Serpent (snake · נחש)
Serpent (snake) — in Hebrew נחש — snake, serpent. In the Torah codes, Serpent (snake) is found 176,050 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 5:10) — 5.1% above the 167,583 chance alone would give (probability of 176,050 or more by chance alone: 8.3 × 10⁻⁹⁴).
- Found in the Torah
- 176,050
- Chance alone
- 167,583
- P (≥ found)
- 8.3 × 10⁻⁹⁴
- 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 176,050 sequences of נחש at skips 2–5,000, 5.1% above what chance alone gives (about 167,583); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.3 × 10⁻⁹⁴ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 5:10, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 2,721,866 sequences of נחש, against about 2,597,457 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 167,583 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 40,811
- Exodus 37,331
- Leviticus 25,905
- Numbers 52,869
- Deuteronomy 19,134
The shortest skips
וַֽיְחִי אֱנוֹשׁ אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־קֵינָן חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה וּשְׁמֹנֶה מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Enosh lived after he begot Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,819Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי־לֶמֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־נֹחַ חָמֵשׁ וְתִשְׁעִים שָׁנָה וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Lamech lived after he begot Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,704Open in the laboratory →
הַשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר־קָנָה אַבְרָהָם מֵאֵת בְּנֵי־חֵת שָׁמָּה קֻבַּר אַבְרָהָם וְשָׂרָה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ
the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth; there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,272Open 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 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,774Open in the laboratory →
עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן שֵׁן תַּחַת שֵׁן יָד תַּחַת יָד רֶגֶל תַּחַת רָֽגֶל
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 109,056Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 625,975 sequences of נחש at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 614,834); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.5 × 10⁻⁴⁶ by chance alone.
- Genesis 40,811
- Exodus 37,331
- Leviticus 25,905
- Numbers 52,869
- Deuteronomy 20,237
- Joshua 23,966
- Judges 20,190
- Samuel 41,418
- Kings 44,002
- Isaiah 32,432
- Jeremiah 29,434
- Ezekiel 35,994
- The Twelve 21,773
- Psalms 43,090
- Proverbs 19,349
- Job 21,809
- Song of Songs 3,898
- Ruth 2,213
- Lamentations 4,775
- Ecclesiastes 6,295
- Esther 4,997
- Daniel 15,538
- Ezra–Nehemiah 27,035
- Chronicles 50,614
Outside the Torah
וְאֵלֶּה נֹאדוֹת הַיַּיִן אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּאנוּ חֲדָשִׁים וְהִנֵּה הִתְבַּקָּעוּ וְאֵלֶּה שַׂלְמוֹתֵינוּ וּנְעָלֵינוּ בָּלוּ מֵרֹב הַדֶּרֶךְ מְאֹֽד
And these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent. And these our garments and our shoes are worn by reason of the very long journey.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 318,440Open in the laboratory →
צְנָן וַחֲדָשָׁה וּמִגְדַּל־גָּֽד
Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 329,250Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לֵכִי וַיִּשְׁלַח אוֹתָהּ שְׁנֵי חֳדָשִׁים וַתֵּלֶךְ הִיא וְרֵעוֹתֶיהָ וַתֵּבְךְּ עַל־בְּתוּלֶיהָ עַל־הֶהָרִֽים
And he said: ‘Go.’ And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 366,675Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נחש — the Tanakh's own spelling: snake, serpent. Searched as נחש, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 358.
As a plain word it stands 28 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 44:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Nahash, snake.
Questions
Is Serpent (snake) in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 176,050 sequences of נחש at skips 2–5,000, 5.1% above what chance alone gives (about 167,583); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.3 × 10⁻⁹⁴ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Serpent (snake) in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 5:10 — the shortest of 176,050 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 167,583.
How is Serpent (snake) spelled in Hebrew?
Serpent is spelled נחש — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 358.
Is Serpent (snake) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 625,975 sequences of נחש at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 614,834); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.5 × 10⁻⁴⁶ 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 167,583 here) beside the count.