Wei וויי
Wei is a first name, written וויי in Hebrew (given name). In the Torah codes, Wei is found 327,838 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 16:12) — 2.6% above the 319,547 chance alone would give (probability of 327,838 or more by chance alone: 1.3 × 10⁻⁴⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 327,838
- Chance alone
- 319,547
- P (≥ found)
- 1.3 × 10⁻⁴⁸
- 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 327,838 sequences of וויי at skips 2–5,000, 2.6% above what chance alone gives (about 319,547); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.3 × 10⁻⁴⁸ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 16:12, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 3,234,868 sequences of וויי, against about 3,329,633 from chance alone.
- Genesis 116,560
- Exodus 65,872
- Leviticus 36,324
- Numbers 57,806
- Deuteronomy 51,276
The shortest skips
וְהוּא יִהְיֶה פֶּרֶא אָדָם יָדוֹ בַכֹּל וְיַד כֹּל בּוֹ וְעַל־פְּנֵי כָל־אֶחָיו יִשְׁכֹּֽן
And he shall be a wild ass of a man: his hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the face of all his brethren.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,876Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר חָלִילָה לִּי מֵעֲשׂוֹת זֹאת הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר נִמְצָא הַגָּבִיעַ בְּיָדוֹ הוּא יִהְיֶה־לִּי עָבֶד וְאַתֶּם עֲלוּ לְשָׁלוֹם אֶל־אֲבִיכֶֽם
And he said: ‘Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the goblet is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 67,905Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כִּרְאוֹתוֹ כִּי־אֵין הַנַּעַר וָמֵת וְהוֹרִידוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶת־שֵׂיבַת עַבְדְּךָ אָבִינוּ בְּיָגוֹן שְׁאֹֽלָה
it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 68,549Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה עֵֽינֵיכֶם רֹאוֹת וְעֵינֵי אָחִי בִנְיָמִין כִּי־פִי הַֽמְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיכֶֽם
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 69,403Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי נַפְתָּלִי יַחְצְאֵל וְגוּנִי וְיֵצֶר וְשִׁלֵּֽם
And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 71,311Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,913,577 sequences of וויי at skips 2–5,000, 3.5% above what chance alone gives (about 1,849,454); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of below 10⁻³⁰⁰ by chance alone.
- Genesis 116,560
- Exodus 65,872
- Leviticus 36,324
- Numbers 57,806
- Deuteronomy 56,941
- Joshua 61,665
- Judges 77,502
- Samuel 181,195
- Kings 154,683
- Isaiah 129,340
- Jeremiah 127,481
- Ezekiel 105,032
- The Twelve 108,058
- Psalms 165,162
- Proverbs 39,534
- Job 68,247
- Song of Songs 7,726
- Ruth 7,472
- Lamentations 9,155
- Ecclesiastes 11,368
- Esther 14,012
- Daniel 29,584
- Ezra–Nehemiah 64,701
- Chronicles 218,157
Outside the Torah
וִיהֻד וּבְנֵֽי־בְרַק וְגַת־רִמּֽוֹן
and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 335,102Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם אַחֲרֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל תּוֹלָע בֶּן־פּוּאָה בֶּן־דּוֹדוֹ אִישׁ יִשָּׂשכָר וְהֽוּא־יֹשֵׁב בְּשָׁמִיר בְּהַר אֶפְרָֽיִם
And after Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 363,238Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּנִים רֹֽכְבִים עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁים עֲיָרִים וּשְׁלֹשִׁים עֲיָרִים לָהֶם לָהֶם יִקְרְאוּ חַוֺּת יָאִיר עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 363,404Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
וויי — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as וויי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 32.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Wei appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 327,838 sequences of וויי at skips 2–5,000, 2.6% above what chance alone gives (about 319,547); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.3 × 10⁻⁴⁸ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Wei in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 16:12 — the shortest of 327,838 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 319,547.
How is Wei spelled in Hebrew?
Wei is spelled וויי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 32.
Is Wei in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,913,577 sequences of וויי at skips 2–5,000, 3.5% above what chance alone gives (about 1,849,454); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of below 10⁻³⁰⁰ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 319,547 here) beside the count.