Otniel (Othniel · עתניאל)
Otniel (Othniel · עתניאל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Otniel (Othniel) appears 183 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 191 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 183
- Chance alone
- 191
- P (≥ found)
- 0.74
- Shortest skip
- 63
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
183 sequences of עתניאל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 191 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 63 — the first at Deuteronomy 23:25, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 1,172 sequences of עתניאל, against about 1,217 from chance alone.
- Genesis 43
- Exodus 36
- Leviticus 33
- Numbers 44
- Deuteronomy 27
The shortest skips
כִּי תָבֹא בְּכֶרֶם רֵעֶךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ עֲנָבִים כְּנַפְשְׁךָ שָׂבְעֶךָ וְאֶֽל־כֶּלְיְךָ לֹא תִתֵּֽן
When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes until thou have enough at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.
skip 63, width 63 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 286,746Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם שִׂימוּ לְבַבְכֶם לְכָל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מֵעִיד בָּכֶם הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר תְּצַוֻּם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶם לִשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּֽאת
he said unto them: ‘Set your heart unto all the words wherewith I testify against you this day; that ye may charge your children therewith to observe to do all the words of this law.
skip 86, width 86 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 302,473Open in the laboratory →
וַיְסַפֵּר אֶל־אָבִיו וְאֶל־אֶחָיו וַיִּגְעַר־בּוֹ אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ מָה הַחֲלוֹם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר חָלָמְתָּ הֲבוֹא נָבוֹא אֲנִי וְאִמְּךָ וְאַחֶיךָ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לְךָ אָֽרְצָה
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him: ‘What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down to thee to the earth?’
skip 122, width 122 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 54,605Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי בָּעֵת הַהִוא וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּפִיכֹל שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ אֶל־אַבְרָהָם לֵאמֹר אֱלֹהִים עִמְּךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה עֹשֶֽׂה
And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: ‘God is with thee in all that thou doest.
skip 149, width 149 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 26,417Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְּחַגֶּךָ אַתָּה וּבִנְךָ וּבִתֶּךָ וְעַבְדְּךָ וַאֲמָתֶךָ וְהַלֵּוִי וְהַגֵּר וְהַיָּתוֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָה אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ
And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
skip 192, width 192 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 277,346Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
722 sequences of עתניאל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 732 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 43
- Exodus 36
- Leviticus 33
- Numbers 44
- Deuteronomy 30
- Joshua 26
- Judges 38
- Samuel 59
- Kings 61
- Isaiah 36
- Jeremiah 56
- Ezekiel 44
- The Twelve 20
- Psalms 39
- Proverbs 11
- Job 24
- Song of Songs 7
- Ruth 5
- Lamentations 5
- Ecclesiastes 8
- Esther 5
- Daniel 16
- Ezra–Nehemiah 32
- Chronicles 44
Outside the Torah
וּכְעֵת מוּתָהּ וַתְּדַבֵּרְנָה הַנִּצָּבוֹת עָלֶיהָ אַל־תִּֽירְאִי כִּי בֵן יָלָדְתְּ וְלֹא עָנְתָה וְלֹא־שָׁתָה לִבָּֽהּ
And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her: ‘Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son.’ But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 389,787Open in the laboratory →
בְּגַת אַל־תַּגִּידוּ בָּכוֹ אַל־תִּבְכּוּ בְּבֵית לְעַפְרָה עָפָר התפלשתי
Tell it not in Gath, Weep not at all; At Beth-le-aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
skip 25, width 25 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 827,538Open in the laboratory →
עִירָא בֶן־עִקֵּשׁ הַתְּקוֹעִי אֲבִיעֶזֶר הָעֲנְּתוֹתִֽי
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite;
skip 29, width 29 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,116,101Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עתניאל — the Tanakh's own spelling: Othniel. Searched as עתניאל, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 561.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 15:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Othniel.
Questions
Is Otniel (Othniel) in the Bible code?
183 sequences of עתניאל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 191 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Otniel (Othniel) in the Torah?
Skip 63, reading backward from Deuteronomy 23:25 — the shortest of 183 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 191.
How is Otniel (Othniel) spelled in Hebrew?
Otniel is spelled עתניאל — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 561.
Is Otniel (Othniel) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
722 sequences of עתניאל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 732 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 191 here) beside the count.