Billy בילי
In Hebrew letters the first name Billy is written בילי — male given name. Billy appears 122,626 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.5% more than chance alone would give (about 120,846; probability 1.6 × 10⁻⁷).
- Found in the Torah
- 122,626
- Chance alone
- 120,846
- P (≥ found)
- 1.6 × 10⁻⁷
- 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, בילי appears 122,626 times in the Torah — 1.5% more than the 120,846 chance alone would give; the probability of 122,626 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻⁷.
The shortest skip at which בילי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 38:26, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בילי is found 1,215,604 times; chance alone would give about 1,259,194.
- Genesis 37,587
- Exodus 22,967
- Leviticus 13,630
- Numbers 26,575
- Deuteronomy 21,867
The shortest skips
וַיַּכֵּר יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר צָֽדְקָה מִמֶּנִּי כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּן לֹא־נְתַתִּיהָ לְשֵׁלָה בְנִי וְלֹֽא־יָסַף עוֹד לְדַעְתָּֽה
And Judah acknowledged them, and said: ‘She is more righteous than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son.’ And he knew her again no more.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,348Open in the laboratory →
כֹּֽה־תֹאמְרוּ לְיוֹסֵף אָנָּא שָׂא נָא פֶּשַׁע אַחֶיךָ וְחַטָּאתָם כִּי־רָעָה גְמָלוּךָ וְעַתָּה שָׂא נָא לְפֶשַׁע עַבְדֵי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ וַיֵּבְךְּ יוֹסֵף בְּדַבְּרָם אֵלָֽיו
So shall ye say unto Joseph: Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father.’ And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 77,585Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא יוֹסֵף לְאֶפְרַיִם בְּנֵי שִׁלֵּשִׁים גַּם בְּנֵי מָכִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה יֻלְּדוּ עַל־בִּרְכֵּי יוֹסֵֽף
And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation; the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph’s knees.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 77,845Open in the laboratory →
אָֽנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִֽים
I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 107,055Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־תִזְבַּח עַל־חָמֵץ דַּם־זִבְחִי וְלֹֽא־יָלִין חֵֽלֶב־חַגִּי עַד־בֹּֽקֶר
Thou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of My feast remain all night until the morning.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 111,710Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בילי appears 640,887 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.1% more than the 634,052 chance alone would give; the probability of 640,887 or more by chance alone is 5.3 × 10⁻¹⁸.
- Genesis 37,587
- Exodus 22,967
- Leviticus 13,630
- Numbers 26,575
- Deuteronomy 23,502
- Joshua 18,506
- Judges 23,972
- Samuel 55,925
- Kings 59,947
- Isaiah 32,435
- Jeremiah 47,370
- Ezekiel 36,002
- The Twelve 29,541
- Psalms 50,739
- Proverbs 14,841
- Job 19,207
- Song of Songs 2,979
- Ruth 2,521
- Lamentations 4,050
- Ecclesiastes 5,545
- Esther 5,220
- Daniel 13,139
- Ezra–Nehemiah 24,449
- Chronicles 70,238
Outside the Torah
וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ שָׁלוֹם וַיִּכְרֹת לָהֶם בְּרִית לְחַיּוֹתָם וַיִּשָּׁבְעוּ לָהֶם נְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָֽה
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the congregation swore unto them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 318,544Open in the laboratory →
לִבְנוֹת לָנוּ מִזְבֵּחַ לָשׁוּב מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהוָה וְאִם־לְהַעֲלוֹת עָלָיו עוֹלָה וּמִנְחָה וְאִם־לַעֲשׂוֹת עָלָיו זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים יְהוָה הוּא יְבַקֵּֽשׁ
that we have built us an altar to turn away from following the LORD; or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meal-offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let the LORD Himself require it;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 340,137Open in the laboratory →
הֲלֹא יִמְצְאוּ יְחַלְּקוּ שָׁלָל רַחַם רַחֲמָתַיִם לְרֹאשׁ גֶּבֶר שְׁלַל צְבָעִים לְסִיסְרָא שְׁלַל צְבָעִים רִקְמָה צֶבַע רִקְמָתַיִם לְצַוְּארֵי שָׁלָֽל
’Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man; To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, A spoil of dyed garments of embroidery, Two dyed garments of broidery for the neck of every spoiler?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 353,066Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בילי — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as בילי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 52.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Billie.
Questions
Is Billy in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בילי appears 122,626 times in the Torah — 1.5% more than the 120,846 chance alone would give; the probability of 122,626 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻⁷.
What is the shortest skip for Billy in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 38:26 — the shortest of 122,626 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 120,846.
What is the gematria of Billy in Hebrew?
Billy is spelled בילי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 52.
How many times is Billy found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בילי appears 640,887 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.1% more than the 634,052 chance alone would give; the probability of 640,887 or more by chance alone is 5.3 × 10⁻¹⁸.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 120,846 here) beside the count.