Biblical names

Shual שועל

Shual (שועל) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shual is found 39,441 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 24:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 39,773).

Found in the Torah
39,441
Chance alone
39,773
P (≥ found)
0.95
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

39,441 sequences of שועל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 39,773 that chance alone would produce.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 24:2, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 416,023 sequences of שועל, against about 414,430 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 9,010
  • Exodus 9,405
  • Leviticus 5,410
  • Numbers 9,216
  • Deuteronomy 6,400

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 24:2שמות כד:בskip 2, forward

    וְנִגַּשׁ מֹשֶׁה לְבַדּוֹ אֶל־יְהוָה וְהֵם לֹא יִגָּשׁוּ וְהָעָם לֹא יַעֲלוּ עִמּֽוֹ

    and Moses alone shall come near unto the LORD; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.’

    שועל at skip 2, forward from Exodus 24:2הםלאיגוהםאיעלועמשועל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 112,568Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 38:3שמות לח:גskip 2, forward

    וַיַּעַשׂ אֶֽת־כָּל־כְּלֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֶת־הַסִּירֹת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִים וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹת אֶת־הַמִּזְלָגֹת וְאֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּת כָּל־כֵּלָיו עָשָׂה נְחֹֽשֶׁת

    And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the fire-pans; all the vessels thereof made he of brass.

    שועל at skip 2, forward from Exodus 38:3ועשהנחתישמזבחמכבשועל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 136,348Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 24:57בראשית כד:נזskip 2, backward

    וַיֹּאמְרוּ נִקְרָא לַֽנַּעֲרָ וְנִשְׁאֲלָה אֶת־פִּֽיהָ

    And they said: ‘We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.’

    שועל at skip 2, backward from Genesis 24:57רונקראנרנאלהאתפישועל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 32,350Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 27:5בראשית כז:הskip 2, backward

    וְרִבְקָה שֹׁמַעַת בְּדַבֵּר יִצְחָק אֶל־עֵשָׂו בְּנוֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ עֵשָׂו הַשָּׂדֶה לָצוּד צַיִד לְהָבִֽיא

    And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

    שועל at skip 2, backward from Genesis 27:5ובנוויךשהדהלצודצשועל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 36,462Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 31:29בראשית לא:כטskip 2, backward

    יֶשׁ־לְאֵל יָדִי לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמָּכֶם רָע וֵֽאלֹהֵי אֲבִיכֶם אֶמֶשׁ אָמַר אֵלַי לֵאמֹר הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ מִדַּבֵּר עִֽם־יַעֲקֹב מִטּוֹב עַד־רָֽע

    It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the God of your father spoke unto me yesternight, saying: Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

    שועל at skip 2, backward from Genesis 31:29עתההסכתשילאלידילשועל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 45,007Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

172,478 sequences of שועל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 172,878 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 9,010
  • Exodus 9,405
  • Leviticus 5,410
  • Numbers 9,216
  • Deuteronomy 6,855
  • Joshua 6,702
  • Judges 6,460
  • Samuel 16,540
  • Kings 15,193
  • Isaiah 9,342
  • Jeremiah 10,492
  • Ezekiel 8,057
  • The Twelve 7,078
  • Psalms 10,712
  • Proverbs 3,957
  • Job 4,956
  • Song of Songs 767
  • Ruth 754
  • Lamentations 759
  • Ecclesiastes 1,747
  • Esther 1,988
  • Daniel 2,795
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 6,296
  • Chronicles 17,987

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 9:25יהושע ט:כהskip 2, forward

    וְעַתָּה הִנְנוּ בְיָדֶךָ כַּטּוֹב וְכַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֶיךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת לָנוּ עֲשֵֽׂה

    And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.’

    שועל at skip 2, forward from Joshua 9:25ותלנועהישהםכןויצשועל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 319,260Open in the laboratory →

  2. Isaiah 3:12ישעיהו ג:יבskip 2, forward

    עַמִּי נֹגְשָׂיו מְעוֹלֵל וְנָשִׁים מָשְׁלוּ בוֹ עַמִּי מְאַשְּׁרֶיךָ מַתְעִים וְדֶרֶךְ אֹֽרְחֹתֶיךָ בִּלֵּֽעוּ

    As for My people, a babe is their master, And women rule over them. O My people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, And destroy the way of thy paths.

    שועל at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 3:12ועמינגימולונשיםמשועל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 578,583Open in the laboratory →

  3. Psalms 41:8תהלים מא:חskip 2, forward

    יַחַד עָלַי יִתְלַחֲשׁוּ כָּל־שֹׂנְאָי עָלַי יַחְשְׁבוּ רָעָה לִֽי

    All that hate me whisper together against me, against me do they devise my hurt:

    שועל at skip 2, forward from Psalms 41:8יעלייחברהידברבלישועל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 879,336Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

שועל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שועל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 406.

As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 15:28. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Shual appear in the Torah codes?

39,441 sequences of שועל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 39,773 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Shual in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 24:2 — the shortest of 39,441 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 39,773.

How is Shual spelled in Hebrew?

Shual is spelled שועל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 406.

Is Shual in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

172,478 sequences of שועל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 172,878 that chance alone would produce.

Search it yourself

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