Biblical names

Hushai חושי

Hushai (חושי) is a person named in the Tanakh. Hushai appears 36,721 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 37,182 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
36,721
Chance alone
37,182
P (≥ found)
0.99
Shortest skip
2

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

In the Torah

36,721 sequences of חושי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 37,182 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which חושי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:27, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), חושי is found 390,723 times; chance alone would give about 387,435.

  • Genesis 10,050
  • Exodus 8,143
  • Leviticus 5,380
  • Numbers 8,537
  • Deuteronomy 4,611

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 31:27בראשית לא:כזskip 2, forward

    לָמָּה נַחְבֵּאתָ לִבְרֹחַ וַתִּגְנֹב אֹתִי וְלֹא־הִגַּדְתָּ לִּי וָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְשִׁרִים בְּתֹף וּבְכִנּֽוֹר

    Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and outwit me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp;

    חושי at skip 2, forward from Genesis 31:27לחךבשמהברםבתףובכחושי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 44,955Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 40:5בראשית מ:הskip 2, forward

    וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ חֲלוֹם שְׁנֵיהֶם אִישׁ חֲלֹמוֹ בְּלַיְלָה אֶחָד אִישׁ כְּפִתְרוֹן חֲלֹמוֹ הַמַּשְׁקֶה וְהָאֹפֶה אֲשֶׁר לְמֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר אֲסוּרִים בְּבֵית הַסֹּֽהַר

    And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.

    חושי at skip 2, forward from Genesis 40:5ויחלמולםנהםאישחלחושי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 59,024Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 12:18שמות יב:יחskip 2, forward

    בָּרִאשֹׁן בְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ בָּעֶרֶב תֹּאכְלוּ מַצֹּת עַד יוֹם הָאֶחָד וְעֶשְׂרִים לַחֹדֶשׁ בָּעָֽרֶב

    In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

    חושי at skip 2, forward from Exodus 12:18דיוםהאדערםלחדשבעחושי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 95,053Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 32:5שמות לב:הskip 2, forward

    וַיַּרְא אַהֲרֹן וַיִּבֶן מִזְבֵּחַ לְפָנָיו וַיִּקְרָא אַֽהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמַר חַג לַיהוָה מָחָֽר

    And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said: ‘To-morrow shall be a feast to the LORD.’

    חושי at skip 2, forward from Exodus 32:5ליקוקמריכמוממחרתחושי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 126,026Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 21:10ויקרא כא:יskip 2, forward

    וְהַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל מֵאֶחָיו אֲֽשֶׁר־יוּצַק עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וּמִלֵּא אֶת־יָדוֹ לִלְבֹּשׁ אֶת־הַבְּגָדִים אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ לֹא יִפְרָע וּבְגָדָיו לֹא יִפְרֹֽם

    And the priest that is highest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor rend his clothes;

    חושי at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 21:10גדולמאיארוצקעלראחושי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 173,911Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, חושי appears 165,329 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 166,240, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 10,050
  • Exodus 8,143
  • Leviticus 5,380
  • Numbers 8,537
  • Deuteronomy 5,062
  • Joshua 5,504
  • Judges 5,776
  • Samuel 13,839
  • Kings 14,322
  • Isaiah 9,947
  • Jeremiah 8,111
  • Ezekiel 9,380
  • The Twelve 6,998
  • Psalms 12,336
  • Proverbs 5,352
  • Job 6,231
  • Song of Songs 753
  • Ruth 489
  • Lamentations 1,064
  • Ecclesiastes 1,745
  • Esther 1,189
  • Daniel 2,594
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 5,859
  • Chronicles 16,668

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 9:2יהושע ט:בskip 2, forward

    וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצוּ יַחְדָּו לְהִלָּחֵם עִם־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְעִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל פֶּה אֶחָֽד

    that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

    חושי at skip 2, forward from Joshua 9:2ראלפהאדיבגבעוןשמחושי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 317,771Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 20:42שמואל א כ:מבskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹנָתָן לְדָוִד לֵךְ לְשָׁלוֹם אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְנוּ שְׁנֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה לֵאמֹר יְהוָה יִֽהְיֶה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וּבֵין זַרְעִי וּבֵין זַרְעֲךָ עַד־עוֹלָֽם

    And Jonathan said to David: ‘Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying: The LORD shall be between me and thee, and Between my seed and thy seed, for ever.’

    חושי at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 20:42נינואננבםקוקלאמרחושי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 418,575Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Samuel 8:6שמואל ב ח:וskip 2, forward

    וַיָּשֶׂם דָּוִד נְצִבִים בַּאֲרַם דַּמֶּשֶׂק וַתְּהִי אֲרָם לְדָוִד לַעֲבָדִים נוֹשְׂאֵי מִנְחָה וַיֹּשַׁע יְהוָה אֶת־דָּוִד בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלָֽךְ

    Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought presents. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

    חושי at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 8:6ושאימנהיעקוקאתדוחושי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 446,718Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

חושי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חושי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 324.

As a plain word it stands 13 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 15:32. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Hushai appear in the Torah codes?

36,721 sequences of חושי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 37,182 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Hushai in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:27 — the shortest of 36,721 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 37,182.

What is the gematria of Hushai in Hebrew?

Hushai is spelled חושי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 324.

How many times is Hushai found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, חושי appears 165,329 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 166,240, so the count is in line with chance.

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