Way דרך
Way — in Hebrew דרך — way, road, path. Way appears 159,991 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 161,411 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 159,991
- Chance alone
- 161,411
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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, דרך appears 159,991 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 161,411, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 14:23, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 2,442,292 sequences of דרך, against about 2,501,806 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 161,411 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 38,787
- Exodus 32,428
- Leviticus 20,225
- Numbers 29,678
- Deuteronomy 38,873
The shortest skips
אִם־מִחוּט וְעַד שְׂרֽוֹךְ־נַעַל וְאִם־אֶקַּח מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָךְ וְלֹא תֹאמַר אֲנִי הֶעֱשַׁרְתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָֽם
that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 17,215Open in the laboratory →
שִׁלְחוּ מִכֶּם אֶחָד וְיִקַּח אֶת־אֲחִיכֶם וְאַתֶּם הֵאָסְרוּ וְיִבָּֽחֲנוּ דִּבְרֵיכֶם הַֽאֱמֶת אִתְּכֶם וְאִם־לֹא חֵי פַרְעֹה כִּי מְרַגְּלִים אַתֶּֽם
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 63,743Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־אֲחִיכֶם הַקָּטֹן תָּבִיאוּ אֵלַי וְיֵאָמְנוּ דִבְרֵיכֶם וְלֹא תָמוּתוּ וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵֽן
and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die.’ And they did so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 63,930Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽירְאוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים כִּי הֽוּבְאוּ בֵּית יוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמְרוּ עַל־דְּבַר הַכֶּסֶף הַשָּׁב בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ בַּתְּחִלָּה אֲנַחְנוּ מֽוּבָאִים לְהִתְגֹּלֵל עָלֵינוּ וּלְהִתְנַפֵּל עָלֵינוּ וְלָקַחַת אֹתָנוּ לַעֲבָדִים וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֵֽינוּ
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said: ‘Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 66,052Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־עַתָּה כְדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן־הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא אִתּוֹ יִהְיֶה־לִּי עָבֶד וְאַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ נְקִיִּֽם
And he said: ‘Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 67,507Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, דרך appears 723,408 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 726,692, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 38,787
- Exodus 32,428
- Leviticus 20,225
- Numbers 29,678
- Deuteronomy 40,823
- Joshua 19,769
- Judges 16,421
- Samuel 65,301
- Kings 58,346
- Isaiah 45,203
- Jeremiah 55,102
- Ezekiel 47,643
- The Twelve 31,613
- Psalms 62,843
- Proverbs 20,748
- Job 19,411
- Song of Songs 4,336
- Ruth 2,730
- Lamentations 3,814
- Ecclesiastes 6,895
- Esther 12,776
- Daniel 25,801
- Ezra–Nehemiah 17,739
- Chronicles 44,976
Outside the Torah
כָּל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יַמְרֶה אֶת־פִּיךָ וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁמַע אֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָ לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תְּצַוֶּנּוּ יוּמָת רַק חֲזַק וֶאֱמָֽץ
Whosoever he be that shall rebel against thy commandment, and shall not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death; only be strong and of good courage.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,989Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר כְּדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן־הוּא וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵם וַיֵּלֵכוּ וַתִּקְשֹׁר אֶת־תִּקְוַת הַשָּׁנִי בַּחַלּֽוֹן
And she said: ‘According unto your words, so be it.’ And she sent them away, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,373Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־הָיָה דָבָר מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־קָרָא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ נֶגֶד כָּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף וְהַגֵּר הַהֹלֵךְ בְּקִרְבָּֽם
There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that walked among them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 317,578Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דרך — the Tanakh's own spelling: way, road, path. Searched as דרך, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 224.
As a plain word it stands 201 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 3:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Way in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, דרך appears 159,991 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 161,411, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Way in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:23 — the shortest of 159,991 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 161,411.
How is Way spelled in Hebrew?
Way is spelled דרך — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 224.
Is Way in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, דרך appears 723,408 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 726,692, 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 161,411 here) beside the count.