Satan שטן
Satan — in Hebrew שטן — adversary, accuser. In the Torah codes, Satan is found 42,745 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 45:17) — 1.6% above the 42,053 chance alone would give (probability of 42,745 or more by chance alone: 0.00038).
- Found in the Torah
- 42,745
- Chance alone
- 42,053
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00038
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 42,745 sequences of שטן at skips 2–5,000, 1.6% above what chance alone gives (about 42,053); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00038 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 45:17, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 774,885 sequences of שטן, against about 651,803 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 42,053 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 6,197
- Exodus 8,980
- Leviticus 11,039
- Numbers 11,307
- Deuteronomy 5,222
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף אֱמֹר אֶל־אַחֶיךָ זֹאת עֲשׂוּ טַֽעֲנוּ אֶת־בְּעִירְכֶם וּלְכוּ־בֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָֽעַן
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: ‘Say unto thy brethren: This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 69,654Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּ אֶל־חֹשֶׁן הַמִּשְׁפָּט אֶת־הָאוּרִים וְאֶת־הַתֻּמִּים וְהָיוּ עַל־לֵב אַהֲרֹן בְּבֹאוֹ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְנָשָׂא אַהֲרֹן אֶת־מִשְׁפַּט בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־לִבּוֹ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה תָּמִֽיד
And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD; and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 119,842Open in the laboratory →
וְשֶׂרֶט לָנֶפֶשׁ לֹא תִתְּנוּ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם וּכְתֹבֶת קַֽעֲקַע לֹא תִתְּנוּ בָּכֶם אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor imprint any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 171,453Open in the laboratory →
לְמַטֵּה שִׁמְעוֹן שָׁפָט בֶּן־חוֹרִֽי
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 209,663Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲנַחְנוּ נֵחָלֵץ חֻשִׁים לִפְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד אֲשֶׁר אִם־הֲבִֽיאֹנֻם אֶל־מְקוֹמָם וְיָשַׁב טַפֵּנוּ בְּעָרֵי הַמִּבְצָר מִפְּנֵי יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָֽרֶץ
but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 242,905Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 142,093 sequences of שטן at skips 2–5,000, 1.1% above what chance alone gives (about 140,575); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.7 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
- Genesis 6,197
- Exodus 8,980
- Leviticus 11,039
- Numbers 11,307
- Deuteronomy 5,432
- Joshua 4,237
- Judges 3,456
- Samuel 7,272
- Kings 8,458
- Isaiah 7,764
- Jeremiah 7,432
- Ezekiel 7,987
- The Twelve 5,663
- Psalms 11,619
- Proverbs 5,342
- Job 5,218
- Song of Songs 753
- Ruth 768
- Lamentations 806
- Ecclesiastes 2,255
- Esther 1,574
- Daniel 3,578
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,303
- Chronicles 8,653
Outside the Torah
וַיִּתֵּן מֹשֶׁה לַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה וַיְהִי לַחֲצִי מַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁה לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם
And Moses gave inheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh; and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,368Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וְאֶל־בְּנֵי־גָד וְאֶל־חֲצִי שֵֽׁבֶט־מְנַשֶּׁה אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד אֶת־פִּינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵֽן
And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 339,393Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וְאֶל־בְּנֵי־גָד וְאֶל־חֲצִי שֵֽׁבֶט־מְנַשֶּׁה אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד וַיְדַבְּרוּ אִתָּם לֵאמֹֽר
And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 339,530Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שטן — the Tanakh's own spelling: adversary, accuser. Searched as שטן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 359.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 5:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Satan appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 42,745 sequences of שטן at skips 2–5,000, 1.6% above what chance alone gives (about 42,053); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00038 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Satan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 45:17 — the shortest of 42,745 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 42,053.
How is Satan spelled in Hebrew?
Satan is spelled שטן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 359.
Is Satan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 142,093 sequences of שטן at skips 2–5,000, 1.1% above what chance alone gives (about 140,575); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.7 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 42,053 here) beside the count.