Sheep צאן
Sheep — in Hebrew צאן — flock, sheep and goats. Sheep appears 159,044 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 160,257 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 159,044
- Chance alone
- 160,257
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
159,044 sequences of צאן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 160,257 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 19:8, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 2,444,092 sequences of צאן, against about 2,483,915 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 160,257 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 49,936
- Exodus 32,860
- Leviticus 19,283
- Numbers 30,856
- Deuteronomy 26,109
The shortest skips
הִנֵּה־נָא לִי שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָדְעוּ אִישׁ אוֹצִֽיאָה־נָּא אֶתְהֶן אֲלֵיכֶם וַעֲשׂוּ לָהֶן כַּטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם רַק לָֽאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵל אַל־תַּעֲשׂוּ דָבָר כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּן בָּאוּ בְּצֵל קֹרָתִֽי
Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes; only unto these men do nothing; forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,577Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי־דִישָׁן עוּץ וַאֲרָֽן
These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 53,442Open in the laboratory →
בְּבַיִת אֶחָד יֵאָכֵל לֹא־תוֹצִיא מִן־הַבַּיִת מִן־הַבָּשָׂר חוּצָה וְעֶצֶם לֹא תִשְׁבְּרוּ־בֽוֹ
In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 96,559Open in the laboratory →
וְהִגִּישׁוֹ אֲדֹנָיו אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים וְהִגִּישׁוֹ אֶל־הַדֶּלֶת אוֹ אֶל־הַמְּזוּזָה וְרָצַע אֲדֹנָיו אֶת־אָזְנוֹ בַּמַּרְצֵעַ וַעֲבָדוֹ לְעֹלָֽם
then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 108,388Open in the laboratory →
אַל־תְּשַׁקְּצוּ אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם בְּכָל־הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ וְלֹא תִֽטַּמְּאוּ בָּהֶם וְנִטְמֵתֶם בָּֽם
Ye shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarmeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 157,304Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, צאן appears 537,655 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 548,581, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 49,936
- Exodus 32,860
- Leviticus 19,283
- Numbers 30,856
- Deuteronomy 27,669
- Joshua 18,318
- Judges 14,881
- Samuel 32,877
- Kings 30,514
- Isaiah 39,129
- Jeremiah 42,024
- Ezekiel 34,426
- The Twelve 27,695
- Psalms 38,750
- Proverbs 12,232
- Job 16,952
- Song of Songs 2,166
- Ruth 1,654
- Lamentations 3,384
- Ecclesiastes 2,865
- Esther 2,858
- Daniel 14,617
- Ezra–Nehemiah 12,661
- Chronicles 29,048
Outside the Torah
וַיִּצְמָא מְאֹד וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר אַתָּה נָתַתָּ בְיַֽד־עַבְדְּךָ אֶת־הַתְּשׁוּעָה הַגְּדֹלָה הַזֹּאת וְעַתָּה אָמוּת בַּצָּמָא וְנָפַלְתִּי בְּיַד הָעֲרֵלִֽים
And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said: ‘Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of Thy servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 371,776Open in the laboratory →
הִנֵּה בִתִּי הַבְּתוּלָה וּפִֽילַגְשֵׁהוּ אוֹצִֽיאָה־נָּא אוֹתָם וְעַנּוּ אוֹתָם וַעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם וְלָאִישׁ הַזֶּה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ דְּבַר הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּֽאת
Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; I will bring them out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you; but unto this man do not so wanton a thing.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 378,592Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יֽוֹנָתָן עָכַר אָבִי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ רְאוּ־נָא כִּֽי־אֹרוּ עֵינַי כִּי טָעַמְתִּי מְעַט דְּבַשׁ הַזֶּֽה
Then said Jonathan: ‘My father hath troubled the land; see, I pray you, how mine eyes are brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 404,272Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צאן — the Tanakh's own spelling: flock, sheep and goats. Searched as צאן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 141.
As a plain word it stands 72 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sheep in the Torah codes?
159,044 sequences of צאן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 160,257 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Sheep in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 19:8 — the shortest of 159,044 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 160,257.
How is Sheep spelled in Hebrew?
Sheep is spelled צאן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 141.
Is Sheep in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, צאן appears 537,655 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 548,581, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 160,257 here) beside the count.