Lili לילי
In Hebrew letters the first name Lili is written לילי — female given name. Lili appears 161,142 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% more than chance alone would give (about 159,476; probability 1.6 × 10⁻⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 161,142
- Chance alone
- 159,476
- P (≥ found)
- 1.6 × 10⁻⁵
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, לילי appears 161,142 times in the Torah — 1.0% more than the 159,476 chance alone would give; the probability of 161,142 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻⁵.
The shortest skip at which לילי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 17:18, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), לילי is found 1,607,801 times; chance alone would give about 1,661,719.
- Genesis 44,568
- Exodus 32,144
- Leviticus 17,288
- Numbers 36,773
- Deuteronomy 30,369
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִים לוּ יִשְׁמָעֵאל יִחְיֶה לְפָנֶֽיךָ
And Abraham said unto God: ‘Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee! ’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,979Open in the laboratory →
עִם אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא אֶת־אֱלֹהֶיךָ לֹא יִֽחְיֶה נֶגֶד אַחֵינוּ הַֽכֶּר־לְךָ מָה עִמָּדִי וְקַֽח־לָךְ וְלֹֽא־יָדַע יַעֲקֹב כִּי רָחֵל גְּנָבָֽתַם
With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live; before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee.’—For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,177Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּיטֶב אֱלֹהִים לַֽמְיַלְּדֹת וַיִּרֶב הָעָם וַיַּֽעַצְמוּ מְאֹֽד
And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 78,915Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרִיב מִמֶּנּוּ אֶחָד מִכָּל־קָרְבָּן תְּרוּמָה לַיהוָה לַכֹּהֵן הַזֹּרֵק אֶת־דַּם הַשְּׁלָמִים לוֹ יִהְיֶֽה
And of it he shall present one out of each offering for a gift unto the LORD; it shall be the priest’s that dasheth the blood of the peace-offerings against the altar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 149,611Open in the laboratory →
וְלַאֲחֹתוֹ הַבְּתוּלָה הַקְּרוֹבָה אֵלָיו אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־הָיְתָה לְאִישׁ לָהּ יִטַּמָּֽא
and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband, for her may he defile himself.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 173,610Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, לילי appears 872,634 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.6% more than the 858,502 chance alone would give; the probability of 872,634 or more by chance alone is 1.5 × 10⁻⁵².
- Genesis 44,568
- Exodus 32,144
- Leviticus 17,288
- Numbers 36,773
- Deuteronomy 32,463
- Joshua 25,162
- Judges 33,919
- Samuel 87,482
- Kings 81,021
- Isaiah 43,822
- Jeremiah 62,855
- Ezekiel 43,709
- The Twelve 36,353
- Psalms 73,505
- Proverbs 16,406
- Job 28,784
- Song of Songs 3,654
- Ruth 4,088
- Lamentations 4,679
- Ecclesiastes 9,015
- Esther 8,237
- Daniel 21,535
- Ezra–Nehemiah 29,248
- Chronicles 95,924
Outside the Torah
וַיִּמְעֲלוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מַעַל בַּחֵרֶם וַיִּקַּח עָכָן בֶּן־כַּרְמִי בֶן־זַבְדִּי בֶן־זֶרַח לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָה מִן־הַחֵרֶם וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהוָה בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
But the children of Israel committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing; and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,429Open in the laboratory →
וְיָֽרַד־יָמָּה אֶל־גְּבוּל הַיַּפְלֵטִי עַד גְּבוּל בֵּית־חוֹרֹן תַּחְתּוֹן וְעַד־גָּזֶר וְהָיוּ תצאתו יָֽמָּה
And it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 330,058Open in the laboratory →
כֹּה־יַעֲשֶׂה אֱלֹהִים לְאֹיְבֵי דָוִד וְכֹה יֹסִיף אִם־אַשְׁאִיר מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ עַד־הַבֹּקֶר מַשְׁתִּין בְּקִֽיר
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one male.’—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 425,666Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
לילי — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as לילי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 80.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Lilly, Lillie.
Questions
Is Lili in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, לילי appears 161,142 times in the Torah — 1.0% more than the 159,476 chance alone would give; the probability of 161,142 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻⁵.
What is the shortest skip for Lili in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 17:18 — the shortest of 161,142 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 159,476.
What is the gematria of Lili in Hebrew?
Lili is spelled לילי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 80.
How many times is Lili found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, לילי appears 872,634 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.6% more than the 858,502 chance alone would give; the probability of 872,634 or more by chance alone is 1.5 × 10⁻⁵².
Search it yourself
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