Josh ג׳וש
In Hebrew letters the first name Josh is written ג׳וש — male given name. Josh appears 105,240 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 106,264 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 105,240
- Chance alone
- 106,264
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 105,240 sequences of ג׳וש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 106,264).
The shortest skip at which ג׳וש appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 2:10, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), ג׳וש is found 1,622,910 times; chance alone would give about 1,647,050.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 106,264 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 27,383
- Exodus 19,395
- Leviticus 20,375
- Numbers 20,761
- Deuteronomy 17,326
The shortest skips
וְנָהָרּ יֹצֵא מֵעֵדֶן לְהַשְׁקוֹת אֶת־הַגָּן וּמִשָּׁם יִפָּרֵד וְהָיָה לְאַרְבָּעָה רָאשִֽׁים
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,170Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ גֶּשׁ־הָלְאָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ הָאֶחָד בָּֽא־לָגוּר וַיִּשְׁפֹּט שָׁפוֹט עַתָּה נָרַע לְךָ מֵהֶם וַיִּפְצְרוּ בָאִישׁ בְּלוֹט מְאֹד וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ לִשְׁבֹּר הַדָּֽלֶת
And they said: ‘Stand back.’ And they said: ‘This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.’ And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,713Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסַּע מִשָּׁם אַבְרָהָם אַרְצָה הַנֶּגֶב וַיֵּשֶׁב בֵּין־קָדֵשׁ וּבֵין שׁוּר וַיָּגָר בִּגְרָֽר
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,346Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתֵּשֶׁב לָהּ מִנֶּגֶד הַרְחֵק כִּמְטַחֲוֵי קֶשֶׁת כִּי אָֽמְרָה אַל־אֶרְאֶה בְּמוֹת הַיָּלֶד וַתֵּשֶׁב מִנֶּגֶד וַתִּשָּׂא אֶת־קֹלָהּ וַתֵּֽבְךְּ
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: ‘Let me not look upon the death of the child.’ And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 26,088Open in the laboratory →
וּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ וּשְׁמָהּ רְאוּמָה וַתֵּלֶד גַּם־הִוא אֶת־טֶבַח וְאֶת־גַּחַם וְאֶת־תַּחַשׁ וְאֶֽת־מַעֲכָֽה
And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,296Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, ג׳וש appears 527,276 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 528,282, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 27,383
- Exodus 19,395
- Leviticus 20,375
- Numbers 20,761
- Deuteronomy 18,331
- Joshua 28,714
- Judges 21,403
- Samuel 53,892
- Kings 33,054
- Isaiah 38,757
- Jeremiah 29,829
- Ezekiel 31,280
- The Twelve 33,310
- Psalms 34,505
- Proverbs 12,121
- Job 15,489
- Song of Songs 3,056
- Ruth 2,873
- Lamentations 3,821
- Ecclesiastes 5,569
- Esther 5,689
- Daniel 10,046
- Ezra–Nehemiah 16,166
- Chronicles 41,457
Outside the Torah
וַיַּכֶּה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ הָהָר וְהַנֶּגֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה וְהָאֲשֵׁדוֹת וְאֵת כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶם לֹא הִשְׁאִיר שָׂרִיד וְאֵת כָּל־הַנְּשָׁמָה הֶחֱרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the Lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining; but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,161Open in the laboratory →
וְיָצָא הַגְּבוּל אֶל־כֶּתֶף עֶקְרוֹן צָפוֹנָה וְתָאַר הַגְּבוּל שִׁכְּרוֹנָה וְעָבַר הַר־הַֽבַּעֲלָה וְיָצָא יַבְנְאֵל וְהָיוּ תֹּצְאוֹת הַגְּבוּל יָֽמָּה
And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward; and the border was drawn to Shikkeron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,377Open in the laboratory →
וְאַחַר יָֽרְדוּ בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה לְהִלָּחֵם בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִי יוֹשֵׁב הָהָר וְהַנֶּגֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה
And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the Lowland.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 345,189Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ג׳וש — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as גוש, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 309.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Josh in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 105,240 sequences of ג׳וש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 106,264).
What is the shortest skip for Josh in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:10 — the shortest of 105,240 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 106,264.
What is the gematria of Josh in Hebrew?
Josh is spelled ג׳וש — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 309.
How many times is Josh found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, ג׳וש appears 527,276 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 528,282, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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