Burning bush הסנה
Burning bush — in Hebrew הסנה — the bush that burned and was not consumed. Burning bush appears 7,278 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 3.7% more than chance alone would give (about 7,015; probability 0.00092).
- Found in the Torah
- 7,278
- Chance alone
- 7,015
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00092
- 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, הסנה appears 7,278 times in the Torah — 3.7% more than the 7,015 chance alone would give; the probability of 7,278 or more by chance alone is 0.00092.
The shortest skip at which הסנה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Deuteronomy 3:10, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), הסנה is found 79,244 times; chance alone would give about 73,096.
- Genesis 1,222
- Exodus 1,524
- Leviticus 1,235
- Numbers 2,318
- Deuteronomy 979
The shortest skips
כֹּל עָרֵי הַמִּישֹׁר וְכָל־הַגִּלְעָד וְכָל־הַבָּשָׁן עַד־סַלְכָה וְאֶדְרֶעִי עָרֵי מַמְלֶכֶת עוֹג בַּבָּשָֽׁן
all the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salcah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.—
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 255,082Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקֶם אֶת־הֶחָצֵר סָבִיב לַמִּשְׁכָּן וְלַמִּזְבֵּחַ וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־מָסַךְ שַׁעַר הֶחָצֵר וַיְכַל מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הַמְּלָאכָֽה
And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 141,383Open in the laboratory →
הֵן גֵּרַשְׁתָּ אֹתִי הַיּוֹם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָה וּמִפָּנֶיךָ אֶסָּתֵר וְהָיִיתִי נָע וָנָד בָּאָרֶץ וְהָיָה כָל־מֹצְאִי יַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי
Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 4,807Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁמַע אָבִיהָ אֶת־נִדְרָהּ וֶֽאֱסָרָהּ אֲשֶׁר אָֽסְרָה עַל־נַפְשָׁהּ וְהֶחֱרִישׁ לָהּ אָבִיהָ וְקָמוּ כָּל־נְדָרֶיהָ וְכָל־אִסָּר אֲשֶׁר־אָסְרָה עַל־נַפְשָׁהּ יָקֽוּם
and her father heareth her vow, or her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father holdeth his peace at her, then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 238,680Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מוֹאָב אֶל־זִקְנֵי מִדְיָן עַתָּה יְלַחֲכוּ הַקָּהָל אֶת־כָּל־סְבִיבֹתֵינוּ כִּלְחֹךְ הַשּׁוֹר אֵת יֶרֶק הַשָּׂדֶה וּבָלָק בֶּן־צִפּוֹר מֶלֶךְ לְמוֹאָב בָּעֵת הַהִֽוא
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian: ‘Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field.’—And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.—
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 225,406Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, הסנה appears 24,611 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 25,330, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 1,222
- Exodus 1,524
- Leviticus 1,235
- Numbers 2,318
- Deuteronomy 1,076
- Joshua 759
- Judges 763
- Samuel 1,004
- Kings 2,069
- Isaiah 1,444
- Jeremiah 1,841
- Ezekiel 1,422
- The Twelve 1,431
- Psalms 1,756
- Proverbs 416
- Job 312
- Song of Songs 64
- Ruth 63
- Lamentations 83
- Ecclesiastes 310
- Esther 441
- Daniel 543
- Ezra–Nehemiah 976
- Chronicles 1,539
Outside the Torah
וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּי שָׂרֶיהָ וַחֲכָמֶיהָ פַּחוֹתֶיהָ וּסְגָנֶיהָ וְגִבּוֹרֶיהָ וְיָשְׁנוּ שְׁנַת־עוֹלָם וְלֹא יָקִיצוּ נְאֻם־הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁמֽוֹ
And I will make drunk her princes and her wise men, Her governors and her deputies, and her mighty men; And they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, Saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 724,588Open in the laboratory →
וּמָצָא בָהּ אִישׁ מִסְכֵּן חָכָם וּמִלַּט־הוּא אֶת־הָעִיר בְּחָכְמָתוֹ וְאָדָם לֹא זָכַר אֶת־הָאִישׁ הַמִּסְכֵּן הַהּֽוּא
now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,020,743Open in the laboratory →
בִּטְחוּ בוֹ בְכָל־עֵת עָם שִׁפְכֽוּ־לְפָנָיו לְבַבְכֶם אֱלֹהִים מַחֲסֶה־לָּנוּ סֶֽלָה
Trust in Him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 889,502Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הסנה — the Tanakh's own spelling: the bush that burned and was not consumed. Searched as הסנה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 120.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 3:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Burning bush in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, הסנה appears 7,278 times in the Torah — 3.7% more than the 7,015 chance alone would give; the probability of 7,278 or more by chance alone is 0.00092.
What is the shortest skip for Burning bush in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Deuteronomy 3:10 — the shortest of 7,278 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,015.
What is the gematria of Burning bush in Hebrew?
Burning bush is spelled הסנה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 120.
How many times is Burning bush found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, הסנה appears 24,611 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 25,330, so the count is in line with chance.
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