First names

Lois לויס

Lois is a first name, written לויס in Hebrew (female given name). Counted across every skip (2–101,616), the Torah holds 131,096 sequences of Lois, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 40:9); chance alone would give about 136,634.

Found in the Torah · every skip
131,096
Chance alone · every skip
136,634
P (≥ found) · every skip
1.00
Shortest skip
2
Longest skip found
101,157

Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 13,214 found · chance alone about 13,113 (probability of 13,214 or more by chance alone: 0.19).

In the Torah

Across every skip (2–101,616), לויס appears 131,096 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 136,634, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 40:9, reading forward.

The longest skip at which לויס was found in the Torah is 101,157 — at Genesis 1:16, reading forward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

  • Genesis 34,913
  • Exodus 26,744
  • Leviticus 18,302
  • Numbers 27,789
  • Deuteronomy 23,348

Examples across the range

5 of the 131,096 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.

Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.

  1. shortest skipGenesis 40:9בראשית מ:טskip 2, forward

    Letter by letter

    1. ל ו י סGenesis 40:9

      וַיְסַפֵּר שַֽׂר־הַמַּשְׁקִים אֶת־חֲלֹמוֹ לְיוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בַּחֲלוֹמִי וְהִנֵּה־גֶפֶן לְפָנָֽי

      And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him: ‘In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

    לויס at skip 2, forward from Genesis 40:9קיםאתחמלוףויאמרללויס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 59,271 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →

  2. also at the shortest skipExodus 16:1שמות טז:אskip 2, forward

    Letter by letter

    1. ל ו י סExodus 16:1

      … אֶל־מִדְבַּר־סִין אֲשֶׁר בֵּין־אֵילִם וּבֵין סִינָי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי …

      And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

    לויס at skip 2, forward from Exodus 16:1רביןאיםבןיניבחמשלויס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 101,173 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →

  3. a mid-range skipNumbers 4:6במדבר ד:וskip 100, forward
    1. לNumbers 4:6

      וְנָתְנוּ עָלָיו כְּסוּי עוֹר תַּחַשׁ וּפָרְשׂוּ בֶֽגֶד־כְּלִיל תְּכֵלֶת מִלְמָעְלָה וְשָׂמוּ בַּדָּֽיו

      and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall set the staves thereof.

    Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
    1. וNumbers 4:8

      וּפָרְשׂוּ עֲלֵיהֶם בֶּגֶד תּוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְכִסּוּ אֹתוֹ בְּמִכְסֵה עוֹר תָּחַשׁ וְשָׂמוּ אֶת־בַּדָּֽיו

      And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall set the staves thereof.

    2. יNumbers 4:9

      … וְאֶת־נֵרֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת־מַלְקָחֶיהָ וְאֶת־מַחְתֹּתֶיהָ וְאֵת כָּל־כְּלֵי שַׁמְנָהּ אֲשֶׁר …

      And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it.

    3. סNumbers 4:11

      וְעַל מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב יִפְרְשׂוּ בֶּגֶד תְּכֵלֶת וְכִסּוּ אֹתוֹ בְּמִכְסֵה עוֹר תָּחַשׁ וְשָׂמוּ אֶת־בַּדָּֽיו

      And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall set the staves thereof.

    לויס at skip 100, forward from Numbers 4:6ששיםושלשמאותואלףבשקלהרנשאאתראשבניקהתמתוךבנדתבניקהתבאהלמועדקדשהקובגדכלילתכתמלמעלהושמידעליויהיהפרשועליהםבחיהואתמחתתהואתכלכלישוכסואתובמכהעורתחשושמוטודשנואתהמזבחופרשועלהמזבחופרשועליוכסויעוריגעואלהקדשומתואלהמשאבלויס
    skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.

    letter 192,919 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →

  4. a mid-range skipExodus 39:41שמות לט:מאskip 1,001, forward
    1. לExodus 39:41

      אֶת־בִּגְדֵי הַשְּׂרָד לְשָׁרֵת בַּקֹּדֶשׁ אֶת־בִּגְדֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְאַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶת־בִּגְדֵי בָנָיו לְכַהֵֽן

      the plaited garments for ministering in the holy place; the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.

    Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
    1. וExodus 40:21

      … עַל אֲרוֹן הָעֵדוּת כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה

      And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.

    2. יLeviticus 1:6

      וְהִפְשִׁיט אֶת־הָעֹלָה וְנִתַּח אֹתָהּ לִנְתָחֶֽיהָ

      And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces.

    3. סLeviticus 2:7

      וְאִם־מִנְחַת מַרְחֶשֶׁת קָרְבָּנֶךָ סֹלֶת בַּשֶּׁמֶן תֵּעָשֶֽׂה

      And if thy offering be a meal-offering of the stewing-pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.

    לויס at skip 1,001, forward from Exodus 39:41םחמשעשרהאמהעמדיהםשלשהשרדלשרתבקדשויעשואתבגדילתכלתלהיתעלחשבהאפדולאתבגדיבניוכהןככלאשרצתכאשרצוהיקקאתמשהויתןהלמועדוהפשטאתהעלהונתמרחשתקרבנךלתבשמןתעשהאתהקרבואתכלהחלבאשרעלהוופרשווהוציאאתכלהפראללקחהכהןמדמהבאצבעוונתןלויס
    skip 1,001, width 1,001 — one row is 1,001 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.

    letter 139,889 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,001 in the laboratory →

  5. the longest skip foundGenesis 1:16בראשית א:טזskip 101,157, forward
    1. לGenesis 1:16

      … הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת …

      And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.

    Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
    1. וExodus 16:12

      … תֹּאכְלוּ בָשָׂר וּבַבֹּקֶר תִּשְׂבְּעוּ־לָחֶם וִֽידַעְתֶּם כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם

      ’I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak unto them, saying: At dusk ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.’

    2. יNumbers 8:14

      וְהִבְדַּלְתָּ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהָיוּ לִי הַלְוִיִּֽם

      Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be Mine.

    3. סDeuteronomy 34:1

      … מוֹאָב אֶל־הַר נְבוֹ רֹאשׁ הַפִּסְגָּה אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי יְרֵחוֹ וַיַּרְאֵהוּ …

      And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land, even Gilead as far as Dan;

    לויס at skip 101,157, forward from Genesis 1:16ורהגדללממשתהיוםואתהמקרתשבעולחםידעתםכיאניבניישראלוהוליהלויםואהרנבוראשהפגהאשרעלפנילויס
    skip 101,157, width 101,157 — one row is 101,157 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.

    letter 758 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,157 in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 2,850,448 sequences of לויס across every skip (2–399,013), 1.7% above what chance alone gives (about 2,802,405); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.1 × 10⁻¹⁸⁰ by chance alone.

At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 69,780 found · chance alone about 69,780 (probability of 69,780 or more by chance alone: 0.50).

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

  • Genesis 159,243
  • Exodus 131,369
  • Leviticus 94,768
  • Numbers 148,474
  • Deuteronomy 126,098
  • Joshua 90,538
  • Judges 94,689
  • Samuel 253,249
  • Kings 248,512
  • Isaiah 148,261
  • Jeremiah 207,437
  • Ezekiel 167,810
  • The Twelve 126,265
  • Psalms 195,979
  • Proverbs 58,397
  • Job 74,918
  • Song of Songs 10,215
  • Ruth 12,462
  • Lamentations 13,566
  • Ecclesiastes 30,025
  • Esther 30,968
  • Daniel 68,012
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 90,643
  • Chronicles 268,550

Outside the Torah

  1. shortest skip outside the Torah1 Samuel 5:8שמואל א ה:חskip 2, forward

    Letter by letter

    1. ל ו י ס1 Samuel 5:8

      וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ וַיַּאַסְפוּ אֶת־כָּל־סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים אֲלֵיהֶם …

      They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said: ‘What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?’ And they answered: ‘Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath.’ And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.

    לויס at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 5:8ינווישחואפואתכלסלויס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 390,389 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →

  2. a mid-range skipIsaiah 40:12ישעיהו מ:יבskip 100, forward
    1. לIsaiah 40:12

      מִֽי־מָדַד בְּשָׁעֳלוֹ מַיִם וְשָׁמַיִם בַּזֶּרֶת תִּכֵּן וְכָל …

      Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, And meted out heaven with the span, And comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, And weighed the mountains in scales, And the hills in a balance?

    Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
    1. וIsaiah 40:14

      אֶת־מִי נוֹעָץ וַיְבִינֵהוּ וַֽיְלַמְּדֵהוּ בְּאֹרַח מִשְׁפָּט וַיְלַמְּדֵהוּ דַעַת וְדֶרֶךְ תְּבוּנוֹת יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ

      With whom took He counsel, and who instructed Him, And taught Him in the path of right, And taught Him knowledge, And made Him to know the way of discernment?

    2. יIsaiah 40:16

      וּלְבָנוֹן אֵין דֵּי בָּעֵר וְחַיָּתוֹ אֵין דֵּי עוֹלָֽה

      And Lebanon is not sufficient fuel, Nor the beasts thereof sufficient for burnt-offerings.

    3. סIsaiah 40:19

      הַפֶּסֶל נָסַךְ חָרָשׁ וְצֹרֵף בַּזָּהָב יְרַקְּעֶנּוּ וּרְתֻקוֹת כֶּסֶף צוֹרֵֽף

      The image perchance, which the craftsman hath melted, And the goldsmith spread over with gold, The silversmith casting silver chains?

    לויס at skip 100, forward from Isaiah 40:12ריחדוכיפייקוקדברקולאמשחצירנבלציץודבראלהינונהאלהיכםהנהאדנייקוקבחהלמימדדבשעומיםושמיםבועץויבינהוילמדהובארחאיןדיבערוחתואיןדיעולענוורתקותכףצורףהמסכןבינתםמוסדותהארץהישבעלטעואףבלזרעואףבלשרשבארלההמוציאבמספרצבאםלכלםלויס
    skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.

    letter 614,940 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →

  3. longest skip outside the Torah2 Chronicles 36:22דברי הימים ב לו:כבskip 398,047, backward
    1. ל2 Chronicles 36:22

      וּבִשְׁנַת אַחַת לְכוֹרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס לִכְלוֹת דְּבַר־יְהוָה בְּפִי …

      Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying:

    Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
    1. וEzekiel 47:8

      … הַגְּלִילָה הַקַּדְמוֹנָה וְיָרְדוּ עַל־הָֽעֲרָבָה וּבָאוּ הַיָּמָּה אֶל־הַיָּמָּה הַמּֽוּצָאִים ונרפאו …

      Then said he unto me: ‘These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and when they shall enter into the sea, into the sea of the putrid waters, the waters shall be healed.

    2. י1 Samuel 12:20

      … הַזֹּאת אַךְ אַל־תָּסוּרוּ מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהוָה וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֶת־יְהוָה בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶֽם …

      And Samuel said unto the people: ‘Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

    3. סGenesis 2:21

      וַיַּפֵּל יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־הָאָדָם וַיִּישָׁן וַיִּקַּח אַחַת מִצַּלְעֹתָיו וַיִּסְגֹּר בָּשָׂר תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה

      And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the place with flesh instead thereof.

    לויס at skip 398,047, backward from 2 Chronicles 36:22תמצלעתיוויגרבשרתחתנהתסורומאחריקוקועבדתםאעלהערבהובאהימהאלהימהתאחתלכורשמךפרסלכלותדלויס
    skip 398,047, width 398,047 — one row is 398,047 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.

    letter 1,196,857 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,047 in the laboratory →

The spelling

לויס — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as לויס, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 106.

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

Questions

Is Lois in the Bible code?

Across every skip (2–101,616), לויס appears 131,096 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 136,634, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Lois in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 40:9 — the shortest of 131,096 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 136,634.

How is Lois spelled in Hebrew?

Lois is spelled לויס — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 106.

Is Lois in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 2,850,448 sequences of לויס across every skip (2–399,013), 1.7% above what chance alone gives (about 2,802,405); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.1 × 10⁻¹⁸⁰ 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 136,634 across every skip (2–101,616) here) beside the count.

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