Pethuel פתואל
Pethuel (פתואל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 1,737 sequences of Pethuel, the shortest at skip 12 (Exodus 29:12); chance alone would give about 1,721.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,737
- Chance alone
- 1,721
- P (≥ found)
- 0.35
- Shortest skip
- 12
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,737 sequences of פתואל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,721).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 12 — the first at Exodus 29:12, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 13,551 sequences of פתואל, against about 13,563 from chance alone.
- Genesis 440
- Exodus 367
- Leviticus 259
- Numbers 411
- Deuteronomy 260
The shortest skips
וְלָֽקַחְתָּ מִדַּם הַפָּר וְנָתַתָּה עַל־קַרְנֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בְּאֶצְבָּעֶךָ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַדָּם תִּשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger; and thou shalt pour out all the remaining blood at the base of the altar.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 121,101Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת פַּר הַֽחַטָּאת וְאֵת שְׂעִיר הַֽחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר הוּבָא אֶת־דָּמָם לְכַפֵּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ יוֹצִיא אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְשָׂרְפוּ בָאֵשׁ אֶת־עֹרֹתָם וְאֶת־בְּשָׂרָם וְאֶת־פִּרְשָֽׁם
And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 167,606Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כִּֽי־הִקְשָׁה פַרְעֹה לְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ וַיַּהֲרֹג יְהֹוָה כָּל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבְּכֹר אָדָם וְעַד־בְּכוֹר בְּהֵמָה עַל־כֵּן אֲנִי זֹבֵחַ לַֽיהוָה כָּל־פֶּטֶר רֶחֶם הַזְּכָרִים וְכָל־בְּכוֹר בָּנַי אֶפְדֶּֽה
and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast; therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem.
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 97,628Open in the laboratory →
וּתְנוּ בָהֵן אֵשׁ וְשִׂימוּ עֲלֵיהֶן קְטֹרֶת לִפְנֵי יְהוָה מָחָר וְהָיָה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָה הוּא הַקָּדוֹשׁ רַב־לָכֶם בְּנֵי לֵוִֽי
and put fire therein, and put incense upon them before the LORD to-morrow; and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy; ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.’
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 215,646Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יוֹסֵף רְאֹה פָנֶיךָ לֹא פִלָּלְתִּי וְהִנֵּה הֶרְאָה אֹתִי אֱלֹהִים גַּם אֶת־זַרְעֶֽךָ
And Israel said unto Joseph: ‘I had not thought to see thy face; and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.’
skip 24, width 24 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 74,484Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
6,022 sequences of פתואל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 6,111 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 440
- Exodus 367
- Leviticus 259
- Numbers 411
- Deuteronomy 283
- Joshua 160
- Judges 228
- Samuel 533
- Kings 388
- Isaiah 314
- Jeremiah 367
- Ezekiel 464
- The Twelve 226
- Psalms 365
- Proverbs 141
- Job 220
- Song of Songs 36
- Ruth 17
- Lamentations 29
- Ecclesiastes 36
- Esther 59
- Daniel 124
- Ezra–Nehemiah 122
- Chronicles 433
Outside the Torah
וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֲחוֹת תַּחְפְּנֵיס אֵת גְּנֻבַת בְּנוֹ וַתִּגְמְלֵהוּ תַחְפְּנֵס בְּתוֹךְ בֵּית פַּרְעֹה וַיְהִי גְנֻבַת בֵּית פַּרְעֹה בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי פַרְעֹֽה
And the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 502,123Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת כָּל־הָעֶרֶב וְאֵת כָּל־מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ הָעוּץ וְאֵת כָּל־מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים וְאֶת־אַשְׁקְלוֹן וְאֶת־עַזָּה וְאֶת־עֶקְרוֹן וְאֵת שְׁאֵרִית אַשְׁדּֽוֹד
and all the mingled people; and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 678,307Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֶל־יְהוֹיָקִים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה לֹא־יִסְפְּדוּ לוֹ הוֹי אָחִי וְהוֹי אָחוֹת לֹא־יִסְפְּדוּ לוֹ הוֹי אָדוֹן וְהוֹי הֹדֹֽה
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: They shall not lament for him: ‘Ah my brother! ’ or: ‘Ah sister! ’ They shall not lament for him: ‘Ah lord! ’ or: ‘Ah his glory! ’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 673,261Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פתואל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as פתואל, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 517.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Joel 1:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Pethuel in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 1,737 sequences of פתואל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,721).
What is the shortest skip for Pethuel in the Torah?
Skip 12, reading forward from Exodus 29:12 — the shortest of 1,737 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,721.
How is Pethuel spelled in Hebrew?
Pethuel is spelled פתואל — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 517.
Is Pethuel in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
6,022 sequences of פתואל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 6,111 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 1,721 here) beside the count.