154
- Exodus 8,519
- Leviticus 5,754
- Numbers 9,237
- Deuteronomy 7,534
- Joshua 7,135
- Judges 6,819
- Samuel 17,611
- Kings 16,065
- Isaiah 10,606
- Jeremiah 13,359
- Ezekiel 10,336
- The Twelve 8,595
- Psalms 12,975
- Proverbs 4,682
- Job 5,551
- Song of Songs 703
- Ruth 816
- Lamentations 953
- Ecclesiastes 1,814
- Esther 1,645
- Daniel 4,051
- Ezra–Nehemiah 7,373
- Chronicles 21,354
Outside the Torah
וְהַגִּלְעָד וּגְבוּל הַגְּשׁוּרִי וְהַמַּעֲכָתִי וְכֹל הַר חֶרְמוֹן וְכָל־הַבָּשָׁן עַד־סַלְכָֽה
and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 325,469Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת הַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה אֵת חֶרֶב אִישׁ בְּרֵעֵהוּ וּבְכָל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וַיָּנָס הַֽמַּחֲנֶה עַד־בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה צְֽרֵרָתָה עַד שְׂפַת־אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה עַל־טַבָּֽת
And they blew the three hundred horns, and the LORD set every man’s sword a against his fellow, even throughout all the host; and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 357,407Open in the laboratory →
מִכְּנַף הָאָרֶץ זְמִרֹת שָׁמַעְנוּ צְבִי לַצַּדִּיק וָאֹמַר רָזִי־לִי רָֽזִי־לִי אוֹי לִי בֹּגְדִים בָּגָדוּ וּבֶגֶד בּוֹגְדִים בָּגָֽדוּ
From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs: ‘Glory to the righteous.’ But I say: I waste away, I waste away, woe is me! The treacherous deal treacherously; Yea, the treacherous deal very treacherously.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 597,972Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עובל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עובל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 108.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:28. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Obal in the Bible code?
41,771 sequences of עובל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 41,686 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Obal in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 31:5 — the shortest of 41,771 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 41,686.
What is the gematria of Obal in Hebrew?
Obal is spelled עובל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 108.
How many times is Obal found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עובל appears 194,641 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.5% more than the 193,725 chance alone would give; the probability of 194,641 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
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