Biblical names

Yeshayahu (Isaiah · ישעיהו)

Yeshayahu (Isaiah · ישעיהו) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Yeshayahu (Isaiah) is found 489 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Deuteronomy 29:3) — about what chance alone gives (about 545).

Found in the Torah
489
Chance alone
545
P (≥ found)
0.99
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, ישעיהו appears 489 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 545, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Deuteronomy 29:3, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 3,370 sequences of ישעיהו, against about 3,465 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 124
  • Exodus 125
  • Leviticus 56
  • Numbers 102
  • Deuteronomy 82

The shortest skips

  1. Deuteronomy 29:3דברים כט:גskip 3, forward

    וְלֹֽא־נָתַן יְהוָה לָכֶם לֵב לָדַעַת וְעֵינַיִם לִרְאוֹת וְאָזְנַיִם לִשְׁמֹעַ עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה

    but the LORD hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

    ישעיהו at skip 3, forward from Deuteronomy 29:3םלראותואזנםלמעדהוםזהאולךאתכםארישעיהו
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 295,552Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 21:22בראשית כא:כבskip 9, forward

    וַֽיְהִי בָּעֵת הַהִוא וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּפִיכֹל שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ אֶל־אַבְרָהָם לֵאמֹר אֱלֹהִים עִמְּךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה עֹשֶֽׂה

    And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: ‘God is with thee in all that thou doest.

    ישעיהו at skip 9, forward from Genesis 21:22אבימלךופיכלשרצבאואלאברהםלאמראלהםעמךבכלאראתהעשהותההשבעהלבאלהיםהנאםתשקרלילניניולנכדיכחסדאשרעשיתיעמךתעשהעישעיהו
    skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 26,415Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 19:8במדבר יט:חskip 11, forward

    וְהַשֹּׂרֵף אֹתָהּ יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו בַּמַּיִם וְרָחַץ בְּשָׂרוֹ בַּמָּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב

    And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

    ישעיהו at skip 11, forward from Numbers 19:8ואאלהמחנהוטמאהכהןעדהערבוהשרףאתהיכבסבגדובמיםורחץברובמיםוטמאדהערבואסףאשטהוראתאפרפרהוהניחמחץלמחנהבמקוםטהורוהיתהלעדתבניישראללמשמרתישעיהו
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 220,998Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 33:11שמות לג:יאskip 26, forward

    וְדִבֶּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה פָּנִים אֶל־פָּנִים כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ וְשָׁב אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וּמְשָׁרְתוֹ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן נַעַר לֹא יָמִישׁ מִתּוֹךְ הָאֹֽהֶל

    And the LORD spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he would return into the camp; but his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent.

    ישעיהו at skip 26, forward from Exodus 33:11עמדפתחהאהלודברעםמשהורעםאתעמודהענןעמדפתחהאהלהעםוהשתחוואישפתחאהלוקוקאלמשהפנםאלפניםכאשאישאלרעהוובאלהמחנהומהושעבןנוןנרלאימישמתוויאמרמשהאלקוקראהאתהאהעלאתהעםהזואתהלאהודעאשרתשלחעמיאתהאמרתידעםוגםמצאתחןבעיניועתהאםתיחןבעיניךהודענינאאתדדעךלמעןאמצאחןבעיניךורישעיהו
    skip 26, width 26 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 128,358Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 5:11ויקרא ה:יאskip 30, backward

    וְאִם־לֹא תַשִּׂיג יָדוֹ לִשְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ לִשְׁנֵי בְנֵי־יוֹנָה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־קָרְבָּנוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵפָה סֹלֶת לְחַטָּאת לֹא־יָשִׂים עָלֶיהָ שֶׁמֶן וְלֹא־יִתֵּן עָלֶיהָ לְבֹנָה כִּי חַטָּאת הִֽיא

    But if his means suffice not for two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his offering for that wherein he hath sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon; for it is a sin-offering.

    ישעיהו at skip 30, backward from Leviticus 5:11גיעידודישהוהביאאתאשמותריםאושניבנייונהליקוקאחדלעלהוהביאאתםאלהכהןשרלחטאתראשנהומלקאתראוולאיבדילוזהמדםהחטאתחוהנשארבדםמצהאליסודהואואתהשניישהעלהכמשפטכהןמחטאתוארחטאונסלחלגידולשתיתרםאולשניבניאתקרבנואשרחטאעשירתהאפלאישיםעליהשמןולאיתןעלטאתהיאוהביאהאלהכהןוקמישעיהו
    skip 30, width 30 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 146,907Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, ישעיהו appears 2,491 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,637, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 124
  • Exodus 125
  • Leviticus 56
  • Numbers 102
  • Deuteronomy 93
  • Joshua 100
  • Judges 102
  • Samuel 172
  • Kings 222
  • Isaiah 163
  • Jeremiah 168
  • Ezekiel 124
  • The Twelve 135
  • Psalms 178
  • Proverbs 61
  • Job 64
  • Song of Songs 7
  • Ruth 9
  • Lamentations 16
  • Ecclesiastes 31
  • Esther 24
  • Daniel 32
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 92
  • Chronicles 291

Outside the Torah

  1. Jeremiah 31:12ירמיהו לא:יבskip 2, forward

    וּבָאוּ וְרִנְּנוּ בִמְרוֹם־צִיּוֹן וְנָהֲרוּ אֶל־טוּב יְהוָה עַל־דָּגָן וְעַל־תִּירֹשׁ וְעַל־יִצְהָר וְעַל־בְּנֵי־צֹאן וּבָקָר וְהָיְתָה נַפְשָׁם כְּגַן רָוֶה וְלֹא־יוֹסִיפוּ לְדַאֲבָה עֽוֹד

    And they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, And shall flow unto the goodness of the LORD, To the corn, and to the wine, and to the oil, And to the young of the flock and of the herd; And their soul shall be as a watered garden, And they shall not pine any more at all.

    ישעיהו at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 31:12גןועלתרולצרעלבניצאישעיהו
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 687,920Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 15:63יהושע טו:סגskip 3, forward

    וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי יוֹשְׁבֵי יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם לֹֽא־יוכלו בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה לְהֽוֹרִישָׁם וַיֵּשֶׁב הַיְבוּסִי אֶת־בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה בִּירוּשָׁלִַם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה

    And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Judah at Jerusalem, unto this day.

    ישעיהו at skip 3, forward from Joshua 15:63תבנייהודהברולםדהוםזהיצאהגורללבישעיהו
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 329,935Open in the laboratory →

  3. Judges 1:21שופטים א:כאskip 3, forward

    וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי יֹשֵׁב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם לֹא הוֹרִישׁוּ בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן וַיֵּשֶׁב הַיְבוּסִי אֶת־בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן בִּירוּשָׁלִַם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה

    And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem, unto this day.

    ישעיהו at skip 3, forward from Judges 1:21תבניבנימןברולםדהוםזהיעלוביתיוסישעיהו
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 345,886Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

ישעיהו — the Tanakh's own spelling: Isaiah. Searched as ישעיהו, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 401.

As a plain word it stands 32 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 19:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

The same letters also spell: Isaiah.

Questions

Does Yeshayahu (Isaiah) appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, ישעיהו appears 489 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 545, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Yeshayahu (Isaiah) in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading forward from Deuteronomy 29:3 — the shortest of 489 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 545.

How is Yeshayahu (Isaiah) spelled in Hebrew?

Yeshayahu is spelled ישעיהו — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 401.

Is Yeshayahu (Isaiah) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, ישעיהו appears 2,491 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,637, so the count is in line with chance.

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