Ithai אתי
Ithai (אתי) is a person named in the Tanakh — Ittai. Ithai appears 1,605,855 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,621,922 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,605,855
- Chance alone
- 1,621,922
- 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
1,605,855 sequences of אתי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,621,922 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 14:14, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 26,043,320 sequences of אתי, against about 25,139,084 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,621,922 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 458,316
- Exodus 338,244
- Leviticus 240,019
- Numbers 274,830
- Deuteronomy 294,446
The shortest skips
וַיִּשְׁמַע אַבְרָם כִּי נִשְׁבָּה אָחִיו וַיָּרֶק אֶת־חֲנִיכָיו יְלִידֵי בֵיתוֹ שְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וַיִּרְדֹּף עַד־דָּֽן
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,820Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֲבָל שָׂרָה אִשְׁתְּךָ יֹלֶדֶת לְךָ בֵּן וְקָרָאתָ אֶת־שְׁמוֹ יִצְחָק וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתּוֹ לִבְרִית עוֹלָם לְזַרְעוֹ אַחֲרָֽיו
And God said: ‘‘Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,016Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כְהוֹצִיאָם אֹתָם הַחוּצָה וַיֹּאמֶר הִמָּלֵט עַל־נַפְשֶׁךָ אַל־תַּבִּיט אַחֲרֶיךָ וְאַֽל־תַּעֲמֹד בְּכָל־הַכִּכָּר הָהָרָה הִמָּלֵט פֶּן־תִּסָּפֶֽה
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said: ‘Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be swept away.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 23,217Open in the laboratory →
הִנֵּה־נָא הָעִיר הַזֹּאת קְרֹבָה לָנוּס שָׁמָּה וְהִיא מִצְעָר אִמָּלְטָה נָּא שָׁמָּה הֲלֹא מִצְעָר הִוא וּתְחִי נַפְשִֽׁי
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one; oh, let me escape thither—is it not a little one?—and my soul shall live.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 23,415Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָֽאֱלֹהִים בַּחֲלֹם גַּם אָנֹכִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי בְתָם־לְבָבְךָ עָשִׂיתָ זֹּאת וָאֶחְשֹׂךְ גַּם־אָנֹכִי אֽוֹתְךָ מֵחֲטוֹ־לִי עַל־כֵּן לֹא־נְתַתִּיךָ לִנְגֹּעַ אֵלֶֽיהָ
And God said unto him in the dream: ‘Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,660Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
5,739,942 sequences of אתי at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,793,632 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 458,316
- Exodus 338,244
- Leviticus 240,019
- Numbers 274,830
- Deuteronomy 307,599
- Joshua 160,277
- Judges 212,713
- Samuel 480,045
- Kings 509,855
- Isaiah 262,761
- Jeremiah 422,156
- Ezekiel 451,343
- The Twelve 248,996
- Psalms 305,886
- Proverbs 96,894
- Job 160,459
- Song of Songs 22,091
- Ruth 33,801
- Lamentations 24,668
- Ecclesiastes 47,390
- Esther 46,276
- Daniel 106,070
- Ezra–Nehemiah 144,579
- Chronicles 384,674
Outside the Torah
וְאִם־תַּגִּידִי אֶת־דְּבָרֵנוּ זֶה וְהָיִינוּ נְקִיִּם מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵךְ אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ
But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,325Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־הָעָם הִתְקַדָּשׁוּ כִּי מָחָר יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה בְּקִרְבְּכֶם נִפְלָאֽוֹת
And Joshua said unto the people: ‘Sanctify yourselves; for to-morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,934Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּסֵּב אֲרוֹן־יְהוָה אֶת־הָעִיר הַקֵּף פַּעַם אֶחָת וַיָּבֹאוּ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וַיָּלִינוּ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
So he caused the ark of the LORD to compass the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 312,148Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אתי — the Tanakh's own spelling: Ittai. Searched as אתי, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 411.
As a plain word it stands 147 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ithai in the Bible code?
1,605,855 sequences of אתי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,621,922 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Ithai in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:14 — the shortest of 1,605,855 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,621,922.
How is Ithai spelled in Hebrew?
Ithai is spelled אתי — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 411.
Is Ithai in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
5,739,942 sequences of אתי at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,793,632 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 1,621,922 here) beside the count.