Biblical names

Ishuai ישוי

Ishuai (ישוי) is a person named in the Tanakh — Ishvi. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 160,906 sequences of Ishuai, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 27:22); chance alone would give about 163,211.

Found in the Torah
160,906
Chance alone
163,211
P (≥ found)
1.00
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

160,906 sequences of ישוי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 163,211 that chance alone would produce.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 27:22, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,717,999 sequences of ישוי, against about 1,700,640 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 48,725
  • Exodus 35,332
  • Leviticus 19,078
  • Numbers 32,228
  • Deuteronomy 25,543

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 27:22בראשית כז:כבskip 2, forward

    וַיִּגַּשׁ יַעֲקֹב אֶל־יִצְחָק אָבִיו וַיְמֻשֵּׁהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הַקֹּל קוֹל יַעֲקֹב וְהַיָּדַיִם יְדֵי עֵשָֽׂו

    And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said: ‘The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.’

    ישוי at skip 2, forward from Genesis 27:22קאביוומהואמרהקלקישוי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 37,231Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 27:25בראשית כז:כהskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר הַגִּשָׁה לִּי וְאֹֽכְלָה מִצֵּיד בְּנִי לְמַעַן תְּבָֽרֶכְךָ נַפְשִׁי וַיַּגֶּשׁ־לוֹ וַיֹּאכַל וַיָּבֵא לוֹ יַיִן וַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ

    And he said: ‘Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee.’ And he brought it near to him, and he did eat; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

    ישוי at skip 2, forward from Genesis 27:25ךנפשיוגלואכלויבאישוי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 37,363Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 30:13בראשית ל:יגskip 2, forward

    וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה בְּאָשְׁרִי כִּי אִשְּׁרוּנִי בָּנוֹת וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ אָשֵֽׁר

    And Leah said: ‘Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy.’ And she called his name Asher.

    ישוי at skip 2, forward from Genesis 30:13באשריכארנבנותותקישוי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 41,980Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 37:28בראשית לז:כחskip 2, forward

    וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִדְיָנִים סֹֽחֲרִים וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ וַיַּֽעֲלוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִן־הַבּוֹר וַיִּמְכְּרוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים בְּעֶשְׂרִים כָּסֶף וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִצְרָֽיְמָה

    And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.

    ישוי at skip 2, forward from Genesis 37:28סחריםומכועלואתיוישוי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 55,561Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 38:1בראשית לח:אskip 2, forward

    וַֽיְהִי בָּעֵת הַהִוא וַיֵּרֶד יְהוּדָה מֵאֵת אֶחָיו וַיֵּט עַד־אִישׁ עֲדֻלָּמִי וּשְׁמוֹ חִירָֽה

    And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

    ישוי at skip 2, forward from Genesis 38:1ישעדלמומחרהויראשישוי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 56,055Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 833,050 sequences of ישוי at skips 2–5,000, 0.3% above what chance alone gives (about 830,481); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0024 by chance alone.

  • Genesis 48,725
  • Exodus 35,332
  • Leviticus 19,078
  • Numbers 32,228
  • Deuteronomy 28,215
  • Joshua 27,125
  • Judges 33,326
  • Samuel 77,442
  • Kings 76,596
  • Isaiah 49,652
  • Jeremiah 51,946
  • Ezekiel 43,961
  • The Twelve 41,064
  • Psalms 64,710
  • Proverbs 18,584
  • Job 26,292
  • Song of Songs 4,126
  • Ruth 3,346
  • Lamentations 4,229
  • Ecclesiastes 6,848
  • Esther 6,562
  • Daniel 12,483
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 31,557
  • Chronicles 89,623

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 9:7יהושע ט:זskip 2, forward

    ויאמרו אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הַחִוִּי אוּלַי בְּקִרְבִּי אַתָּה יוֹשֵׁב וְאֵיךְ אכרות־לְךָ בְרִֽית

    And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites: ‘Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?’

    ישוי at skip 2, forward from Joshua 9:7רביאתהובאךאכרותלישוי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 318,050Open in the laboratory →

  2. Judges 13:11שופטים יג:יאskip 2, forward

    וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ מָנוֹחַ אַחֲרֵי אִשְׁתּוֹ וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הָאִישׁ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הַאַתָּה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּרְתָּ אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה וַיֹּאמֶר אָֽנִי

    And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him: ‘Art thou the man that spokest unto the woman?’ And he said: ‘I am.’

    ישוי at skip 2, forward from Judges 13:11נוחאחראתובאאלהאיישוי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 368,455Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Samuel 2:7שמואל ב ב:זskip 2, forward

    וְעַתָּה תֶּחֱזַקְנָה יְדֵיכֶם וִֽהְיוּ לִבְנֵי־חַיִל כִּי־מֵת אֲדֹנֵיכֶם שָׁאוּל וְגַם־אֹתִי מָשְׁחוּ בֵית־יְהוּדָה לְמֶלֶךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם

    Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.’

    ישוי at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 2:7לוגםאתמחבתיהודהלישוי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 436,815Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

ישוי — the Tanakh's own spelling: Ishvi. Searched as ישוי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 326.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Ishuai appear in the Torah codes?

160,906 sequences of ישוי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 163,211 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Ishuai in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 27:22 — the shortest of 160,906 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 163,211.

How is Ishuai spelled in Hebrew?

Ishuai is spelled ישוי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 326.

Is Ishuai in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 833,050 sequences of ישוי at skips 2–5,000, 0.3% above what chance alone gives (about 830,481); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0024 by chance alone.

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