Greece יוון
Greece — in Hebrew יוון — country in southeastern Europe; Yavan, ancient Greece. In the Torah codes, Greece is found 145,446 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 15:16) — 1.7% above the 143,045 chance alone would give (probability of 145,446 or more by chance alone: 1.2 × 10⁻¹⁰).
- Found in the Torah
- 145,446
- Chance alone
- 143,045
- P (≥ found)
- 1.2 × 10⁻¹⁰
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 145,446 sequences of יוון at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% above what chance alone gives (about 143,045); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.2 × 10⁻¹⁰ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 15:16, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,457,879 sequences of יוון, against about 1,490,506 from chance alone.
- Genesis 49,451
- Exodus 26,799
- Leviticus 18,316
- Numbers 30,536
- Deuteronomy 20,344
The shortest skips
וְדוֹר רְבִיעִי יָשׁוּבוּ הֵנָּה כִּי לֹא־שָׁלֵם עֲוֺן הָאֱמֹרִי עַד־הֵֽנָּה
And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,042Open in the laboratory →
טְרֵפָה לֹא־הֵבֵאתִי אֵלֶיךָ אָנֹכִי אֲחַטֶּנָּה מִיָּדִי תְּבַקְשֶׁנָּה גְּנֻֽבְתִי יוֹם וּגְנֻֽבְתִי לָֽיְלָה
That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,631Open in the laboratory →
גְּמַלִּים מֵינִיקוֹת וּבְנֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשִׁים פָּרוֹת אַרְבָּעִים וּפָרִים עֲשָׂרָה אֲתֹנֹת עֶשְׂרִים וַעְיָרִם עֲשָׂרָֽה
thirty milch camels and their colts, forty kine and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 47,264Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ שָׁלוֹם לְעַבְדְּךָ לְאָבִינוּ עוֹדֶנּוּ חָי וַֽיִּקְּדוּ וישתחו
And they said: ‘Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive.’ And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 66,636Open in the laboratory →
וֶֽהֱבִיאָהּ אֶל־בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים וְקָמַץ מִשָּׁם מְלֹא קֻמְצוֹ מִסָּלְתָּהּ וּמִשַּׁמְנָהּ עַל כָּל־לְבֹנָתָהּ וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־אַזְכָּרָתָהּ הַמִּזְבֵּחָה אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָֽה
And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests; and he shall take thereout his handful of the fine flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, together with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall make the memorial-part thereof smoke upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 142,701Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 750,261 sequences of יוון at skips 2–5,000, 1.5% above what chance alone gives (about 739,039); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.6 × 10⁻³⁹ by chance alone.
- Genesis 49,451
- Exodus 26,799
- Leviticus 18,316
- Numbers 30,536
- Deuteronomy 22,661
- Joshua 26,958
- Judges 30,394
- Samuel 66,257
- Kings 49,194
- Isaiah 47,290
- Jeremiah 49,067
- Ezekiel 42,645
- The Twelve 38,213
- Psalms 62,777
- Proverbs 15,691
- Job 26,656
- Song of Songs 3,698
- Ruth 2,721
- Lamentations 3,873
- Ecclesiastes 4,869
- Esther 5,627
- Daniel 16,027
- Ezra–Nehemiah 34,165
- Chronicles 76,376
Outside the Torah
וַיַּשְׁבַּע יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בָּעֵת הַהִיא לֵאמֹר אָרוּר הָאִישׁ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר יָקוּם וּבָנָה אֶת־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת אֶת־יְרִיחוֹ בִּבְכֹרוֹ יְיַסְּדֶנָּה וּבִצְעִירוֹ יַצִּיב דְּלָתֶֽיהָ
And Joshua charged the people with an oath at that time, saying: ‘Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city, even Jericho; with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,269Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאוֹרֵב קָם מְהֵרָה מִמְּקוֹמוֹ וַיָּרוּצוּ כִּנְטוֹת יָדוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ הָעִיר וַֽיִּלְכְּדוּהָ וַֽיְמַהֲרוּ וַיַּצִּיתוּ אֶת־הָעִיר בָּאֵֽשׁ
And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and took it; and they hastened and set the city on fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,476Open in the laboratory →
מֹשֶׁה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָה וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִכּוּם וַֽיִּתְּנָהּ מֹשֶׁה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָה יְרֻשָּׁה לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִי וְלַגָּדִי וְלַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה
Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smote them; and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 324,261Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יוון — the name in Hebrew letters: country in southeastern Europe; Yavan, ancient Greece. Searched as יוון, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 72.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Greece appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 145,446 sequences of יוון at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% above what chance alone gives (about 143,045); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.2 × 10⁻¹⁰ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Greece in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 15:16 — the shortest of 145,446 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 143,045.
How is Greece spelled in Hebrew?
Greece is spelled יוון — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 72.
Is Greece in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 750,261 sequences of יוון at skips 2–5,000, 1.5% above what chance alone gives (about 739,039); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.6 × 10⁻³⁹ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 143,045 here) beside the count.