Osama bin Laden אוסאמה בן לאדן
Osama bin Laden (אוסאמה בן לאדן): founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011). Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 118 sequences of אוסאמה (from Osama bin Laden), the shortest at skip 12 (Genesis 19:2); chance alone would give about 105.
- Found in the Torah (אוסאמה)
- 118
- Chance alone
- 105
- P (≥ found)
- 0.11
- Shortest skip
- 12
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 אוסאמה, and בן, לאדן have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
118 sequences of אוסאמה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 105 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which אוסאמה appears in the Torah is 12 — the first at Genesis 19:2, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), אוסאמה is found 718 times; chance alone would give about 668.
- Genesis 26
- Exodus 23
- Leviticus 20
- Numbers 28
- Deuteronomy 21
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֶּה נָּא־אֲדֹנַי סוּרוּ נָא אֶל־בֵּית עַבְדְּכֶם וְלִינוּ וְרַחֲצוּ רַגְלֵיכֶם וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּם וַהֲלַכְתֶּם לְדַרְכְּכֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹּא כִּי בָרְחוֹב נָלִֽין
and he said: ‘Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way.’ And they said: ‘Nay; but we will abide in the broad place all night.’
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,322Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו אָנֹכִי מֵת וֵֽאלֹהִים פָּקֹד יִפְקֹד אֶתְכֶם וְהֶעֱלָה אֶתְכֶם מִן־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב
And Joseph said unto his brethren: ‘I die; but God will surely remember you, and bring you up out of this land unto the land which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.’
skip 249, width 249 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 77,942Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כְּדַבְּרָהּ אֶל־יוֹסֵף יוֹם יוֹם וְלֹא־שָׁמַע אֵלֶיהָ לִשְׁכַּב אֶצְלָהּ לִהְיוֹת עִמָּֽהּ
And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
skip 273, width 273 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 58,129Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽתְחַטְּאוּ הַלְוִיִּם וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ בִּגְדֵיהֶם וַיָּנֶף אַהֲרֹן אֹתָם תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיהֶם אַהֲרֹן לְטַהֲרָֽם
And the Levites purified themselves, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them for a sacred gift before the LORD; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.
skip 292, width 292 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 203,505Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
skip 390, width 390 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 144,297Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
344 sequences of אוסאמה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 368 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 26
- Exodus 23
- Leviticus 20
- Numbers 28
- Deuteronomy 22
- Joshua 7
- Judges 14
- Samuel 26
- Kings 33
- Isaiah 16
- Jeremiah 25
- Ezekiel 20
- The Twelve 14
- Psalms 13
- Proverbs 4
- Job 3
- Ruth 2
- Lamentations 1
- Ecclesiastes 5
- Esther 6
- Daniel 7
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6
- Chronicles 23
Outside the Torah
וְלֹֽא־הֵסֵב יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ פָנָיו מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי לְהִלָּחֵֽם־בּוֹ הִתְחַפֵּשׂ וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֶל־דִּבְרֵי נְכוֹ מִפִּי אֱלֹהִים וַיָּבֹא לְהִלָּחֵם בְּבִקְעַת מְגִדּֽוֹ
Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Neco, from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
skip 24, width 24 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,195,137Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא דָוִד וַאֲבִישַׁי אֶל־הָעָם לַיְלָה וְהִנֵּה שָׁאוּל שֹׁכֵב יָשֵׁן בַּמַּעְגָּל וַחֲנִיתוֹ מְעוּכָֽה־בָאָרֶץ מראשתו וְאַבְנֵר וְהָעָם שֹׁכְבִים סביבתו
So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the barricade, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.
skip 101, width 101 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 427,664Open in the laboratory →
אֲנִי קַרְתִּי וְשָׁתִיתִי מָיִם וְאַחְרִב בְּכַף־פְּעָמַי כֹּל יְאֹרֵי מָצֽוֹר
I have digged and drunk water, And with the sole of my feet have I dried up All the rivers of Egypt.
skip 121, width 121 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 612,026Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אוסאמה בן לאדן — the name in Hebrew letters: founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011). Searched as אוסאמה, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 113.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- לאדן — the name in Hebrew letters found 20,003 in the Torah (chance 19,958)
Questions
Is Osama bin Laden in the Torah codes?
118 sequences of אוסאמה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 105 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Osama bin Laden in the Torah?
Skip 12, reading forward from Genesis 19:2 — the shortest of 118 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 105.
What is the gematria of Osama bin Laden in Hebrew?
Osama bin Laden is spelled אוסאמה בן לאדן — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 113; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Osama bin Laden found in the whole Tanakh?
344 sequences of אוסאמה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 368 that chance alone would produce.
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