Vayikra ויקרא
Vayikra — in Hebrew ויקרא — and He called; the Hebrew name of Leviticus. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 2,481 sequences of Vayikra, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 28:38); chance alone would give about 2,484.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,481
- Chance alone
- 2,484
- P (≥ found)
- 0.53
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 2,481 sequences of ויקרא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,484).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 28:38, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 20,270 sequences of ויקרא, against about 19,577 from chance alone.
- Genesis 903
- Exodus 512
- Leviticus 309
- Numbers 456
- Deuteronomy 301
The shortest skips
וְהָיָה עַל־מֵצַח אַהֲרֹן וְנָשָׂא אַהֲרֹן אֶת־עֲוֺן הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יַקְדִּישׁוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְכָֽל־מַתְּנֹת קָדְשֵׁיהֶם וְהָיָה עַל־מִצְחוֹ תָּמִיד לְרָצוֹן לָהֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity committed in the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow, even in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 120,234Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־הַמִּנְחָה אֲשֶׁר תַּקְרִיבוּ לַיהוָה לֹא תֵעָשֶׂה חָמֵץ כִּי כָל־שְׂאֹר וְכָל־דְּבַשׁ לֹֽא־תַקְטִירוּ מִמֶּנּוּ אִשֶּׁה לַֽיהוָֽה
No meal-offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall make no leaven, nor any honey, smoke as an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 143,064Open in the laboratory →
זֶה קָרְבַּן אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִיבוּ לַֽיהוָה בְּיוֹם הִמָּשַׁח אֹתוֹ עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵפָה סֹלֶת מִנְחָה תָּמִיד מַחֲצִיתָהּ בַּבֹּקֶר וּמַחֲצִיתָהּ בָּעָֽרֶב
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half thereof in the evening.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 148,478Open in the laboratory →
אֱמֹר אֲלֵהֶם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם כָּל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרַב מִכָּל־זַרְעֲכֶם אֶל־הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יַקְדִּישׁוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לַֽיהוָה וְטֻמְאָתוֹ עָלָיו וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִלְּפָנַי אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
Say unto them: Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before Me: I am the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 174,691Open in the laboratory →
דַּבֵּר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל־בָּנָיו וְאֶל כָּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אִישׁ אִישׁ מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִן־הַגֵּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יַקְרִיב קָרְבָּנוֹ לְכָל־נִדְרֵיהֶם וּלְכָל־נִדְבוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִיבוּ לַיהוָה לְעֹלָֽה
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that bringeth his offering, whether it be any of their vows, or any of their free-will-offerings, which are brought unto the LORD for a burnt-offering;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 175,495Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, ויקרא appears 8,979 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 9,147, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 903
- Exodus 512
- Leviticus 309
- Numbers 456
- Deuteronomy 332
- Joshua 285
- Judges 335
- Samuel 664
- Kings 803
- Isaiah 674
- Jeremiah 651
- Ezekiel 494
- The Twelve 484
- Psalms 515
- Proverbs 198
- Job 257
- Song of Songs 44
- Ruth 40
- Lamentations 37
- Ecclesiastes 53
- Esther 69
- Daniel 166
- Ezra–Nehemiah 162
- Chronicles 536
Outside the Torah
וַיִּקַּח יְהוֹאָשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה אֵת כָּל־הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־הִקְדִּישׁוּ יְהוֹשָׁפָט וִיהוֹרָם וַאֲחַזְיָהוּ אֲבֹתָיו מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה וְאֶת־קֳדָשָׁיו וְאֵת כָּל־הַזָּהָב הַנִּמְצָא בְּאֹצְרוֹת בֵּית־יְהוָה וּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח לַֽחֲזָאֵל מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וַיַּעַל מֵעַל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
And Jehoash king Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and of the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Aram; and he went away from Jerusalem.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 549,992Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן חַגַּי וַיֹּאמֶר כֵּן הָֽעָם־הַזֶּה וְכֵן־הַגּוֹי הַזֶּה לְפָנַי נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְכֵן כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶם וַאֲשֶׁר יַקְרִיבוּ שָׁם טָמֵא הֽוּא
Then answered Haggai, and said: ‘So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 842,195Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הַקְשִׁיבוּ כָל־יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְהַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָט כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה לָכֶם אַתֶּם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ וְאַל־תֵּחַתּוּ מִפְּנֵי הֶהָמוֹן הָרָב הַזֶּה כִּי לֹא לָכֶם הַמִּלְחָמָה כִּי לֵאלֹהִֽים
and he said: ‘Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: thus saith the LORD unto you: Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,168,207Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ויקרא — the Tanakh's own spelling: and He called; the Hebrew name of Leviticus. Searched as ויקרא, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 317.
As a plain word it stands 211 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 1:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Vayikra in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,481 sequences of ויקרא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,484).
What is the shortest skip for Vayikra in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 28:38 — the shortest of 2,481 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,484.
How is Vayikra spelled in Hebrew?
Vayikra is spelled ויקרא — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 317.
Is Vayikra in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, ויקרא appears 8,979 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 9,147, 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 2,484 here) beside the count.