Hoshea הושע
Hoshea (הושע) is a person named in the Tanakh. Hoshea appears 51,478 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 51,731 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 51,478
- Chance alone
- 51,731
- P (≥ found)
- 0.87
- 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, הושע appears 51,478 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 51,731, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which הושע appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:2, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), הושע is found 546,830 times; chance alone would give about 539,028.
- Genesis 10,505
- Exodus 13,091
- Leviticus 8,718
- Numbers 11,007
- Deuteronomy 8,157
The shortest skips
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 43Open in the laboratory →
בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה נִמּוֹל אַבְרָהָם וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּנֽוֹ
In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,427Open in the laboratory →
אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם וֵֽאלֹהֵי נָחוֹר יִשְׁפְּטוּ בֵינֵינוּ אֱלֹהֵי אֲבִיהֶם וַיִּשָּׁבַע יַעֲקֹב בְּפַחַד אָבִיו יִצְחָֽק
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us.’ And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,388Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־הָיָה רְכוּשָׁם רָב מִשֶּׁבֶת יַחְדָּו וְלֹא יָֽכְלָה אֶרֶץ מְגֽוּרֵיהֶם לָשֵׂאת אֹתָם מִפְּנֵי מִקְנֵיהֶֽם
For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,555Open in the laboratory →
וְהִפְלֵיתִי בַיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת־אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן אֲשֶׁר עַמִּי עֹמֵד עָלֶיהָ לְבִלְתִּי הֱיֽוֹת־שָׁם עָרֹב לְמַעַן תֵּדַע כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה בְּקֶרֶב הָאָֽרֶץ
And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end that thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 89,016Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 198,232 sequences of הושע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 199,621).
- Genesis 10,505
- Exodus 13,091
- Leviticus 8,718
- Numbers 11,007
- Deuteronomy 8,882
- Joshua 8,843
- Judges 6,628
- Samuel 16,102
- Kings 17,669
- Isaiah 10,964
- Jeremiah 13,309
- Ezekiel 10,609
- The Twelve 9,919
- Psalms 9,901
- Proverbs 3,066
- Job 3,632
- Song of Songs 685
- Ruth 771
- Lamentations 809
- Ecclesiastes 1,753
- Esther 2,004
- Daniel 2,652
- Ezra–Nehemiah 7,458
- Chronicles 19,255
Outside the Torah
וְאַחַי אֲשֶׁר עָלוּ עִמִּי הִמְסִיו אֶת־לֵב הָעָם וְאָנֹכִי מִלֵּאתִי אַחֲרֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָֽי
Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 327,158Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־הַמַּלְאָךְ כֹּֽה־תֹאמַר אֶל־יוֹאָב אַל־יֵרַע בְּעֵינֶיךָ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה כִּֽי־כָזֹה וְכָזֶה תֹּאכַל הֶחָרֶב הַחֲזֵק מִלְחַמְתְּךָ אֶל־הָעִיר וְהָרְסָהּ וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ
Then David said unto the messenger: ‘Thus shalt thou say unto Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth in one manner or another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it; and encourage thou him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 451,031Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל־בַּת־שֶׁבַע אֵם־שְׁלֹמֹה לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא שָׁמַעַתְּ כִּי מָלַךְ אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ בֶן־חַגִּית וַאֲדֹנֵינוּ דָוִד לֹא יָדָֽע
Then Nathan spoke unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying: ‘Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 477,752Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הושע — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as הושע, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 381.
As a plain word it stands 10 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 13:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Hosea.
Questions
Is Hoshea in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, הושע appears 51,478 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 51,731, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Hoshea in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:2 — the shortest of 51,478 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 51,731.
What is the gematria of Hoshea in Hebrew?
Hoshea is spelled הושע — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 381.
How many times is Hoshea found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 198,232 sequences of הושע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 199,621).
Search it yourself
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