Goyim הגוים
Goyim (הגוים) is the name of a people in the Tanakh — nation, people. Goyim appears 1,554 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,601 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,554
- Chance alone
- 1,601
- P (≥ found)
- 0.88
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
1,554 sequences of הגוים at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,601 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:8, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 12,187 sequences of הגוים, against about 12,621 from chance alone.
- Genesis 417
- Exodus 316
- Leviticus 292
- Numbers 274
- Deuteronomy 255
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַֽיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתָם בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּקָם קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ
And Cain spoke unto Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,574Open in the laboratory →
אֵל מוֹצִיאוֹ מִמִּצְרַיִם כְּתוֹעֲפֹת רְאֵם לוֹ יֹאכַל גּוֹיִם צָרָיו וְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶם יְגָרֵם וְחִצָּיו יִמְחָֽץ
God who brought him forth out of Egypt Is for him like the lofty horns of the wild-ox; He shall eat up the nations that are his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And pierce them through with his arrows.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 229,393Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ עַל־הַחֹשֶׁן שַׁרְשְׁרֹת גַּבְלֻת מַעֲשֵׂה עֲבֹת זָהָב טָהֽוֹר
And they made upon the breastplate plaited chains, of wreathen work of pure gold.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 138,567Open in the laboratory →
וְהִגְבַּלְתָּ אֶת־הָעָם סָבִיב לֵאמֹר הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם עֲלוֹת בָּהָר וּנְגֹעַ בְּקָצֵהוּ כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהָר מוֹת יוּמָֽת
And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying: Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it; whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death;
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 106,304Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּגַּשְׁןָ הַשְּׁפָחוֹת הֵנָּה וְיַלְדֵיהֶן וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ
Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed down.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,498Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
8,639 sequences of הגוים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 8,773 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 417
- Exodus 316
- Leviticus 292
- Numbers 274
- Deuteronomy 293
- Joshua 475
- Judges 340
- Samuel 784
- Kings 559
- Isaiah 606
- Jeremiah 635
- Ezekiel 572
- The Twelve 692
- Psalms 572
- Proverbs 133
- Job 195
- Song of Songs 52
- Ruth 60
- Lamentations 40
- Ecclesiastes 80
- Esther 94
- Daniel 129
- Ezra–Nehemiah 310
- Chronicles 719
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶת־אֲחִיתֹפֶל הַגִּֽילֹנִי יוֹעֵץ דָּוִד מֵֽעִירוֹ מִגִּלֹה בְּזָבְחוֹ אֶת־הַזְּבָחִים וַיְהִי הַקֶּשֶׁר אַמִּץ וְהָעָם הוֹלֵךְ וָרָב אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 458,510Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּוֹ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה הַגִּלְגָּֽלָה
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,363Open in the laboratory →
הֲזֹאת לָכֶם עַלִּיזָה מִֽימֵי־קֶדֶם קַדְמָתָהּ יֹבִלוּהָ רַגְלֶיהָ מֵֽרָחוֹק לָגֽוּר
Is this your joyous city, Whose feet in antiquity, In ancient days, Carried her afar off to sojourn?
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 596,812Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הגוים — the Tanakh's own spelling: nation, people. Searched as הגוים, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 64.
As a plain word it stands 180 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Goyim in the Torah codes?
1,554 sequences of הגוים at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,601 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Goyim in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:8 — the shortest of 1,554 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,601.
How is Goyim spelled in Hebrew?
Goyim is spelled הגוים — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 64.
Is Goyim in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
8,639 sequences of הגוים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 8,773 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 1,601 here) beside the count.