Yunus יונס
In Hebrew letters the first name Yunus is written יונס — male given name. Yunus appears 8,902 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 3.7% more than chance alone would give (about 8,587; probability 0.00038).
- Found in the Torah
- 8,902
- Chance alone
- 8,587
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00038
- 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, יונס appears 8,902 times in the Torah — 3.7% more than the 8,587 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,902 or more by chance alone is 0.00038.
The shortest skip at which יונס appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 36:3, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), יונס is found 89,457 times; chance alone would give about 89,480.
- Genesis 2,522
- Exodus 1,733
- Leviticus 1,016
- Numbers 2,410
- Deuteronomy 1,221
The shortest skips
וְהָיוּ לְאֶחָד מִבְּנֵי שִׁבְטֵי בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְנָשִׁים וְנִגְרְעָה נַחֲלָתָן מִנַּחֲלַת אֲבֹתֵינוּ וְנוֹסַף עַל נַחֲלַת הַמַּטֶּה אֲשֶׁר תִּהְיֶינָה לָהֶם וּמִגֹּרַל נַחֲלָתֵנוּ יִגָּרֵֽעַ
And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong; so will it be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 249,312Open in the laboratory →
רַק הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ וּשְׁמֹר נַפְשְׁךָ מְאֹד פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר־רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ וּפֶן־יָסוּרוּ מִלְּבָבְךָ כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ וְהוֹדַעְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְלִבְנֵי בָנֶֽיךָ
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 256,889Open in the laboratory →
הִמּוֹל יִמּוֹל יְלִיד בֵּֽיתְךָ וּמִקְנַת כַּסְפֶּךָ וְהָיְתָה בְרִיתִי בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם לִבְרִית עוֹלָֽם
He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised; and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,707Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִדְיָנִים סֹֽחֲרִים וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ וַיַּֽעֲלוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִן־הַבּוֹר וַיִּמְכְּרוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים בְּעֶשְׂרִים כָּסֶף וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִצְרָֽיְמָה
And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 55,584Open in the laboratory →
יִתֶּנְךָ יְהוָה נִגָּף לִפְנֵי אֹיְבֶיךָ בְּדֶרֶךְ אֶחָד תֵּצֵא אֵלָיו וּבְשִׁבְעָה דְרָכִים תָּנוּס לְפָנָיו וְהָיִיתָ לְזַעֲוָה לְכֹל מַמְלְכוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ
The LORD will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them; and thou shalt be a horror unto all the kingdoms of the earth.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 292,826Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יונס appears 44,248 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.6% more than the 43,537 chance alone would give; the probability of 44,248 or more by chance alone is 0.00034.
- Genesis 2,522
- Exodus 1,733
- Leviticus 1,016
- Numbers 2,410
- Deuteronomy 1,305
- Joshua 1,141
- Judges 1,575
- Samuel 2,189
- Kings 3,181
- Isaiah 3,261
- Jeremiah 2,494
- Ezekiel 2,470
- The Twelve 2,374
- Psalms 5,667
- Proverbs 1,366
- Job 1,730
- Song of Songs 222
- Ruth 216
- Lamentations 300
- Ecclesiastes 396
- Esther 469
- Daniel 1,226
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,785
- Chronicles 3,200
Outside the Torah
וְהִנֵּה בָרָק רֹדֵף אֶת־סִֽיסְרָא וַתֵּצֵא יָעֵל לִקְרָאתוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר לוֹ לֵךְ וְאַרְאֶךָּ אֶת־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶיהָ וְהִנֵּה סִֽיסְרָא נֹפֵל מֵת וְהַיָּתֵד בְּרַקָּתֽוֹ
And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him: ‘Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest.’ And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 351,530Open in the laboratory →
כִּי מֵי דִימוֹן מָלְאוּ דָם כִּֽי־אָשִׁית עַל־דִּימוֹן נוֹסָפוֹת לִפְלֵיטַת מוֹאָב אַרְיֵה וְלִשְׁאֵרִית אֲדָמָֽה
For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; For I will bring yet more upon Dimon, A lion upon him that escapeth of Moab, And upon the remnant of the land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 590,917Open in the laboratory →
וְיִֽירְאוּ מִֽמַּעֲרָב אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה וּמִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁמֶשׁ אֶת־כְּבוֹדוֹ כִּֽי־יָבוֹא כַנָּהָר צָר רוּחַ יְהוָה נֹסְסָה בֽוֹ
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; For distress will come in like a flood, Which the breath of the LORD driveth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 635,333Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יונס — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as יונס, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 126.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Yunus in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, יונס appears 8,902 times in the Torah — 3.7% more than the 8,587 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,902 or more by chance alone is 0.00038.
What is the shortest skip for Yunus in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 36:3 — the shortest of 8,902 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 8,587.
What is the gematria of Yunus in Hebrew?
Yunus is spelled יונס — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 126.
How many times is Yunus found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יונס appears 44,248 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.6% more than the 43,537 chance alone would give; the probability of 44,248 or more by chance alone is 0.00034.
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