Iim עיים
Iim (עיים) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Iim is found 97,707 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 4:15) — 1.0% above the 96,750 chance alone would give (probability of 97,707 or more by chance alone: 0.0011).
- Found in the Torah
- 97,707
- Chance alone
- 96,750
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0011
- 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 97,707 sequences of עיים at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 96,750); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0011 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:15, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 960,113 sequences of עיים, against about 1,008,116 from chance alone.
- Genesis 28,241
- Exodus 24,024
- Leviticus 9,970
- Numbers 20,740
- Deuteronomy 14,732
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יְהוָה לָכֵן כָּל־הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה לְקַיִן אוֹת לְבִלְתִּי הַכּוֹת־אֹתוֹ כָּל־מֹצְאֽוֹ
And the LORD said unto him: ‘Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.’ And the LORD set a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,861Open in the laboratory →
כִּי שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקַּם־קָיִן וְלֶמֶךְ שִׁבְעִים וְשִׁבְעָֽה
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,288Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה הִשָּׁבְעָה לִּי בֵֽאלֹהִים הֵנָּה אִם־תִּשְׁקֹר לִי וּלְנִינִי וּלְנֶכְדִּי כַּחֶסֶד אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמְּךָ תַּעֲשֶׂה עִמָּדִי וְעִם־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־גַּרְתָּה בָּֽהּ
Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son; but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 26,479Open in the laboratory →
וַיְמָאֵן אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר יָדַעְתִּֽי בְנִי יָדַעְתִּי גַּם־הוּא יִֽהְיֶה־לְּעָם וְגַם־הוּא יִגְדָּל וְאוּלָם אָחִיו הַקָּטֹן יִגְדַּל מִמֶּנּוּ וְזַרְעוֹ יִהְיֶה מְלֹֽא־הַגּוֹיִֽם
And his father refused, and said: ‘I know it, my son, I know it; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,045Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּשֶׁב בְּאֵיתָן קַשְׁתּוֹ וַיָּפֹזּוּ זְרֹעֵי יָדָיו מִידֵי אֲבִיר יַעֲקֹב מִשָּׁם רֹעֶה אֶבֶן יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
But his bow abode firm, And the arms of his hands were made supple, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, From thence, from the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 76,106Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 494,423 sequences of עיים at skips 2–5,000, 1.3% above what chance alone gives (about 488,100); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.5 × 10⁻²⁰ by chance alone.
- Genesis 28,241
- Exodus 24,024
- Leviticus 9,970
- Numbers 20,740
- Deuteronomy 16,195
- Joshua 16,285
- Judges 18,918
- Samuel 35,395
- Kings 40,829
- Isaiah 30,280
- Jeremiah 33,761
- Ezekiel 28,202
- The Twelve 25,541
- Psalms 43,683
- Proverbs 11,681
- Job 20,140
- Song of Songs 2,341
- Ruth 2,531
- Lamentations 2,587
- Ecclesiastes 4,625
- Esther 3,529
- Daniel 8,575
- Ezra–Nehemiah 19,629
- Chronicles 46,721
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה הִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־נָא לִי בַּֽיהוָה כִּי־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּכֶם חָסֶד וַעֲשִׂיתֶם גַּם־אַתֶּם עִם־בֵּית אָבִי חֶסֶד וּנְתַתֶּם לִי אוֹת אֱמֶֽת
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father’s house—and give me a true token—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,789Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי יְהוָה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיְהִי שָׁמְעוֹ בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ
So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,335Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּצְעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהוָה וַיָּשֶׂם מַֽאֲפֵל בֵּינֵיכֶם וּבֵין הַמִּצְרִים וַיָּבֵא עָלָיו אֶת־הַיָּם וַיְכַסֵּהוּ וַתִּרְאֶינָה עֵינֵיכֶם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי בְּמִצְרָיִם וַתֵּשְׁבוּ בַמִּדְבָּר יָמִים רַבִּֽים
And when they cried out unto the LORD, He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt; and ye dwelt in the wilderness many days.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 342,856Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עיים — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עיים, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 130.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Jeremiah 26:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Iim in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 97,707 sequences of עיים at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 96,750); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0011 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Iim in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:15 — the shortest of 97,707 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 96,750.
How is Iim spelled in Hebrew?
Iim is spelled עיים — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 130.
Is Iim in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 494,423 sequences of עיים at skips 2–5,000, 1.3% above what chance alone gives (about 488,100); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.5 × 10⁻²⁰ 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 96,750 here) beside the count.