Tubal-cain תובל קין
Tubal-cain (תובל קין) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, תובל (from Tubal-cain) is found 65,840 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 10:29) — about what chance alone gives (about 66,512).
- Found in the Torah (תובל)
- 65,840
- Chance alone
- 66,512
- 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
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 תובל, and קין has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
65,840 sequences of תובל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 66,512 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which תובל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 10:29, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תובל is found 679,229 times; chance alone would give about 693,047.
- Genesis 16,214
- Exodus 13,334
- Leviticus 10,549
- Numbers 13,387
- Deuteronomy 12,356
The shortest skips
וְאֶת־אוֹפִר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָה וְאֶת־יוֹבָב כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן
and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,562Open in the laboratory →
עִם אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא אֶת־אֱלֹהֶיךָ לֹא יִֽחְיֶה נֶגֶד אַחֵינוּ הַֽכֶּר־לְךָ מָה עִמָּדִי וְקַֽח־לָךְ וְלֹֽא־יָדַע יַעֲקֹב כִּי רָחֵל גְּנָבָֽתַם
With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live; before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee.’—For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,229Open in the laboratory →
וְיַעֲקֹב נָסַע סֻכֹּתָה וַיִּבֶן לוֹ בָּיִת וּלְמִקְנֵהוּ עָשָׂה סֻכֹּת עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שֵׁם־הַמָּקוֹם סֻכּֽוֹת
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,019Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֹתָם בְּעַֽרְבֹת מוֹאָב עַל־יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֹ לֵאמֹֽר
And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 231,206Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה פְּקוּדֵי מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֲשֶׁר פָּֽקְדוּ אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעַֽרְבֹת מוֹאָב עַל יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחֽוֹ
These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 233,876Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תובל appears 269,176 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 273,249, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 16,214
- Exodus 13,334
- Leviticus 10,549
- Numbers 13,387
- Deuteronomy 13,031
- Joshua 8,591
- Judges 9,010
- Samuel 23,475
- Kings 22,741
- Isaiah 12,310
- Jeremiah 19,614
- Ezekiel 19,272
- The Twelve 11,103
- Psalms 15,687
- Proverbs 6,245
- Job 6,065
- Song of Songs 1,170
- Ruth 1,551
- Lamentations 1,154
- Ecclesiastes 2,327
- Esther 2,975
- Daniel 4,975
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,269
- Chronicles 26,127
Outside the Torah
וַיְבִיאֵהוּ לְבֵיתוֹ וַיָּבָול לַחֲמוֹרִים וַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ רַגְלֵיהֶם וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ
So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 378,336Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ וַיַּאַסְפוּ אֶת־כָּל־סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ שַׁלְּחוּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיָשֹׁב לִמְקֹמוֹ וְלֹֽא־יָמִית אֹתִי וְאֶת־עַמִּי כִּֽי־הָיְתָה מְהֽוּמַת־מָוֶת בְּכָל־הָעִיר כָּבְדָה מְאֹד יַד הָאֱלֹהִים שָֽׁם
They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said: ‘Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, that it slay us not, and our people’; for there was a deadly discomfiture throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 390,751Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי אֶל־דָּוִד הֲכֶלֶב אָנֹכִי כִּֽי־אַתָּה בָֽא־אֵלַי בַּמַּקְלוֹת וַיְקַלֵּל הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי אֶת־דָּוִד בֵּאלֹהָֽיו
And the Philistine said unto David: ‘Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves?’ And the Philistine cursed David by his god.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 411,811Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תובל קין — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as תובל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 438.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:22. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- קין — the Tanakh's own spelling found 221,937 in the Torah (chance 221,459)
Questions
Does Tubal-cain appear in the Torah codes?
65,840 sequences of תובל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 66,512 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Tubal-cain in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 10:29 — the shortest of 65,840 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 66,512.
What is the gematria of Tubal-cain in Hebrew?
Tubal-cain is spelled תובל קין — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 438; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Tubal-cain found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תובל appears 269,176 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 273,249, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 66,512 here) beside the count.