Ucal אכל
Ucal (אכל) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Ucal is found 749,658 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 8:16) — 1.4% above the 739,189 chance alone would give (probability of 749,658 or more by chance alone: 2.9 × 10⁻³⁴).
- Found in the Torah
- 749,658
- Chance alone
- 739,189
- P (≥ found)
- 2.9 × 10⁻³⁴
- 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 749,658 sequences of אכל at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% above what chance alone gives (about 739,189); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.9 × 10⁻³⁴ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 8:16, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 10,835,994 sequences of אכל, against about 11,457,102 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 739,189 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 178,067
- Exodus 130,993
- Leviticus 111,805
- Numbers 124,179
- Deuteronomy 204,614
The shortest skips
צֵא מִן־הַתֵּבָה אַתָּה וְאִשְׁתְּךָ וּבָנֶיךָ וּנְשֵֽׁי־בָנֶיךָ אִתָּֽךְ
’Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,911Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים זֹאת אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי נֹתֵן בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֲשֶׁר אִתְּכֶם לְדֹרֹת עוֹלָֽם
And God said: ‘This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,843Open in the laboratory →
וְֽאֶת־פַּתְרֻסִים וְאֶת־כַּסְלֻחִים אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ מִשָּׁם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וְאֶת־כַּפְתֹּרִֽים
and Pathrusim, and Casluhim—whence went forth the Philistines—and Caphtorim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,059Open in the laboratory →
הִנֵּה־נָא מָצָא עַבְדְּךָ חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ וַתַּגְדֵּל חַסְדְּךָ אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִי לְהַחֲיוֹת אֶת־נַפְשִׁי וְאָנֹכִי לֹא אוּכַל לְהִמָּלֵט הָהָרָה פֶּן־תִּדְבָּקַנִי הָרָעָה וָמַֽתִּי
behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shown unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest the evil overtake me, and I die.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 23,329Open in the laboratory →
הִנֵּה־נָא מָצָא עַבְדְּךָ חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ וַתַּגְדֵּל חַסְדְּךָ אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִי לְהַחֲיוֹת אֶת־נַפְשִׁי וְאָנֹכִי לֹא אוּכַל לְהִמָּלֵט הָהָרָה פֶּן־תִּדְבָּקַנִי הָרָעָה וָמַֽתִּי
behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shown unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest the evil overtake me, and I die.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 23,335Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,794,234 sequences of אכל at skips 2–5,000, 0.3% above what chance alone gives (about 2,786,706); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.3 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
- Genesis 178,067
- Exodus 130,993
- Leviticus 111,805
- Numbers 124,179
- Deuteronomy 210,584
- Joshua 73,106
- Judges 82,614
- Samuel 276,072
- Kings 269,957
- Isaiah 138,405
- Jeremiah 221,395
- Ezekiel 169,125
- The Twelve 116,151
- Psalms 162,070
- Proverbs 48,608
- Job 71,591
- Song of Songs 8,863
- Ruth 13,635
- Lamentations 11,497
- Ecclesiastes 31,621
- Esther 33,794
- Daniel 72,098
- Ezra–Nehemiah 60,391
- Chronicles 177,613
Outside the Torah
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אַל־יַעַל כָּל־הָעָם כְּאַלְפַּיִם אִישׁ אוֹ כִּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ יַעֲלוּ וְיַכּוּ אֶת־הָעָי אַל־תְּיַגַּע־שָׁמָּה אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם כִּי מְעַט הֵֽמָּה
And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him: ‘Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,566Open in the laboratory →
וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵל רָאוּ כִּֽי־לָכַד הָֽאֹרֵב אֶת־הָעִיר וְכִי עָלָה עֲשַׁן הָעִיר וַיָּשֻׁבוּ וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־אַנְשֵׁי הָעָֽי
And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned back, and slew the men of Ai.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,631Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אַתֶּם שְׁמַרְתֶּם אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֶתְכֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה וַתִּשְׁמְעוּ בְקוֹלִי לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוִּיתִי אֶתְכֶֽם
and said unto them: ‘Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I commanded you;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 338,519Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אכל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אכל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 51.
As a plain word it stands 80 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ucal in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 749,658 sequences of אכל at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% above what chance alone gives (about 739,189); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.9 × 10⁻³⁴ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Ucal in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 8:16 — the shortest of 749,658 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 739,189.
How is Ucal spelled in Hebrew?
Ucal is spelled אכל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 51.
Is Ucal in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,794,234 sequences of אכל at skips 2–5,000, 0.3% above what chance alone gives (about 2,786,706); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.3 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 739,189 here) beside the count.