Yishai (Jesse · ישי)
Yishai (Jesse · ישי) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Yishai (Jesse) is found 813,984 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:8) — about what chance alone gives (about 821,628).
- Found in the Torah
- 813,984
- Chance alone
- 821,628
- 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, ישי appears 813,984 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 821,628, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:8, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 13,102,989 sequences of ישי, against about 12,734,871 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 821,628 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 236,679
- Exodus 179,163
- Leviticus 100,083
- Numbers 171,167
- Deuteronomy 126,892
The shortest skips
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָֽרָקִיעַ שָׁמָיִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם שֵׁנִֽי
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 320Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽהְיוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם עֲרוּמִּים הָֽאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וְלֹא יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,876Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְהִנֵּה נִשְׁחָתָה כִּֽי־הִשְׁחִית כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֶת־דַּרְכּוֹ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,367Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים לְנֹחַ קֵץ כָּל־בָּשָׂר בָּא לְפָנַי כִּֽי־מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ חָמָס מִפְּנֵיהֶם וְהִנְנִי מַשְׁחִיתָם אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God said unto Noah: ‘The end of all flesh is come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,439Open in the laboratory →
צֹהַר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה לַתֵּבָה וְאֶל־אַמָּה תְּכַלֶנָּה מִלְמַעְלָה וּפֶתַח הַתֵּבָה בְּצִדָּהּ תָּשִׂים תַּחְתִּיִּם שְׁנִיִּם וּשְׁלִשִׁים תַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ
A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,604Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
3,834,849 sequences of ישי at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 3,843,260 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 236,679
- Exodus 179,163
- Leviticus 100,083
- Numbers 171,167
- Deuteronomy 144,377
- Joshua 118,169
- Judges 151,806
- Samuel 321,504
- Kings 364,421
- Isaiah 213,987
- Jeremiah 244,231
- Ezekiel 208,661
- The Twelve 181,204
- Psalms 292,902
- Proverbs 86,715
- Job 122,473
- Song of Songs 20,942
- Ruth 15,764
- Lamentations 20,935
- Ecclesiastes 33,836
- Esther 32,049
- Daniel 65,670
- Ezra–Nehemiah 141,851
- Chronicles 366,260
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ־בִּן־נוּן מִֽן־הַשִּׁטִּים שְׁנַֽיִם־אֲנָשִׁים מְרַגְּלִים חֶרֶשׁ לֵאמֹר לְכוּ רְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־יְרִיחוֹ וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ בֵּית־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה וּשְׁמָהּ רָחָב וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־שָֽׁמָּה
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two spies secretly, saying: ‘Go view the land, and Jericho.’ And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,038Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־הָעָם הִתְקַדָּשׁוּ כִּי מָחָר יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה בְּקִרְבְּכֶם נִפְלָאֽוֹת
And Joshua said unto the people: ‘Sanctify yourselves; for to-morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,917Open in the laboratory →
וְצַוּוּ אוֹתָם לֵאמֹר שְׂאֽוּ־לָכֶם מִזֶּה מִתּוֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן מִמַּצַּב רַגְלֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים הָכִין שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵה אֲבָנִים וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּם אוֹתָם עִמָּכֶם וְהִנַּחְתֶּם אוֹתָם בַּמָּלוֹן אֲשֶׁר־תָּלִינוּ בוֹ הַלָּֽיְלָה
and command ye them, saying: Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests’feet stood, twelve stones made ready, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,928Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ישי — the Tanakh's own spelling: Jesse. Searched as ישי, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 320.
As a plain word it stands 38 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 16:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Jesse.
Questions
Is Yishai (Jesse) in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, ישי appears 813,984 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 821,628, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Yishai (Jesse) in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:8 — the shortest of 813,984 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 821,628.
How is Yishai (Jesse) spelled in Hebrew?
Yishai is spelled ישי — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 320.
Is Yishai (Jesse) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
3,834,849 sequences of ישי at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 3,843,260 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 821,628 here) beside the count.