Asaph אסף
Asaph (אסף) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Asaph is found 27,187 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 14:13) — 7.8% above the 25,220 chance alone would give (probability of 27,187 or more by chance alone: 1.1 × 10⁻³⁴).
- Found in the Torah
- 27,187
- Chance alone
- 25,220
- P (≥ found)
- 1.1 × 10⁻³⁴
- 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 27,187 sequences of אסף at skips 2–5,000, 7.8% above what chance alone gives (about 25,220); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.1 × 10⁻³⁴ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 14:13, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 414,435 sequences of אסף, against about 390,894 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 25,220 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 8,119
- Exodus 5,140
- Leviticus 3,618
- Numbers 7,297
- Deuteronomy 3,013
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָעָם אַל־תִּירָאוּ הִֽתְיַצְבוּ וּרְאוּ אֶת־יְשׁוּעַת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה לָכֶם הַיּוֹם כִּי אֲשֶׁר רְאִיתֶם אֶת־מִצְרַיִם הַיּוֹם לֹא תֹסִיפוּ לִרְאֹתָם עוֹד עַד־עוֹלָֽם
And Moses said unto the people: ‘Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will work for you to-day; for whereas ye have seen the Egyptians to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 98,826Open in the laboratory →
אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ לֹא יֹסִיף פֶּן־יֹסִיף לְהַכֹּתוֹ עַל־אֵלֶּה מַכָּה רַבָּה וְנִקְלָה אָחִיךָ לְעֵינֶֽיךָ
Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should be dishonoured before thine eyes.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 288,146Open in the laboratory →
וֶֽהֱשִֽׁיבְךָ יְהוָה מִצְרַיִם בָּאֳנִיּוֹת בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתִּֽי לְךָ לֹא־תֹסִיף עוֹד לִרְאֹתָהּ וְהִתְמַכַּרְתֶּם שָׁם לְאֹיְבֶיךָ לַעֲבָדִים וְלִשְׁפָחוֹת וְאֵין קֹנֶֽה
And the LORD shall bring thee back into Egypt in ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee: ‘Thou shalt see it no more again’; and there ye shall sell yourselves unto your enemies for bondmen and for bondwoman, and no man shall buy you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 295,271Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ אֶת־זֶה לֹא תֹֽאכְלוּ מִֽמַּעֲלֵי הַגֵּרָה וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵי הַפַּרְסָה אֶֽת־הַגָּמָל כִּֽי־מַעֲלֵה גֵרָה הוּא וּפַרְסָה אֵינֶנּוּ מַפְרִיס טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶֽם
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that only chew the cud, or of them that only part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 155,567Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ אֶת־זֶה לֹא תֹֽאכְלוּ מִֽמַּעֲלֵי הַגֵּרָה וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵי הַפַּרְסָה אֶֽת־הַגָּמָל כִּֽי־מַעֲלֵה גֵרָה הוּא וּפַרְסָה אֵינֶנּוּ מַפְרִיס טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶֽם
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that only chew the cud, or of them that only part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 155,590Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 94,331 sequences of אסף at skips 2–5,000, 1.6% above what chance alone gives (about 92,811); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.3 × 10⁻⁷ by chance alone.
- Genesis 8,119
- Exodus 5,140
- Leviticus 3,618
- Numbers 7,297
- Deuteronomy 3,153
- Joshua 1,777
- Judges 3,359
- Samuel 4,244
- Kings 6,852
- Isaiah 6,617
- Jeremiah 4,732
- Ezekiel 5,643
- The Twelve 4,983
- Psalms 8,847
- Proverbs 3,829
- Job 3,989
- Song of Songs 333
- Ruth 286
- Lamentations 331
- Ecclesiastes 1,001
- Esther 1,225
- Daniel 2,039
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,198
- Chronicles 4,719
Outside the Torah
וְלֹא יֻכְלוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָקוּם לִפְנֵי אֹיְבֵיהֶם עֹרֶף יִפְנוּ לִפְנֵי אֹֽיְבֵיהֶם כִּי הָיוּ לְחֵרֶם לֹא אוֹסִיף לִֽהְיוֹת עִמָּכֶם אִם־לֹא תַשְׁמִידוּ הַחֵרֶם מִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם
Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies, they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed; I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,180Open in the laboratory →
גַּם־אֲנִי לֹא אוֹסִיף לְהוֹרִישׁ אִישׁ מִפְּנֵיהֶם מִן־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר־עָזַב יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיָּמֹֽת
I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 348,032Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתֶּם עֲזַבְתֶּם אוֹתִי וַתַּעַבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים לָכֵן לֹֽא־אוֹסִיף לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶתְכֶֽם
Yet ye have forsaken Me, and served other gods; wherefore I will save you no more.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 363,973Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אסף — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אסף, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 141.
As a plain word it stands 48 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 8:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Asaf, Assaf.
Questions
Does Asaph appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 27,187 sequences of אסף at skips 2–5,000, 7.8% above what chance alone gives (about 25,220); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.1 × 10⁻³⁴ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Asaph in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 14:13 — the shortest of 27,187 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 25,220.
How is Asaph spelled in Hebrew?
Asaph is spelled אסף — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 141.
Is Asaph in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 94,331 sequences of אסף at skips 2–5,000, 1.6% above what chance alone gives (about 92,811); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.3 × 10⁻⁷ 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 25,220 here) beside the count.