First names

Josep ז׳וזפ

Josep is a first name, written ז׳וזפ in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Josep is found 252 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 7 (Exodus 39:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 244).

Found in the Torah
252
Chance alone
244
P (≥ found)
0.31
Shortest skip
7

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

252 sequences of ז׳וזפ at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 244 that chance alone would produce.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 7 — the first at Exodus 39:2, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 2,734 sequences of ז׳וזפ, against about 2,542 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 38
  • Exodus 73
  • Leviticus 67
  • Numbers 50
  • Deuteronomy 24

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 39:2שמות לט:בskip 7, forward

    וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הָאֵפֹד זָהָב תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָֽר

    And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

    זוזפ at skip 7, forward from Exodus 39:2תכלתוארגמןותולעתשניוששמשרוירקעאתפחיההבוקצץתילםלעשותבתוךהתכלתובתוךהזוזפ
    skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 137,964Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 6:3במדבר ו:גskip 11, backward

    מִיַּיִן וְשֵׁכָר יַזִּיר חֹמֶץ יַיִן וְחֹמֶץ שֵׁכָר לֹא יִשְׁתֶּה וְכָל־מִשְׁרַת עֲנָבִים לֹא יִשְׁתֶּה וַעֲנָבִים לַחִים וִיבֵשִׁים לֹא יֹאכֵֽל

    he shall abstain from wine and strong drink: he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.

    זוזפ at skip 11, backward from Numbers 6:3הלאמרדבראלבניישראלואמרתאלהםאישאואשהכיילאלנדרנדרנירלהזירליקקמייןושכריירחמץייןוחמץשכרלאישתהוכלמשרתענביםלאישתזוזפ
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 197,072Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 36:16בראשית לו:טזskip 18, backward

    אַלּֽוּף־קֹרַח אַלּוּף גַּעְתָּם אַלּוּף עֲמָלֵק אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי אֱלִיפַז בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי עָדָֽה

    the chief of Korah, the chief of Gatam, the chief of Amalek. These are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah.

    זוזפ at skip 18, backward from Genesis 36:16עשואתיעישואתיעלםואתקרחאלהאלופיבניעשובניאליפזבכורעשואלוףתימןאלואומראלוףצפואלוףקנאלוףקרחאלוףגעתםאלףעמלקאלהאלופיאליפבארץאדוםאלהבניעדהואלהבנירעואלבןעשואלוףנחתאלוףזרחאלוףשמהאלוףמזהאזוזף
    skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 52,943Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 17:4במדבר יז:דskip 25, backward

    וַיִּקַּח אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֵת מַחְתּוֹת הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר הִקְרִיבוּ הַשְּׂרֻפִים וַֽיְרַקְּעוּם צִפּוּי לַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ

    And Eleazar the priest took the brazen fire-pans, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,

    זוזפ at skip 25, backward from Numbers 17:4משהלאמראמראלאלעזרבןאההןוירםאתהמחתתמביןהשרפהאשזרההלאהכיקדשואתמחתטאיםהאלהבנשתםועשואתםפחיםצפוילמבחכיהקריבםיקוקויקדשויהיולאותלבראלויקחאלערהכהןאתמחתחשתאשרהקריבוהשרפיםוירצפוילמזבחזכרוןלבניישרעןאשרלאיקרבאישזראשרלאזוזפ
    skip 25, width 25 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 217,342Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 14:57ויקרא יד:נזskip 39, backward

    לְהוֹרֹת בְּיוֹם הַטָּמֵא וּבְיוֹם הַטָּהֹר זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַצָּרָֽעַת

    to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean; this is the law of leprosy.

    זוזפ at skip 39, backward from Leviticus 14:57אתהצפרהחיהוטבלאתםבדםהםוהזהאלהביתשבעפעמיםוחמיםהחייםובצפרהחיהובעץעתושלחאתהצרהחיהאלמחועלהביתוטהראתהתורהלכלתהבגדולביתלשאתולספחתאוביוםהטהראתתורתהצרעאהרןלאמרדברואלבניישראייהיהזבמבשרוזובוטמאהווררבשרואתזובואוהחתיםבזוזפ
    skip 39, width 39 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 164,283Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 1,184 sequences of ז׳וזפ at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,136).

  • Genesis 38
  • Exodus 73
  • Leviticus 67
  • Numbers 50
  • Deuteronomy 26
  • Joshua 32
  • Judges 39
  • Samuel 35
  • Kings 82
  • Isaiah 124
  • Jeremiah 45
  • Ezekiel 62
  • The Twelve 61
  • Psalms 115
  • Proverbs 38
  • Job 48
  • Song of Songs 5
  • Ruth 2
  • Lamentations 3
  • Ecclesiastes 5
  • Esther 6
  • Daniel 23
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 35
  • Chronicles 170

Outside the Torah

  1. Proverbs 22:14משלי כב:ידskip 2, backward

    שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהוָה יפול־שָֽׁם

    The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

    זוזפ at skip 2, backward from Proverbs 22:14חהעמקהירתעוםיקוקזוזפ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 955,349Open in the laboratory →

  2. Psalms 51:21תהלים נא:כאskip 4, forward

    אָז תַּחְפֹּץ זִבְחֵי־צֶדֶק עוֹלָה וְכָלִיל אָז יַעֲלוּ עַל־מִזְבַּחֲךָ פָרִֽים

    Then wilt Thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt-offering and whole offering; Then will they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.

    זוזפ at skip 4, forward from Psalms 51:21צדקעולהוכלילאיעלעלמבחךריםלמנצחמשכיללזוזפ
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 884,880Open in the laboratory →

  3. Nehemiah 12:43נחמיה יב:מגskip 6, backward

    וַיִּזְבְּחוּ בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא זְבָחִים גְּדוֹלִים וַיִּשְׂמָחוּ כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים שִׂמְּחָם שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה וְגַם הַנָּשִׁים וְהַיְלָדִים שָׂמֵחוּ וַתִּשָּׁמַע שִׂמְחַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם מֵרָחֽוֹק

    And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced; so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

    זוזפ at skip 6, backward from Nehemiah 12:43שמיעוהמשרריםויזרחיההקידויבחוביםההואבחיםגדוליםוישמחוכיהאלזוזפ
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 1,095,128Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

ז׳וזפ — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as זוזפ, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 100.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Josep in the Torah codes?

252 sequences of ז׳וזפ at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 244 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Josep in the Torah?

Skip 7, reading forward from Exodus 39:2 — the shortest of 252 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 244.

How is Josep spelled in Hebrew?

Josep is spelled ז׳וזפ — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 100.

Is Josep in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 1,184 sequences of ז׳וזפ at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,136).

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