Oswald אוסוולד
In Hebrew letters the first name Oswald is written אוסוולד — male given name. Oswald appears once as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3,315 (Genesis 50:10), below chance alone (about 2.5).
- Found in the Torah
- 1
- Chance alone
- 2.5
- P (≥ found)
- 0.92
- Shortest skip
- 3,315
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, אוסוולד appears once in the Torah, below the count chance alone would give (about 2.5).
The shortest skip at which אוסוולד appears in the Torah is 3,315 — the first at Genesis 50:10, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–50,808), אוסוולד is found 14 times; chance alone would give about 13.6.
- Genesis 1
The shortest skips
וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־גֹּרֶן הָאָטָד אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־שָׁם מִסְפֵּד גָּדוֹל וְכָבֵד מְאֹד וַיַּעַשׂ לְאָבִיו אֵבֶל שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים
And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they wailed with a very great and sore wailing; and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
skip 3,315, width 3,315 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 77,169Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
15 sequences of אוסוולד at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 15.3 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1
- Joshua 1
- Samuel 3
- Kings 2
- The Twelve 1
- Psalms 3
- Job 1
- Lamentations 1
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1
- Chronicles 1
Outside the Torah
מָה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לְּךָ אֶפְרַיִם מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לְּךָ יְהוּדָה וְחַסְדְּכֶם כַּֽעֲנַן־בֹּקֶר וְכַטַּל מַשְׁכִּים הֹלֵֽךְ
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, And as the dew that early passeth away.
skip 459, width 459 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 805,781Open in the laboratory →
הֲיִֽנְהַק־פֶּרֶא עֲלֵי־דֶשֶׁא אִם יִגְעֶה־שּׁוֹר עַל־בְּלִילֽוֹ
Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
skip 811, width 811 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 968,377Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ כָל־שָׂרֵי הַחֲיָלִים הֵמָּה וְהָאֲנָשִׁים כִּֽי־הִפְקִיד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל אֶת־גְּדַלְיָהוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־גְּדַלְיָהוּ הַמִּצְפָּה וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָה וְיוֹחָנָן בֶּן־קָרֵחַ וּשְׂרָיָה בֶן־תַּנְחֻמֶת הַנְּטֹפָתִי וְיַֽאֲזַנְיָהוּ בֶּן־הַמַּעֲכָתִי הֵמָּה וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם
Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
skip 925, width 925 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 575,046Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אוסוולד — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as אוסוולד, 7 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 →
Questions
Is Oswald in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, אוסוולד appears once in the Torah, below the count chance alone would give (about 2.5).
What is the shortest skip for Oswald in the Torah?
Skip 3,315, reading forward from Genesis 50:10 — the shortest of 1 sequence at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2.5.
What is the gematria of Oswald in Hebrew?
Oswald is spelled אוסוולד — 7 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 113.
How many times is Oswald found in the whole Tanakh?
15 sequences of אוסוולד at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 15.3 that chance alone would produce.
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