First names

Joyce ג׳ויס

In Hebrew letters the first name Joyce is written ג׳ויס — unisex given name. Joyce appears 1,304 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,282 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
1,304
Chance alone
1,282
P (≥ found)
0.27
Shortest skip
6

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

In the Torah

1,304 sequences of ג׳ויס at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,282 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which ג׳ויס appears in the Torah is 6 — the first at Numbers 33:45, reading backward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), ג׳ויס is found 12,851 times; chance alone would give about 13,359.

  • Genesis 386
  • Exodus 233
  • Leviticus 178
  • Numbers 303
  • Deuteronomy 204

The shortest skips

  1. Numbers 33:45במדבר לג:מהskip 6, backward

    וַיִּסְעוּ מֵעִיִּים וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּדִיבֹן גָּֽד

    And they journeyed from Ijim, and pitched in Dibon-gad.

    גויס at skip 6, backward from Numbers 33:45עייהעבריםבגבולמואבויעומעיםויחנבדיבןדויסעומדיבןגדויחנובעלגויס
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 245,566Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 30:10במדבר ל:יskip 10, backward

    וְנֵדֶר אַלְמָנָה וּגְרוּשָׁה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־אָסְרָה עַל־נַפְשָׁהּ יָקוּם עָלֶֽיהָ

    But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even every thing wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her.

    גויס at skip 10, backward from Numbers 30:10הוהפראתנדרהאשרעליהואתמבטאשפתיהאשרארהעלנפשהוקוקיסלחלהנדראלמנהורושהכלאשראסרהעלנפשהיקוםעליהואםביתאיגויס
    skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 239,006Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 35:25במדבר לה:כהskip 11, forward

    וְהִצִּילוּ הָעֵדָה אֶת־הָרֹצֵחַ מִיַּד גֹּאֵל הַדָּם וְהֵשִׁיבוּ אֹתוֹ הָֽעֵדָה אֶל־עִיר מִקְלָטוֹ אֲשֶׁר־נָס שָׁמָּה וְיָשַׁב בָּהּ עַד־מוֹת הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדֹל אֲשֶׁר־מָשַׁח אֹתוֹ בְּשֶׁמֶן הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ

    and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled; and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

    גויס at skip 11, forward from Numbers 35:25גאלהדםעלהמשפטיםהאלהוהצילוהעדהאתהרצחמידאלהדםוהשיבאתוהעדהאלערמקלטואשרנשמהוישבבהעדמותהכהןהגדלאשרמשחאתובשמןהקדגויס
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 248,557Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 4:7במדבר ד:זskip 19, backward

    וְעַל שֻׁלְחַן הַפָּנִים יִפְרְשׂוּ בֶּגֶד תְּכֵלֶת וְנָתְנוּ עָלָיו אֶת־הַקְּעָרֹת וְאֶת־הַכַּפֹּת וְאֶת־הַמְּנַקִּיֹּת וְאֵת קְשׂוֹת הַנָּסֶךְ וְלֶחֶם הַתָּמִיד עָלָיו יִהְיֶֽה

    And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the pans, and the bowls, and the jars wherewith to pour out; and the continual bread shall remain thereon.

    גויס at skip 19, backward from Numbers 4:7דשיםובאאהרןובניובנסעהמחנהוהורדואתפרכתהמסךוכסובהאתארןהעדתונתנועליוכויעורתחשופרשובגדכללתכלתמלמעלהושמובדיועלשלחןהפניםיפרשובדתכלתונתנועליואתהקערתואתהכפתואתהמנקיתואתקשותהנסךולחםהתמידעליויהיהוגויס
    skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 192,953Open in the laboratory →

  5. Numbers 34:6במדבר לד:וskip 20, backward

    וּגְבוּל יָם וְהָיָה לָכֶם הַיָּם הַגָּדוֹל וּגְבוּל זֶֽה־יִהְיֶה לָכֶם גְּבוּל יָֽם

    And for the western border, ye shall have the Great Sea for a border; this shall be your west border.

    גויס at skip 20, backward from Numbers 34:6בולמנגבלמעלהעקרביםועברצנהוהיהתוצאתיומנגבלקדשברנעויצאחצראדרועברעצמנהונבהגבולמעצמוןנחלהמצרםוהיותוצאתיוהימהוגבליםוהיהלכםהיםהגדולובולזהיהיהלכםגבוליםוזהיהיהלכםגבולצפוןמןהיםהגדלתתאולכםהרההרמהרההרתתאולבאגויס
    skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 246,430Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, ג׳ויס appears 8,220 times in the whole Tanakh — 3.2% more than the 7,966 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,220 or more by chance alone is 0.0023.

  • Genesis 386
  • Exodus 233
  • Leviticus 178
  • Numbers 303
  • Deuteronomy 213
  • Joshua 359
  • Judges 308
  • Samuel 481
  • Kings 513
  • Isaiah 833
  • Jeremiah 399
  • Ezekiel 461
  • The Twelve 639
  • Psalms 1,016
  • Proverbs 266
  • Job 348
  • Song of Songs 52
  • Ruth 50
  • Lamentations 56
  • Ecclesiastes 103
  • Esther 115
  • Daniel 191
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 218
  • Chronicles 499

Outside the Torah

  1. Ezekiel 34:26יחזקאל לד:כוskip 2, backward

    וְנָתַתִּי אוֹתָם וּסְבִיבוֹת גִּבְעָתִי בְּרָכָה וְהוֹרַדְתִּי הַגֶּשֶׁם בְּעִתּוֹ גִּשְׁמֵי בְרָכָה יִֽהְיֽוּ

    And I will make them and the places round about My hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.

    גויס at skip 2, backward from Ezekiel 34:26יאותםובבתבעתיברכגויס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 777,584Open in the laboratory →

  2. 2 Chronicles 14:13דברי הימים ב יד:יגskip 2, backward

    וַיַּכּוּ אֵת כָּל־הֶֽעָרִים סְבִיבוֹת גְּרָר כִּי־הָיָה פַֽחַד־יְהוָה עֲלֵיהֶם וַיָּבֹזּוּ אֶת־כָּל־הֶעָרִים כִּֽי־בִזָּה רַבָּה הָיְתָה בָהֶֽם

    And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for a terror from the LORD came upon them; and they spoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.

    גויס at skip 2, backward from 2 Chronicles 14:13להעריםבבתררכיהיהגויס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 1,161,266Open in the laboratory →

  3. Jeremiah 16:16ירמיהו טז:טזskip 4, forward

    הִנְנִי שֹׁלֵחַ לדוגים רַבִּים נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְדִיגוּם וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן אֶשְׁלַח לְרַבִּים צַיָּדִים וְצָדוּם מֵעַל כָּל־הַר וּמֵעַל כָּל־גִּבְעָה וּמִנְּקִיקֵי הַסְּלָעִֽים

    Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.

    גויס at skip 4, forward from Jeremiah 16:16מעלכלהרומעלכלבעהמנקקיהלעיםכיעיניעלכלגויס
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 665,846Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

ג׳ויס — the name in Hebrew letters: unisex given name. Searched as גויס, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 79.

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

Questions

Is Joyce in the Bible code?

1,304 sequences of ג׳ויס at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,282 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Joyce in the Torah?

Skip 6, reading backward from Numbers 33:45 — the shortest of 1,304 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,282.

What is the gematria of Joyce in Hebrew?

Joyce is spelled ג׳ויס — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 79.

How many times is Joyce found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, ג׳ויס appears 8,220 times in the whole Tanakh — 3.2% more than the 7,966 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,220 or more by chance alone is 0.0023.

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