Joseph B. Soloveitchik יוסף דוב הלוי סולובייצ׳יק
Joseph B. Soloveitchik (יוסף דוב הלוי סולובייצ׳יק): American rabbi and theologian (1903–1993). In the Torah codes, יוסף (from Joseph B. Soloveitchik) is found 3,240 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 41:41) — 11% above the 2,921 chance alone would give (probability of 3,240 or more by chance alone: 3.5 × 10⁻⁹).
- Found in the Torah (יוסף)
- 3,240
- Chance alone
- 2,921
- P (≥ found)
- 3.5 × 10⁻⁹
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for יוסף, and דוב, הלוי, סולובייציק have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 3,240 sequences of יוסף at skips 2–5,000, 11% above what chance alone gives (about 2,921); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.5 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 41:41, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 32,360 sequences of יוסף, against about 30,437 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,044
- Exodus 686
- Leviticus 353
- Numbers 812
- Deuteronomy 345
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף רְאֵה נָתַתִּי אֹֽתְךָ עַל כָּל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: ‘See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 62,093Open in the laboratory →
וְשֹׁחַד לֹא תִקָּח כִּי הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר פִּקְחִים וִֽיסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי צַדִּיקִֽים
And thou shalt take no gift; for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 111,228Open in the laboratory →
לֹא־תַטֶּה מִשְׁפָּט לֹא תַכִּיר פָּנִים וְלֹא־תִקַּח שֹׁחַד כִּי הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר עֵינֵי חֲכָמִים וִֽיסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי צַדִּיקִֽם
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 277,673Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי כִּי־בָאנוּ אֶל־הַמָּלוֹן וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה אֶת־אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ וְהִנֵּה כֶֽסֶף־אִישׁ בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ כַּסְפֵּנוּ בְּמִשְׁקָלוֹ וַנָּשֶׁב אֹתוֹ בְּיָדֵֽנוּ
And it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; and we have brought it back in our hand.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 66,277Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַחֲזִיר כִּֽי־מַפְרִיס פַּרְסָה הוּא וְשֹׁסַע שֶׁסַע פַּרְסָה וְהוּא גֵּרָה לֹֽא־יִגָּר טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶֽם
And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 155,735Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 15,627 sequences of יוסף at skips 2–5,000, 8.2% above what chance alone gives (about 14,449); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.0 × 10⁻²² by chance alone.
- Genesis 1,044
- Exodus 686
- Leviticus 353
- Numbers 812
- Deuteronomy 366
- Joshua 312
- Judges 541
- Samuel 692
- Kings 987
- Isaiah 1,290
- Jeremiah 729
- Ezekiel 874
- The Twelve 955
- Psalms 2,092
- Proverbs 808
- Job 809
- Song of Songs 80
- Ruth 61
- Lamentations 77
- Ecclesiastes 158
- Esther 190
- Daniel 298
- Ezra–Nehemiah 379
- Chronicles 1,034
Outside the Torah
לָבוֹא בְּנִקְרוֹת הַצֻּרִים וּבִסְעִפֵי הַסְּלָעִים מִפְּנֵי פַּחַד יְהוָה וּמֵהֲדַר גְּאוֹנוֹ בְּקוּמוֹ לַעֲרֹץ הָאָֽרֶץ
To go into the clefts of the rocks, And into the crevices of the crags, From before the terror of the LORD, And from the glory of His majesty, When he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 578,003Open in the laboratory →
רָאשֶׁיהָ בְּשֹׁחַד יִשְׁפֹּטוּ וְכֹהֲנֶיהָ בִּמְחִיר יוֹרוּ וּנְבִיאֶיהָ בְּכֶסֶף יִקְסֹמוּ וְעַל־יְהוָה יִשָּׁעֵנוּ לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא יְהוָה בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ לֹֽא־תָבוֹא עָלֵינוּ רָעָֽה
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money; yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say: ‘Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us’?
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 829,120Open in the laboratory →
וְחִכִּיתִי לַיהוָה הַמַּסְתִּיר פָּנָיו מִבֵּית יַעֲקֹב וְקִוֵּיתִֽי־לֽוֹ
And I will wait for the LORD, that hideth His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 583,843Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יוסף דוב הלוי סולובייצ׳יק — the name in Hebrew letters: American rabbi and theologian (1903–1993). Searched as יוסף, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 156.
As a plain word it stands 203 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 30:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- דוב — the name in Hebrew letters found 370,709 in the Torah (chance 371,355)
- הלוי — the name in Hebrew letters found 198,043 in the Torah (chance 200,698)
- סולובייציק — the name in Hebrew letters found 0 in the Torah (chance 1.4 × 10⁻⁴)
Questions
Is Joseph B. Soloveitchik in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 3,240 sequences of יוסף at skips 2–5,000, 11% above what chance alone gives (about 2,921); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.5 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Joseph B. Soloveitchik in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 41:41 — the shortest of 3,240 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,921.
How is Joseph B. Soloveitchik spelled in Hebrew?
Joseph B. Soloveitchik is spelled יוסף דוב הלוי סולובייצ׳יק — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 156; 3 other spellings are counted on this page.
Is Joseph B. Soloveitchik in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 15,627 sequences of יוסף at skips 2–5,000, 8.2% above what chance alone gives (about 14,449); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.0 × 10⁻²² by chance alone.
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