Tessa טסה
In Hebrew letters the first name Tessa is written טסה — female given name. Tessa appears 10,683 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 8.8% more than chance alone would give (about 9,817; probability 3.5 × 10⁻¹⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 10,683
- Chance alone
- 9,817
- P (≥ found)
- 3.5 × 10⁻¹⁸
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, טסה appears 10,683 times in the Torah — 8.8% more than the 9,817 chance alone would give; the probability of 10,683 or more by chance alone is 3.5 × 10⁻¹⁸.
The shortest skip at which טסה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Deuteronomy 32:22, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), טסה is found 160,847 times; chance alone would give about 152,154.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 9,817 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 1,411
- Exodus 2,052
- Leviticus 3,122
- Numbers 2,872
- Deuteronomy 1,226
The shortest skips
כִּי־אֵשׁ קָדְחָה בְאַפִּי וַתִּיקַד עַד־שְׁאוֹל תַּחְתִּית וַתֹּאכַל אֶרֶץ וִֽיבֻלָהּ וַתְּלַהֵט מוֹסְדֵי הָרִֽים
For a fire is kindled in My nostril, And burneth unto the depths of the nether-world, And devoureth the earth with her produce, And setteth ablaze the foundations of the mountains.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 301,470Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה קַח־לְךָ סַמִּים נָטָף וּשְׁחֵלֶת וְחֶלְבְּנָה סַמִּים וּלְבֹנָה זַכָּה בַּד בְּבַד יִהְיֶֽה
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense; of each shall there be a like weight.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 124,623Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־הַנָּכְרִי תִּגֹּשׂ וַאֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֶת־אָחִיךָ תַּשְׁמֵט יָדֶֽךָ
Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it; but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thy hand shall release.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 275,332Open in the laboratory →
לְמַטֵּה דָן עַמִּיאֵל בֶּן־גְּמַלִּֽי
Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 209,793Open in the laboratory →
וְהַמְּדָנִים מָכְרוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־מִצְרָיִם לְפֽוֹטִיפַר סְרִיס פַּרְעֹה שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִֽים
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 55,996Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, טסה appears 35,008 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.6% more than the 34,131 chance alone would give; the probability of 35,008 or more by chance alone is 1.2 × 10⁻⁶.
- Genesis 1,411
- Exodus 2,052
- Leviticus 3,122
- Numbers 2,872
- Deuteronomy 1,268
- Joshua 664
- Judges 797
- Samuel 990
- Kings 2,470
- Isaiah 2,497
- Jeremiah 1,934
- Ezekiel 1,872
- The Twelve 2,000
- Psalms 3,553
- Proverbs 1,483
- Job 870
- Song of Songs 139
- Ruth 74
- Lamentations 242
- Ecclesiastes 737
- Esther 546
- Daniel 687
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,023
- Chronicles 1,705
Outside the Torah
שְׂאוּ־נֵס בָּאָרֶץ תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בַּגּוֹיִם קַדְּשׁוּ עָלֶיהָ גּוֹיִם הַשְׁמִיעוּ עָלֶיהָ מַמְלְכוֹת אֲרָרַט מִנִּי וְאַשְׁכְּנָז פִּקְדוּ עָלֶיהָ טִפְסָר הַֽעֲלוּ־סוּס כְּיֶלֶק סָמָֽר
Set ye up a standard in the land, Blow the horn among the nations, Prepare the nations against her, Call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; Appoint a marshal against her; Cause the horses to come up as the rough canker-worm.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 723,078Open in the laboratory →
כִּי טוֹב סַחְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּסֶף וּמֵחָרוּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, And the gain thereof than fine gold.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 939,429Open in the laboratory →
טָעֲמָה כִּי־טוֹב סַחְרָהּ לֹֽא־יִכְבֶּה בליל נֵרָֽהּ
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good; Her lamp goeth not out by night.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 963,596Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
טסה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as טסה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 74.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Tessa appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, טסה appears 10,683 times in the Torah — 8.8% more than the 9,817 chance alone would give; the probability of 10,683 or more by chance alone is 3.5 × 10⁻¹⁸.
What is the shortest skip for Tessa in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Deuteronomy 32:22 — the shortest of 10,683 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,817.
What is the gematria of Tessa in Hebrew?
Tessa is spelled טסה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 74.
How many times is Tessa found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, טסה appears 35,008 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.6% more than the 34,131 chance alone would give; the probability of 35,008 or more by chance alone is 1.2 × 10⁻⁶.
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