Iosif יוסיף

In Hebrew letters the first name Iosif is written יוסיף — given name. Iosif appears 2,497 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–76,212), 5.7% more than chance alone would give (about 2,363; probability 0.0032).

Found in the Torah · every skip: 2,497
Chance alone · every skip: 2,363
P (≥ found) · every skip: 0.0032
Shortest skip: 6
Longest skip found: 74,944

Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 5 letters (2–76,212), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 332 found · chance alone about 300 (probability of 332 or more by chance alone: 0.04).

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In the Torah

Across every skip (2–76,212), יוסיף appears 2,497 times in the Torah — 5.7% more than the 2,363 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,497 or more by chance alone is 0.0032.

The shortest skip at which יוסיף appears in the Torah is 6 — at Genesis 48:12, reading forward.

The longest skip at which יוסיף was found in the Torah is 74,944 — at Genesis 1:31, reading forward; a spelling of 5 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 76,212.

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 751
Exodus 504
Leviticus 340
Numbers 475
Deuteronomy 427

Examples across the range

5 of the 2,497 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.

Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.

shortest skipGenesis 48:12בראשית מח:יבskip 6, forward
Letter by letter
1. יGenesis 48:12
  וַיּוֹצֵא יוֹסֵף אֹתָם מֵעִם בִּרְכָּיו וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְאַפָּיו אָֽרְצָה
  And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he fell down on his face to the earth.
2. ו ס י פGenesis 48:13
  וַיִּקַּח יוֹסֵף אֶת־שְׁנֵיהֶם אֶת־אֶפְרַיִם בִּֽימִינוֹ מִשְּׂמֹאל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת־מְנַשֶּׁה …
  And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.
letter 74,542 of the TorahOpen at skip 6 in the laboratory →
a short skipGenesis 50:14בראשית נ:ידskip 11, backward
1. י ו סGenesis 50:14
  וַיָּשָׁב יוֹסֵף מִצְרַיְמָה הוּא וְאֶחָיו וְכָל־הָעֹלִים אִתּוֹ לִקְבֹּר אֶת־אָבִיו אַחֲרֵי …
  And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
1. י פGenesis 50:13
  … אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶה לַאֲחֻזַּת־קֶבֶר מֵאֵת עֶפְרֹן הַחִתִּי עַל־פְּנֵי מַמְרֵֽא
  For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field, for a possession of a burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, in front of Mamre.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.
letter 77,398 of the TorahOpen at skip 11 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipNumbers 28:5במדבר כח:הskip 113, backward
1. יNumbers 28:5
  וַעֲשִׂירִית הָאֵיפָה סֹלֶת לְמִנְחָה בְּלוּלָה בְּשֶׁמֶן כָּתִית רְבִיעִת הַהִֽין
  and the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. וNumbers 28:2
  … רֵיחַ נִֽיחֹחִי תִּשְׁמְרוּ לְהַקְרִיב לִי בְּמוֹעֲדֽוֹ
  Command the children of Israel, and say unto them: My food which is presented unto Me for offerings made by fire, of a sweet savour unto Me, shall ye observe to offer unto Me in its due season.
2. סNumbers 27:23
  וַיִּסְמֹךְ אֶת־יָדָיו עָלָיו וַיְצַוֵּהוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה
  And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD spoke by the hand of Moses.
3. יNumbers 27:21
  … יַעֲמֹד וְשָׁאַל לוֹ בְּמִשְׁפַּט הָאוּרִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה עַל־פִּיו יֵצְאוּ וְעַל …
  And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD; at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.’
4. פNumbers 27:19
  וְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ אֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְלִפְנֵי כָּל־הָעֵדָה וְצִוִּיתָה אֹתוֹ לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם
  and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
skip 113, width 113 — one row is 113 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 235,398 of the TorahOpen at skip 113 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipDeuteronomy 31:22דברים לא:כבskip 1,030, forward
1. יDeuteronomy 31:22
  וַיִּכְתֹּב מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַֽיְלַמְּדָהּ אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
  So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. וDeuteronomy 32:13
  יַרְכִּבֵהוּ עַל־במותי אָרֶץ וַיֹּאכַל תְּנוּבֹת שָׂדָי וַיֵּנִקֵהֽוּ דְבַשׁ מִסֶּלַע וְשֶׁמֶן מֵחַלְמִישׁ צֽוּר
  He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the fruitage of the field; And He made him to suck honey out of the crag, And oil out of the flinty rock;
2. סDeuteronomy 32:38
  אֲשֶׁר חֵלֶב זְבָחֵימוֹ יֹאכֵלוּ יִשְׁתּוּ יֵין נְסִיכָם יָקוּמוּ וְיַעְזְרֻכֶם יְהִי עֲלֵיכֶם סִתְרָֽה
  Who did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink-offering? Let him rise up and help you, Let him be your protection.
3. יDeuteronomy 33:6
  יְחִי רְאוּבֵן וְאַל־יָמֹת וִיהִי מְתָיו מִסְפָּֽר
  Let Reuben live, and not die In that his men become few.
4. ףDeuteronomy 33:28
  וַיִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בֶּטַח בָּדָד עֵין יַעֲקֹב אֶל־אֶרֶץ דָּגָן וְתִירוֹשׁ אַף־שָׁמָיו יַֽעַרְפוּ טָֽל
  And Israel dwelleth in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of corn and wine; Yea, his heavens drop down dew.
skip 1,030, width 1,030 — one row is 1,030 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 299,993 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,030 in the laboratory →
the longest skip foundGenesis 1:31בראשית א:לאskip 74,944, forward
1. יGenesis 1:31
  … וְהִנֵּה־טוֹב מְאֹד וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי
  And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. וGenesis 49:33
  וַיְכַל יַעֲקֹב לְצַוֺּת אֶת־בָּנָיו וַיֶּאֱסֹף רַגְלָיו אֶל־הַמִּטָּה וַיִּגְוַע וַיֵּאָסֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו
  And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and expired, and was gathered unto his people.
2. סLeviticus 8:15
  … הַדָּם וַיִּתֵּן עַל־קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ וַיְחַטֵּא אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְאֶת …
  And when it was slain, Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured out the remaining blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement for it.
3. יNumbers 22:22
  … וְהוּא רֹכֵב עַל־אֲתֹנוֹ וּשְׁנֵי נְעָרָיו עִמּֽוֹ
  And God’s anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of the LORD placed himself in the way for an adversary against him.—Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.—
4. פDeuteronomy 32:22
  כִּי־אֵשׁ קָדְחָה בְאַפִּי וַתִּיקַד עַד־שְׁאוֹל תַּחְתִּית וַתֹּאכַל אֶרֶץ וִֽיבֻלָהּ וַתְּלַהֵט מוֹסְדֵי הָרִֽים
  For a fire is kindled in My nostril, And burneth unto the depths of the nether-world, And devoureth the earth with her produce, And setteth ablaze the foundations of the mountains.
skip 74,944, width 74,944 — one row is 74,944 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 1,659 of the TorahOpen at skip 74,944 in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

Across every skip (2–299,260), יוסיף appears 51,866 times in the whole Tanakh — 3.5% more than the 50,125 chance alone would give; the probability of 51,866 or more by chance alone is 5.4 × 10⁻¹⁵.

At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 1,770 found · chance alone about 1,661 (probability of 1,770 or more by chance alone: 0.0041).

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 2,810
Exodus 2,096
Leviticus 1,353
Numbers 2,120
Deuteronomy 2,037
Joshua 1,517
Judges 1,638
Samuel 3,663
Kings 4,078
Isaiah 2,888
Jeremiah 3,669
Ezekiel 3,383
The Twelve 2,841
Psalms 4,497
Proverbs 1,292
Job 1,809
Song of Songs 265
Ruth 240
Lamentations 339
Ecclesiastes 501
Esther 528
Daniel 1,170
Ezra–Nehemiah 1,981
Chronicles 5,151

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Outside the Torah

shortest skip outside the TorahPsalms 48:13תהלים מח:יגskip 2, backward
1. י ו סPsalms 48:13
  סֹבּוּ צִיּוֹן וְהַקִּיפוּהָ סִפְרוּ מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ
  Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Count the towers thereof.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
1. י פPsalms 48:12
  יִשְׂמַח הַר־צִיּוֹן תָּגֵלְנָה בְּנוֹת יְהוּדָה לְמַעַן מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ
  Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of Thy judgments.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.
letter 882,823 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipEzekiel 16:8יחזקאל טז:חskip 101, forward
1. יEzekiel 16:8
  … וָאֲכַסֶּה עֶרְוָתֵךְ וָאֶשָּׁבַֽע לָךְ וָאָבוֹא בִבְרִית אֹתָךְ נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וַתִּהְיִי …
  Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, and, behold, thy time was the time of love, I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness; yea, I swore unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest Mine.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. וEzekiel 16:11
  וָאֶעְדֵּךְ עֶדִי וָאֶתְּנָה צְמִידִים עַל־יָדַיִךְ וְרָבִיד עַל־גְּרוֹנֵֽךְ
  I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
2. סEzekiel 16:13
  … וָכֶסֶף וּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ ששי וָמֶשִׁי וְרִקְמָה סֹלֶת וּדְבַשׁ וָשֶׁמֶן אכלתי וַתִּיפִי בִּמְאֹד …
  Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and richly woven work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou didst wax exceeding beautiful, and thou wast meet for royal estate.
3. יEzekiel 16:15
  וַתִּבְטְחִי בְיָפְיֵךְ וַתִּזְנִי עַל־שְׁמֵךְ וַתִּשְׁפְּכִי אֶת־תַּזְנוּתַיִךְ עַל־כָּל־עוֹבֵר לוֹ־יֶֽהִי
  But thou didst trust in thy beauty and play the harlot because of thy renown, and didst pour out thy harlotries on every one that passed by; his it was.
4. פEzekiel 16:17
  וַתִּקְחִי כְּלֵי תִפְאַרְתֵּךְ מִזְּהָבִי וּמִכַּסְפִּי אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָךְ וַתַּעֲשִׂי־לָךְ צַלְמֵי זָכָר וַתִּזְנִי־בָֽם
  Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of My gold and of My silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them;
skip 101, width 101 — one row is 101 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 745,638 of the TanakhOpen at skip 101 in the laboratory →
longest skip outside the Torah2 Chronicles 35:7דברי הימים ב לה:זskip 297,864, backward
1. י2 Chronicles 35:7
  … הַכֹּל לַפְּסָחִים לְכָל־הַנִּמְצָא לְמִסְפַּר שְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וּבָקָר שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים אֵלֶּה …
  And Josiah gave to the children of the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all of them for the passover-offerings, unto all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks; these were of the king’s substance.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. וPsalms 73:12
  הִנֵּה־אֵלֶּה רְשָׁעִים וְשַׁלְוֵי עוֹלָם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִל
  Behold, such are the wicked; And they that are always at ease increase riches.
2. סIsaiah 24:22
  וְאֻסְּפוּ אֲסֵפָה אַסִּיר עַל־בּוֹר וְסֻגְּרוּ עַל־מַסְגֵּר וּמֵרֹב יָמִים יִפָּקֵֽדוּ
  And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the dungeon, And shall be shut up in the prison, And after many days shall they be punished.
3. יDeuteronomy 31:29
  … תַּשְׁחִתוּן וְסַרְתֶּם מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי אֶתְכֶם וְקָרָאת אֶתְכֶם הָֽרָעָה בְּאַחֲרִית …
  For I know that after my death ye will in any wise deal corruptly, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the end of days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him through the work of your hands.’
4. ףGenesis 2:19
  … כָּל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וְאֵת כָּל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיָּבֵא אֶל־הָאָדָם לִרְאוֹת …
  And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that was to be the name thereof.
skip 297,864, width 297,864 — one row is 297,864 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 1,194,010 of the TanakhOpen at skip 297,864 in the laboratory →

The spelling

יוסיף — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as יוסיף, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 166.

As a plain word it stands 15 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 23:13. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Iosif appear in the Torah codes?

Across every skip (2–76,212), יוסיף appears 2,497 times in the Torah — 5.7% more than the 2,363 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,497 or more by chance alone is 0.0032.

What is the shortest skip for Iosif in the Torah?

Skip 6, reading forward from Genesis 48:12 — the shortest of 2,497 sequences across every skip (2–76,212), where chance alone would give about 2,363.

What is the gematria of Iosif in Hebrew?

Iosif is spelled יוסיף — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 166.

How many times is Iosif found in the whole Tanakh?

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