Joseba יוסבה
In Hebrew letters the first name Joseba is written יוסבה — male given name. Joseba appears 906 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 907 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 906
- Chance alone
- 907
- P (≥ found)
- 0.51
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, יוסבה appears 906 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 907, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which יוסבה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 11:30, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), יוסבה is found 7,396 times; chance alone would give about 7,146.
- Genesis 241
- Exodus 159
- Leviticus 134
- Numbers 225
- Deuteronomy 147
The shortest skips
וַתְּהִי שָׂרַי עֲקָרָה אֵין לָהּ וָלָֽד
And Sarai was barren; she had no child.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 13,990Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ קַרְסֵי נְחֹשֶׁת חֲמִשִּׁים וְהֵבֵאתָ אֶת־הַקְּרָסִים בַּלֻּלָאֹת וְחִבַּרְתָּ אֶת־הָאֹהֶל וְהָיָה אֶחָֽד
And thou shalt make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 115,834Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּוָּלֵד לְיוֹסֵף בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה־לּוֹ אָֽסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶת־אֶפְרָֽיִם
And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On bore unto him.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 71,167Open in the laboratory →
וּבַחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה חָג שִׁבְעַת יָמִים מַצּוֹת יֵאָכֵֽל
And on the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast; seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 236,014Open in the laboratory →
פְּנוּ וּסְעוּ לָכֶם וּבֹאוּ הַר הָֽאֱמֹרִי וְאֶל־כָּל־שְׁכֵנָיו בָּעֲרָבָה בָהָר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָה וּבַנֶּגֶב וּבְחוֹף הַיָּם אֶרֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַלְּבָנוֹן עַד־הַנָּהָר הַגָּדֹל נְהַר־פְּרָֽת
turn you, and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the Amorites and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the Arabah, in the hill-country, and in the Lowland, and in the South, and by the sea-shore; the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.
skip 26, width 26 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 250,328Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
4,338 sequences of יוסבה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,381 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 241
- Exodus 159
- Leviticus 134
- Numbers 225
- Deuteronomy 161
- Joshua 114
- Judges 146
- Samuel 220
- Kings 449
- Isaiah 281
- Jeremiah 268
- Ezekiel 229
- The Twelve 284
- Psalms 430
- Proverbs 119
- Job 80
- Song of Songs 11
- Ruth 10
- Lamentations 21
- Ecclesiastes 49
- Esther 43
- Daniel 92
- Ezra–Nehemiah 148
- Chronicles 424
Outside the Torah
וַיּוֹאֶל הָֽאֱמֹרִי לָשֶׁבֶת בְּהַר־חֶרֶס בְּאַיָּלוֹן וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִים וַתִּכְבַּד יַד בֵּית־יוֹסֵף וַיִּהְיוּ לָמַֽס
But the Amorites were resolved to dwell in Harheres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributary.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 346,682Open in the laboratory →
יוֹרָם בְּנוֹ אֲחַזְיָהוּ בְנוֹ יוֹאָשׁ בְּנֽוֹ
Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son;
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,101,727Open in the laboratory →
כִּי הַתְּרָפִים דִּבְּרוּ־אָוֶן וְהַקּֽוֹסְמִים חָזוּ שֶׁקֶר וַֽחֲלֹמוֹת הַשָּׁוא יְדַבֵּרוּ הֶבֶל יְנַֽחֵמוּן עַל־כֵּן נָסְעוּ כְמוֹ־צֹאן יַעֲנוּ כִּֽי־אֵין רֹעֶֽה
For the teraphim have spoken vanity, And the diviners have seen a lie, And the dreams speak falsely, They comfort in vain; Therefore they go their way like sheep, They are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 850,686Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יוסבה — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as יוסבה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 83.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Joseba in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, יוסבה appears 906 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 907, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Joseba in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Genesis 11:30 — the shortest of 906 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 907.
What is the gematria of Joseba in Hebrew?
Joseba is spelled יוסבה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 83.
How many times is Joseba found in the whole Tanakh?
4,338 sequences of יוסבה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,381 that chance alone would produce.
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