Tubal תבל
Tubal (תבל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Tubal appears 667,259 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 669,661 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 667,259
- Chance alone
- 669,661
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 667,259 sequences of תבל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 669,661).
The shortest skip at which תבל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 8:9, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), תבל is found 10,297,442 times; chance alone would give about 10,379,460.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 669,661 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 152,240
- Exodus 137,269
- Leviticus 107,955
- Numbers 140,785
- Deuteronomy 129,010
The shortest skips
וְלֹֽא־מָצְאָה הַיּוֹנָה מָנוֹחַ לְכַף־רַגְלָהּ וַתָּשָׁב אֵלָיו אֶל־הַתֵּבָה כִּי־מַיִם עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיִּקָּחֶהָ וַיָּבֵא אֹתָהּ אֵלָיו אֶל־הַתֵּבָֽה
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth; and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,539Open in the laboratory →
וַתְּהִי רֵאשִׁית מַמְלַכְתּוֹ בָּבֶל וְאֶרֶךְ וְאַכַּד וְכַלְנֵה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁנְעָֽר
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,905Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר מִי מִלֵּל לְאַבְרָהָם הֵינִיקָה בָנִים שָׂרָה כִּֽי־יָלַדְתִּי בֵן לִזְקֻנָֽיו
And she said: ‘Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 25,632Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיִּשָּׁבְעוּ אִישׁ לְאָחִיו וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם יִצְחָק וַיֵּלְכוּ מֵאִתּוֹ בְּשָׁלֽוֹם
And they rose up betimes in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 36,043Open in the laboratory →
וְשַׁבְתִּי בְשָׁלוֹם אֶל־בֵּית אָבִי וְהָיָה יְהוָה לִי לֵאלֹהִֽים
so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then shall the LORD be my God,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 39,731Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
2,511,989 sequences of תבל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 2,529,058 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 152,240
- Exodus 137,269
- Leviticus 107,955
- Numbers 140,785
- Deuteronomy 132,819
- Joshua 76,276
- Judges 77,799
- Samuel 195,955
- Kings 223,093
- Isaiah 105,018
- Jeremiah 187,713
- Ezekiel 183,377
- The Twelve 95,928
- Psalms 142,357
- Proverbs 61,516
- Job 54,953
- Song of Songs 11,178
- Ruth 14,137
- Lamentations 12,484
- Ecclesiastes 24,360
- Esther 29,397
- Daniel 47,465
- Ezra–Nehemiah 77,493
- Chronicles 220,422
Outside the Torah
וְצַוּוּ אוֹתָם לֵאמֹר שְׂאֽוּ־לָכֶם מִזֶּה מִתּוֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן מִמַּצַּב רַגְלֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים הָכִין שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵה אֲבָנִים וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּם אוֹתָם עִמָּכֶם וְהִנַּחְתֶּם אוֹתָם בַּמָּלוֹן אֲשֶׁר־תָּלִינוּ בוֹ הַלָּֽיְלָה
and command ye them, saying: Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests’feet stood, twelve stones made ready, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,966Open in the laboratory →
כִּי מֵאֵת יְהוָה הָיְתָה לְחַזֵּק אֶת־לִבָּם לִקְרַאת הַמִּלְחָמָה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמַעַן הַֽחֲרִימָם לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֹת־לָהֶם תְּחִנָּה כִּי לְמַעַן הַשְׁמִידָם כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that they might be utterly destroyed, that they might have no favour, but that they might be destroyed, as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 323,599Open in the laboratory →
וּפָגַע הַגְּבוּל בְּתָבוֹר ושחצומה וּבֵית שֶׁמֶשׁ וְהָיוּ תֹּצְאוֹת גְּבוּלָם הַיַּרְדֵּן עָרִים שֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן
and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazim, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan; sixteen cities with their villages.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 334,258Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תבל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as תבל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 432.
As a plain word it stands 38 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 18:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Tubal in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 667,259 sequences of תבל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 669,661).
What is the shortest skip for Tubal in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 8:9 — the shortest of 667,259 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 669,661.
What is the gematria of Tubal in Hebrew?
Tubal is spelled תבל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 432.
How many times is Tubal found in the whole Tanakh?
2,511,989 sequences of תבל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 2,529,058 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 669,661 here) beside the count.