Peniel פנואל
Peniel (פנואל) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Penuel. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 1,371 sequences of Peniel, the shortest at skip 4 (Numbers 3:10); chance alone would give about 1,354.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,371
- Chance alone
- 1,354
- P (≥ found)
- 0.33
- Shortest skip
- 4
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,371 sequences of פנואל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,354).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Numbers 3:10, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 10,597 sequences of פנואל, against about 10,674 from chance alone.
- Genesis 400
- Exodus 239
- Leviticus 186
- Numbers 364
- Deuteronomy 182
The shortest skips
וְאֶת־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת־בָּנָיו תִּפְקֹד וְשָׁמְרוּ אֶת־כְּהֻנָּתָם וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב יוּמָֽת
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 190,720Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל־עֶפְרוֹן בְּאָזְנֵי עַם־הָאָרֶץ לֵאמֹר אַךְ אִם־אַתָּה לוּ שְׁמָעֵנִי נָתַתִּי כֶּסֶף הַשָּׂדֶה קַח מִמֶּנִּי וְאֶקְבְּרָה אֶת־מֵתִי שָֽׁמָּה
And he spoke unto Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying: ‘But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 28,963Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה שֵׁם־יוֹסֵף צָֽפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־אָֽסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן לְאִשָּׁה וַיֵּצֵא יוֹסֵף עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.—
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 62,297Open in the laboratory →
אָרוּר פְּרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ וּפְרִי אַדְמָתֶךָ שְׁגַר אֲלָפֶיךָ וְעַשְׁתְּרוֹת צֹאנֶֽךָ
Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the young of thy flock.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 292,428Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח עֵשָׂו אֶת־נָשָׁיו וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וְאֶת־בְּנֹתָיו וְאֶת־כָּל־נַפְשׁוֹת בֵּיתוֹ וְאֶת־מִקְנֵהוּ וְאֶת־כָּל־בְּהֶמְתּוֹ וְאֵת כָּל־קִנְיָנוֹ אֲשֶׁר רָכַשׁ בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־אֶרֶץ מִפְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב אָחִֽיו
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan; and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 52,432Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
5,188 sequences of פנואל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,326 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 400
- Exodus 239
- Leviticus 186
- Numbers 364
- Deuteronomy 204
- Joshua 186
- Judges 192
- Samuel 473
- Kings 293
- Isaiah 316
- Jeremiah 299
- Ezekiel 315
- The Twelve 210
- Psalms 355
- Proverbs 110
- Job 221
- Song of Songs 25
- Ruth 4
- Lamentations 26
- Ecclesiastes 29
- Esther 46
- Daniel 165
- Ezra–Nehemiah 169
- Chronicles 361
Outside the Torah
כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ טָמוּן לִצְפּוּנָיו תְּאָכְלֵהוּ אֵשׁ לֹֽא־נֻפָּח יֵרַע שָׂרִיד בְּאָהֳלֽוֹ
All darkness is laid up for his treasures; A fire not blown by man shall consume him; It shall go ill with him that is left in his tent.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 978,857Open in the laboratory →
וְהַחֲיִתֶם אֶת־אָבִי וְאֶת־אִמִּי וְאֶת־אַחַי וְאֶת־אחותי וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם וְהִצַּלְתֶּם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ מִמָּֽוֶת
and save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,887Open in the laboratory →
פָּרַשׂ עָנָן לְמָסָךְ וְאֵשׁ לְהָאִיר לָֽיְלָה
He spread a cloud for a screen; And fire to give light in the night.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 915,299Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פנואל — the Tanakh's own spelling: Penuel. Searched as פנואל, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 167.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 32:32. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Peniel in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 1,371 sequences of פנואל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,354).
What is the shortest skip for Peniel in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading backward from Numbers 3:10 — the shortest of 1,371 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,354.
How is Peniel spelled in Hebrew?
Peniel is spelled פנואל — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 167.
Is Peniel in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
5,188 sequences of פנואל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,326 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 1,354 here) beside the count.