Ziya זיא
Ziya is a first name, written זיא in Hebrew (male given name). Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 192,419 sequences of Ziya, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 35:4); chance alone would give about 198,606.
- Found in the Torah
- 192,419
- Chance alone
- 198,606
- 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, זיא appears 192,419 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 198,606, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 35:4, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 2,954,359 sequences of זיא, against about 3,078,312 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 198,606 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 46,756
- Exodus 43,718
- Leviticus 33,550
- Numbers 37,044
- Deuteronomy 31,351
The shortest skips
וַיִּתְּנוּ אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב אֵת כָּל־אֱלֹהֵי הַנֵּכָר אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדָם וְאֶת־הַנְּזָמִים אֲשֶׁר בְּאָזְנֵיהֶם וַיִּטְמֹן אֹתָם יַעֲקֹב תַּחַת הָאֵלָה אֲשֶׁר עִם־שְׁכֶֽם
And they gave unto Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth which was by Shechem.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 51,017Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְבּוּ הַיָּמִים וַתָּמָת בַּת־שׁוּעַ אֵֽשֶׁת־יְהוּדָה וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוּדָה וַיַּעַל עַל־גֹּֽזֲזֵי צֹאנוֹ הוּא וְחִירָה רֵעֵהוּ הָעֲדֻלָּמִי תִּמְנָֽתָה
And in process of time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 56,524Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בְלִדְתָּהּ וַיִּתֶּן־יָד וַתִּקַּח הַמְיַלֶּדֶת וַתִּקְשֹׁר עַל־יָדוֹ שָׁנִי לֵאמֹר זֶה יָצָא רִאשֹׁנָֽה
And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying: ‘This came out first.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,433Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיְהִי בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה יָֽצְאוּ כָּל־צִבְאוֹת יְהוָה מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the host of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 96,356Open in the laboratory →
מִזְבַּח אֲדָמָה תַּעֲשֶׂה־לִּי וְזָבַחְתָּ עָלָיו אֶת־עֹלֹתֶיךָ וְאֶת־שְׁלָמֶיךָ אֶת־צֹֽאנְךָ וְאֶת־בְּקָרֶךָ בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אַזְכִּיר אֶת־שְׁמִי אָבוֹא אֵלֶיךָ וּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ
An altar of earth thou shalt make unto Me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come unto thee and bless thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 108,020Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
817,300 sequences of זיא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 834,039 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 46,756
- Exodus 43,718
- Leviticus 33,550
- Numbers 37,044
- Deuteronomy 33,820
- Joshua 21,901
- Judges 30,099
- Samuel 54,178
- Kings 80,332
- Isaiah 55,295
- Jeremiah 52,959
- Ezekiel 42,929
- The Twelve 40,181
- Psalms 55,982
- Proverbs 13,275
- Job 24,515
- Song of Songs 3,375
- Ruth 3,530
- Lamentations 3,929
- Ecclesiastes 6,165
- Esther 4,770
- Daniel 22,227
- Ezra–Nehemiah 30,189
- Chronicles 76,581
Outside the Torah
וַיָּתִירוּ בֵית־יוֹסֵף בְּבֵֽית־אֵל וְשֵׁם־הָעִיר לְפָנִים לֽוּז
And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el—now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 345,963Open in the laboratory →
שִׁמְעוּ מְלָכִים הַאֲזִינוּ רֹֽזְנִים אָֽנֹכִי לַֽיהוָה אָנֹכִי אָשִׁירָה אֲזַמֵּר לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, unto the LORD will I sing; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 351,738Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲלוּ זִפִים אֶל־שָׁאוּל הַגִּבְעָתָה לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא דָוִד מִסְתַּתֵּר עִמָּנוּ בַמְּצָדוֹת בַּחֹרְשָׁה בְּגִבְעַת הַֽחֲכִילָה אֲשֶׁר מִימִין הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying: ‘Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 422,286Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זיא — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as זיא, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 18.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ziya in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, זיא appears 192,419 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 198,606, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ziya in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 35:4 — the shortest of 192,419 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 198,606.
How is Ziya spelled in Hebrew?
Ziya is spelled זיא — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 18.
Is Ziya in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
817,300 sequences of זיא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 834,039 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 198,606 here) beside the count.