Nehushtan נחשתן
Nehushtan (נחשתן) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Nehushtan appears 3,836 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–76,212), 8.3% more than chance alone would give (about 3,543; probability 6.3 × 10⁻⁷).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 3,836
- Chance alone · every skip
- 3,543
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 6.3 × 10⁻⁷
- Shortest skip
- 3
- Longest skip found
- 74,658
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 5 letters (2–76,212), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 489 found · chance alone about 450 (probability of 489 or more by chance alone: 0.03).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–76,212), נחשתן appears 3,836 times in the Torah — 8.3% more than the 3,543 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,836 or more by chance alone is 6.3 × 10⁻⁷.
The shortest skip at which נחשתן appears in the Torah is 3 — at Genesis 41:5, reading forward.
The longest skip at which נחשתן was found in the Torah is 74,658 — at Deuteronomy 33:22, reading backward; a spelling of 5 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 76,212.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 841
- Exodus 766
- Leviticus 625
- Numbers 969
- Deuteronomy 635
Examples across the range
5 of the 3,836 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ן ח ש ת נGenesis 41:5
וַיִּישָׁן וַֽיַּחֲלֹם שֵׁנִית וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלוֹת בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד בְּרִיאוֹת וְטֹבֽוֹת
And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,248 of the TorahOpen at skip 3 in the laboratory →
- ן ח ש ת נGenesis 41:5
- נ חDeuteronomy 7:26
… בֵּיתֶךָ וְהָיִיתָ חֵרֶם כָּמֹהוּ שַׁקֵּץ תְּשַׁקְּצֶנּוּ וְתַעֵב תְּֽתַעֲבֶנּוּ כִּי־חֵרֶם הֽוּא …
And thou shalt not bring an abomination into thy house, and be accursed like unto it; thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a devoted thing.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- ש ת ןDeuteronomy 8:1
כָּל־הַמִּצְוָה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם תִּשְׁמְרוּן לַעֲשׂוֹת לְמַעַן תִּֽחְיוּן וּרְבִיתֶם וּבָאתֶם וִֽירִשְׁתֶּם אֶת …
All the commandment which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 264,167 of the TorahOpen at skip 14 in the laboratory →
- נ חDeuteronomy 7:26
- נNumbers 28:9
וּבְיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת שְׁנֵֽי־כְבָשִׂים בְּנֵֽי־שָׁנָה תְּמִימִם וּשְׁנֵי עֶשְׂרֹנִים סֹלֶת מִנְחָה בְּלוּלָה בַשֶּׁמֶן וְנִסְכּֽוֹ
And on the sabbath day two he-lambs of the first year without blemish, and two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, and the drink-offering thereof.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- חNumbers 28:7
וְנִסְכּוֹ רְבִיעִת הַהִין לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד בַּקֹּדֶשׁ הַסֵּךְ נֶסֶךְ שֵׁכָר לַיהוָֽה
And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb; in the holy place shalt thou pour out a drink-offering of strong drink unto the LORD.
- שNumbers 28:4
אֶת־הַכֶּבֶשׂ אֶחָד תַּעֲשֶׂה בַבֹּקֶר וְאֵת הַכֶּבֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִי תַּעֲשֶׂה בֵּין הָֽעַרְבָּֽיִם
The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at dusk;
- תNumbers 28:2
… קָרְבָּנִי לַחְמִי לְאִשַּׁי רֵיחַ נִֽיחֹחִי תִּשְׁמְרוּ לְהַקְרִיב לִי בְּמוֹעֲדֽוֹ
Command the children of Israel, and say unto them: My food which is presented unto Me for offerings made by fire, of a sweet savour unto Me, shall ye observe to offer unto Me in its due season.
- נNumbers 27:22
… יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיַּֽעֲמִדֵהוּ לִפְנֵי אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְלִפְנֵי כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה
And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation.
skip 108, width 108 — one row is 108 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 235,594 of the TorahOpen at skip 108 in the laboratory →
- נNumbers 28:9
- ןExodus 1:18
וַיִּקְרָא מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם לַֽמְיַלְּדֹת וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶן מַדּוּעַ עֲשִׂיתֶן הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַתְּחַיֶּיןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִֽים
And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them: ‘Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?’
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- חExodus 2:15
… הַזֶּה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲרֹג אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וַיִּבְרַח מֹשֶׁה מִפְּנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ …
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.
- שExodus 3:8
… וּרְחָבָה אֶל־אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ אֶל־מְקוֹם הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי …
and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
- תExodus 3:22
… כְּלֵי־כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב וּשְׂמָלֹת וְשַׂמְתֶּם עַל־בְּנֵיכֶם וְעַל־בְּנֹתֵיכֶם וְנִצַּלְתֶּם …
but every woman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment; and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.’
- נExodus 4:18
… יֶתֶר חֹֽתְנוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֵלֲכָה נָּא וְאָשׁוּבָה אֶל־אַחַי אֲשֶׁר־בְּמִצְרַיִם …
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him: ‘Let me go, I pray thee, and unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive.’ And Jethro said to Moses: ‘Go in peace.’
skip 1,003, width 1,003 — one row is 1,003 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 78,816 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,003 in the laboratory →
- ןExodus 1:18
- ןDeuteronomy 33:22
וּלְדָן אָמַר דָּן גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְזַנֵּק מִן־הַבָּשָֽׁן
And of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s whelp, That leapeth forth from Bashan.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- חNumbers 24:4
נְאֻם שֹׁמֵעַ אִמְרֵי־אֵל אֲשֶׁר מַחֲזֵה שַׁדַּי יֶֽחֱזֶה נֹפֵל וּגְלוּי עֵינָֽיִם
The saying of him who heareth the words of God, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Fallen down, yet with opened eyes:
- שLeviticus 10:6
… כָּל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל יִבְכּוּ אֶת־הַשְּׂרֵפָה אֲשֶׁר שָׂרַף יְהוָֽה
And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons: ‘Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither rend your clothes, that ye die not, and that He be not wroth with all the congregation; but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel…
- תExodus 2:16
וּלְכֹהֵן מִדְיָן שֶׁבַע בָּנוֹת וַתָּבֹאנָה וַתִּדְלֶנָה וַתְּמַלֶּאנָה אֶת־הָרְהָטִים לְהַשְׁקוֹת צֹאן אֲבִיהֶֽן
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
- נGenesis 4:23
… לְנָשָׁיו עָדָה וְצִלָּה שְׁמַעַן קוֹלִי נְשֵׁי לֶמֶךְ הַאְזֵנָּה אִמְרָתִי כִּי אִישׁ …
And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech; For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me;
skip 74,658, width 74,658 — one row is 74,658 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 303,875 of the TorahOpen at skip 74,658 in the laboratory →
- ןDeuteronomy 33:22
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–299,260), נחשתן appears 43,624 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 44,910, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 1,579 found · chance alone about 1,488 (probability of 1,579 or more by chance alone: 0.0099).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 3,291
- Exodus 2,352
- Leviticus 1,798
- Numbers 2,822
- Deuteronomy 1,772
- Joshua 1,633
- Judges 1,445
- Samuel 3,096
- Kings 2,783
- Isaiah 2,231
- Jeremiah 2,715
- Ezekiel 2,507
- The Twelve 1,685
- Psalms 3,021
- Proverbs 1,007
- Job 1,280
- Song of Songs 263
- Ruth 196
- Lamentations 333
- Ecclesiastes 351
- Esther 383
- Daniel 1,312
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,878
- Chronicles 3,470
Outside the Torah
- נ חEzekiel 14:15
לֽוּ־חַיָּה רָעָה אַעֲבִיר בָּאָרֶץ וְשִׁכְּלָתָּה וְהָיְתָה שְׁמָמָה מִבְּלִי עוֹבֵר מִפְּנֵי הַחַיָּֽה
If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they bereave it, and it be desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts;
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- ש ת נEzekiel 14:16
שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה בְּתוֹכָהּ חַי־אָנִי נְאֻם …
though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 744,241 of the TanakhOpen at skip 3 in the laboratory →
- נ חEzekiel 14:15
- נ חEzra 4:15
דִּי יְבַקַּר בִּֽסְפַר־דָּכְרָנַיָּא דִּי אֲבָהָתָךְ וּתְהַשְׁכַּח בִּסְפַר דָּכְרָנַיָּא … עָלְמָא עַל־דְּנָה קִרְיְתָא דָךְ הָֽחָרְבַֽת
that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers; so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time…
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- שEzra 4:17
… מַלְכָּא עַל־רְחוּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵם וְשִׁמְשַׁי סָֽפְרָא וּשְׁאָר כְּנָוָתְהוֹן דִּי יָתְבִין …
Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the commander, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the River: ‘Peace, and now
- תEzra 4:19
… שִׂים טְעֵם וּבַקַּרוּ וְהַשְׁכַּחוּ דִּי קִרְיְתָא דָךְ מִן־יוֹמָת עָֽלְמָא עַל …
And I decreed, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
- ןEzra 4:20
וּמַלְכִין תַּקִּיפִין הֲווֹ עַל־יְרוּשְׁלֶם וְשַׁלִּיטִין בְּכֹל עֲבַר נַהֲרָה וּמִדָּה בְלוֹ וַהֲלָךְ מִתְיְהֵב לְהֽוֹן
There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, impost, and toll, was paid unto them.
skip 104, width 104 — one row is 104 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 1,064,398 of the TanakhOpen at skip 104 in the laboratory →
- נ חEzra 4:15
- נ2 Chronicles 34:12
… וּזְכַרְיָה וּמְשֻׁלָּם מִן־בְּנֵי הַקְּהָתִים לְנַצֵּחַ וְהַלְוִיִּם כָּל־מֵבִין בִּכְלֵי־שִֽׁיר …
And the men did the work faithfully; and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to preside over it; and other of the Levites, all that had skill with instruments of music.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- חPsalms 70:4
יָשׁוּבוּ עַל־עֵקֶב בָּשְׁתָּם הָאֹמְרִים הֶאָח הֶאָֽח
Let them be turned back by reason of their shame That say: 'Aha, aha.'
- שIsaiah 23:1
מַשָּׂא צֹר הֵילִילוּ אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ כִּֽי־שֻׁדַּד מִבַּיִת מִבּוֹא מֵאֶרֶץ כִּתִּים נִגְלָה־לָֽמוֹ
The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in; From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.
- תDeuteronomy 31:7
… נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַאֲבֹתָם לָתֵת לָהֶם וְאַתָּה תַּנְחִילֶנָּה אוֹתָֽם
And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel: ‘Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt go with this people into the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
- נGenesis 1:24
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה לְמִינָהּ בְּהֵמָה וָרֶמֶשׂ וְחַֽיְתוֹ־אֶרֶץ לְמִינָהּ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God said: ‘Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind.’ And it was so.
skip 297,705, width 297,705 — one row is 297,705 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,191,961 of the TanakhOpen at skip 297,705 in the laboratory →
- נ2 Chronicles 34:12
The spelling
נחשתן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as נחשתן, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 808.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 18:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Nehushtan appear in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–76,212), נחשתן appears 3,836 times in the Torah — 8.3% more than the 3,543 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,836 or more by chance alone is 6.3 × 10⁻⁷.
What is the shortest skip for Nehushtan in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 41:5 — the shortest of 3,836 sequences across every skip (2–76,212), where chance alone would give about 3,543.
What is the gematria of Nehushtan in Hebrew?
Nehushtan is spelled נחשתן — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 808.
How many times is Nehushtan found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–299,260), נחשתן appears 43,624 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 44,910, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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