S. Y. Agnon שמואל יוסף עגנון
S. Y. Agnon (שמואל יוסף עגנון): Ukrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature (1888–1970). שמואל (from S. Y. Agnon) appears 7,626 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 7,807 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah (שמואל)
- 7,626
- Chance alone
- 7,807
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- Shortest skip
- 3
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 שמואל, and יוסף, עגנון have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
7,626 sequences of שמואל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,807 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 32:29, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 59,845 sequences of שמואל, against about 61,532 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,845
- Exodus 1,684
- Leviticus 1,033
- Numbers 1,860
- Deuteronomy 1,204
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה מִלְאוּ יֶדְכֶם הַיּוֹם לַֽיהוָה כִּי אִישׁ בִּבְנוֹ וּבְאָחִיו וְלָתֵת עֲלֵיכֶם הַיּוֹם בְּרָכָֽה
And Moses said: ‘Consecrate yourselves to-day to the LORD, for every man hath been against his son and against his brother; that He may also bestow upon you a blessing this day.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 127,377Open in the laboratory →
וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־תֹאכְלוּ מֵהֶם הַנֶּשֶׁר וְהַפֶּרֶס וְהָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה
But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the great vulture, and the bearded vulture, and the ospray;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 274,389Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁחַט אֶת־שְׂעִיר הַֽחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר לָעָם וְהֵבִיא אֶת־דָּמוֹ אֶל־מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת וְעָשָׂה אֶת־דָּמוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְדַם הַפָּר וְהִזָּה אֹתוֹ עַל־הַכַּפֹּרֶת וְלִפְנֵי הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת
Then shall he kill the goat of the sin-offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the ark-cover, and before the ark-cover.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 166,823Open in the laboratory →
וְיֵרְדְּ מִֽיַּעֲקֹב וְהֶֽאֱבִיד שָׂרִיד מֵעִֽיר
And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 229,965Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יִשְׁאַל אִישׁ מֵעִם רֵעֵהוּ וְנִשְׁבַּר אוֹ־מֵת בְּעָלָיו אֵין־עִמּוֹ שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּֽם
And if a man borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 110,336Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 30,094 sequences of שמואל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 30,444).
- Genesis 1,845
- Exodus 1,684
- Leviticus 1,033
- Numbers 1,860
- Deuteronomy 1,322
- Joshua 983
- Judges 1,183
- Samuel 3,441
- Kings 3,018
- Isaiah 1,361
- Jeremiah 2,056
- Ezekiel 1,605
- The Twelve 1,169
- Psalms 1,358
- Proverbs 472
- Job 580
- Song of Songs 97
- Ruth 126
- Lamentations 114
- Ecclesiastes 298
- Esther 426
- Daniel 445
- Ezra–Nehemiah 998
- Chronicles 2,620
Outside the Torah
ותאו שְׁלוֹשָׁה מִפּוֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁה מִפּוֹ ואילו ואלמו הָיָה כְּמִדַּת הַשַּׁעַר הָרִאשׁוֹן חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה אָרְכּוֹ וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים בָּאַמָּֽה
And the cells thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 787,171Open in the laboratory →
שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵֽקֶר
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 957,933Open in the laboratory →
וַתָּקָם וַתִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַפַּיִם אָרְצָה וַתֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה אֲמָֽתְךָ לְשִׁפְחָה לִרְחֹץ רַגְלֵי עַבְדֵי אֲדֹנִֽי
And she arose, and bowed down with her face to the earth, and said: ‘Behold, thy handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 426,991Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שמואל יוסף עגנון — the name in Hebrew letters: Ukrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature (1888–1970). Searched as שמואל, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 377.
As a plain word it stands 123 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 34:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- יוסף — the name in Hebrew letters found 3,240 in the Torah (chance 2,921)
- עגנון — the name in Hebrew letters found 162 in the Torah (chance 162)
Questions
Is S. Y. Agnon in the Torah codes?
7,626 sequences of שמואל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,807 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for S. Y. Agnon in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Exodus 32:29 — the shortest of 7,626 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,807.
How is S. Y. Agnon spelled in Hebrew?
S. Y. Agnon is spelled שמואל יוסף עגנון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 377; 2 other spellings are counted on this page.
Is S. Y. Agnon in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 30,094 sequences of שמואל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 30,444).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 7,807 here) beside the count.