Mashiach ben Yosef משיח בן יוסף
Mashiach ben Yosef — in Hebrew משיח בן יוסף — the Messiah descended from Joseph, in rabbinic tradition. In the Torah codes, משיח (from Mashiach ben Yosef) is found 30,556 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 32:8) — about what chance alone gives (about 30,554).
- Found in the Torah (משיח)
- 30,556
- Chance alone
- 30,554
- P (≥ found)
- 0.50
- 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 משיח, and בן, יוסף have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 30,556 sequences of משיח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 30,554).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 32:8, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 316,758 sequences of משיח, against about 318,368 from chance alone.
- Genesis 7,250
- Exodus 7,342
- Leviticus 3,982
- Numbers 8,214
- Deuteronomy 3,768
The shortest skips
וַיִּירָא יַעֲקֹב מְאֹד וַיֵּצֶר לוֹ וַיַּחַץ אֶת־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ וְאֶת־הַצֹּאן וְאֶת־הַבָּקָר וְהַגְּמַלִּים לִשְׁנֵי מַחֲנֽוֹת
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. And he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two camps.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,869Open in the laboratory →
רְאוּ כִּֽי־יְהוָה נָתַן לָכֶם הַשַּׁבָּת עַל־כֵּן הוּא נֹתֵן לָכֶם בַּיּוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי לֶחֶם יוֹמָיִם שְׁבוּ אִישׁ תַּחְתָּיו אַל־יֵצֵא אִישׁ מִמְּקֹמוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי
See that the LORD hath given you the sabbath; therefore He giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 102,787Open in the laboratory →
וְסָמַךְ יָדוֹ עַל־רֹאשׁ הַשָּׂעִיר וְשָׁחַט אֹתוֹ בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁחַט אֶת־הָעֹלָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה חַטָּאת הֽוּא
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt-offering before the LORD; it is a sin-offering.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 145,575Open in the laboratory →
וְסָמַךְ אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל רֹאשׁ הַֽחַטָּאת וְשָׁחַט אֹתָהּ לְחַטָּאת בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁחַט אֶת־הָעֹלָֽה
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill it for a sin-offering in the place where they kill the burnt-offering.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 146,097Open in the laboratory →
בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁחֲטוּ אֶת־הָעֹלָה יִשְׁחֲטוּ אֶת־הָאָשָׁם וְאֶת־דָּמוֹ יִזְרֹק עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
In the place where they kill the burnt-offering shall they kill the guilt-offering: and the blood thereof shall be dashed against the altar round about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 149,003Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, משיח appears 126,042 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 126,893, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 7,250
- Exodus 7,342
- Leviticus 3,982
- Numbers 8,214
- Deuteronomy 4,117
- Joshua 4,079
- Judges 4,135
- Samuel 8,962
- Kings 11,408
- Isaiah 6,752
- Jeremiah 6,681
- Ezekiel 7,420
- The Twelve 5,316
- Psalms 9,040
- Proverbs 3,825
- Job 4,242
- Song of Songs 761
- Ruth 665
- Lamentations 661
- Ecclesiastes 1,423
- Esther 1,519
- Daniel 1,752
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,160
- Chronicles 11,336
Outside the Torah
וַיִּתְּנֵם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא חֹטְבֵי עֵצִים וְשֹׁאֲבֵי מַיִם לָֽעֵדָה וּלְמִזְבַּח יְהוָה עַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחָֽר
And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, unto this day, in the place which He should choose.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 319,361Open in the laboratory →
וּרְאוּ וּדְעוּ מִכֹּל הַמַּֽחֲבֹאִים אֲשֶׁר יִתְחַבֵּא שָׁם וְשַׁבְתֶּם אֵלַי אֶל־נָכוֹן וְהָלַכְתִּי אִתְּכֶם וְהָיָה אִם־יֶשְׁנוֹ בָאָרֶץ וְחִפַּשְׂתִּי אֹתוֹ בְּכֹל אַלְפֵי יְהוּדָֽה
See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hideth himself, and come ye back to me with the certainty, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 422,516Open in the laboratory →
הַחֹשְׁבִים לְהַשְׁכִּיחַ אֶת־עַמִּי שְׁמִי בַּחֲלוֹמֹתָם אֲשֶׁר יְסַפְּרוּ אִישׁ לְרֵעֵהוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁכְחוּ אֲבוֹתָם אֶת־שְׁמִי בַּבָּֽעַל
That think to cause My people to forget My name By their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, As their fathers forgot My name for Baal.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 675,479Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
משיח בן יוסף — a Hebrew word: the Messiah descended from Joseph, in rabbinic tradition. Searched as משיח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 358.
As a plain word it stands 11 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 24:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- יוסף — a Hebrew word found 3,240 in the Torah (chance 2,921)
Questions
Does Mashiach ben Yosef appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 30,556 sequences of משיח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 30,554).
What is the shortest skip for Mashiach ben Yosef in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 32:8 — the shortest of 30,556 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 30,554.
How is Mashiach ben Yosef spelled in Hebrew?
Mashiach ben Yosef is spelled משיח בן יוסף — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 358; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Mashiach ben Yosef in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, משיח appears 126,042 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 126,893, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 30,554 here) beside the count.