Joseph Stalin יוסיף סטלין
Joseph Stalin (יוסיף סטלין): leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953 (1878–1953). In the Torah codes, יוסיף (from Joseph Stalin) is found 332 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 6 (Genesis 48:12) — 11% above the 300 chance alone would give (probability of 332 or more by chance alone: 0.04).
- Found in the Torah (יוסיף)
- 332
- Chance alone
- 300
- P (≥ found)
- 0.04
- Shortest skip
- 6
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 יוסיף, and סטלין has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 332 sequences of יוסיף at skips 2–5,000, 11% above what chance alone gives (about 300); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 6 — the first at Genesis 48:12, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 2,497 sequences of יוסיף, against about 2,363 from chance alone.
- Genesis 122
- Exodus 58
- Leviticus 34
- Numbers 71
- Deuteronomy 47
The shortest skips
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.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 74,542Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב יוֹסֵף מִצְרַיְמָה הוּא וְאֶחָיו וְכָל־הָעֹלִים אִתּוֹ לִקְבֹּר אֶת־אָבִיו אַחֲרֵי קָבְרוֹ אֶת־אָבִֽיו
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.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 77,398Open in the laboratory →
וְנִגַּשׁ מֹשֶׁה לְבַדּוֹ אֶל־יְהוָה וְהֵם לֹא יִגָּשׁוּ וְהָעָם לֹא יַעֲלוּ עִמּֽוֹ
and Moses alone shall come near unto the LORD; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.’
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 112,566Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּכְבֵּד פַּרְעֹה אֶת־לִבּוֹ גַּם בַּפַּעַם הַזֹּאת וְלֹא שִׁלַּח אֶת־הָעָֽם
And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 89,566Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל רַב עוֹד־יוֹסֵף בְּנִי חָי אֵֽלְכָה וְאֶרְאֶנּוּ בְּטֶרֶם אָמֽוּת
And Israel said: ‘It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.’
skip 31, width 31 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 70,232Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,770 sequences of יוסיף at skips 2–5,000, 6.6% above what chance alone gives (about 1,661); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0041 by chance alone.
- Genesis 122
- Exodus 58
- Leviticus 34
- Numbers 71
- Deuteronomy 49
- Joshua 31
- Judges 63
- Samuel 72
- Kings 134
- Isaiah 163
- Jeremiah 75
- Ezekiel 86
- The Twelve 105
- Psalms 286
- Proverbs 86
- Job 99
- Song of Songs 10
- Ruth 7
- Lamentations 5
- Ecclesiastes 15
- Esther 11
- Daniel 31
- Ezra–Nehemiah 43
- Chronicles 114
Outside the Torah
סֹבּוּ צִיּוֹן וְהַקִּיפוּהָ סִפְרוּ מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ
Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Count the towers thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 882,823Open in the laboratory →
נִתַּן הַסֶּכֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִים רַבִּים וַעֲשִׁירִים בַּשֵּׁפֶל יֵשֵֽׁבוּ
Folly is set on great heights, and the rich sit in low place.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,021,081Open in the laboratory →
תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם
Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 938,116Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יוסיף סטלין — the name in Hebrew letters: leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953 (1878–1953). 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 →
Other spellings
- סטלין — the name in Hebrew letters found 31 in the Torah (chance 35.6)
Questions
Is Joseph Stalin in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 332 sequences of יוסיף at skips 2–5,000, 11% above what chance alone gives (about 300); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Joseph Stalin in the Torah?
Skip 6, reading forward from Genesis 48:12 — the shortest of 332 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 300.
How is Joseph Stalin spelled in Hebrew?
Joseph Stalin is spelled יוסיף סטלין — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 166; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Joseph Stalin in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,770 sequences of יוסיף at skips 2–5,000, 6.6% above what chance alone gives (about 1,661); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0041 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 300 here) beside the count.