Soraya סוראיה
Soraya is a first name, written סוראיה in Hebrew (female given name). Soraya appears 78 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 88.5 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 78
- Chance alone
- 88.5
- P (≥ found)
- 0.88
- Shortest skip
- 123
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
78 sequences of סוראיה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 88.5 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 123 — the first at Exodus 19:10, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 490 sequences of סוראיה, against about 563 from chance alone.
- Genesis 24
- Exodus 17
- Leviticus 7
- Numbers 20
- Deuteronomy 10
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵךְ אֶל־הָעָם וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר וְכִבְּסוּ שִׂמְלֹתָֽם
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments,
skip 123, width 123 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 106,196Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יוֹסֵף אַל־תִּירָאוּ כִּי הֲתַחַת אֱלֹהִים אָֽנִי
And Joseph said unto them: ‘Fear not; for am I in the place of God?
skip 208, width 208 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 77,663Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם יִרְאֶנָּה הַכֹּהֵן וְהִנֵּה אֵֽין־בָּהּ שֵׂעָר לָבָן וּשְׁפָלָה אֵינֶנָּה מִן־הָעוֹר וְהִיא כֵהָה וְהִסְגִּירוֹ הַכֹּהֵן שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and it be not lower than the skin, but be dim, then the priest shall shut him up seven days.
skip 258, width 258 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 159,112Open in the laboratory →
עַל־כֵּן יֵֽאָמַר בְּסֵפֶר מִלְחֲמֹת יְהוָה אֶת־וָהֵב בְּסוּפָה וְאֶת־הַנְּחָלִים אַרְנֽוֹן
wherefore it is said in the book of the Wars of the LORD: Vaheb in Suphah, And the valleys of Arnon,
skip 304, width 304 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 224,198Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מֵרִסָּה וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בִּקְהֵלָֽתָה
And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelah.
skip 311, width 311 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 244,922Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, סוראיה appears 347 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 365, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 24
- Exodus 17
- Leviticus 7
- Numbers 20
- Deuteronomy 13
- Joshua 8
- Judges 14
- Samuel 25
- Kings 38
- Isaiah 21
- Jeremiah 27
- Ezekiel 31
- The Twelve 22
- Psalms 27
- Proverbs 3
- Job 9
- Song of Songs 1
- Lamentations 2
- Ecclesiastes 4
- Esther 5
- Daniel 3
- Ezra–Nehemiah 11
- Chronicles 15
Outside the Torah
וְהָיוּ כְגִבֹּרִים בּוֹסִים בְּטִיט חוּצוֹת בַּמִּלְחָמָה וְנִלְחֲמוּ כִּי יְהוָה עִמָּם וְהֹבִישׁוּ רֹכְבֵי סוּסִֽים
And they shall be as mighty men, Treading down in the mire of the streets in the battle, And they shall fight, because the LORD is with them; And the riders on horses shall be confounded.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 850,905Open in the laboratory →
וּבָאוּ־שָׁמָּה וְהֵסִירוּ אֶת־כָּל־שִׁקּוּצֶיהָ וְאֶת־כָּל־תּוֹעֲבוֹתֶיהָ מִמֶּֽנָּה
And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 739,947Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שמטהו וַֽיִּשְׁמְטוּהָ וַיִּז מִדָּמָהּ אֶל־הַקִּיר וְאֶל־הַסּוּסִים וַֽיִּרְמְסֶֽנָּה
And he said: ‘Throw her down.’ So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses; and she was trodden under foot.
skip 21, width 21 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 544,762Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סוראיה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as סוראיה, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 282.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Soraya in the Torah codes?
78 sequences of סוראיה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 88.5 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Soraya in the Torah?
Skip 123, reading backward from Exodus 19:10 — the shortest of 78 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 88.5.
How is Soraya spelled in Hebrew?
Soraya is spelled סוראיה — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 282.
Is Soraya in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, סוראיה appears 347 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 365, so the count is in line with chance.
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