Yetzirah יצירה
Yetzirah — in Hebrew יצירה — formation; also the name of an early book of Kabbalah. In the Torah codes, Yetzirah is found 2,248 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 9 (Genesis 41:53) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,246).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,248
- Chance alone
- 2,246
- P (≥ found)
- 0.49
- Shortest skip
- 9
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 2,248 sequences of יצירה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,246).
The shortest skip at which יצירה appears in the Torah is 9 — the first at Genesis 41:53, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), יצירה is found 16,755 times; chance alone would give about 17,702.
- Genesis 699
- Exodus 586
- Leviticus 187
- Numbers 341
- Deuteronomy 435
The shortest skips
וַתִּכְלֶינָה שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הַשָּׂבָע אֲשֶׁר הָיָה בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 62,719Open in the laboratory →
עֵד הַגַּל הַזֶּה וְעֵדָה הַמַּצֵּבָה אִם־אָנִי לֹֽא־אֶֽעֱבֹר אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־הַגַּל הַזֶּה וְאִם־אַתָּה לֹא־תַעֲבֹר אֵלַי אֶת־הַגַּל הַזֶּה וְאֶת־הַמַּצֵּבָה הַזֹּאת לְרָעָֽה
This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,327Open in the laboratory →
וַיּוֹשַׁע יְהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִיַּד מִצְרָיִם וַיַּרְא יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־מִצְרַיִם מֵת עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּֽם
Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 99,775Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָעָם זָכוֹר אֶת־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר יְצָאתֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים כִּי בְּחֹזֶק יָד הוֹצִיא יְהֹוָה אֶתְכֶם מִזֶּה וְלֹא יֵאָכֵל חָמֵֽץ
And Moses said unto the people: ‘Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place; there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 96,927Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאֲדָנִים לָֽעַמֻּדִים נְחֹשֶׁת וָוֵי הָֽעַמּוּדִים וַחֲשׁוּקֵיהֶם כֶּסֶף וְצִפּוּי רָאשֵׁיהֶם כָּסֶף וְהֵם מְחֻשָּׁקִים כֶּסֶף כֹּל עַמֻּדֵי הֶחָצֵֽר
And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 136,987Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יצירה appears 9,447 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 9,540, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 699
- Exodus 586
- Leviticus 187
- Numbers 341
- Deuteronomy 504
- Joshua 405
- Judges 244
- Samuel 473
- Kings 692
- Isaiah 838
- Jeremiah 805
- Ezekiel 555
- The Twelve 652
- Psalms 793
- Proverbs 215
- Job 236
- Song of Songs 46
- Ruth 28
- Lamentations 47
- Ecclesiastes 51
- Esther 38
- Daniel 149
- Ezra–Nehemiah 214
- Chronicles 649
Outside the Torah
וְהָיָה מֵהַנַּחַל תִּשְׁתֶּה וְאֶת־הָעֹרְבִים צִוִּיתִי לְכַלְכֶּלְךָ שָֽׁם
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 514,416Open in the laboratory →
חַי־אָנִי נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה אִם־לֹא יַעַן הֱיֽוֹת־צֹאנִי לָבַז וַתִּֽהְיֶינָה צֹאנִי לְאָכְלָה לְכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה מֵאֵין רֹעֶה וְלֹֽא־דָרְשׁוּ רֹעַי אֶת־צֹאנִי וַיִּרְעוּ הָֽרֹעִים אוֹתָם וְאֶת־צֹאנִי לֹא רָעֽוּ
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely forasmuch as My sheep became a prey, and My sheep became food to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did My shepherds search for My sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not My sheep;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 776,527Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־נָשְׂאוּ מִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶם לָהֶם וְלִבְנֵיהֶם וְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ זֶרַע הַקֹּדֶשׁ בְּעַמֵּי הָאֲרָצוֹת וְיַד הַשָּׂרִים וְהַסְּגָנִים הָֽיְתָה בַּמַּעַל הַזֶּה רִאשׁוֹנָֽה
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons; so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the peoples of the lands; yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been first in this faithlessness.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,071,920Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יצירה — a Hebrew word: formation; also the name of an early book of Kabbalah. Searched as יצירה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 315.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Yetzirah appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,248 sequences of יצירה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,246).
What is the shortest skip for Yetzirah in the Torah?
Skip 9, reading backward from Genesis 41:53 — the shortest of 2,248 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,246.
What is the gematria of Yetzirah in Hebrew?
Yetzirah is spelled יצירה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 315.
How many times is Yetzirah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יצירה appears 9,447 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 9,540, 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 2,246 here) beside the count.