Biblical names

Uel אואל

Uel (אואל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Uel appears 168,219 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.3% more than chance alone would give (about 166,000; probability 2.7 × 10⁻⁸).

Found in the Torah
168,219
Chance alone
166,000
P (≥ found)
2.7 × 10⁻⁸
Shortest skip
2

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

In the Torah

At skips 2–5,000, אואל appears 168,219 times in the Torah — 1.3% more than the 166,000 chance alone would give; the probability of 168,219 or more by chance alone is 2.7 × 10⁻⁸.

The shortest skip at which אואל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:33, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אואל is found 1,681,517 times; chance alone would give about 1,729,692.

  • Genesis 52,953
  • Exodus 29,137
  • Leviticus 24,952
  • Numbers 31,828
  • Deuteronomy 29,349

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 31:33בראשית לא:לגskip 2, forward

    וַיָּבֹא לָבָן בְּאֹהֶל יַעֲקֹב וּבְאֹהֶל לֵאָה וּבְאֹהֶל שְׁתֵּי הָאֲמָהֹת וְלֹא מָצָא וַיֵּצֵא מֵאֹהֶל לֵאָה וַיָּבֹא בְּאֹהֶל רָחֵֽל

    And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.

    אואל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 31:33ובאהללהבהשתיהאמהאואל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 45,252Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 36:41בראשית לו:מאskip 2, forward

    אַלּוּף אָהֳלִיבָמָה אַלּוּף אֵלָה אַלּוּף פִּינֹֽן

    the chief of Oholibamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon;

    אואל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 36:41לוףיתתלףהיבמהאלואואל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 53,945Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 41:3בראשית מא:גskip 2, forward

    וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע פָּרוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת עֹלוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן מִן־הַיְאֹר רָעוֹת מַרְאֶה וְדַקּוֹת בָּשָׂר וַֽתַּעֲמֹדְנָה אֵצֶל הַפָּרוֹת עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹֽר

    And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

    אואל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 41:3לשפתהירתכנההפרותאואל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 60,179Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 8:28שמות ח:כחskip 2, forward

    וַיַּכְבֵּד פַּרְעֹה אֶת־לִבּוֹ גַּם בַּפַּעַם הַזֹּאת וְלֹא שִׁלַּח אֶת־הָעָֽם

    And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.

    אואל at skip 2, forward from Exodus 8:28בפעםהזתלשחאתהעםואואל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 89,587Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 15:15שמות טו:טוskip 2, forward

    אָז נִבְהֲלוּ אַלּוּפֵי אֱדוֹם אֵילֵי מוֹאָב יֹֽאחֲזֵמוֹ רָעַד נָמֹגוּ כֹּל יֹשְׁבֵי כְנָֽעַן

    Then were the chiefs of Edom affrighted; The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them; All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.

    אואל at skip 2, forward from Exodus 15:15ואלופידםיימואביאאואל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 100,434Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, אואל appears 619,322 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.0% more than the 606,924 chance alone would give; the probability of 619,322 or more by chance alone is 6.0 × 10⁻⁵⁷.

  • Genesis 52,953
  • Exodus 29,137
  • Leviticus 24,952
  • Numbers 31,828
  • Deuteronomy 31,120
  • Joshua 17,986
  • Judges 25,834
  • Samuel 80,011
  • Kings 61,213
  • Isaiah 26,807
  • Jeremiah 45,895
  • Ezekiel 34,942
  • The Twelve 25,685
  • Psalms 23,670
  • Proverbs 6,500
  • Job 13,835
  • Song of Songs 1,491
  • Ruth 2,128
  • Lamentations 1,898
  • Ecclesiastes 4,257
  • Esther 5,039
  • Daniel 14,086
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 13,988
  • Chronicles 44,067

Outside the Torah

  1. Judges 20:10שופטים כ:יskip 2, forward

    וְלָקַחְנוּ עֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים לַמֵּאָה לְכֹל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמֵאָה לָאֶלֶף וְאֶלֶף לָרְבָבָה לָקַחַת צֵדָה לָעָם לַעֲשׂוֹת לְבוֹאָם לְגֶבַע בִּנְיָמִן כְּכָל־הַנְּבָלָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victuals for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the wantonness that they have wrought in Israel.’

    אואל at skip 2, forward from Judges 20:10בטיישרלמהאלףואלףאואל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 379,604Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 22:13שמואל א כב:יגskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אלו שָׁאוּל לָמָּה קְשַׁרְתֶּם עָלַי אַתָּה וּבֶן־יִשָׁי בְּתִתְּךָ לוֹ לֶחֶם וְחֶרֶב וְשָׁאוֹל לוֹ בֵּֽאלֹהִים לָקוּם אֵלַי לְאֹרֵב כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה

    And Saul said unto him: ‘Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?’

    אואל at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 22:13יויאמרלשולמהקשרתאואל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 420,445Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Samuel 26:5שמואל א כו:הskip 2, forward

    וַיָּקָם דָּוִד וַיָּבֹא אֶֽל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר חָנָה־שָׁם שָׁאוּל וַיַּרְא דָּוִד אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר שָֽׁכַב־שָׁם שָׁאוּל וְאַבְנֵר בֶּן־נֵר שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ וְשָׁאוּל שֹׁכֵב בַּמַּעְגָּל וְהָעָם חֹנִים סביבתו

    And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host; and Saul lay within the barricade, and the people pitched round about him.

    אואל at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 26:5נרשרצבושושכבבמעגאואל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 427,492Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

אואל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אואל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 38.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Uel in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, אואל appears 168,219 times in the Torah — 1.3% more than the 166,000 chance alone would give; the probability of 168,219 or more by chance alone is 2.7 × 10⁻⁸.

What is the shortest skip for Uel in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:33 — the shortest of 168,219 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 166,000.

What is the gematria of Uel in Hebrew?

Uel is spelled אואל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 38.

How many times is Uel found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, אואל appears 619,322 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.0% more than the 606,924 chance alone would give; the probability of 619,322 or more by chance alone is 6.0 × 10⁻⁵⁷.

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