Yoshiyahu (Josiah · יאשיהו)
Yoshiyahu (Josiah · יאשיהו) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Yoshiyahu (Josiah) is found 8,008 times across every skip (2–60,969), the shortest at skip 4 (Exodus 36:26) — about what chance alone gives (about 8,335).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 8,008
- Chance alone · every skip
- 8,335
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 4
- Longest skip found
- 60,716
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 6 letters (2–60,969), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 1,245 found · chance alone about 1,311 (probability of 1,245 or more by chance alone: 0.97).
In the Torah
8,008 sequences of יאשיהו across every skip (2–60,969) in the Torah, close to the 8,335 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — at Exodus 36:26, reading backward.
The longest skip at which יאשיהו was found in the Torah is 60,716 — at Deuteronomy 34:9, reading backward; a spelling of 6 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 60,969.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 2,371
- Exodus 1,616
- Leviticus 1,068
- Numbers 1,576
- Deuteronomy 1,377
Examples across the range
5 of the 8,008 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
- י אExodus 36:26
וְאַרְבָּעִים אַדְנֵיהֶם כָּסֶף שְׁנֵי אֲדָנִים תַּחַת הַקֶּרֶשׁ הָאֶחָד וּשְׁנֵי אֲדָנִים תַּחַת הַקֶּרֶשׁ הָאֶחָֽד
and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
- ש י ה וExodus 36:25
וּלְצֶלַע הַמִּשְׁכָּן הַשֵּׁנִית לִפְאַת צָפוֹן עָשָׂה עֶשְׂרִים קְרָשִֽׁים
And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards,
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 134,120 of the TorahOpen at skip 4 in the laboratory →
- י אExodus 36:26
Letter by letter
- י א ש י ה וGenesis 41:53
וַתִּכְלֶינָה שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הַשָּׂבָע אֲשֶׁר הָיָה בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 62,745 of the TorahOpen at skip 6 in the laboratory →
- י א ש י ה וGenesis 41:53
- יLeviticus 16:2
… אֶל־מֹשֶׁה דַּבֵּר אֶל־אַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וְאַל־יָבֹא בְכָל־עֵת אֶל …
and the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the ark-cover which is upon the ark; that he die not; for I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
- אLeviticus 16:3
בְּזֹאת יָבֹא אַהֲרֹן אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ בְּפַר בֶּן־בָּקָר לְחַטָּאת וְאַיִל לְעֹלָֽה
Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering.
- שLeviticus 16:5
וּמֵאֵת עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יִקַּח שְׁנֵֽי־שְׂעִירֵי עִזִּים לְחַטָּאת וְאַיִל אֶחָד לְעֹלָֽה
And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two he-goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering.
- יLeviticus 16:7
וְלָקַח אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַשְּׂעִירִם וְהֶעֱמִיד אֹתָם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And he shall take the two goats, and set them before the LORD at the door of the tent of meeting.
- הLeviticus 16:9
וְהִקְרִיב אַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַשָּׂעִיר אֲשֶׁר עָלָה עָלָיו הַגּוֹרָל לַיהוָה וְעָשָׂהוּ חַטָּֽאת
And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for the LORD, and offer him for a sin-offering.
- וLeviticus 16:11
… אֶת־פַּר הַֽחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְכִפֶּר בַּֽעֲדוֹ וּבְעַד בֵּיתוֹ וְשָׁחַט אֶת …
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself.
skip 102, width 102 — one row is 102 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 166,028 of the TorahOpen at skip 102 in the laboratory →
- יLeviticus 16:2
- יGenesis 22:7
וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל־אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֶּנִּֽי בְנִי …
And Isaac spoke unto Abraham his father, and said: ‘My father.’ And he said: ‘Here am I, my son.’ And he said: ‘Behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?’
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
- אGenesis 21:22
וַֽיְהִי בָּעֵת הַהִוא וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּפִיכֹל שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ אֶל־אַבְרָהָם …
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.
- שGenesis 21:1
וַֽיהוָה פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה לְשָׂרָה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּֽר
And the LORD remembered Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as He had spoken.
- יGenesis 20:2
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל־שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּוֹ אֲחֹתִי הִוא וַיִּשְׁלַח אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ גְּרָר וַיִּקַּח אֶת־שָׂרָֽה
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: ‘She is my sister.’ And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
- הGenesis 19:20
הִנֵּה־נָא הָעִיר הַזֹּאת קְרֹבָה לָנוּס שָׁמָּה וְהִיא …
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one; oh, let me escape thither—is it not a little one?—and my soul shall live.’
- וGenesis 19:3
וַיִּפְצַר־בָּם מְאֹד וַיָּסֻרוּ אֵלָיו וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם מִשְׁתֶּה וּמַצּוֹת אָפָה וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ
And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
skip 1,005, width 1,005 — one row is 1,005 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 27,389 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,005 in the laboratory →
- יGenesis 22:7
- יDeuteronomy 34:9
… כִּֽי־סָמַךְ מֹשֶׁה אֶת־יָדָיו עָלָיו וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֵלָיו בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ …
And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
- אNumbers 32:37
וּבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן בָּנוּ אֶת־חֶשְׁבּוֹן וְאֶת־אֶלְעָלֵא וְאֵת קִרְיָתָֽיִם
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim;
- שLeviticus 26:19
וְשָׁבַרְתִּי אֶת־גְּאוֹן עֻזְּכֶם וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־שְׁמֵיכֶם כַּבַּרְזֶל וְאֶֽת־אַרְצְכֶם כַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass.
- יExodus 29:35
וְעָשִׂיתָ לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו כָּכָה כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוִּיתִי אֹתָכָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תְּמַלֵּא יָדָֽם
And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee; seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
- הGenesis 41:35
… אֶת־כָּל־אֹכֶל הַשָּׁנִים הַטֹּבֹת הַבָּאֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְיִצְבְּרוּ־בָר תַּחַת יַד …
And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
- וGenesis 1:22
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹר פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הַמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וְהָעוֹף יִרֶב בָּאָֽרֶץ
And God blessed them, saying: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.’
skip 60,716, width 60,716 — one row is 60,716 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,657 of the TorahOpen at skip 60,716 in the laboratory →
- יDeuteronomy 34:9
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–239,408), יאשיהו appears 133,151 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 136,253, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 5,622 found · chance alone about 5,631 (probability of 5,622 or more by chance alone: 0.55).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 9,941
- Exodus 7,152
- Leviticus 4,361
- Numbers 6,745
- Deuteronomy 5,958
- Joshua 4,590
- Judges 5,227
- Samuel 11,988
- Kings 11,907
- Isaiah 7,969
- Jeremiah 9,342
- Ezekiel 7,814
- The Twelve 6,252
- Psalms 8,680
- Proverbs 2,337
- Job 3,316
- Song of Songs 520
- Ruth 441
- Lamentations 609
- Ecclesiastes 960
- Esther 919
- Daniel 2,126
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,716
- Chronicles 10,281
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- י א ש י ה וPsalms 14:7
מִי יִתֵּן מִצִּיּוֹן יְשׁוּעַת יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּשׁוּב יְהוָה שְׁבוּת עַמּוֹ יָגֵל יַעֲקֹב יִשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָֽאֵל
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When the LORD turneth the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 863,792 of the TanakhOpen at skip 3 in the laboratory →
- י א ש י ה וPsalms 14:7
- י2 Kings 8:28
… בְּרָמֹת גִּלְעָד וַיַּכּוּ אֲרַמִּים אֶת־יוֹרָֽם
And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead; and the Arameans wounded Joram.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
- א2 Kings 8:29
… יְהוֹרָם מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה יָרַד לִרְאוֹת אֶת־יוֹרָם בֶּן־אַחְאָב בְּיִזְרְעֶאל כִּֽי …
And king Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Arameans had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
- ש2 Kings 9:2
וּבָאתָ שָׁמָּה וּרְאֵֽה־שָׁם יֵהוּא בֶן־יְהוֹשָׁפָט …
And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber.
- י2 Kings 9:3
… רֹאשׁוֹ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה מְשַׁחְתִּיךָֽ לְמֶלֶךְ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וּפָתַחְתָּ הַדֶּלֶת …
Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say: Thus saith the LORD: I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.’
- ה2 Kings 9:5
… דָּבָר לִי אֵלֶיךָ הַשָּׂר וַיֹּאמֶר יֵהוּא אֶל־מִי מִכֻּלָּנוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיךָ …
And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said: ‘I have an errand to thee, O captain.’ And Jehu said: ‘Unto which of us all?’ And he said: ‘To thee, O captain.’
- ו2 Kings 9:7
וְהִכִּיתָה אֶת־בֵּית אַחְאָב אֲדֹנֶיךָ וְנִקַּמְתִּי …
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.
skip 101, width 101 — one row is 101 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 542,466 of the TanakhOpen at skip 101 in the laboratory →
- י2 Kings 8:28
- י2 Chronicles 33:19
… הִכָּנְעוֹ הִנָּם כְּתוּבִים עַל דִּבְרֵי חוֹזָֽי
His prayer also, and how [God] was entreated of him, and all his sin and his transgression, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the graven images, before he humbled himself; behold, they are written in the history of the seers.
Letter by letter: the other 5 letters
- אProverbs 19:24
טָמַן עָצֵל יָדוֹ בַּצַּלָּחַת גַּם־אֶל־פִּיהוּ לֹא יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it back to his mouth.
- שJeremiah 48:20
הֹבִישׁ מוֹאָב כִּֽי־חַתָּה הילילי וזעקי הַגִּידוּ בְאַרְנוֹן כִּי שֻׁדַּד מוֹאָֽב
Moab is put to shame, for it is dismayed; wail and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled.
- י1 Kings 1:12
וְעַתָּה לְכִי אִיעָצֵךְ נָא עֵצָה וּמַלְּטִי אֶת־נַפְשֵׁךְ וְאֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּנֵךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
- הNumbers 31:16
הֵן הֵנָּה הָיוּ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְבַר בִּלְעָם …
Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to revolt so as to break faith with the LORD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of the LORD.
- וGenesis 2:18
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים לֹא־טוֹב הֱיוֹת הָֽאָדָם לְבַדּוֹ אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־לּוֹ עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ
And the LORD God said: ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.’
skip 237,652, width 237,652 — one row is 237,652 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,190,754 of the TanakhOpen at skip 237,652 in the laboratory →
- י2 Chronicles 33:19
The spelling
יאשיהו — the Tanakh's own spelling: Josiah. Searched as יאשיהו, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 332.
As a plain word it stands 50 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 13:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Josiah.
Questions
Does Yoshiyahu (Josiah) appear in the Torah codes?
8,008 sequences of יאשיהו across every skip (2–60,969) in the Torah, close to the 8,335 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Yoshiyahu (Josiah) in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading backward from Exodus 36:26 — the shortest of 8,008 sequences across every skip (2–60,969), where chance alone would give about 8,335.
How is Yoshiyahu (Josiah) spelled in Hebrew?
Yoshiyahu is spelled יאשיהו — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 332.
Is Yoshiyahu (Josiah) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–239,408), יאשיהו appears 133,151 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 136,253, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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