Shannon שאנון
Shannon is a first name, written שאנון in Hebrew (unisex given name). Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 2,959 sequences of Shannon, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 39:8); chance alone would give about 2,879.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,959
- Chance alone
- 2,879
- P (≥ found)
- 0.07
- 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 2,959 sequences of שאנון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,879).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 39:8, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 22,488 sequences of שאנון, against about 22,687 from chance alone.
- Genesis 844
- Exodus 529
- Leviticus 421
- Numbers 793
- Deuteronomy 372
The shortest skips
וַיְמָאֵן וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־אֵשֶׁת אֲדֹנָיו הֵן אֲדֹנִי לֹא־יָדַע אִתִּי מַה־בַּבָּיִת וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יֶשׁ־לוֹ נָתַן בְּיָדִֽי
But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife: ‘Behold, my master, having me, knoweth not what is in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,972Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּיַּמִּים וּבַנְּחָלִים מִכֹּל שֶׁרֶץ הַמַּיִם וּמִכֹּל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם שֶׁקֶץ הֵם לָכֶֽם
And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that swarm in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are a detestable thing unto you,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 155,847Open in the laboratory →
כֹּל אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּמָּיִם שֶׁקֶץ הוּא לָכֶֽם
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is a detestable thing unto you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 155,952Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶֽם
and whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye shall not eat; it is unclean unto you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 274,322Open in the laboratory →
וַתַּהַר עוֹד וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־שָׁמַע יְהוָה כִּֽי־שְׂנוּאָה אָנֹכִי וַיִּתֶּן־לִי גַּם־אֶת־זֶה וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ שִׁמְעֽוֹן
And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said: ‘Because the LORD hath heard that I am hated, He hath therefore given me this son also.’ And she called his name Simeon.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 41,348Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
10,663 sequences of שאנון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 10,578 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 844
- Exodus 529
- Leviticus 421
- Numbers 793
- Deuteronomy 422
- Joshua 417
- Judges 421
- Samuel 949
- Kings 652
- Isaiah 507
- Jeremiah 649
- Ezekiel 561
- The Twelve 425
- Psalms 609
- Proverbs 168
- Job 310
- Song of Songs 38
- Ruth 50
- Lamentations 37
- Ecclesiastes 85
- Esther 120
- Daniel 284
- Ezra–Nehemiah 566
- Chronicles 806
Outside the Torah
בְּשׁוּבֵנִי וְהִנֵּה אֶל־שְׂפַת הַנַּחַל עֵץ רַב מְאֹד מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּֽה
Now when I had been brought back, behold, upon the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 798,737Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אִמְרִי־נָא לִשְׁלֹמֹה הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי לֹֽא־יָשִׁיב אֶת־פָּנָיִךְ וְיִתֶּן־לִי אֶת־אֲבִישַׁג הַשּׁוּנַמִּית לְאִשָּֽׁה
And he said: ‘Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king—for he will not say thee nay—that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.’ .
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 481,327Open in the laboratory →
כִּי שָׁם שְֽׁאֵלוּנוּ שׁוֹבֵינוּ דִּבְרֵי־שִׁיר וְתוֹלָלֵינוּ שִׂמְחָה שִׁירוּ לָנוּ מִשִּׁיר צִיּֽוֹן
For there they that led us captive asked of us words of song, And our tormentors asked of us mirth: ‘Sing us one of the songs of Zion.'
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 931,645Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שאנון — the name in Hebrew letters: unisex given name. Searched as שאנון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 407.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shannon in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 2,959 sequences of שאנון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,879).
What is the shortest skip for Shannon in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 39:8 — the shortest of 2,959 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,879.
How is Shannon spelled in Hebrew?
Shannon is spelled שאנון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 407.
Is Shannon in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
10,663 sequences of שאנון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 10,578 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,879 here) beside the count.