Asif אסיף
Asif is a first name, written אסיף in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Asif is found 2,735 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 9 (Genesis 40:16) — 5.6% above the 2,589 chance alone would give (probability of 2,735 or more by chance alone: 0.0023).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,735
- Chance alone
- 2,589
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0023
- 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 2,735 sequences of אסיף at skips 2–5,000, 5.6% above what chance alone gives (about 2,589); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0023 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 9 — the first at Genesis 40:16, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 27,994 sequences of אסיף, against about 26,975 from chance alone.
- Genesis 856
- Exodus 518
- Leviticus 301
- Numbers 736
- Deuteronomy 324
The shortest skips
וַיַּרְא שַׂר־הָאֹפִים כִּי טוֹב פָּתָר וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־יוֹסֵף אַף־אֲנִי בַּחֲלוֹמִי וְהִנֵּה שְׁלֹשָׁה סַלֵּי חֹרִי עַל־רֹאשִֽׁי
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph: ‘I also saw in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head;
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 59,697Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַתִּנְשֶׁמֶת וְאֶת־הַקָּאָת וְאֶת־הָרָחָֽם
and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture;
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 156,142Open in the laboratory →
וְיוֹסֵף הוּא הַשַּׁלִּיט עַל־הָאָרֶץ הוּא הַמַּשְׁבִּיר לְכָל־עַם הָאָרֶץ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֲחֵי יוֹסֵף וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לוֹ אַפַּיִם אָֽרְצָה
And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down to him with their faces to the earth.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 63,246Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־תִסֹּב נַחֲלָה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמַּטֶּה אֶל־מַטֶּה כִּי אִישׁ בְּנַחֲלַת מַטֵּה אֲבֹתָיו יִדְבְּקוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave every one to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 249,576Open in the laboratory →
וּבְהַאֲרִיךְ הֶֽעָנָן עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן יָמִים רַבִּים וְשָׁמְרוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת יְהוָה וְלֹא יִסָּֽעוּ
And when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 204,864Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אסיף appears 10,709 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,667, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 856
- Exodus 518
- Leviticus 301
- Numbers 736
- Deuteronomy 352
- Joshua 188
- Judges 418
- Samuel 465
- Kings 759
- Isaiah 819
- Jeremiah 525
- Ezekiel 631
- The Twelve 636
- Psalms 1,167
- Proverbs 409
- Job 507
- Song of Songs 45
- Ruth 41
- Lamentations 40
- Ecclesiastes 110
- Esther 128
- Daniel 225
- Ezra–Nehemiah 251
- Chronicles 582
Outside the Torah
כִּי לֹֽא־בָזָה וְלֹא שִׁקַּץ עֱנוּת עָנִי וְלֹא־הִסְתִּיר פָּנָיו מִמֶּנּוּ וּֽבְשַׁוְּעוֹ אֵלָיו שָׁמֵֽעַ
For He hath not despised nor abhorred the lowliness of the poor; neither hath He hid His face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.'
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 868,523Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־לֹא נִצְמַתִּי מִפְּנֵי־חֹשֶׁךְ וּמִפָּנַי כִּסָּה־אֹֽפֶל
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did He cover the thick darkness from my face.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 981,164Open in the laboratory →
הַזְכִּירֵנִי נִשָּׁפְטָה יָחַד סַפֵּר אַתָּה לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּֽק
Put Me in remembrance, let us plead together; Declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 619,680Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אסיף — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as אסיף, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 151.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 12:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Asif in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 2,735 sequences of אסיף at skips 2–5,000, 5.6% above what chance alone gives (about 2,589); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0023 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Asif in the Torah?
Skip 9, reading backward from Genesis 40:16 — the shortest of 2,735 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,589.
How is Asif spelled in Hebrew?
Asif is spelled אסיף — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 151.
Is Asif in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אסיף appears 10,709 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,667, 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 2,589 here) beside the count.