Free will בחירה
Free will — in Hebrew בחירה — choice; free will. Free will appears 2,051 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 2,111 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,051
- Chance alone
- 2,111
- P (≥ found)
- 0.91
- 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 2,051 sequences of בחירה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,111).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Deuteronomy 3:14, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 15,950 sequences of בחירה, against about 16,637 from chance alone.
- Genesis 534
- Exodus 433
- Leviticus 267
- Numbers 490
- Deuteronomy 327
The shortest skips
יָאִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה לָקַח אֶת־כָּל־חֶבֶל אַרְגֹּב עַד־גְּבוּל הַגְּשׁוּרִי וְהַמַּֽעֲכָתִי וַיִּקְרָא אֹתָם עַל־שְׁמוֹ אֶת־הַבָּשָׁן חַוֺּת יָאִיר עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day.—
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 255,398Open in the laboratory →
וְיָצְאוּ זְקֵנֶיךָ וְשֹׁפְטֶיךָ וּמָדְדוּ אֶל־הֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹת הֶחָלָֽל
then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 282,749Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו אֶל־אָבִיו הַֽבְרָכָה אַחַת הִֽוא־לְךָ אָבִי בָּרֲכֵנִי גַם־אָנִי אָבִי וַיִּשָּׂא עֵשָׂו קֹלוֹ וַיֵּֽבְךְּ
And Esau said unto his father: ‘Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father.’ And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 38,119Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּצָּמֶד יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבַעַל פְּעוֹר וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And Israel joined himself unto the Baal of Peor; and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 230,283Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו הִנֵּה בַּעַל הַחֲלֹמוֹת הַלָּזֶה בָּֽא
And they said one to another: ‘Behold, this dreamer cometh.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 55,063Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
7,990 sequences of בחירה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 8,316 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 534
- Exodus 433
- Leviticus 267
- Numbers 490
- Deuteronomy 369
- Joshua 328
- Judges 267
- Samuel 485
- Kings 770
- Isaiah 423
- Jeremiah 550
- Ezekiel 503
- The Twelve 374
- Psalms 504
- Proverbs 180
- Job 173
- Song of Songs 29
- Ruth 22
- Lamentations 37
- Ecclesiastes 95
- Esther 46
- Daniel 134
- Ezra–Nehemiah 253
- Chronicles 724
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּֽאָסֵף כָּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הָעִיר כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד חֲבֵרִֽים
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 379,701Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בְּאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בָּֽרִאשׁוֹן בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹֽר
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 770,562Open in the laboratory →
וְהוֹצֵאתִי מִֽיַּעֲקֹב זֶרַע וּמִיהוּדָה יוֹרֵשׁ הָרָי וִירֵשׁוּהָ בְחִירַי וַעֲבָדַי יִשְׁכְּנוּ־שָֽׁמָּה
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of My mountains; and Mine elect shall inherit it, And My servants shall dwell there.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 640,009Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בחירה — a Hebrew word: choice; free will. Searched as בחירה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 225.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Free will appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,051 sequences of בחירה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,111).
What is the shortest skip for Free will in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Deuteronomy 3:14 — the shortest of 2,051 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,111.
How is Free will spelled in Hebrew?
Free will is spelled בחירה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 225.
Is Free will in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
7,990 sequences of בחירה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 8,316 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,111 here) beside the count.