First names

Rhys ריס

In Hebrew letters the first name Rhys is written ריס — unisex given name. In the Torah codes, Rhys is found 111,165 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 14:10) — about what chance alone gives (about 110,937).

Found in the Torah
111,165
Chance alone
110,937
P (≥ found)
0.25
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, ריס appears 111,165 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 110,937, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which ריס appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 14:10, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), ריס is found 1,651,418 times; chance alone would give about 1,719,482.

A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 110,937 of it, so a large count is expected.

  • Genesis 30,761
  • Exodus 24,074
  • Leviticus 11,979
  • Numbers 26,488
  • Deuteronomy 17,863

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 14:10בראשית יד:יskip 2, forward

    וְעֵמֶק הַשִׂדִּים בֶּֽאֱרֹת בֶּאֱרֹת חֵמָר וַיָּנֻסוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם וַעֲמֹרָה וַיִּפְּלוּ־שָׁמָּה וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִים הֶרָה נָּֽסוּ

    Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain.

    ריס at skip 2, forward from Genesis 14:10בארתחמונומלךסדםריס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 16,580Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 37:33בראשית לז:לגskip 2, forward

    וַיַּכִּירָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר כְּתֹנֶת בְּנִי חַיָּה רָעָה אֲכָלָתְהוּ טָרֹף טֹרַף יוֹסֵֽף

    And he knew it, and said: ‘It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.’

    ריס at skip 2, forward from Genesis 37:33הוטרףטףוףויקרעיריס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 55,852Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 40:8בראשית מ:חskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו חֲלוֹם חָלַמְנוּ וּפֹתֵר אֵין אֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יוֹסֵף הֲלוֹא לֵֽאלֹהִים פִּתְרֹנִים סַפְּרוּ־נָא לִֽי

    And they said unto him: ‘We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it.’ And Joseph said unto them: ‘Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.’

    ריס at skip 2, forward from Genesis 40:8להיםפתנםפרונאליריס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 59,243Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 41:51בראשית מא:נאskip 2, forward

    וַיִּקְרָא יוֹסֵף אֶת־שֵׁם הַבְּכוֹר מְנַשֶּׁה כִּֽי־נַשַּׁנִי אֱלֹהִים אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִי וְאֵת כָּל־בֵּית אָבִֽי

    And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: ‘for God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.’

    ריס at skip 2, forward from Genesis 41:51אוןויקאוףאתשםהבריס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 62,629Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 42:7בראשית מב:זskip 2, forward

    וַיַּרְא יוֹסֵף אֶת־אֶחָיו וַיַּכִּרֵם וַיִּתְנַכֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם וַיְדַבֵּר אִתָּם קָשׁוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מֵאַיִן בָּאתֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל

    And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spoke roughly with them; and he said unto them: ‘Whence come ye?’ And they said: ‘From the land of Canaan to buy food.’

    ריס at skip 2, forward from Genesis 42:7ארצהויאוףאתאחיוריס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 63,280Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, ריס appears 499,841 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.4% more than the 497,823 chance alone would give; the probability of 499,841 or more by chance alone is 0.0021.

  • Genesis 30,761
  • Exodus 24,074
  • Leviticus 11,979
  • Numbers 26,488
  • Deuteronomy 18,579
  • Joshua 12,956
  • Judges 17,085
  • Samuel 21,073
  • Kings 46,863
  • Isaiah 38,901
  • Jeremiah 29,627
  • Ezekiel 25,933
  • The Twelve 28,689
  • Psalms 53,265
  • Proverbs 19,703
  • Job 15,866
  • Song of Songs 2,101
  • Ruth 1,948
  • Lamentations 2,463
  • Ecclesiastes 5,747
  • Esther 7,962
  • Daniel 10,080
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 14,455
  • Chronicles 33,243

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 6:26יהושע ו:כוskip 2, forward

    וַיַּשְׁבַּע יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בָּעֵת הַהִיא לֵאמֹר אָרוּר הָאִישׁ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר יָקוּם וּבָנָה אֶת־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת אֶת־יְרִיחוֹ בִּבְכֹרוֹ יְיַסְּדֶנָּה וּבִצְעִירוֹ יַצִּיב דְּלָתֶֽיהָ

    And Joshua charged the people with an oath at that time, saying: ‘Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city, even Jericho; with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.’

    ריס at skip 2, forward from Joshua 6:26יחובבכוידנהובצעריס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 313,297Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 21:42יהושע כא:מבskip 2, forward

    תִּֽהְיֶינָה הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה עִיר עִיר וּמִגְרָשֶׁיהָ סְבִיבֹתֶיהָ כֵּן לְכָל־הֶעָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה

    even these cities, every one with the open land round about it; thus it shall be with all these cities.

    ריס at skip 2, forward from Joshua 21:42עירומגשהביבתיהכריס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 338,223Open in the laboratory →

  3. Judges 9:51שופטים ט:נאskip 2, forward

    וּמִגְדַּל־עֹז הָיָה בְתוֹךְ־הָעִיר וַיָּנֻסוּ שָׁמָּה כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְכֹל בַּעֲלֵי הָעִיר וַֽיִּסְגְּרוּ בַּעֲדָם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ עַל־גַּג הַמִּגְדָּֽל

    But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, even all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and got them up to the roof of the tower.

    ריס at skip 2, forward from Judges 9:51תוךהעיונושמהכלהריס
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 362,843Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

ריס — the name in Hebrew letters: unisex given name. Searched as ריס, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 270.

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

Questions

Does Rhys appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, ריס appears 111,165 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 110,937, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Rhys in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:10 — the shortest of 111,165 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 110,937.

What is the gematria of Rhys in Hebrew?

Rhys is spelled ריס — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 270.

How many times is Rhys found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, ריס appears 499,841 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.4% more than the 497,823 chance alone would give; the probability of 499,841 or more by chance alone is 0.0021.

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