Lush לוש
Lush (לוש) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Laish. In the Torah codes, Lush is found 1,077,083 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:30) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,086,828).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,077,083
- Chance alone
- 1,086,828
- 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
1,077,083 sequences of לוש at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,086,828 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which לוש appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:30, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), לוש is found 16,592,988 times; chance alone would give about 16,845,359.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,086,828 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 252,485
- Exodus 223,589
- Leviticus 164,713
- Numbers 249,332
- Deuteronomy 186,964
The shortest skips
וּֽלְכָל־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ וּלְכָל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְכֹל רוֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֶת־כָּל־יֶרֶק עֵשֶׂב לְאָכְלָה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, [I have given] every green herb for food.’ And it was so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,579Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים הֵן הָֽאָדָם הָיָה כְּאַחַד מִמֶּנּוּ לָדַעַת טוֹב וָרָע וְעַתָּה פֶּן־יִשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וְלָקַח גַּם מֵעֵץ הַֽחַיִּים וְאָכַל וָחַי לְעֹלָֽם
And the LORD God said: ‘Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,103Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־מָצְאָה הַיּוֹנָה מָנוֹחַ לְכַף־רַגְלָהּ וַתָּשָׁב אֵלָיו אֶל־הַתֵּבָה כִּי־מַיִם עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיִּקָּחֶהָ וַיָּבֵא אֹתָהּ אֵלָיו אֶל־הַתֵּבָֽה
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth; and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,536Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּחֶל עוֹד שִׁבְעַת יָמִים אֲחֵרִים וַיֹּסֶף שַׁלַּח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָה מִן־הַתֵּבָֽה
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,601Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּיָּחֶל עוֹד שִׁבְעַת יָמִים אֲחֵרִים וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָה וְלֹֽא־יָסְפָה שׁוּב־אֵלָיו עֽוֹד
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,700Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 4,620,001 sequences of לוש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,627,817).
- Genesis 252,485
- Exodus 223,589
- Leviticus 164,713
- Numbers 249,332
- Deuteronomy 196,213
- Joshua 159,164
- Judges 166,125
- Samuel 471,873
- Kings 418,195
- Isaiah 240,839
- Jeremiah 296,858
- Ezekiel 233,052
- The Twelve 192,498
- Psalms 278,959
- Proverbs 91,409
- Job 111,465
- Song of Songs 15,004
- Ruth 18,152
- Lamentations 21,704
- Ecclesiastes 46,063
- Esther 50,479
- Daniel 88,056
- Ezra–Nehemiah 154,859
- Chronicles 478,915
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה הִנְנוּ בְיָדֶךָ כַּטּוֹב וְכַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֶיךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת לָנוּ עֲשֵֽׂה
And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 319,256Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׁלֹה וַיַּשְׁכִּינוּ שָׁם אֶת־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהָאָרֶץ נִכְבְּשָׁה לִפְנֵיהֶֽם
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there; and the land was subdued before them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 331,810Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלְכוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וַיַּעַבְרוּ בָאָרֶץ וַיִּכְתְּבוּהָ לֶֽעָרִים לְשִׁבְעָה חֲלָקִים עַל־סֵפֶר וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה שִׁלֹֽה
And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven portions in a book, and they came to Joshua unto the camp at Shiloh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 332,425Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
לוש — the Tanakh's own spelling: Laish. Searched as לוש, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 336.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 3:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Lush in the Bible code?
1,077,083 sequences of לוש at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,086,828 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Lush in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:30 — the shortest of 1,077,083 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,086,828.
What is the gematria of Lush in Hebrew?
Lush is spelled לוש — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 336.
How many times is Lush found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 4,620,001 sequences of לוש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,627,817).
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