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Paul McCartney פול מקרטני

Paul McCartney (פול מקרטני): English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942). פול (from Paul McCartney) appears 332,644 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 334,864 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah (פול)
332,644
Chance alone
334,864
P (≥ found)
1.00
Shortest skip
2

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

In the Torah

A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for פול, and מקרטני has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.

332,644 sequences of פול at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 334,864 that chance alone would produce.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:7, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 5,119,095 sequences of פול, against about 5,190,250 from chance alone.

A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 334,864 of it, so a large count is expected.

  • Genesis 87,214
  • Exodus 65,146
  • Leviticus 47,255
  • Numbers 85,112
  • Deuteronomy 47,917

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 3:7בראשית ג:זskip 2, forward

    וַתִּפָּקַחְנָה עֵינֵי שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיֵּדְעוּ כִּי עֵֽירֻמִּם הֵם וַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ עֲלֵה תְאֵנָה וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם חֲגֹרֹֽת

    And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves girdles.

    פול at skip 2, forward from Genesis 3:7םהםויתרעהתאנהויפול
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 3,264Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 8:21בראשית ח:כאskip 2, forward

    וַיָּרַח יְהוָה אֶת־רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־לִבּוֹ לֹֽא־אֹסִף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת־הָֽאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָֽאָדָם כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו וְלֹֽא־אֹסִף עוֹד לְהַכּוֹת אֶת־כָּל־חַי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר עָשִֽׂיתִי

    And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: ‘I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

    פול at skip 2, forward from Genesis 8:21וולאאסעדהכותאתכףול
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 10,208Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 18:29בראשית יח:כטskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד לְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמַר אוּלַי יִמָּצְאוּן שָׁם אַרְבָּעִים וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אֶֽעֱשֶׂה בַּעֲבוּר הָאַרְבָּעִֽים

    And he spoke unto Him yet again, and said: ‘Peradventure there shall be forty found there.’ And He said: ‘I will not do it for the forty’s sake.’

    פול at skip 2, forward from Genesis 18:29משהויסעדדבראליוףול
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 21,888Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 25:18בראשית כה:יחskip 2, forward

    וַיִּשְׁכְּנוּ מֵֽחֲוִילָה עַד־שׁוּר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם בֹּאֲכָה אַשּׁוּרָה עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־אֶחָיו נָפָֽל

    And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Asshur: over against all his brethren he did settle.

    פול at skip 2, forward from Genesis 25:18לאחיונלאהתולדתיפול
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 33,654Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 32:32בראשית לב:לבskip 2, forward

    וַיִּֽזְרַֽח־לוֹ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָבַר אֶת־פְּנוּאֵל וְהוּא צֹלֵעַ עַל־יְרֵכֽוֹ

    And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh.

    פול at skip 2, forward from Genesis 32:32רעבראתנאוהואצלעפול
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 48,101Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 1,442,141 sequences of פול at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,453,916).

  • Genesis 87,214
  • Exodus 65,146
  • Leviticus 47,255
  • Numbers 85,112
  • Deuteronomy 50,455
  • Joshua 44,141
  • Judges 50,639
  • Samuel 120,963
  • Kings 90,241
  • Isaiah 94,707
  • Jeremiah 84,723
  • Ezekiel 88,963
  • The Twelve 67,188
  • Psalms 120,723
  • Proverbs 47,240
  • Job 59,233
  • Song of Songs 8,295
  • Ruth 2,870
  • Lamentations 10,211
  • Ecclesiastes 9,564
  • Esther 13,234
  • Daniel 29,390
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 36,406
  • Chronicles 128,228

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 8:24יהושע ח:כדskip 2, forward

    וַיְהִי כְּכַלּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל לַהֲרֹג אֶת־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָעַי בַּשָּׂדֶה בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר רְדָפוּם בּוֹ וַֽיִּפְּלוּ כֻלָּם לְפִי־חֶרֶב עַד־תֻּמָּם וַיָּשֻׁבוּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הָעַי וַיַּכּוּ אֹתָהּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב

    And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, even in the wilderness wherein they pursued them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

    פול at skip 2, forward from Joshua 8:24וםבווילכםלפיחרבפול
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 316,838Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 22:4יהושע כב:דskip 2, forward

    וְעַתָּה הֵנִיחַ יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם לַֽאֲחֵיכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לָהֶם וְעַתָּה פְּנוּ וּלְכוּ לָכֶם לְאָהֳלֵיכֶם אֶל־אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָכֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּֽן

    And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as He spoke unto them; therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan.

    פול at skip 2, forward from Joshua 22:4הםועתהנוכולכםלאפול
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 338,621Open in the laboratory →

  3. Judges 7:20שופטים ז:כskip 2, forward

    וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָרָאשִׁים בַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת וַיִּשְׁבְּרוּ הַכַּדִּים וַיַּחֲזִיקוּ בְיַד־שְׂמאוֹלָם בַּלַּפִּדִים וּבְיַד־יְמִינָם הַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת לִתְקוֹעַ וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ חֶרֶב לַֽיהוָה וּלְגִדְעֽוֹן

    And the three companies blew the horns, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the horns in their right hands wherewith to blow; and they cried: ‘The sword for the LORD and for Gideon! ’

    פול at skip 2, forward from Judges 7:20ינםהשורתתקועויקפול
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 357,293Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

פול מקרטני — the name in Hebrew letters: English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942). Searched as פול, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 116.

As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 15:19. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Other spellings

  • מקרטני — the name in Hebrew letters found 8 in the Torah (chance 6.3)

Questions

Does Paul McCartney appear in the Torah codes?

332,644 sequences of פול at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 334,864 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Paul McCartney in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:7 — the shortest of 332,644 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 334,864.

How is Paul McCartney spelled in Hebrew?

Paul McCartney is spelled פול מקרטני — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 116; one other spelling is counted on this page.

Is Paul McCartney in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 1,442,141 sequences of פול at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,453,916).

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