Wulstan וולסטן

In Hebrew letters the first name Wulstan is written וולסטן — male given name. Wulstan appears 29 times as a letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–60,969), in line with the 21.8 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah · every skip: 29
Chance alone · every skip: 21.8
P (≥ found) · every skip: 0.08
Shortest skip: 1,255
Longest skip found: 58,793

Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 6 letters (2–60,969), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 7 found · chance alone about 3.4 (probability of 7 or more by chance alone: 0.06).

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In the Torah

The Torah holds 29 sequences of וולסטן across every skip (2–60,969) — about what chance alone gives (about 21.8).

The shortest skip at which וולסטן appears in the Torah is 1,255 — at Numbers 32:23, reading backward.

The longest skip at which וולסטן was found in the Torah is 58,793 — at Genesis 8:18, reading forward; a spelling of 6 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 60,969.

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 11
Exodus 5
Leviticus 3
Numbers 6
Deuteronomy 4

Examples across the range

5 of the 29 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.

Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.

shortest skipNumbers 32:23במדבר לב:כגskip 1,255, backward
Letter by letter
1. וNumbers 32:23
  … הִנֵּה חֲטָאתֶם לַיהוָה וּדְעוּ חַטַּאתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא …
  But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD; and know ye your sin which will find you.
2. וNumbers 31:54
  … שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת וַיָּבִאוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־אֹהֶל …
  And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a …
3. לNumbers 31:27
  … תֹּפְשֵׂי הַמִּלְחָמָה הַיֹּצְאִים לַצָּבָא וּבֵין כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה
  and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation;
4. סNumbers 31:2
  … מֵאֵת הַמִּדְיָנִים אַחַר תֵּאָסֵף אֶל־עַמֶּֽיךָ
  ’Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites; afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.’
5. טNumbers 29:33
  וּמִנְחָתָם וְנִסְכֵּהֶם לַפָּרִים לָאֵילִם וְלַכְּבָשִׂים בְּמִסְפָּרָם כְּמִשְׁפָּטָֽם
  and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the …
6. נNumbers 29:7
  … קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם וְעִנִּיתֶם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם כָּל …
  And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls; ye shall do no manner of work;
skip 1,255, width 1,255 — one row is 1,255 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 243,224 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,255 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipGenesis 41:39בראשית מא:לטskip 2,980, forward
1. וGenesis 41:39
  וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף אַחֲרֵי הוֹדִיעַ …
  And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: ‘Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
1. וGenesis 42:37
  … אֹתוֹ עַל־יָדִי וַאֲנִי אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ אֵלֶֽיךָ
  And Reuben spoke unto his father, saying: ‘Thou shalt slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee; deliver him into my hand, and I will …
2. לGenesis 44:17
  … לִּי עָבֶד וְאַתֶּם עֲלוּ לְשָׁלוֹם אֶל־אֲבִיכֶֽם
  And he said: ‘Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the goblet is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get …
3. סGenesis 46:14
  וּבְנֵי זְבוּלֻן סֶרֶד וְאֵלוֹן וְיַחְלְאֵֽל
  And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
4. טGenesis 47:31
  … יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־רֹאשׁ הַמִּטָּֽה
  And he said: ‘Swear unto me.’ And he swore unto him. And Israel bowed down upon the bed’s head.
5. נGenesis 50:5
  אָבִי הִשְׁבִּיעַנִי לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי מֵת בְּקִבְרִי …
  My father made me swear, saying: Lo, I die; in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now …
skip 2,980, width 2,980 — one row is 2,980 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 61,963 of the TorahOpen at skip 2,980 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipDeuteronomy 4:12דברים ד:יבskip 4,148, backward
1. וDeuteronomy 4:12
  … אֲלֵיכֶם מִתּוֹךְ הָאֵשׁ קוֹל דְּבָרִים אַתֶּם שֹׁמְעִים …
  And the LORD spoke unto you out of the midst of the fire; ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only a voice.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
1. וDeuteronomy 2:9
  וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי אֶל־תָּצַר אֶת־מוֹאָב …
  And the LORD said unto me: ‘Be not at enmity with Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee of his land for a …
2. לNumbers 35:30
  כָּל־מַכֵּה־נֶפֶשׁ לְפִי עֵדִים יִרְצַח אֶת …
  Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify against any person that …
3. סNumbers 33:12
  וַיִּסְעוּ מִמִּדְבַּר־סִין וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּדָפְקָֽה
  And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, and pitched in Dophkah.
4. טNumbers 31:23
  … בָאֵשׁ תַּעֲבִירוּ בָאֵשׁ וְטָהֵר אַךְ בְּמֵי נִדָּה …
  every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with …
5. נNumbers 28:26
  וּבְיוֹם הַבִּכּוּרִים בְּהַקְרִיבְכֶם מִנְחָה חֲדָשָׁה לַֽיהוָה בְּשָׁבֻעֹתֵיכֶם …
  Also in the day of the first-fruits, when ye bring a new meal-offering unto the LORD in your feast of weeks, ye shall have a holy …
skip 4,148, width 4,148 — one row is 4,148 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 257,121 of the TorahOpen at skip 4,148 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipExodus 33:6שמות לג:וskip 9,706, forward
1. וExodus 33:6
  וַיִּֽתְנַצְּלוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־עֶדְיָם מֵהַר חוֹרֵֽב
  And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
1. וExodus 38:30
  … הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְאֵת כָּל־כְּלֵי הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
  And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tent of meeting, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grating for it, and all the …
2. לLeviticus 5:21
  … כִּי תֶחֱטָא וּמָעֲלָה מַעַל בַּיהוָה וְכִחֵשׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֹ …
  If any one sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and deal falsely with his neighbour in a matter of deposit, or of pledge, or of …
3. סLeviticus 11:40
  … וְהַנֹּשֵׂא אֶת־נִבְלָתָהּ יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְטָמֵא עַד …
  And he that eateth of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even; he also that beareth the carcass of it shall …
4. טLeviticus 16:16
  … יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִפִּשְׁעֵיהֶם לְכָל־חַטֹּאתָם וְכֵן יַעֲשֶׂה לְאֹהֶל …
  And he shall make atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleannesses of the children of Israel, and because of their …
5. ןLeviticus 23:10
  … הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לָכֶם וּקְצַרְתֶּם אֶת …
  Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye are come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest …
skip 9,706, width 9,706 — one row is 9,706 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 128,066 of the TorahOpen at skip 9,706 in the laboratory →
the longest skip foundGenesis 8:18בראשית ח:יחskip 58,793, forward
1. וGenesis 8:18
  וַיֵּצֵא־נֹחַ וּבָנָיו וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וּנְשֵֽׁי־בָנָיו אִתּֽוֹ
  And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’wives with him;
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
1. וGenesis 45:1
  … וְלֹא־עָמַד אִישׁ אִתּוֹ בְּהִתְוַדַּע יוֹסֵף אֶל …
  Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried: ‘Cause every man to go out from me.’ And there stood …
2. לExodus 32:33
  וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה מִי אֲשֶׁר …
  And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of My book.
3. סLeviticus 27:34
  … בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּהַר סִינָֽי
  These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.
4. טNumbers 33:34
  וַיִּסְעוּ מִיָּטְבָתָה וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּעַבְרֹנָֽה
  And they journeyed from Jotbah, and pitched in Abronah.
5. נDeuteronomy 33:25
  בַּרְזֶל וּנְחֹשֶׁת מִנְעָלֶיךָ וּכְיָמֶיךָ דָּבְאֶֽךָ
  Iron and brass shall be thy bars; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
skip 58,793, width 58,793 — one row is 58,793 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 10,013 of the TorahOpen at skip 58,793 in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

Across every skip (2–239,408), וולסטן appears 418 times in the whole Tanakh — 9.0% more than the 383 chance alone would give; the probability of 418 or more by chance alone is 0.04.

At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 25 found · chance alone about 15.8 (probability of 25 or more by chance alone: 0.02).

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 29
Exodus 21
Leviticus 14
Numbers 23
Deuteronomy 13
Joshua 19
Judges 22
Samuel 27
Kings 26
Isaiah 18
Jeremiah 35
Ezekiel 21
The Twelve 18
Psalms 28
Proverbs 10
Job 8
Song of Songs 2
Ruth 5
Ecclesiastes 3
Esther 6
Daniel 12
Ezra–Nehemiah 17
Chronicles 41

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Outside the Torah

shortest skip outside the TorahPsalms 149:4תהלים קמט:דskip 150, forward
1. וPsalms 149:4
  כִּֽי־רוֹצֶה יְהוָה בְּעַמּוֹ יְפָאֵר עֲנָוִים בִּישׁוּעָֽה
  For the LORD taketh pleasure in His people; He adorneth the humble with salvation.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
1. וPsalms 149:9
  לַעֲשׂוֹת בָּהֶם מִשְׁפָּט כָּתוּב הָדָר הוּא לְכָל …
  To execute upon them the judgment written; He is the glory of all His saints. Hallelujah.
2. לPsalms 150:5
  הַֽלְלוּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־שָׁמַע הַֽלְלוּהוּ בְּֽצִלְצְלֵי תְרוּעָֽה
  Praise Him with the loud-sounding cymbals; Praise Him with the clanging cymbals.
3. סProverbs 1:5
  יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה
  That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, And the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;
4. טProverbs 1:10
  בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא
  My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
5. נProverbs 1:15
  … אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם
  My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path;
skip 150, width 150 — one row is 150 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 937,128 of the TanakhOpen at skip 150 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipIsaiah 19:10ישעיהו יט:יskip 783, forward
1. וIsaiah 19:10
  וְהָיוּ שָׁתֹתֶיהָ מְדֻכָּאִים כָּל …
  And her foundations shall be crushed, All they that make dams shall be grieved in soul.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
1. וIsaiah 19:23
  … בְּמִצְרַיִם וּמִצְרַיִם בְּאַשּׁוּר וְעָבְדוּ מִצְרַיִם אֶת־אַשּֽׁוּר
  In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and …
2. לIsaiah 21:7
  … רֶכֶב חֲמוֹר רֶכֶב גָּמָל וְהִקְשִׁיב קֶשֶׁב רַב …
  And when he seeth a troop, horsemen by pairs, A troop of asses, a troop of camels, He shall hearken diligently with much heed.
3. סIsaiah 22:8
  וַיְגַל אֵת מָסַךְ יְהוּדָה וַתַּבֵּט בַּיּוֹם …
  And the covering of Judah was laid bare, that thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest.
4. טIsaiah 22:24
  … וְהַצְּפִעוֹת כֹּל כְּלֵי הַקָּטָן מִכְּלֵי הָֽאַגָּנוֹת וְעַד …
  And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the …
5. נIsaiah 23:16
  … זוֹנָה נִשְׁכָּחָה הֵיטִיבִי נַגֵּן הַרְבִּי־שִׁיר לְמַעַן …
  Take a harp, Go about the city, Thou harlot long forgotten; Make sweet melody, Sing many songs, That thou mayest be remembered.
skip 783, width 783 — one row is 783 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 593,313 of the TanakhOpen at skip 783 in the laboratory →
longest skip outside the Torah2 Chronicles 26:1דברי הימים ב כו:אskip 225,743, backward
1. ו2 Chronicles 26:1
  … עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה וַיַּמְלִיכוּ אֹתוֹ תַּחַת אָבִיו אֲמַצְיָֽהוּ
  And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
1. וProverbs 18:2
  … בִּתְבוּנָה כִּי אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּוֹת לִבּֽוֹ
  A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may lay itself bare.
2. לJeremiah 52:15
  … נָֽפְלוּ אֶל־מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וְאֵת יֶתֶר הָֽאָמוֹן …
  Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest sort of the people, and the residue of the people that …
3. ס1 Kings 10:18
  וַיַּעַשׂ הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּסֵּא־שֵׁן גָּדוֹל וַיְצַפֵּהוּ …
  Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.
4. טDeuteronomy 14:19
  וְכֹל שֶׁרֶץ הָעוֹף טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶם לֹא …
  And all winged swarming things are unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten.
5. ןGenesis 33:13
  … כִּֽי־הַיְלָדִים רַכִּים וְהַצֹּאן וְהַבָּקָר עָלוֹת עָלָי …
  And he said unto him: ‘My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if …
skip 225,743, width 225,743 — one row is 225,743 letters, so the 11 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 1,177,531 of the TanakhOpen at skip 225,743 in the laboratory →

The spelling

וולסטן — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as וולסטן, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 161.

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

Questions

Does Wulstan appear in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 29 sequences of וולסטן across every skip (2–60,969) — about what chance alone gives (about 21.8).

What is the shortest skip for Wulstan in the Torah?

Skip 1,255, reading backward from Numbers 32:23 — the shortest of 29 sequences across every skip (2–60,969), where chance alone would give about 21.8.

What is the gematria of Wulstan in Hebrew?

Wulstan is spelled וולסטן — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 161.

How many times is Wulstan found in the whole Tanakh?

Across every skip (2–239,408), וולסטן appears 418 times in the whole Tanakh — 9.0% more than the 383 chance alone would give; the probability of 418 or more by chance alone is 0.04.

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