Dewey דיואי
In Hebrew letters the first name Dewey is written דיואי — male given name. Dewey appears 6,681 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 3.1% more than chance alone would give (about 6,478; probability 0.006).
- Found in the Torah
- 6,681
- Chance alone
- 6,478
- P (≥ found)
- 0.006
- 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, דיואי appears 6,681 times in the Torah — 3.1% more than the 6,478 chance alone would give; the probability of 6,681 or more by chance alone is 0.006.
The shortest skip at which דיואי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 8:30, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), דיואי is found 50,069 times; chance alone would give about 51,051.
- Genesis 2,403
- Exodus 1,335
- Leviticus 677
- Numbers 1,246
- Deuteronomy 1,020
The shortest skips
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה מִשֶּׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וּמִן־הַדָּם אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וַיַּז עַֽל־אַהֲרֹן עַל־בְּגָדָיו וְעַל־בָּנָיו וְעַל־בִּגְדֵי בָנָיו אִתּוֹ וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וְאֶת־בִּגְדֵי בָנָיו אִתּֽוֹ
And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’garments with him, and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’garments with him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 152,558Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יִרְבֶּה מִמְּךָ הַדֶּרֶךְ כִּי לֹא תוּכַל שְׂאֵתוֹ כִּֽי־יִרְחַק מִמְּךָ הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָשׂוּם שְׁמוֹ שָׁם כִּי יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ
And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it, because the place is too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set His name there, when the LORD thy God shall bless thee;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 274,819Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן הֵן לוּ יְהִי כִדְבָרֶֽךָ
And Laban said: ‘Behold, would it might be according to thy word.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 43,066Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־זָכָר בַּכֹּהֲנִים יֹאכַל אֹתָהּ קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים הִֽוא
Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it is most holy.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 148,918Open in the laboratory →
לְמַעַן תִּזְכְּרוּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתָי וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶֽם
that ye may remember and do all My commandments, and be holy unto your God.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 215,227Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, דיואי appears 37,535 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.9% more than the 36,847 chance alone would give; the probability of 37,535 or more by chance alone is 0.00018.
- Genesis 2,403
- Exodus 1,335
- Leviticus 677
- Numbers 1,246
- Deuteronomy 1,132
- Joshua 975
- Judges 1,368
- Samuel 5,047
- Kings 3,254
- Isaiah 2,075
- Jeremiah 2,554
- Ezekiel 2,218
- The Twelve 1,755
- Psalms 3,003
- Proverbs 648
- Job 1,141
- Song of Songs 225
- Ruth 106
- Lamentations 149
- Ecclesiastes 183
- Esther 346
- Daniel 1,142
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,203
- Chronicles 3,350
Outside the Torah
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא גִּדַּל יְהוָה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּֽרְאוּ אֹתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר יָרְאוּ אֶת־מֹשֶׁה כָּל־יְמֵי חַיָּֽיו
On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,742Open in the laboratory →
עוֹדֶנּוּ מְדַבֵּר וְהִנֵּה יוֹנָתָן בֶּן־אֶבְיָתָר הַכֹּהֵן בָּא וַיֹּאמֶר אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ בֹּא כִּי אִישׁ חַיִל אַתָּה וְטוֹב תְּבַשֵּֽׂר
While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said: ‘Come in; for thou art a worthy man, and bringest good tidings.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 479,621Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּשְׁלַם כָּל־הַמְּלָאכָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה בֵּית יְהוָה וַיָּבֵא שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־קָדְשֵׁי דָּוִד אָבִיו אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָב וְאֶת־הַכֵּלִים נָתַן בְּאֹצְרוֹת בֵּית יְהוָֽה
Thus all the work that king Solomon wrought in the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 493,012Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דיואי — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as דיואי, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 31.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Dewey appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, דיואי appears 6,681 times in the Torah — 3.1% more than the 6,478 chance alone would give; the probability of 6,681 or more by chance alone is 0.006.
What is the shortest skip for Dewey in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Leviticus 8:30 — the shortest of 6,681 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,478.
What is the gematria of Dewey in Hebrew?
Dewey is spelled דיואי — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 31.
How many times is Dewey found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, דיואי appears 37,535 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.9% more than the 36,847 chance alone would give; the probability of 37,535 or more by chance alone is 0.00018.
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