Iyar אייר
Iyar — in Hebrew אייר — the second month. In the Torah codes, Iyar is found 172,916 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 20:14) — 2.9% above the 168,113 chance alone would give (probability of 172,916 or more by chance alone: 1.0 × 10⁻³¹).
- Found in the Torah
- 172,916
- Chance alone
- 168,113
- P (≥ found)
- 1.0 × 10⁻³¹
- 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 172,916 sequences of אייר at skips 2–5,000, 2.9% above what chance alone gives (about 168,113); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.0 × 10⁻³¹ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 20:14, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,681,202 sequences of אייר, against about 1,751,714 from chance alone.
- Genesis 60,547
- Exodus 35,446
- Leviticus 17,902
- Numbers 29,981
- Deuteronomy 29,040
The shortest skips
וַיִּשְׁלַח מֹשֶׁה מַלְאָכִים מִקָּדֵשׁ אֶל־מֶלֶךְ אֱדוֹם כֹּה אָמַר אָחִיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת כָּל־הַתְּלָאָה אֲשֶׁר מְצָאָֽתְנוּ
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom: ‘Thus saith thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 222,645Open in the laboratory →
רְפָאִים יֵחָשְׁבוּ אַף־הֵם כָּעֲנָקִים וְהַמֹּאָבִים יִקְרְאוּ לָהֶם אֵמִֽים
these also are accounted Rephaim, as the Anakim; but the Moabites call them Emim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 253,099Open in the laboratory →
כִּי שְׁאַל־נָא לְיָמִים רִֽאשֹׁנִים אֲשֶׁר־הָיוּ לְפָנֶיךָ לְמִן־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אָדָם עַל־הָאָרֶץ וּלְמִקְצֵה הַשָּׁמַיִם וְעַד־קְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם הֲנִֽהְיָה כַּדָּבָר הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה אוֹ הֲנִשְׁמַע כָּמֹֽהוּ
For ask now of the days past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from the one end of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 258,364Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה רָחֵל אֶת־יוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־לָבָן שַׁלְּחֵנִי וְאֵלְכָה אֶל־מְקוֹמִי וּלְאַרְצִֽי
And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban: ‘Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 42,547Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר פָּֽתַר־לָנוּ כֵּן הָיָה אֹתִי הֵשִׁיב עַל־כַּנִּי וְאֹתוֹ תָלָֽה
And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was: I was restored unto mine office, and he was hanged.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 60,675Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 719,318 sequences of אייר at skips 2–5,000, 0.3% above what chance alone gives (about 717,070); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.004 by chance alone.
- Genesis 60,547
- Exodus 35,446
- Leviticus 17,902
- Numbers 29,981
- Deuteronomy 31,859
- Joshua 23,859
- Judges 29,172
- Samuel 60,110
- Kings 72,607
- Isaiah 40,516
- Jeremiah 53,558
- Ezekiel 42,720
- The Twelve 36,491
- Psalms 44,598
- Proverbs 11,802
- Job 23,015
- Song of Songs 2,432
- Ruth 3,515
- Lamentations 2,784
- Ecclesiastes 5,524
- Esther 4,637
- Daniel 14,332
- Ezra–Nehemiah 19,433
- Chronicles 52,478
Outside the Torah
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים כֵּן בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיְהִי־חֹרֶב אֶל־הַגִּזָּה לְבַדָּהּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ הָיָה טָֽל
And God did so that night; for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 355,732Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל לַמִּלְחָמָה עִם־בִּנְיָמִן וַיַּעַרְכוּ אִתָּם אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִלְחָמָה אֶל־הַגִּבְעָֽה
And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 380,213Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־שָׁאוּל מִי אָֽנֹכִי וּמִי חַיַּי מִשְׁפַּחַת אָבִי בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כִּֽי־אֶהְיֶה חָתָן לַמֶּֽלֶךְ
And David said unto Saul: ‘Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 413,768Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אייר — a Hebrew word: the second month. Searched as אייר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 221.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Iyar appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 172,916 sequences of אייר at skips 2–5,000, 2.9% above what chance alone gives (about 168,113); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.0 × 10⁻³¹ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Iyar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 20:14 — the shortest of 172,916 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 168,113.
How is Iyar spelled in Hebrew?
Iyar is spelled אייר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 221.
Is Iyar in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 719,318 sequences of אייר at skips 2–5,000, 0.3% above what chance alone gives (about 717,070); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.004 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 168,113 here) beside the count.