Kyiv קייב
Kyiv — in Hebrew קייב — capital of Ukraine. In the Torah codes, Kyiv is found 26,762 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 22:18) — 1.7% above the 26,304 chance alone would give (probability of 26,762 or more by chance alone: 0.0024).
- Found in the Torah
- 26,762
- Chance alone
- 26,304
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0024
- 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 26,762 sequences of קייב at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% above what chance alone gives (about 26,304); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0024 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 22:18, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 261,644 sequences of קייב, against about 274,080 from chance alone.
- Genesis 9,511
- Exodus 5,018
- Leviticus 3,455
- Numbers 5,394
- Deuteronomy 3,384
The shortest skips
וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּ בְזַרְעֲךָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָרֶץ עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקֹלִֽי
and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast hearkened to My voice.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,064Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָֽד
And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 190Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָֽרָקִיעַ שָׁמָיִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם שֵׁנִֽי
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 338Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם שְׁלִישִֽׁי
And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 595Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם רְבִיעִֽי
And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 893Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 116,821 sequences of קייב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 116,884).
- Genesis 9,511
- Exodus 5,018
- Leviticus 3,455
- Numbers 5,394
- Deuteronomy 3,664
- Joshua 2,788
- Judges 3,874
- Samuel 7,652
- Kings 9,437
- Isaiah 8,117
- Jeremiah 8,409
- Ezekiel 6,408
- The Twelve 6,239
- Psalms 10,163
- Proverbs 3,832
- Job 4,394
- Song of Songs 479
- Ruth 698
- Lamentations 615
- Ecclesiastes 873
- Esther 551
- Daniel 2,573
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,594
- Chronicles 9,083
Outside the Torah
וַֽיִּפְקְדֵם בְּבָזֶק וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וְאִישׁ יְהוּדָה שְׁלֹשִׁים אָֽלֶף
And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 398,879Open in the laboratory →
וֶאֱלִישָׁע יֹשֵׁב בְּבֵיתוֹ וְהַזְּקֵנִים יֹשְׁבִים אִתּוֹ וַיִּשְׁלַח אִישׁ מִלְּפָנָיו בְּטֶרֶם יָבֹא הַמַּלְאָךְ אֵלָיו וְהוּא אָמַר אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִים הַרְּאִיתֶם כִּֽי־שָׁלַח בֶּן־הַֽמְרַצֵּחַ הַזֶּה לְהָסִיר אֶת־רֹאשִׁי רְאוּ כְּבֹא הַמַּלְאָךְ סִגְרוּ הַדֶּלֶת וּלְחַצְתֶּם אֹתוֹ בַּדֶּלֶת הֲלוֹא קוֹל רַגְלֵי אֲדֹנָיו אַחֲרָֽיו
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him; but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders: ‘See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him; is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 538,844Open in the laboratory →
וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶֽעֱלֶה עַל־אֶרֶץ פְּרָזוֹת אָבוֹא הַשֹּׁקְטִים יֹשְׁבֵי לָבֶטַח כֻּלָּם יֹֽשְׁבִים בְּאֵין חוֹמָה וּבְרִיחַ וּדְלָתַיִם אֵין לָהֶֽם
and thou shalt say: I will go up against the land of unwalled villages; I will come upon them that are at quiet, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 783,353Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
קייב — the name in Hebrew letters: capital of Ukraine. Searched as קייב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 122.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Kyiv in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 26,762 sequences of קייב at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% above what chance alone gives (about 26,304); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0024 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Kyiv in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 22:18 — the shortest of 26,762 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 26,304.
How is Kyiv spelled in Hebrew?
Kyiv is spelled קייב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 122.
Is Kyiv in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 116,821 sequences of קייב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 116,884).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 26,304 here) beside the count.