Ossip אוסיפ
In Hebrew letters the first name Ossip is written אוסיפ — male given name. Ossip appears 295 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 15% more than chance alone would give (about 257; probability 0.01).
- Found in the Torah
- 295
- Chance alone
- 257
- P (≥ found)
- 0.01
- Shortest skip
- 89
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, אוסיפ appears 295 times in the Torah — 15% more than the 257 chance alone would give; the probability of 295 or more by chance alone is 0.01.
The shortest skip at which אוסיפ appears in the Torah is 89 — the first at Genesis 38:24, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), אוסיפ is found 2,125 times; chance alone would give about 2,026.
- Genesis 110
- Exodus 51
- Leviticus 33
- Numbers 79
- Deuteronomy 22
The shortest skips
וַיְהִי כְּמִשְׁלֹשׁ חֳדָשִׁים וַיֻּגַּד לִֽיהוּדָה לֵֽאמֹר זָֽנְתָה תָּמָר כַּלָּתֶךָ וְגַם הִנֵּה הָרָה לִזְנוּנִים וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה הוֹצִיאוּהָ וְתִשָּׂרֵֽף
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying: ‘Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by harlotry.’ And Judah said: ‘Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.’
skip 89, width 89 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 57,177Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם מַסָּה וּמְרִיבָה עַל־רִיב בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל נַסֹּתָם אֶת־יְהוָה לֵאמֹר הֲיֵשׁ יְהוָה בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ אִם־אָֽיִן
And the name of the place was called Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tried the LORD, saying: ‘Is the LORD among us, or not?’
skip 99, width 99 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 103,639Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה מֵעִם פַּרְעֹה וַיֶּעְתַּר אֶל־יְהוָֽה
And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.
skip 112, width 112 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 89,495Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הָאַיִל תְּנַתֵּחַ לִנְתָחָיו וְרָחַצְתָּ קִרְבּוֹ וּכְרָעָיו וְנָתַתָּ עַל־נְתָחָיו וְעַל־רֹאשֽׁוֹ
And thou shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.
skip 123, width 123 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 121,354Open in the laboratory →
וְקָרַבְתָּ מוּל בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן אַל־תְּצֻרֵם וְאַל־תִּתְגָּר בָּם כִּי לֹֽא־אֶתֵּן מֵאֶרֶץ בְּנֵי־עַמּוֹן לְךָ יְרֻשָּׁה כִּי לִבְנֵי־לוֹט נְתַתִּיהָ יְרֻשָּֽׁה
and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, harass them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.—
skip 223, width 223 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 253,466Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אוסיפ appears 1,183 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,153, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 110
- Exodus 51
- Leviticus 33
- Numbers 79
- Deuteronomy 24
- Joshua 19
- Judges 50
- Samuel 53
- Kings 93
- Isaiah 92
- Jeremiah 64
- Ezekiel 72
- The Twelve 65
- Psalms 140
- Proverbs 42
- Job 55
- Song of Songs 7
- Ruth 7
- Lamentations 6
- Ecclesiastes 15
- Esther 8
- Daniel 19
- Ezra–Nehemiah 22
- Chronicles 57
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּצֵא לִפְנֵי אָסָא וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ שְׁמָעוּנִי אָסָא וְכָל־יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן יְהוָה עִמָּכֶם בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם עִמּוֹ וְאִֽם־תִּדְרְשֻׁהוּ יִמָּצֵא לָכֶם וְאִם־תַּעַזְבֻהוּ יַעֲזֹב אֶתְכֶֽם
and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him: ‘Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you, while ye are with Him; and if ye seek Him, He will be found of you; but if ye forsake Him, He will forsake you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,161,399Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵלָיו בֶּן־הֲדַד וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּֽה־יַעֲשׂוּן לִי אֱלֹהִים וְכֹה יוֹסִפוּ אִם־יִשְׂפֹּק עֲפַר שֹׁמְרוֹן לִשְׁעָלִים לְכָל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלָֽי
And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said: ‘The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 520,479Open in the laboratory →
וְתֹפֵשׂ הַקֶּשֶׁת לֹא יַעֲמֹד וְקַל בְּרַגְלָיו לֹא יְמַלֵּט וְרֹכֵב הַסּוּס לֹא יְמַלֵּט נַפְשֽׁוֹ
Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; And he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself; Neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 816,816Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אוסיפ — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as אוסיפ, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 157.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ossip in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אוסיפ appears 295 times in the Torah — 15% more than the 257 chance alone would give; the probability of 295 or more by chance alone is 0.01.
What is the shortest skip for Ossip in the Torah?
Skip 89, reading forward from Genesis 38:24 — the shortest of 295 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 257.
What is the gematria of Ossip in Hebrew?
Ossip is spelled אוסיפ — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 157.
How many times is Ossip found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אוסיפ appears 1,183 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,153, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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