Jeshanah הישנה
Jeshanah (הישנה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Jeshanah appears 5,933 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 6,126 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 5,933
- Chance alone
- 6,126
- 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
5,933 sequences of הישנה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,126 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which הישנה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 36:20, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), הישנה is found 49,686 times; chance alone would give about 48,280.
- Genesis 1,201
- Exodus 1,329
- Leviticus 974
- Numbers 1,453
- Deuteronomy 976
The shortest skips
אֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי־שֵׂעִיר הַחֹרִי יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ לוֹטָן וְשׁוֹבָל וְצִבְעוֹן וַעֲנָֽה
These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 53,149Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לֹא הֱבִיאוֹ לְהַקְרִיב קָרְבָּן לַֽיהוָה לִפְנֵי מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה דָּם יֵחָשֵׁב לָאִישׁ הַהוּא דָּם שָׁפָךְ וְנִכְרַת הָאִישׁ הַהוּא מִקֶּרֶב עַמּֽוֹ
and hath not brought it unto the door of the tent of meeting, to present it as an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 168,195Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּעְתַּר יִצְחָק לַֽיהוָה לְנֹכַח אִשְׁתּוֹ כִּי עֲקָרָה הִוא וַיֵּעָתֶר לוֹ יְהוָה וַתַּהַר רִבְקָה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ
And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD let Himself be entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 33,786Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם הֵן לִי לֹא נָתַתָּה זָרַע וְהִנֵּה בֶן־בֵּיתִי יוֹרֵשׁ אֹתִֽי
And Abram said: ‘Behold, to me Thou hast given no seed, and, lo, one born in my house is to be mine heir.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 17,473Open in the laboratory →
אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם וֵֽאלֹהֵי נָחוֹר יִשְׁפְּטוּ בֵינֵינוּ אֱלֹהֵי אֲבִיהֶם וַיִּשָּׁבַע יַעֲקֹב בְּפַחַד אָבִיו יִצְחָֽק
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us.’ And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,359Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
21,855 sequences of הישנה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 22,191 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,201
- Exodus 1,329
- Leviticus 974
- Numbers 1,453
- Deuteronomy 1,105
- Joshua 992
- Judges 766
- Samuel 1,501
- Kings 1,882
- Isaiah 941
- Jeremiah 1,770
- Ezekiel 1,259
- The Twelve 1,061
- Psalms 1,074
- Proverbs 227
- Job 302
- Song of Songs 86
- Ruth 84
- Lamentations 82
- Ecclesiastes 183
- Esther 213
- Daniel 369
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,080
- Chronicles 1,921
Outside the Torah
הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְכָרַתִּי אֶת־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת־בֵּית יְהוּדָה בְּרִית חֲדָשָֽׁה
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 688,972Open in the laboratory →
הַלְלוּ יָהּ הַֽלְלוּ אֶת־יְהוָה מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם הַֽלְלוּהוּ בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים
Hallelujah. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 936,624Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־יוֹאָב הִנֵּה־נָא עָשִׂיתִי אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְלֵךְ הָשֵׁב אֶת־הַנַּעַר אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם
And the king said unto Joab: ‘Behold now, I have granted this request; go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 456,946Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הישנה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as הישנה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 370.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 22:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Yashan.
Questions
Is Jeshanah in the Torah codes?
5,933 sequences of הישנה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,126 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Jeshanah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 36:20 — the shortest of 5,933 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,126.
What is the gematria of Jeshanah in Hebrew?
Jeshanah is spelled הישנה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 370.
How many times is Jeshanah found in the whole Tanakh?
21,855 sequences of הישנה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 22,191 that chance alone would produce.
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