Yoel (Joel · יואל)
Yoel (Joel · יואל) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Yoel (Joel) is found 195,474 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 3:6) — 1.0% above the 193,580 chance alone would give (probability of 195,474 or more by chance alone: 8.7 × 10⁻⁶).
- Found in the Torah
- 195,474
- Chance alone
- 193,580
- P (≥ found)
- 8.7 × 10⁻⁶
- 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 195,474 sequences of יואל at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 193,580); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.7 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:6, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,963,450 sequences of יואל, against about 2,017,079 from chance alone.
- Genesis 62,075
- Exodus 36,539
- Leviticus 25,302
- Numbers 37,732
- Deuteronomy 33,826
The shortest skips
וַתֵּרֶא הָֽאִשָּׁה כִּי טוֹב הָעֵץ לְמַאֲכָל וְכִי תַֽאֲוָה־הוּא לָעֵינַיִם וְנֶחְמָד הָעֵץ לְהַשְׂכִּיל וַתִּקַּח מִפִּרְיוֹ וַתֹּאכַל וַתִּתֵּן גַּם־לְאִישָׁהּ עִמָּהּ וַיֹּאכַֽל
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,205Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּרַח יְהוָה אֶת־רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־לִבּוֹ לֹֽא־אֹסִף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת־הָֽאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָֽאָדָם כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו וְלֹֽא־אֹסִף עוֹד לְהַכּוֹת אֶת־כָּל־חַי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר עָשִֽׂיתִי
And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: ‘I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,147Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם־אָמְנָה אֲחֹתִי בַת־אָבִי הִוא אַךְ לֹא בַת־אִמִּי וַתְּהִי־לִי לְאִשָּֽׁה
And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and so she became my wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 25,013Open in the laboratory →
וְיַעֲקֹב נָתַן לְעֵשָׂו לֶחֶם וּנְזִיד עֲדָשִׁים וַיֹּאכַל וַיֵּשְׁתְּ וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלַךְ וַיִּבֶז עֵשָׂו אֶת־הַבְּכֹרָֽה
And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,364Open in the laboratory →
וַיְחַזֵּק יְהוָה אֶת־לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶֽׁה
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 90,224Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 876,254 sequences of יואל at skips 2–5,000, 0.2% above what chance alone gives (about 874,507); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.
- Genesis 62,075
- Exodus 36,539
- Leviticus 25,302
- Numbers 37,732
- Deuteronomy 36,230
- Joshua 26,514
- Judges 36,668
- Samuel 100,785
- Kings 82,180
- Isaiah 45,276
- Jeremiah 63,745
- Ezekiel 48,050
- The Twelve 39,944
- Psalms 51,772
- Proverbs 12,741
- Job 24,505
- Song of Songs 3,531
- Ruth 2,839
- Lamentations 4,215
- Ecclesiastes 6,079
- Esther 7,486
- Daniel 18,380
- Ezra–Nehemiah 25,132
- Chronicles 78,534
Outside the Torah
וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה אֶת־לָכִישׁ בְּיַד יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי וַיַּכֶּהָ לְפִי־חֶרֶב וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה לְלִבְנָֽה
And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 321,610Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּחֱזַק־בּוֹ חֹֽתְנוֹ אֲבִי הַֽנַּעֲרָה וַיֵּשֶׁב אִתּוֹ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ וַיָּלִינוּ שָֽׁם
And his father-in-law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days; so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 377,259Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּךְ יוֹנָתָן אֵת נְצִיב פְּלִשְׁתִּים אֲשֶׁר בְּגֶבַע וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ פְּלִשְׁתִּים וְשָׁאוּל תָּקַע בַּשּׁוֹפָר בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ לֵאמֹר יִשְׁמְעוּ הָעִבְרִֽים
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the horn throughout all the land, saying: ‘Let the Hebrews hear.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 401,195Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יואל — the Tanakh's own spelling: Joel. Searched as יואל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 47.
As a plain word it stands 11 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 8:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Joel.
Questions
Is Yoel (Joel) in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 195,474 sequences of יואל at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 193,580); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.7 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Yoel (Joel) in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:6 — the shortest of 195,474 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 193,580.
How is Yoel (Joel) spelled in Hebrew?
Yoel is spelled יואל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 47.
Is Yoel (Joel) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 876,254 sequences of יואל at skips 2–5,000, 0.2% above what chance alone gives (about 874,507); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 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 193,580 here) beside the count.