Samuel סמיואל
Samuel is a first name, written סמיואל in Hebrew (male given name). Samuel appears 95 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 94.2 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 95
- Chance alone
- 94.2
- P (≥ found)
- 0.48
- Shortest skip
- 159
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 95 sequences of סמיואל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 94.2).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 159 — the first at Exodus 19:24, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 551 sequences of סמיואל, against about 599 from chance alone.
- Genesis 23
- Exodus 21
- Leviticus 7
- Numbers 35
- Deuteronomy 9
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוָה לֶךְ־רֵד וְעָלִיתָ אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן עִמָּךְ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהָעָם אַל־יֶֽהֶרְסוּ לַעֲלֹת אֶל־יְהוָה פֶּן־יִפְרָץ־בָּֽם
And the LORD said unto him: ‘Go, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee; but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest He break forth upon them.’
skip 159, width 159 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 106,949Open in the laboratory →
וְכֶסֶף מִשְׁנֶה קְחוּ בְיֶדְכֶם וְאֶת־הַכֶּסֶף הַמּוּשָׁב בְּפִי אַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם תָּשִׁיבוּ בְיֶדְכֶם אוּלַי מִשְׁגֶּה הֽוּא
and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry back in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight;
skip 215, width 215 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 65,683Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁאַל אֶת־סְרִיסֵי פַרְעֹה אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ בְמִשְׁמַר בֵּית אֲדֹנָיו לֵאמֹר מַדּוּעַ פְּנֵיכֶם רָעִים הַיּֽוֹם
And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his master’s house, saying: ‘Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?’
skip 231, width 231 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 59,140Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־הַחֲרֵשׁ יַחֲרִישׁ לָהּ אִישָׁהּ מִיּוֹם אֶל־יוֹם וְהֵקִים אֶת־כָּל־נְדָרֶיהָ אוֹ אֶת־כָּל־אֱסָרֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיהָ הֵקִים אֹתָם כִּי־הֶחֱרִשׁ לָהּ בְּיוֹם שָׁמְעֽוֹ
But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day, then he causeth all her vows to stand, or all her bonds, which are upon her; he hath let them stand, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.
skip 243, width 243 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 239,291Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־הַמַּקְדִּישׁ יִגְאַל אֶת־בֵּיתוֹ וְיָסַף חֲמִישִׁית כֶּֽסֶף־עֶרְכְּךָ עָלָיו וְהָיָה לֽוֹ
And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy valuation unto it, and it shall be his.
skip 403, width 403 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 185,454Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
447 sequences of סמיואל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 459 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 23
- Exodus 21
- Leviticus 7
- Numbers 35
- Deuteronomy 10
- Joshua 12
- Judges 18
- Samuel 24
- Kings 40
- Isaiah 23
- Jeremiah 28
- Ezekiel 31
- The Twelve 26
- Psalms 49
- Proverbs 12
- Job 14
- Song of Songs 2
- Lamentations 1
- Ecclesiastes 6
- Esther 7
- Daniel 5
- Ezra–Nehemiah 18
- Chronicles 35
Outside the Torah
אַתָּה יְהוָה לֹא־תִכְלָא רַחֲמֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי חַסְדְּךָ וַאֲמִתְּךָ תָּמִיד יִצְּרֽוּנִי
Thou, O LORD, wilt not withhold Thy compassions from me; let Thy mercy and Thy truth continually preserve me.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 878,805Open in the laboratory →
וְהַשְּׂעֹרִים וְהַתֶּבֶן לַסּוּסִים וְלָרָכֶשׁ יָבִאוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִֽהְיֶה־שָּׁם אִישׁ כְּמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ
Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where it should be, every man according to his charge.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 486,244Open in the laboratory →
עַל הַר־נִשְׁפֶּה שְֽׂאוּ־נֵס הָרִימוּ קוֹל לָהֶם הָנִיפוּ יָד וְיָבֹאוּ פִּתְחֵי נְדִיבִֽים
Set ye up an ensign upon the high mountain, Lift up the voice unto them, Wave the hand, that they may go Into the gates of the nobles.
skip 33, width 33 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 588,037Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סמיואל — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as סמיואל, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 147.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Samuel in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 95 sequences of סמיואל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 94.2).
What is the shortest skip for Samuel in the Torah?
Skip 159, reading forward from Exodus 19:24 — the shortest of 95 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 94.2.
How is Samuel spelled in Hebrew?
Samuel is spelled סמיואל — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 147.
Is Samuel in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
447 sequences of סמיואל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 459 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 94.2 here) beside the count.