First names

Yossi יוסי

Yossi is a first name, written יוסי in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Yossi is found 19,832 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 14:38) — 3.4% above the 19,183 chance alone would give (probability of 19,832 or more by chance alone: 1.6 × 10⁻⁶).

Found in the Torah
19,832
Chance alone
19,183
P (≥ found)
1.6 × 10⁻⁶
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

The Torah holds 19,832 sequences of יוסי at skips 2–5,000, 3.4% above what chance alone gives (about 19,183); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.6 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 14:38, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 210,337 sequences of יוסי, against about 199,889 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 6,443
  • Exodus 4,214
  • Leviticus 1,889
  • Numbers 4,555
  • Deuteronomy 2,731

The shortest skips

  1. Leviticus 14:38ויקרא יד:לחskip 2, forward

    וְיָצָא הַכֹּהֵן מִן־הַבַּיִת אֶל־פֶּתַח הַבָּיִת וְהִסְגִּיר אֶת־הַבַּיִת שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים

    then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days.

    יוסי at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 14:38לפתחהבתהגראתהביתיוסי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 163,394Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 22:7במדבר כב:זskip 2, forward

    וַיֵּלְכוּ זִקְנֵי מוֹאָב וְזִקְנֵי מִדְיָן וּקְסָמִים בְּיָדָם וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בִּלְעָם וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלָיו דִּבְרֵי בָלָֽק

    And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spoke unto him the words of Balak.

    יוסי at skip 2, forward from Numbers 22:7זקנימדןקמםבידםוייוסי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 225,670Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 30:6במדבר ל:וskip 2, forward

    וְאִם־הֵנִיא אָבִיהָ אֹתָהּ בְּיוֹם שָׁמְעוֹ כָּל־נְדָרֶיהָ וֶֽאֱסָרֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר־אָסְרָה עַל־נַפְשָׁהּ לֹא יָקוּם וַֽיהוָה יִֽסְלַח־לָהּ כִּי־הֵנִיא אָבִיהָ אֹתָֽהּ

    But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth, none of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand; and the LORD will forgive her, because her father disallowed her.

    יוסי at skip 2, forward from Numbers 30:6וכלנדרהארהאשראסריוסי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 238,767Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 43:18בראשית מג:יחskip 2, backward

    וַיִּֽירְאוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים כִּי הֽוּבְאוּ בֵּית יוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמְרוּ עַל־דְּבַר הַכֶּסֶף הַשָּׁב בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ בַּתְּחִלָּה אֲנַחְנוּ מֽוּבָאִים לְהִתְגֹּלֵל עָלֵינוּ וּלְהִתְנַפֵּל עָלֵינוּ וְלָקַחַת אֹתָנוּ לַעֲבָדִים וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֵֽינוּ

    And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said: ‘Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.’

    יוסי at skip 2, backward from Genesis 43:18יםביתהוףיראוהאנשיוסי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 66,020Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 45:16בראשית מה:טזskip 2, backward

    וְהַקֹּל נִשְׁמַע בֵּית פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר בָּאוּ אֲחֵי יוֹסֵף וַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי עֲבָדָֽיו

    And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying: ‘Joseph’s brethren are come’; and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

    יוסי at skip 2, backward from Genesis 45:16באואחיוףיטבבעינייוסי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 69,603Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 111,797 sequences of יוסי at skips 2–5,000, 2.6% above what chance alone gives (about 108,951); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.6 × 10⁻¹⁸ by chance alone.

  • Genesis 6,443
  • Exodus 4,214
  • Leviticus 1,889
  • Numbers 4,555
  • Deuteronomy 2,980
  • Joshua 2,526
  • Judges 4,184
  • Samuel 5,882
  • Kings 9,887
  • Isaiah 9,063
  • Jeremiah 6,392
  • Ezekiel 5,586
  • The Twelve 6,824
  • Psalms 14,294
  • Proverbs 3,903
  • Job 4,284
  • Song of Songs 583
  • Ruth 367
  • Lamentations 592
  • Ecclesiastes 1,102
  • Esther 1,302
  • Daniel 2,127
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 3,598
  • Chronicles 9,220

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Kings 6:5מלכים א ו:הskip 2, forward

    וַיִּבֶן עַל־קִיר הַבַּיִת יצוע סָבִיב אֶת־קִירוֹת הַבַּיִת סָבִיב לַֽהֵיכָל וְלַדְּבִיר וַיַּעַשׂ צְלָעוֹת סָבִֽיב

    And against the wall of the house he built a side-structure round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the sanctuary; and he made side-chambers round about;

    יוסי at skip 2, forward from 1 Kings 6:5ירהביתצעבבאתקירויוסי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 488,001Open in the laboratory →

  2. Isaiah 3:23ישעיהו ג:כגskip 2, forward

    וְהַגִּלְיֹנִים וְהַסְּדִינִים וְהַצְּנִיפוֹת וְהָרְדִידִֽים

    and the gauze robes, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the mantles.

    יוסי at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 3:23והגלינםהדניםוהצניוסי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 579,014Open in the laboratory →

  3. Isaiah 44:25ישעיהו מד:כהskip 2, forward

    מֵפֵר אֹתוֹת בַּדִּים וְקֹסְמִים יְהוֹלֵל מֵשִׁיב חֲכָמִים אָחוֹר וְדַעְתָּם יְשַׂכֵּֽל

    That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters, And maketh diviners mad; That turneth wise men backward, And maketh their knowledge foolish;

    יוסי at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 44:25אתותבדםקמםיהוללמיוסי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 621,105Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

יוסי — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as יוסי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 86.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Yossi appear in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 19,832 sequences of יוסי at skips 2–5,000, 3.4% above what chance alone gives (about 19,183); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.6 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.

What is the shortest skip for Yossi in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 14:38 — the shortest of 19,832 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 19,183.

How is Yossi spelled in Hebrew?

Yossi is spelled יוסי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 86.

Is Yossi in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 111,797 sequences of יוסי at skips 2–5,000, 2.6% above what chance alone gives (about 108,951); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 4.6 × 10⁻¹⁸ by chance alone.

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