Biblical names

Pison פישון

Pison (פישון) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Pishon. In the Torah codes, Pison is found 1,175 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 16:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,142).

Found in the Torah
1,175
Chance alone
1,142
P (≥ found)
0.17
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, פישון appears 1,175 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,142, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 16:2, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 8,891 sequences of פישון, against about 8,999 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 327
  • Exodus 217
  • Leviticus 163
  • Numbers 336
  • Deuteronomy 132

The shortest skips

  1. Numbers 16:2במדבר טז:בskip 2, forward

    וַיָּקֻמוּ לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה וַאֲנָשִׁים מִבְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתָיִם נְשִׂיאֵי עֵדָה קְרִאֵי מוֹעֵד אַנְשֵׁי־שֵֽׁם

    and they rose up in face of Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty men; they were princes of the congregation, the elect men of the assembly, men of renown;

    פישון at skip 2, forward from Numbers 16:2ויקמולנמהאשיםמבניפישונ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 215,364Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 1:10במדבר א:יskip 5, backward

    לִבְנֵי יוֹסֵף לְאֶפְרַיִם אֱלִישָׁמָע בֶּן־עַמִּיהוּד לִמְנַשֶּׁה גַּמְלִיאֵל בֶּן־פְּדָהצֽוּר

    Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

    פישון at skip 5, backward from Numbers 1:10יוסףלאפריםאלישמעבעמיהדלמנהגמלאלבןדהצורלבנימןאבידןבפישון
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 186,772Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 26:23במדבר כו:כגskip 7, forward

    בְּנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם תּוֹלָע מִשְׁפַּחַת הַתּוֹלָעִי לְפֻוָה מִשְׁפַּחַת הַפּוּנִֽי

    The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;

    פישון at skip 7, forward from Numbers 26:23חתםתולעמשפחתהתולעילפוהמשחתהפונלישובמפחתהישבילשמרמשפחתהשמרניאלהמשפחתיששכרפישון
    skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 232,088Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 7:78במדבר ז:עחskip 7, backward

    בְּיוֹם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר יוֹם נָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי נַפְתָּלִי אֲחִירַע בֶּן־עֵינָֽן

    On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali:

    פישון at skip 7, backward from Numbers 7:78םבנישנהחמשהזהקרבןפגעיאלבעכרןביםשניםעריוםנשאלבנינתליאחירעבןעינןקרבנוקערתכפישון
    skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 201,733Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 10:27שמות י:כזskip 8, backward

    וַיְחַזֵּק יְהוָה אֶת־לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא אָבָה לְשַׁלְּחָֽם

    But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.

    פישון at skip 8, backward from Exodus 10:27בדאתיקוקאלהינוואנחנולאנדעמהעבדאתיקקעדבאנומהויחזקקוקאתלברעהולאאבהלשלחםויאמרלופרעהלךמפישונ
    skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 93,230Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

5,032 sequences of פישון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,058 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 327
  • Exodus 217
  • Leviticus 163
  • Numbers 336
  • Deuteronomy 156
  • Joshua 176
  • Judges 201
  • Samuel 360
  • Kings 296
  • Isaiah 303
  • Jeremiah 214
  • Ezekiel 284
  • The Twelve 241
  • Psalms 454
  • Proverbs 153
  • Job 259
  • Song of Songs 39
  • Ruth 11
  • Lamentations 36
  • Ecclesiastes 31
  • Esther 39
  • Daniel 103
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 191
  • Chronicles 442

Outside the Torah

  1. Amos 6:6עמוס ו:וskip 3, backward

    הַשֹּׁתִים בְּמִזְרְקֵי יַיִן וְרֵאשִׁית שְׁמָנִים יִמְשָׁחוּ וְלֹא נֶחְלוּ עַל־שֵׁבֶר יוֹסֵֽף

    That drink wine in bowls, And anoint themselves with the chief ointments; But they are not grieved for the hurt of Joseph.

    פישון at skip 3, backward from Amos 6:6יםימשחוולאחלעלברוסלכןעתהיגלוףישונ
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 820,061Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 31:2שמואל א לא:בskip 4, forward

    וַיַּדְבְּקוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֶת־שָׁאוּל וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וַיַּכּוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֶת־יְהוֹנָתָן וְאֶת־אֲבִינָדָב וְאֶת־מַלְכִּי־שׁוּעַ בְּנֵי שָׁאֽוּל

    And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

    פישון at skip 4, forward from 1 Samuel 31:2הרהגלבעוידבקולשתםאתאולאתביוויכופלשתיםאתפישונ
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 434,200Open in the laboratory →

  3. Zephaniah 1:8צפניה א:חskip 4, forward

    וְהָיָה בְּיוֹם זֶבַח יְהוָה וּפָקַדְתִּי עַל־הַשָּׂרִים וְעַל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְעַל כָּל־הַלֹּבְשִׁים מַלְבּוּשׁ נָכְרִֽי

    And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD’S sacrifice, That I will punish the princes, and the king’s sons, And all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

    פישון at skip 4, forward from Zephaniah 1:8הביוםזבחיקוקוקדתעלהריםעלביהמלךועלכלהלבשפישונ
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 837,841Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

פישון — the Tanakh's own spelling: Pishon. Searched as פישון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 446.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Pison in the Bible code?

At skips 2–5,000, פישון appears 1,175 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,142, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Pison in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 16:2 — the shortest of 1,175 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,142.

How is Pison spelled in Hebrew?

Pison is spelled פישון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 446.

Is Pison in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

5,032 sequences of פישון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,058 that chance alone would produce.

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