Joseph יהוסף
Joseph (יהוסף) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 280 sequences of Joseph, the shortest at skip 7 (Exodus 9:20); chance alone would give about 267.
- Found in the Torah
- 280
- Chance alone
- 267
- P (≥ found)
- 0.21
- Shortest skip
- 7
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, יהוסף appears 280 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 267, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 7 — the first at Exodus 9:20, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 2,229 sequences of יהוסף, against about 2,101 from chance alone.
- Genesis 87
- Exodus 70
- Leviticus 41
- Numbers 59
- Deuteronomy 23
The shortest skips
הַיָּרֵא אֶת־דְּבַר יְהוָה מֵֽעַבְדֵי פַּרְעֹה הֵנִיס אֶת־עֲבָדָיו וְאֶת־מִקְנֵהוּ אֶל־הַבָּתִּֽים
He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses;
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 90,713Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁלוֹם לָכֶם אַל־תִּירָאוּ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וֵֽאלֹהֵי אֲבִיכֶם נָתַן לָכֶם מַטְמוֹן בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵיכֶם כַּסְפְּכֶם בָּא אֵלָי וַיּוֹצֵא אֲלֵהֶם אֶת־שִׁמְעֽוֹן
And he said: ‘Peace be to you, fear not; your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money.’ And he brought Simeon out unto them.
skip 38, width 38 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 66,397Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע מֹשֶׁה וַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינָֽיו
And when Moses heard that, it was well-pleasing in his sight.
skip 77, width 77 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 155,400Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה מִי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁמַע בְּקֹלוֹ לְשַׁלַּח אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֶת־יְהוָה וְגַם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא אֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ
And Pharaoh said: ‘Who is the LORD, that I should hearken unto His voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, and moreover I will not let Israel go.’
skip 82, width 82 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 83,657Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הֵן קָרְבוּ יָמֶיךָ לָמוּת קְרָא אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְהִֽתְיַצְּבוּ בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וַאֲצַוֶּנּוּ וַיֵּלֶךְ מֹשֶׁה וִֽיהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיִּֽתְיַצְּבוּ בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Behold, thy days approach that thou must die; call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge.’ And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
skip 92, width 92 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 299,363Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
1,239 sequences of יהוסף at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,228 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 87
- Exodus 70
- Leviticus 41
- Numbers 59
- Deuteronomy 26
- Joshua 46
- Judges 40
- Samuel 50
- Kings 95
- Isaiah 99
- Jeremiah 67
- Ezekiel 69
- The Twelve 97
- Psalms 140
- Proverbs 45
- Job 30
- Song of Songs 6
- Ruth 5
- Lamentations 7
- Ecclesiastes 14
- Esther 24
- Daniel 16
- Ezra–Nehemiah 34
- Chronicles 72
Outside the Torah
וַתּוֹסֶף הַמִּלְחָמָה לִֽהְיוֹת וַיֵּצֵא דָוִד וַיִּלָּחֶם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיַּךְ בָּהֶם מַכָּה גְדוֹלָה וַיָּנֻסוּ מִפָּנָֽיו
And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 415,063Open in the laboratory →
בְּיָמָיו פָּשַׁע אֱדוֹם מִתַּחַת יַד־יְהוּדָה וַיַּמְלִיכוּ עֲלֵיהֶם מֶֽלֶךְ
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,170,244Open in the laboratory →
שַׁחוּ רָעִים לִפְנֵי טוֹבִים וּרְשָׁעִים עַֽל־שַׁעֲרֵי צַדִּֽיק
The evil bow before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
skip 32, width 32 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 948,527Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יהוסף — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as יהוסף, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 161.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- ג׳וזף — the name in Hebrew letters found 226 in the Torah (chance 234)
Questions
Is Joseph in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, יהוסף appears 280 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 267, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Joseph in the Torah?
Skip 7, reading backward from Exodus 9:20 — the shortest of 280 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 267.
How is Joseph spelled in Hebrew?
Joseph is spelled יהוסף — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 161; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Joseph in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
1,239 sequences of יהוסף at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,228 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 267 here) beside the count.