Cushan כושן
Cushan (כושן) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Cushan is found 26,815 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 18:4) — about what chance alone gives (about 27,709).
- Found in the Torah
- 26,815
- Chance alone
- 27,709
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, כושן appears 26,815 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 27,709, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which כושן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 18:4, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), כושן is found 292,276 times; chance alone would give about 288,728.
- Genesis 6,398
- Exodus 5,049
- Leviticus 4,294
- Numbers 5,360
- Deuteronomy 5,714
The shortest skips
יֻקַּֽח־נָא מְעַט־מַיִם וְרַחֲצוּ רַגְלֵיכֶם וְהִֽשָּׁעֲנוּ תַּחַת הָעֵֽץ
Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,650Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּכְתֹּב מֹשֶׁה אֵת כָּל־דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה וַיַּשְׁכֵּם בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּבֶן מִזְבֵּחַ תַּחַת הָהָר וּשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה מַצֵּבָה לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 112,667Open in the laboratory →
וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ וְעִזִּֽים
and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’hair;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 113,554Open in the laboratory →
וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ וְעִזִּֽים
and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’hair;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 131,245Open in the laboratory →
וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶֽךָ
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 261,549Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
110,910 sequences of כושן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 114,257 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 6,398
- Exodus 5,049
- Leviticus 4,294
- Numbers 5,360
- Deuteronomy 6,202
- Joshua 3,658
- Judges 3,414
- Samuel 9,149
- Kings 8,491
- Isaiah 6,729
- Jeremiah 7,433
- Ezekiel 6,527
- The Twelve 4,977
- Psalms 8,297
- Proverbs 2,935
- Job 3,239
- Song of Songs 610
- Ruth 464
- Lamentations 598
- Ecclesiastes 1,130
- Esther 1,488
- Daniel 2,514
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,899
- Chronicles 8,055
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁכַּב יְהֽוֹאָחָז עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן וַיִּמְלֹךְ יוֹאָשׁ בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו
And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria; and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 550,828Open in the laboratory →
כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵיטִיבוּ דַרְכֵיכֶם וּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶם וַאֲשַׁכְּנָה אֶתְכֶם בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 652,143Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם הִנֵּה נָתְנוּ עָלֶיךָ עֲבוֹתִים וַאֲסָרוּךָ בָּהֶם וְלֹא תֵצֵא בְּתוֹכָֽם
But thou, son of man, behold, bands shall be put upon thee, and thou shalt be bound with them, and thou shalt not go out among them;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 730,967Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כושן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as כושן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 376.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Judges 3:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Cushan in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, כושן appears 26,815 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 27,709, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Cushan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 18:4 — the shortest of 26,815 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 27,709.
What is the gematria of Cushan in Hebrew?
Cushan is spelled כושן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 376.
How many times is Cushan found in the whole Tanakh?
110,910 sequences of כושן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 114,257 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 27,709 here) beside the count.