First names

Pearl פרל

In Hebrew letters the first name Pearl is written פרל — unisex given name. In the Torah codes, Pearl is found 196,931 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 7:14) — about what chance alone gives (about 198,782).

Found in the Torah
196,931
Chance alone
198,782
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

At skips 2–5,000, פרל appears 196,931 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 198,782, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which פרל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 7:14, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), פרל is found 3,000,017 times; chance alone would give about 3,081,036.

A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 198,782 of it, so a large count is expected.

  • Genesis 48,475
  • Exodus 40,238
  • Leviticus 26,076
  • Numbers 51,739
  • Deuteronomy 30,403

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 7:14בראשית ז:ידskip 2, forward

    הֵמָּה וְכָל־הַֽחַיָּה לְמִינָהּ וְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה לְמִינָהּ וְכָל־הָרֶמֶשׂ הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ לְמִינֵהוּ וְכָל־הָעוֹף לְמִינֵהוּ כֹּל צִפּוֹר כָּל־כָּנָֽף

    they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl after its kind, every bird of every sort.

    פרל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 7:14נהוכלצוככנףויבאפרל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 8,647Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 33:7בראשית לג:זskip 2, forward

    וַתִּגַּשׁ גַּם־לֵאָה וִילָדֶיהָ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ וְאַחַר נִגַּשׁ יוֹסֵף וְרָחֵל וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ

    And Leah also and her children came near, and bowed down; and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed down.

    פרל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 33:7נגשיוסוחוישתחווףרל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 48,546Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 8:5שמות ח:הskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לְפַרְעֹה הִתְפָּאֵר עָלַי לְמָתַי אַעְתִּיר לְךָ וְלַעֲבָדֶיךָ וּֽלְעַמְּךָ לְהַכְרִית הַֽצֲפַרְדְּעִים מִמְּךָ וּמִבָּתֶּיךָ רַק בַּיְאֹר תִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה

    And Moses said unto Pharaoh: ‘Have thou this glory over me; against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain in the river only?’

    פרל at skip 2, forward from Exodus 8:5פרעההתאעילמתיאעפרל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 88,212Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 13:2שמות יג:בskip 2, forward

    קַדֶּשׁ־לִי כָל־בְּכוֹר פֶּטֶר כָּל־רֶחֶם בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה לִי הֽוּא

    ’Sanctify unto Me all the first-born, whatsoever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast, it is Mine.’

    פרל at skip 2, forward from Exodus 13:2כלבכורטכרחםבבניפרל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 96,833Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 1:8ויקרא א:חskip 2, forward

    וְעָרְכוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים אֵת הַנְּתָחִים אֶת־הָרֹאשׁ וְאֶת־הַפָּדֶר עַל־הָעֵצִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ

    And Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, and the head, and the suet, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar;

    פרל at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 1:8אשואתהדעהעציםאשפרל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 141,987Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

756,925 sequences of פרל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 763,546 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 48,475
  • Exodus 40,238
  • Leviticus 26,076
  • Numbers 51,739
  • Deuteronomy 31,995
  • Joshua 25,412
  • Judges 24,485
  • Samuel 51,901
  • Kings 50,898
  • Isaiah 47,965
  • Jeremiah 45,956
  • Ezekiel 47,549
  • The Twelve 34,258
  • Psalms 59,306
  • Proverbs 27,750
  • Job 28,780
  • Song of Songs 4,504
  • Ruth 1,610
  • Lamentations 5,384
  • Ecclesiastes 5,441
  • Esther 7,919
  • Daniel 16,203
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 17,255
  • Chronicles 55,826

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 24:9יהושע כד:טskip 2, forward

    וַיָּקָם בָּלָק בֶּן־צִפּוֹר מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב וַיִּלָּחֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּשְׁלַח וַיִּקְרָא לְבִלְעָם בֶּן־בְּעוֹר לְקַלֵּל אֶתְכֶֽם

    Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel; and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you.

    פרל at skip 2, forward from Joshua 24:9בלקבןצומךמואבויפרל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 342,976Open in the laboratory →

  2. Judges 7:2שופטים ז:בskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־גִּדְעוֹן רַב הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אִתָּךְ מִתִּתִּי אֶת־מִדְיָן בְּיָדָם פֶּן־יִתְפָּאֵר עָלַי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר יָדִי הוֹשִׁיעָה לִּֽי

    And the LORD said unto Gideon: ‘The people that are with thee are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against Me, saying: mine own hand hath saved me.

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

    letter 355,885Open in the laboratory →

  3. Judges 11:25שופטים יא:כהskip 2, forward

    וְעַתָּה הֲטוֹב טוֹב אַתָּה מִבָּלָק בֶּן־צִפּוֹר מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב הֲרוֹב רָב עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־נִלְחֹם נִלְחַם בָּֽם

    And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

    פרל at skip 2, forward from Judges 11:25בלקבןצומךמואבהרפרל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 365,805Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

פרל — the name in Hebrew letters: unisex given name. Searched as פרל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 310.

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

Questions

Is Pearl in the Bible code?

At skips 2–5,000, פרל appears 196,931 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 198,782, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Pearl in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 7:14 — the shortest of 196,931 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 198,782.

What is the gematria of Pearl in Hebrew?

Pearl is spelled פרל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 310.

How many times is Pearl found in the whole Tanakh?

756,925 sequences of פרל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 763,546 that chance alone would produce.

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