Vashti ושתי
Vashti (ושתי) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Vashti is found 1,013,202 times across every skip (2–101,616), the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 2:2) — 4.7% above the 967,375 chance alone would give (probability of 1,013,202 or more by chance alone: below 10⁻³⁰⁰).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 1,013,202
- Chance alone · every skip
- 967,375
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- below 10⁻³⁰⁰
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 101,543
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: 91,990 found · chance alone about 92,840 (probability of 91,990 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,013,202 sequences of ושתי across every skip (2–101,616), 4.7% above what chance alone gives (about 967,375); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of below 10⁻³⁰⁰ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 2:2, reading forward.
The longest skip at which ושתי was found in the Torah is 101,543 — at Deuteronomy 34:12, reading backward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 251,270
- Exodus 202,861
- Leviticus 161,180
- Numbers 209,916
- Deuteronomy 187,975
Examples across the range
5 of the 1,013,202 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
- ו ש ת יGenesis 2:2
וַיְכַל אֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה
And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,725 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ו ש ת יGenesis 2:2
Letter by letter
- ו ש ת יGenesis 2:7
… הָֽאָדָם עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַֽיְהִי הָֽאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּֽה …
Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,014 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ו ש ת יGenesis 2:7
- וExodus 4:9
… הָאֹתוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּן לְקֹלֶךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ מִמֵּימֵי הַיְאֹר וְשָׁפַכְתָּ הַיַּבָּשָׁה וְהָיוּ …
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land; and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- שExodus 4:10
… דְּבָרִים אָנֹכִי גַּם מִתְּמוֹל גַּם מִשִּׁלְשֹׁם גַּם מֵאָז דַּבֶּרְךָ אֶל־עַבְדֶּךָ …
And Moses said unto the LORD: ‘Oh Lord, I am not a man of words, neither heretofore, nor since Thou hast spoken unto Thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.’
- תExodus 4:12
וְעַתָּה לֵךְ וְאָנֹכִי אֶֽהְיֶה עִם־פִּיךָ וְהוֹרֵיתִיךָ אֲשֶׁר תְּדַבֵּֽר
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.’
- יExodus 4:14
… אָחִיךָ הַלֵּוִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־דַבֵּר יְדַבֵּר הוּא וְגַם הִנֵּה־הוּא יֹצֵא …
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and He said: ‘Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee; and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
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 82,315 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- וExodus 4:9
- וNumbers 34:3
… נֶגֶב מִמִּדְבַּר־צִן עַל־יְדֵי אֱדוֹם וְהָיָה לָכֶם גְּבוּל נֶגֶב מִקְצֵה …
Thus your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin close by the side of Edom, and your south border shall begin at the end of the Salt Sea eastward;
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- שNumbers 34:28
וּלְמַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־נַפְתָּלִי נָשִׂיא פְּדַהְאֵל בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד
And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
- תNumbers 35:18
אוֹ בִּכְלִי עֵֽץ־יָד אֲשֶׁר־יָמוּת בּוֹ הִכָּהוּ וַיָּמֹת רֹצֵחַֽ הוּא מוֹת יוּמַת הָרֹצֵֽחַ
Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
- יNumbers 36:2
… לָתֵת אֶֽת־נַחֲלַת צְלָפְחָד אָחִינוּ לִבְנֹתָֽיו
and they said: ‘The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel; and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.
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 246,262 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- וNumbers 34:3
- וDeuteronomy 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 3 letters
- שNumbers 8:18
וָאֶקַּח אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם תַּחַת כָּל־בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.
- תExodus 16:9
… אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן אֱמֹר אֶֽל־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קִרְבוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה …
And Moses said unto Aaron: ‘Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel: Come near before the LORD; for He hath heard your murmurings.’
- 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 101,543, width 101,543 — one row is 101,543 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,828 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,543 in the laboratory →
- וDeuteronomy 34:12
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–399,013), ושתי appears 15,014,355 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 15,290,361, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 375,586 found · chance alone about 380,728 (probability of 375,586 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 1,077,896
- Exodus 795,180
- Leviticus 582,811
- Numbers 767,768
- Deuteronomy 691,554
- Joshua 554,894
- Judges 551,303
- Samuel 1,332,710
- Kings 1,196,440
- Isaiah 888,465
- Jeremiah 1,014,375
- Ezekiel 842,278
- The Twelve 694,991
- Psalms 914,125
- Proverbs 288,989
- Job 376,349
- Song of Songs 51,088
- Ruth 52,608
- Lamentations 67,950
- Ecclesiastes 104,269
- Esther 136,442
- Daniel 254,258
- Ezra–Nehemiah 443,680
- Chronicles 1,333,932
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ו ש ת יJudges 6:17
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ וְעָשִׂיתָ לִּי אוֹת שָׁאַתָּה מְדַבֵּר עִמִּֽי
And he said unto him: ‘If now I have found favour in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 354,178 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ו ש ת יJudges 6:17
- וJoshua 6:11
וַיַּסֵּב אֲרוֹן־יְהוָה אֶת־הָעִיר הַקֵּף פַּעַם אֶחָת וַיָּבֹאוּ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וַיָּלִינוּ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
So he caused the ark of the LORD to compass the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- שJoshua 6:13
… אֲרוֹן יְהוָה הֹלְכִים הָלוֹךְ וְתָקְעוּ בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת וְהֶחָלוּץ הֹלֵךְ לִפְנֵיהֶם וְהַֽמְאַסֵּף הֹלֵךְ …
And the seven priests bearing the seven rams’horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the horns; and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of the LORD, [the priests] blowing with the horns continually.
- תJoshua 6:14
וַיָּסֹבּוּ אֶת־הָעִיר בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי פַּעַם אַחַת וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה כֹּה עָשׂוּ שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִֽים
And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp; so they did six days.
- יJoshua 6:16
וַיְהִי בַּפַּעַם הַשְּׁבִיעִית תָּקְעוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ …
And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the horns, that Joshua said unto the people: ‘Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.
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 312,166 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- וJoshua 6:11
- ו2 Chronicles 36:23
… לִבְנֽוֹת־לוֹ בַיִת בִּירוּשָׁלִַם אֲשֶׁר בִּֽיהוּדָה מִֽי־בָכֶם מִכָּל־עַמּוֹ יְהוָה …
’Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD, the God of heaven, given me; and He hath charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all His people—the LORD his God be with him—let him go up.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- שEzekiel 46:20
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי זֶה הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יְבַשְּׁלוּ־שָׁם הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־הָאָשָׁם …
And he said unto me: ‘This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt-offering and the sin-offering, where they shall bake the meal-offering; that they bring them not forth into the outer court, to sanctify the people.’
- ת1 Samuel 11:11
… בְתוֹךְ־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה בְּאַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבֹּקֶר וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־עַמּוֹן עַד־חֹם הַיּוֹם וַיְהִי …
And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the day; and it came to pass, that they that remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
- יGenesis 1:5
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָֽד
And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
skip 398,946, width 398,946 — one row is 398,946 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,197,013 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,946 in the laboratory →
- ו2 Chronicles 36:23
The spelling
ושתי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ושתי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 716.
As a plain word it stands 37 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 19:30. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Vashti in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 1,013,202 sequences of ושתי across every skip (2–101,616), 4.7% above what chance alone gives (about 967,375); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of below 10⁻³⁰⁰ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Vashti in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:2 — the shortest of 1,013,202 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 967,375.
How is Vashti spelled in Hebrew?
Vashti is spelled ושתי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 716.
Is Vashti in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–399,013), ושתי appears 15,014,355 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 15,290,361, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 967,375 across every skip (2–101,616) here) beside the count.