Bani בני
Bani (בני) is a person named in the Tanakh. Bani appears 777,273 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% more than chance alone would give (about 770,978; probability 4.0 × 10⁻¹³).
- Found in the Torah
- 777,273
- Chance alone
- 770,978
- P (≥ found)
- 4.0 × 10⁻¹³
- 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, בני appears 777,273 times in the Torah — 0.8% more than the 770,978 chance alone would give; the probability of 777,273 or more by chance alone is 4.0 × 10⁻¹³.
The shortest skip at which בני appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:6, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), בני is found 12,043,362 times; chance alone would give about 11,949,819.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 770,978 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 241,106
- Exodus 134,111
- Leviticus 93,436
- Numbers 191,141
- Deuteronomy 117,479
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל בֵּין מַיִם לָמָֽיִם
And God said: ‘Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 232Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה וְהָיוּ לְאֹתֹת וּלְמוֹעֲדִים וּלְיָמִים וְשָׁנִֽים
And God said: ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 638Open in the laboratory →
וְהֶבֶל הֵבִיא גַם־הוּא מִבְּכֹרוֹת צֹאנוֹ וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶן וַיִּשַׁע יְהוָה אֶל־הֶבֶל וְאֶל־מִנְחָתֽוֹ
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,372Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה בְּעַֽנְנִי עָנָן עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְנִרְאֲתָה הַקֶּשֶׁת בֶּעָנָֽן
And it shall come to pass, when I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the cloud,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,898Open in the laboratory →
וְֽאֶת־רֶסֶן בֵּין נִֽינְוֵה וּבֵין כָּלַח הִוא הָעִיר הַגְּדֹלָֽה
and Resen between Nineveh and Calah—the same is the great city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,981Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בני appears 3,450,600 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.3% more than the 3,441,908 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,450,600 or more by chance alone is 1.4 × 10⁻⁶.
- Genesis 241,106
- Exodus 134,111
- Leviticus 93,436
- Numbers 191,141
- Deuteronomy 124,572
- Joshua 118,834
- Judges 124,584
- Samuel 244,740
- Kings 249,759
- Isaiah 176,731
- Jeremiah 241,844
- Ezekiel 215,202
- The Twelve 154,941
- Psalms 263,607
- Proverbs 84,840
- Job 104,515
- Song of Songs 17,808
- Ruth 14,891
- Lamentations 22,836
- Ecclesiastes 26,710
- Esther 26,178
- Daniel 91,838
- Ezra–Nehemiah 168,058
- Chronicles 318,318
Outside the Torah
וַיִּמְעֲלוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מַעַל בַּחֵרֶם וַיִּקַּח עָכָן בֶּן־כַּרְמִי בֶן־זַבְדִּי בֶן־זֶרַח לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָה מִן־הַחֵרֶם וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהוָה בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
But the children of Israel committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing; and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,421Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֵּֽלְכוּ אֶל־הַמַּאְרָב וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בֵּין בֵּֽית־אֵל וּבֵין הָעַי מִיָּם לָעָי וַיָּלֶן יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא בְּתוֹךְ הָעָֽם
And Joshua sent them forth; and they went to the ambushment, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai; but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,832Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח כַּחֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ וַיָּשֶׂם אוֹתָם אֹרֵב בֵּין בֵּֽית־אֵל וּבֵין הָעַי מִיָּם לָעִֽיר
And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,023Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בני — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בני, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 62.
As a plain word it stands 1,704 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 6:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Bunni, Benny.
Questions
Does Bani appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בני appears 777,273 times in the Torah — 0.8% more than the 770,978 chance alone would give; the probability of 777,273 or more by chance alone is 4.0 × 10⁻¹³.
What is the shortest skip for Bani in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:6 — the shortest of 777,273 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 770,978.
What is the gematria of Bani in Hebrew?
Bani is spelled בני — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 62.
How many times is Bani found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בני appears 3,450,600 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.3% more than the 3,441,908 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,450,600 or more by chance alone is 1.4 × 10⁻⁶.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 770,978 here) beside the count.