Nation גוי
Nation is written גוי in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, Nation is found 3,294,208 times across every skip (2–152,424), the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 2:18) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,332,754).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 3,294,208
- Chance alone · every skip
- 3,332,754
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,347
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 216,810 found · chance alone about 215,022 (probability of 216,810 or more by chance alone: 5.9 × 10⁻⁵).
In the Torah
The Torah holds 3,294,208 sequences of גוי across every skip (2–152,424) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,332,754).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 2:18, reading forward.
The longest skip at which גוי was found in the Torah is 152,347 — at Deuteronomy 34:12, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 3,332,754 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 934,708
- Exodus 580,040
- Leviticus 592,089
- Numbers 602,091
- Deuteronomy 585,280
Examples across the range
5 of the 3,294,208 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.
Letter by letter
- ג וGenesis 2:18
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים לֹא־טוֹב הֱיוֹת הָֽאָדָם לְבַדּוֹ אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־לּוֹ עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ
And the LORD God said: ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.’
- יGenesis 2:19
וַיִּצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָה כָּל …
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that was to be the name thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,515 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג וGenesis 2:18
- ג וGenesis 2:20
… הַשָּׂדֶה וּלְאָדָם לֹֽא־מָצָא עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ
And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him.
Letter by letter: the other 1 letter
- יGenesis 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.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,668 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג וGenesis 2:20
- גExodus 2:11
וַיְהִי בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וַיִּגְדַּל מֹשֶׁה וַיֵּצֵא אֶל־אֶחָיו וַיַּרְא …
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- וExodus 2:13
וַיֵּצֵא בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי וְהִנֵּה שְׁנֵֽי־אֲנָשִׁים עִבְרִים נִצִּים וַיֹּאמֶר לָֽרָשָׁע לָמָּה תַכֶּה רֵעֶֽךָ
And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving together; and he said to him that did the wrong: ‘Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?’
- יExodus 2:14
… אֹמֵר כַּאֲשֶׁר הָרַגְתָּ אֶת־הַמִּצְרִי וַיִּירָא מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמַר אָכֵן נוֹדַע הַדָּבָֽר …
And he said: ‘Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? thinkest thou to kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian?’ And Moses feared, and said: ‘Surely the thing is known.’
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 79,561 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- גExodus 2:11
- גLeviticus 11:3
כֹּל מַפְרֶסֶת פַּרְסָה וְשֹׁסַעַת שֶׁסַע פְּרָסֹת מַעֲלַת גֵּרָה בַּבְּהֵמָה אֹתָהּ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is wholly cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- וLeviticus 11:27
וְכֹל הוֹלֵךְ עַל־כַּפָּיו בְּכָל־הַֽחַיָּה הַהֹלֶכֶת …
And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean unto you; whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even.
- יLeviticus 11:46
זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַבְּהֵמָה וְהָעוֹף וְכֹל נֶפֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת בַּמָּיִם וּלְכָל־נֶפֶשׁ הַשֹּׁרֶצֶת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
This is the law of the beast, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that swarmeth upon the earth;
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 155,516 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- גLeviticus 11:3
- גDeuteronomy 34:12
וּלְכֹל הַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה וּלְכֹל הַמּוֹרָא הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה לְעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- וLeviticus 8:29
… לְמֹשֶׁה הָיָה לְמָנָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before the LORD; it was Moses’portion of the ram of consecration; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- יGenesis 1:4
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
skip 152,347, width 152,347 — one row is 152,347 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,826 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,347 in the laboratory →
- גDeuteronomy 34:12
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 75,686,885 sequences of גוי across every skip (2–598,520), 0.6% above what chance alone gives (about 75,233,913); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of below 10⁻³⁰⁰ by chance alone.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 1,273,977 found · chance alone about 1,251,500 (probability of 1,273,977 or more by chance alone: 1.5 × 10⁻⁸⁹).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 4,250,855
- Exodus 2,718,732
- Leviticus 2,862,621
- Numbers 2,923,646
- Deuteronomy 2,856,148
- Joshua 3,960,377
- Judges 2,827,230
- Samuel 6,588,720
- Kings 4,503,535
- Isaiah 5,546,703
- Jeremiah 4,821,330
- Ezekiel 5,183,002
- The Twelve 4,950,585
- Psalms 5,423,428
- Proverbs 1,743,667
- Job 2,361,953
- Song of Songs 483,306
- Ruth 446,965
- Lamentations 568,352
- Ecclesiastes 846,461
- Esther 795,130
- Daniel 1,794,521
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,149,107
- Chronicles 5,080,511
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ג ו יJoshua 1:14
… תַּעַבְרוּ חֲמֻשִׁים לִפְנֵי אֲחֵיכֶם כֹּל גִּבּוֹרֵי הַחַיִל וַעֲזַרְתֶּם אוֹתָֽם
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but ye shall pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and shall help them;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,722 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג ו יJoshua 1:14
- גJudges 7:14
… אֵין זֹאת בִּלְתִּי אִם־חֶרֶב גִּדְעוֹן בֶּן־יוֹאָשׁ אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל נָתַן …
And his fellow answered and said: ‘This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: into his hand God hath delivered Midian, and all the host.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- וJudges 7:15
… וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ וַיָּשָׁב אֶל־מַחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר קוּמוּ כִּֽי־נָתַן יְהוָה בְּיֶדְכֶם …
And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped; and he returned into the camp of Israel, and said: ‘Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.’
- יJudges 7:17
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מִמֶּנִּי תִרְאוּ וְכֵן תַּעֲשׂוּ …
And he said unto them: ‘Look on me, and do likewise; and, behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.
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 356,795 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- גJudges 7:14
- ג2 Chronicles 36:22
… פָּרַס וַיַּֽעֲבֶר־קוֹל בְּכָל־מַלְכוּתוֹ וְגַם־בְּמִכְתָּב לֵאמֹֽר
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 2 letters
- וIsaiah 25:5
כְּחֹרֶב בְּצָיוֹן שְׁאוֹן זָרִים תַּכְנִיעַ חֹרֶב בְּצֵל עָב זְמִיר עָֽרִיצִים יַעֲנֶֽה
As the heat in a dry place, Thou didst subdue the noise of strangers; As the heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones was brought low.
- יGenesis 1:6
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל בֵּין מַיִם לָמָֽיִם
And God said: ‘Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.’
skip 598,344, width 598,344 — one row is 598,344 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,924 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,344 in the laboratory →
- ג2 Chronicles 36:22
The spelling
גוי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גוי, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 19.
As a plain word it stands 64 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 35:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Nation in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 3,294,208 sequences of גוי across every skip (2–152,424) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,332,754).
What is the shortest skip for Nation in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:18 — the shortest of 3,294,208 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 3,332,754.
How is Nation spelled in Hebrew?
Nation is spelled גוי — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 19.
Is Nation in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 75,686,885 sequences of גוי across every skip (2–598,520), 0.6% above what chance alone gives (about 75,233,913); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of below 10⁻³⁰⁰ 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 3,332,754 across every skip (2–152,424) here) beside the count.