Uz עוץ
Uz (עוץ) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Uz is found 2,210,012 times across every skip (2–152,424), the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 14:8) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,232,090).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 2,210,012
- Chance alone · every skip
- 2,232,090
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,376
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 144,841 found · chance alone about 144,010 (probability of 144,841 or more by chance alone: 0.01).
In the Torah
The Torah holds 2,210,012 sequences of עוץ across every skip (2–152,424) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,232,090).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 14:8, reading forward.
The longest skip at which עוץ was found in the Torah is 152,376 — at Deuteronomy 34:11, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 2,232,090 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 576,625
- Exodus 509,620
- Leviticus 302,970
- Numbers 451,713
- Deuteronomy 369,084
Examples across the range
5 of the 2,210,012 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ע ו צGenesis 14:8
… וּמֶלֶךְ אַדְמָה וּמֶלֶךְ צביים וּמֶלֶךְ בֶּלַע הִוא־צֹעַר וַיַּֽעַרְכוּ אִתָּם מִלְחָמָה בְּעֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּֽים …
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela—the same is Zoar; and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Siddim;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,460 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ע ו צGenesis 14:8
- עGenesis 14:16
… הֵשִׁיב וְגַם אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים וְאֶת־הָעָֽם
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- ו צGenesis 14:17
וַיֵּצֵא מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם לִקְרָאתוֹ אַחֲרֵי שׁוּבוֹ …
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh—the same is the King’s Vale.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,931 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- עGenesis 14:16
- עExodus 7:19
… וּנְטֵֽה־יָדְךָ עַל־מֵימֵי מִצְרַיִם עַֽל־נַהֲרֹתָם עַל־יְאֹרֵיהֶם וְעַל־אַגְמֵיהֶם …
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Say unto Aaron: Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt…
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- וExodus 7:20
… כֵן מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה וַיָּרֶם בַּמַּטֶּה וַיַּךְ אֶת־הַמַּיִם …
And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
- צExodus 7:21
… מֵתָה וַיִּבְאַשׁ הַיְאֹר וְלֹא־יָכְלוּ מִצְרַיִם לִשְׁתּוֹת מַיִם מִן־הַיְאֹר וַיְהִי …
And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 87,335 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- עExodus 7:19
- עLeviticus 5:1
… יָדָע אִם־לוֹא יַגִּיד וְנָשָׂא עֲוֺנֽוֹ
And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- וLeviticus 5:17
… תֶֽחֱטָא וְעָֽשְׂתָה אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְלֹֽא־יָדַע …
And if any one sin, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, though he know it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
- צLeviticus 6:9
וְהַנּוֹתֶרֶת מִמֶּנָּה יֹאכְלוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו מַצּוֹת תֵּֽאָכֵל בְּמָקוֹם קָדֹשׁ בַּחֲצַר אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵד יֹאכְלֽוּהָ
And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat; it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place; in the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 146,322 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- עLeviticus 5:1
- עDeuteronomy 34:11
לְכָל־הָאֹתוֹת וְהַמּוֹפְתִים אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם לְפַרְעֹה וּלְכָל־עֲבָדָיו וּלְכָל־אַרְצֽוֹ
in all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- וLeviticus 8:28
… מִלֻּאִים הֵם לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ אִשֶּׁה הוּא לַיהוָֽה
And Moses took them from off their hands, and made them smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering; they were a consecration-offering for a sweet savour; it was an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- ץGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 152,376, width 152,376 — one row is 152,376 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,785 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,376 in the laboratory →
- עDeuteronomy 34:11
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 36,517,180 sequences of עוץ across every skip (2–598,520), 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 36,332,030); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.8 × 10⁻²⁰⁷ by chance alone.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 610,684 found · chance alone about 604,376 (probability of 610,684 or more by chance alone: 2.7 × 10⁻¹⁶).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 2,268,467
- Exodus 2,072,543
- Leviticus 1,260,083
- Numbers 1,893,430
- Deuteronomy 1,555,133
- Joshua 1,324,636
- Judges 1,199,883
- Samuel 2,690,075
- Kings 2,928,249
- Isaiah 2,197,837
- Jeremiah 2,480,320
- Ezekiel 2,133,046
- The Twelve 1,706,190
- Psalms 2,513,133
- Proverbs 896,956
- Job 1,153,187
- Song of Songs 149,892
- Ruth 161,369
- Lamentations 178,919
- Ecclesiastes 375,910
- Esther 326,775
- Daniel 735,408
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,251,052
- Chronicles 3,064,687
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ע ו צJoshua 13:25
… לָהֶם הַגְּבוּל יַעְזֵר וְכָל־עָרֵי הַגִּלְעָד וַחֲצִי אֶרֶץ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן עַד־עֲרוֹעֵר …
And their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,168 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ע ו צJoshua 13:25
- עJudges 10:14
לְכוּ וְזַֽעֲקוּ אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בְּחַרְתֶּם בָּם הֵמָּה יוֹשִׁיעוּ לָכֶם בְּעֵת צָרַתְכֶֽם
Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- וJudges 10:15
… הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ אַךְ הַצִּילֵנוּ נָא הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And the children of Israel said unto the LORD: ‘We have sinned; do Thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto Thee; only deliver us, we pray Thee, this day.’
- צJudges 10:17
וַיִּצָּֽעֲקוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בַּגִּלְעָד וַיֵּאָֽסְפוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בַּמִּצְפָּֽה
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 363,993 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- עJudges 10:14
- ע2 Chronicles 36:21
לְמַלֹּאות דְּבַר־יְהוָה בְּפִי יִרְמְיָהוּ עַד־רָצְתָה הָאָרֶץ אֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתֶיהָ כָּל …
to fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had been paid her sabbaths; for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- וIsaiah 25:1
יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי אַתָּה אֲרֽוֹמִמְךָ אוֹדֶה שִׁמְךָ כִּי עָשִׂיתָ פֶּלֶא עֵצוֹת מֵֽרָחוֹק אֱמוּנָה אֹֽמֶן
O LORD, Thou art my God, I will exalt Thee, I will praise Thy name, For Thou hast done wonderful things; Even counsels of old, in faithfulness and truth.
- ץGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 598,382, width 598,382 — one row is 598,382 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,797 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,382 in the laboratory →
- ע2 Chronicles 36:21
The spelling
עוץ — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עוץ, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 166.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:23. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Uz appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,210,012 sequences of עוץ across every skip (2–152,424) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,232,090).
What is the shortest skip for Uz in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:8 — the shortest of 2,210,012 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 2,232,090.
How is Uz spelled in Hebrew?
Uz is spelled עוץ — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 166.
Is Uz in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 36,517,180 sequences of עוץ across every skip (2–598,520), 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 36,332,030); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.8 × 10⁻²⁰⁷ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,232,090 across every skip (2–152,424) here) beside the count.