Elie Wiesel אלי ויזל
Elie Wiesel (אלי ויזל): writer and Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace laureate (1928–2016). In the Torah codes, אלי (from Elie Wiesel) is found 1,959,923 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:1) — 0.6% above the 1,949,017 chance alone would give (probability of 1,959,923 or more by chance alone: 3.0 × 10⁻¹⁵).
- Found in the Torah (אלי)
- 1,959,923
- Chance alone
- 1,949,017
- P (≥ found)
- 3.0 × 10⁻¹⁵
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for אלי, and ויזל has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 1,959,923 sequences of אלי at skips 2–5,000, 0.6% above what chance alone gives (about 1,949,017); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.0 × 10⁻¹⁵ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:1, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 29,849,193 sequences of אלי, against about 30,208,916 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,949,017 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 578,735
- Exodus 374,408
- Leviticus 254,549
- Numbers 392,952
- Deuteronomy 359,279
The shortest skips
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָֽרֶץ
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 107Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָֽד
And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 153Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָֽרָקִיעַ שָׁמָיִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם שֵׁנִֽי
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם קָרָא יַמִּים וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 402Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 8,085,322 sequences of אלי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 8,093,999).
- Genesis 578,735
- Exodus 374,408
- Leviticus 254,549
- Numbers 392,952
- Deuteronomy 374,904
- Joshua 236,142
- Judges 315,941
- Samuel 839,390
- Kings 783,670
- Isaiah 383,877
- Jeremiah 600,437
- Ezekiel 463,794
- The Twelve 351,920
- Psalms 463,245
- Proverbs 121,626
- Job 229,440
- Song of Songs 23,304
- Ruth 39,310
- Lamentations 32,822
- Ecclesiastes 73,264
- Esther 67,245
- Daniel 198,498
- Ezra–Nehemiah 227,205
- Chronicles 658,644
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלַח מֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ אֶל־רָחָב לֵאמֹר הוֹצִיאִי הָאֲנָשִׁים הַבָּאִים אֵלַיִךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּאוּ לְבֵיתֵךְ כִּי לַחְפֹּר אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ בָּֽאוּ
And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying: ‘Bring forth the men that are come to thee, that are entered into thy house; for they are come to search out all the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,221Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי הַשַּׁעַר לִסְגּוֹר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ וְהָאֲנָשִׁים יָצָאוּ לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אָנָה הָלְכוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים רִדְפוּ מַהֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם כִּי תַשִּׂיגֽוּם
and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,330Open in the laboratory →
וַנִּשְׁמַע וַיִּמַּס לְבָבֵנוּ וְלֹא־קָמָה עוֹד רוּחַ בְּאִישׁ מִפְּנֵיכֶם כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם הוּא אֱלֹהִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וְעַל־הָאָרֶץ מִתָּֽחַת
And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you; for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,743Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלי ויזל — the name in Hebrew letters: writer and Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace laureate (1928–2016). Searched as אלי, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 41.
As a plain word it stands 465 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- ויזל — the name in Hebrew letters found 15,284 in the Torah (chance 15,724)
Questions
Is Elie Wiesel in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,959,923 sequences of אלי at skips 2–5,000, 0.6% above what chance alone gives (about 1,949,017); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.0 × 10⁻¹⁵ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Elie Wiesel in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:1 — the shortest of 1,959,923 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,949,017.
How is Elie Wiesel spelled in Hebrew?
Elie Wiesel is spelled אלי ויזל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 41; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Elie Wiesel in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 8,085,322 sequences of אלי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 8,093,999).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,949,017 here) beside the count.