Adonai אדני
Adonai — in Hebrew אדני — Lord; a Name of God. Adonai appears 29,312 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 29,197 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 29,312
- Chance alone
- 29,197
- P (≥ found)
- 0.25
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 29,312 sequences of אדני at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 29,197).
The shortest skip at which אדני appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 19:19, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אדני is found 309,101 times; chance alone would give about 304,230.
- Genesis 9,735
- Exodus 5,287
- Leviticus 3,288
- Numbers 7,031
- Deuteronomy 3,971
The shortest skips
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 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 23,283Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה בְּזֹאת תֵּֽדְעוּן כִּֽי־יְהוָה שְׁלָחַנִי לַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת כָּל־הַֽמַּעֲשִׂים הָאֵלֶּה כִּי־לֹא מִלִּבִּֽי
And Moses said: ‘Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works, and that I have not done them of mine own mind.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 216,740Open in the laboratory →
וְיָקְטָן יָלַד אֶת־אַלְמוֹדָד וְאֶת־שָׁלֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָוֶת וְאֶת־יָֽרַח
And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 12,474Open in the laboratory →
וְשַׁתִּי אֶת־גְּבֻלְךָ מִיַּם־סוּף וְעַד־יָם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמִמִּדְבָּר עַד־הַנָּהָר כִּי אֶתֵּן בְּיֶדְכֶם אֵת יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ וְגֵרַשְׁתָּמוֹ מִפָּנֶֽיךָ
And I will set thy border from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto athe River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 112,385Open in the laboratory →
וְחֹבֵר חָבֶר וְשֹׁאֵל אוֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִי וְדֹרֵשׁ אֶל־הַמֵּתִֽים
or a charmer, or one that consulteth a ghost or a familiar spirit, or a necromancer.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 279,675Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אדני appears 136,964 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.5% more than the 136,277 chance alone would give; the probability of 136,964 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
- Genesis 9,735
- Exodus 5,287
- Leviticus 3,288
- Numbers 7,031
- Deuteronomy 4,393
- Joshua 3,747
- Judges 4,651
- Samuel 15,039
- Kings 9,678
- Isaiah 6,367
- Jeremiah 9,258
- Ezekiel 8,828
- The Twelve 5,764
- Psalms 9,680
- Proverbs 2,428
- Job 4,400
- Song of Songs 540
- Ruth 808
- Lamentations 580
- Ecclesiastes 1,005
- Esther 1,450
- Daniel 7,386
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,840
- Chronicles 9,781
Outside the Torah
וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ בְכַפּוֹ וַיַּךְ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה תְּשׁוּעָה גְדוֹלָה לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל רָאִיתָ וַתִּשְׂמָח וְלָמָּה תֶֽחֱטָא בְּדָם נָקִי לְהָמִית אֶת־דָּוִד חִנָּֽם
for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great victory for all Israel; thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 414,864Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר טוֹב אֲנִי אֶכְרֹת אִתְּךָ בְּרִית אַךְ דָּבָר אֶחָד אָנֹכִי שֹׁאֵל מֵאִתְּךָ לֵאמֹר לֹא־תִרְאֶה אֶת־פָּנַי כִּי אִם־לִפְנֵי הֱבִיאֲךָ אֵת מִיכַל בַּת־שָׁאוּל בְּבֹאֲךָ לִרְאוֹת אֶת־פָּנָֽי
And he said: ‘Well; I will make a league with thee; but one thing I require of thee, that is, thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 439,121Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יַחְבֹּט יְהוָה מִשִּׁבֹּלֶת הַנָּהָר עַד־נַחַל מִצְרָיִם וְאַתֶּם תְּלֻקְּטוּ לְאַחַד אֶחָד בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And it shall come to pass in that day, That the LORD will beat off [His fruit] From the flood of the River unto the Brook of Egypt, And ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 600,478Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אדני — the Tanakh's own spelling: Lord; a Name of God. Searched as אדני, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 65.
As a plain word it stands 603 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 15:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Adonai in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 29,312 sequences of אדני at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 29,197).
What is the shortest skip for Adonai in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 19:19 — the shortest of 29,312 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 29,197.
What is the gematria of Adonai in Hebrew?
Adonai is spelled אדני — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 65.
How many times is Adonai found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אדני appears 136,964 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.5% more than the 136,277 chance alone would give; the probability of 136,964 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
Search it yourself
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