Sotai סטי
Sotai (סטי) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 10,799 sequences of Sotai, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 47:14); chance alone would give about 11,042.
- Found in the Torah
- 10,799
- Chance alone
- 11,042
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
10,799 sequences of סטי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 11,042 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which סטי appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 47:14, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), סטי is found 203,013 times; chance alone would give about 171,142.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 11,042 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 2,125
- Exodus 2,069
- Leviticus 2,264
- Numbers 3,028
- Deuteronomy 1,313
The shortest skips
וַיְלַקֵּט יוֹסֵף אֶת־כָּל־הַכֶּסֶף הַנִּמְצָא בְאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַיִם וּבְאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן בַּשֶּׁבֶר אֲשֶׁר־הֵם שֹׁבְרִים וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף בֵּיתָה פַרְעֹֽה
And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 72,645Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּקְטֵר עָלָיו קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 141,095Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח מְלֹֽא־הַמַּחְתָּה גַּֽחֲלֵי־אֵשׁ מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה וּמְלֹא חָפְנָיו קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים דַּקָּה וְהֵבִיא מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹֽכֶת
And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 166,620Open in the laboratory →
לִבְנֵי יוֹסֵף לְמַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁה נָשִׂיא חַנִּיאֵל בֶּן־אֵפֹֽד
Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 247,109Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־לֹא תַשִּׂיג יָדוֹ לִשְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ לִשְׁנֵי בְנֵי־יוֹנָה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־קָרְבָּנוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵפָה סֹלֶת לְחַטָּאת לֹא־יָשִׂים עָלֶיהָ שֶׁמֶן וְלֹא־יִתֵּן עָלֶיהָ לְבֹנָה כִּי חַטָּאת הִֽיא
But if his means suffice not for two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his offering for that wherein he hath sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon; for it is a sin-offering.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 146,949Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, סטי appears 47,910 times in the whole Tanakh — 3.8% more than the 46,152 chance alone would give; the probability of 47,910 or more by chance alone is 2.1 × 10⁻¹⁶.
- Genesis 2,125
- Exodus 2,069
- Leviticus 2,264
- Numbers 3,028
- Deuteronomy 1,397
- Joshua 690
- Judges 1,220
- Samuel 1,505
- Kings 3,253
- Isaiah 3,720
- Jeremiah 2,290
- Ezekiel 2,496
- The Twelve 2,813
- Psalms 6,759
- Proverbs 2,981
- Job 2,055
- Song of Songs 249
- Ruth 63
- Lamentations 282
- Ecclesiastes 923
- Esther 685
- Daniel 1,021
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,592
- Chronicles 2,430
Outside the Torah
כָּל־קֳבֵל דְּנָה בֵּהּ־זִמְנָא כְּדִי שָֽׁמְעִין כָּֽל־עַמְמַיָּא קָל קַרְנָא מַשְׁרוֹקִיתָא קיתרס שַׂבְּכָא פְּסַנְטֵרִין וְכֹל זְנֵי זְמָרָא נָֽפְלִין כָּֽל־עַֽמְמַיָּא אֻמַיָּא וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא סָֽגְדִין לְצֶלֶם דַּהֲבָא דִּי הֲקֵים נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר מַלְכָּֽא
Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,040,169Open in the laboratory →
שְׂאוּ־נֵס בָּאָרֶץ תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בַּגּוֹיִם קַדְּשׁוּ עָלֶיהָ גּוֹיִם הַשְׁמִיעוּ עָלֶיהָ מַמְלְכוֹת אֲרָרַט מִנִּי וְאַשְׁכְּנָז פִּקְדוּ עָלֶיהָ טִפְסָר הַֽעֲלוּ־סוּס כְּיֶלֶק סָמָֽר
Set ye up a standard in the land, Blow the horn among the nations, Prepare the nations against her, Call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; Appoint a marshal against her; Cause the horses to come up as the rough canker-worm.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 723,080Open in the laboratory →
וְשַׂמְתִּי עֵינִי עֲלֵיהֶם לְטוֹבָה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִים עַל־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וּבְנִיתִים וְלֹא אֶהֱרֹס וּנְטַעְתִּים וְלֹא אֶתּֽוֹשׁ
And I will set Mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 676,689Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סטי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as סטי, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 79.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:55. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Sotai appear in the Torah codes?
10,799 sequences of סטי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 11,042 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Sotai in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Genesis 47:14 — the shortest of 10,799 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 11,042.
What is the gematria of Sotai in Hebrew?
Sotai is spelled סטי — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 79.
How many times is Sotai found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, סטי appears 47,910 times in the whole Tanakh — 3.8% more than the 46,152 chance alone would give; the probability of 47,910 or more by chance alone is 2.1 × 10⁻¹⁶.
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