Joshua ג׳ושוע
In Hebrew letters the first name Joshua is written ג׳ושוע — male given name. In the Torah codes, Joshua is found 377 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 8 (Deuteronomy 14:29) — about what chance alone gives (about 386).
- Found in the Torah
- 377
- Chance alone
- 386
- P (≥ found)
- 0.69
- Shortest skip
- 8
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 377 sequences of ג׳ושוע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 386).
The shortest skip at which ג׳ושוע appears in the Torah is 8 — the first at Deuteronomy 14:29, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), ג׳ושוע is found 3,079 times; chance alone would give about 3,044.
- Genesis 106
- Exodus 86
- Leviticus 69
- Numbers 67
- Deuteronomy 49
The shortest skips
וּבָא הַלֵּוִי כִּי אֵֽין־לוֹ חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה עִמָּךְ וְהַגֵּר וְהַיָּתוֹם וְהָֽאַלְמָנָה אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ וְאָכְלוּ וְשָׂבֵעוּ לְמַעַן יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדְךָ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶֽׂה
And the Levite, because he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 275,147Open in the laboratory →
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־דֹּדָתוֹ עֶרְוַת דֹּדוֹ גִּלָּה חֶטְאָם יִשָּׂאוּ עֲרִירִים יָמֻֽתוּ
And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife—he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness—they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 173,002Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמַרְןָ אִישׁ מִצְרִי הִצִּילָנוּ מִיַּד הָרֹעִים וְגַם־דָּלֹה דָלָה לָנוּ וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת־הַצֹּֽאן
And they said: ‘An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.’
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 80,016Open in the laboratory →
וְהִגְבַּלְתָּ אֶת־הָעָם סָבִיב לֵאמֹר הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם עֲלוֹת בָּהָר וּנְגֹעַ בְּקָצֵהוּ כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהָר מוֹת יוּמָֽת
And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying: Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it; whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death;
skip 25, width 25 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 106,306Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מִי לְךָ כָּל־הַמַּחֲנֶה הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר פָּגָשְׁתִּי וַיֹּאמֶר לִמְצֹא־חֵן בְּעֵינֵי אֲדֹנִֽי
And he said: ‘What meanest thou by all this camp which I met?’ And he said: ‘To find favour in the sight of my lord.’
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 48,581Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, ג׳ושוע appears 2,128 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,132, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 106
- Exodus 86
- Leviticus 69
- Numbers 67
- Deuteronomy 62
- Joshua 127
- Judges 78
- Samuel 231
- Kings 124
- Isaiah 179
- Jeremiah 106
- Ezekiel 106
- The Twelve 144
- Psalms 163
- Proverbs 46
- Job 75
- Song of Songs 13
- Ruth 15
- Lamentations 16
- Ecclesiastes 18
- Esther 22
- Daniel 35
- Ezra–Nehemiah 65
- Chronicles 175
Outside the Torah
כִּי לֹֽא־יִטֹּשׁ יְהוָה אֶת־עַמּוֹ בַּעֲבוּר שְׁמוֹ הַגָּדוֹל כִּי הוֹאִיל יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶתְכֶם לוֹ לְעָֽם
For the LORD will not forsake His people for His great name’s sake; because it hath pleased the LORD to make you a people unto Himself.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 400,857Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵֽי־בְלִיַּעַל וַיֵּשְׁבוּ נֶגְדּוֹ וַיְעִדֻהוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַבְּלִיַּעַל אֶת־נָבוֹת נֶגֶד הָעָם לֵאמֹר בֵּרַךְ נָבוֹת אֱלֹהִים וָמֶלֶךְ וַיֹּצִאֻהוּ מִחוּץ לָעִיר וַיִּסְקְלֻהוּ בָאֲבָנִים וַיָּמֹֽת
And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him; and the base fellows bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying: ‘Naboth did curse God and the king.’ Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 523,635Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא כִּֽי־אֵין אִישׁ וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵם כִּי אֵין מַפְגִּיעַ וַתּוֹשַֽׁע לוֹ זְרֹעוֹ וְצִדְקָתוֹ הִיא סְמָכָֽתְהוּ
And He saw that there was no man, And was astonished that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation unto Him; And His righteousness, it sustained Him;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 635,149Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ג׳ושוע — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as גושוע, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 385.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Joshua in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 377 sequences of ג׳ושוע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 386).
What is the shortest skip for Joshua in the Torah?
Skip 8, reading forward from Deuteronomy 14:29 — the shortest of 377 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 386.
What is the gematria of Joshua in Hebrew?
Joshua is spelled ג׳ושוע — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 385.
How many times is Joshua found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, ג׳ושוע appears 2,128 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,132, so the count is in line with chance.
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