Sheshach ששך
Sheshach (ששך) is a name in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Sheshach is found 311,020 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 44:15) — 1.0% above the 307,998 chance alone would give (probability of 311,020 or more by chance alone: 2.7 × 10⁻⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 311,020
- Chance alone
- 307,998
- P (≥ found)
- 2.7 × 10⁻⁸
- 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 311,020 sequences of ששך at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 307,998); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.7 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 44:15, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 4,959,559 sequences of ששך, against about 4,773,837 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 307,998 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 56,717
- Exodus 71,383
- Leviticus 47,218
- Numbers 64,483
- Deuteronomy 71,219
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם יוֹסֵף מָֽה־הַמַּעֲשֶׂה הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם הֲלוֹא יְדַעְתֶּם כִּֽי־נַחֵשׁ יְנַחֵשׁ אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר כָּמֹֽנִי
And Joseph said unto them: ‘What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I will indeed divine?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 67,765Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־אֵלֶּה שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר וְזֹאת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר לָהֶם אֲבִיהֶם וַיְבָרֶךְ אוֹתָם אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר כְּבִרְכָתוֹ בֵּרַךְ אֹתָֽם
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is it that their father spoke unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 76,349Open in the laboratory →
וְלַכָּתֵף הַשֵּׁנִית מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה לְשַׁעַר הֶֽחָצֵר קְלָעִים חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה עַמֻּדֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָׁה וְאַדְנֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה
And so for the other side; on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 136,904Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ מֹשֶׁה כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֹתוֹ כֵּן עָשָֽׂה
Thus did Moses; according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 140,592Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ מֹשֶׁה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֹתוֹ וַתִּקָּהֵל הָֽעֵדָה אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the congregation was assembled at the door of the tent of meeting.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 150,956Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,119,386 sequences of ששך at skips 2–5,000, 0.2% above what chance alone gives (about 1,117,102); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
- Genesis 56,717
- Exodus 71,383
- Leviticus 47,218
- Numbers 64,483
- Deuteronomy 73,924
- Joshua 33,414
- Judges 31,516
- Samuel 91,716
- Kings 114,126
- Isaiah 59,074
- Jeremiah 69,387
- Ezekiel 59,597
- The Twelve 43,285
- Psalms 68,492
- Proverbs 28,973
- Job 25,179
- Song of Songs 5,207
- Ruth 5,166
- Lamentations 4,970
- Ecclesiastes 15,550
- Esther 19,394
- Daniel 15,172
- Ezra–Nehemiah 31,410
- Chronicles 84,033
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּרֶשׁ מִשָּׁם כָּלֵב אֶת־שְׁלוֹשָׁה בְּנֵי הָעֲנָק אֶת־שֵׁשַׁי וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן וְאֶת־תַּלְמַי יְלִידֵי הָעֲנָֽק
And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,541Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם אַחֲרֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל תּוֹלָע בֶּן־פּוּאָה בֶּן־דּוֹדוֹ אִישׁ יִשָּׂשכָר וְהֽוּא־יֹשֵׁב בְּשָׁמִיר בְּהַר אֶפְרָֽיִם
And after Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 363,243Open in the laboratory →
וְחָלַפְתָּ מִשָּׁם וָהָלְאָה וּבָאתָ עַד־אֵלוֹן תָּבוֹר וּמְצָאוּךָ שָּׁם שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים עֹלִים אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים בֵּֽית־אֵל אֶחָד נֹשֵׂא שְׁלֹשָׁה גְדָיִים וְאֶחָד נֹשֵׂא שְׁלֹשֶׁת כִּכְּרוֹת לֶחֶם וְאֶחָד נֹשֵׂא נֵֽבֶל־יָֽיִן
Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the terebinth of Tabor, and there shall meet thee there three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 396,903Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ששך — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ששך, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 620.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Jeremiah 25:26. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sheshach in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 311,020 sequences of ששך at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 307,998); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.7 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Sheshach in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 44:15 — the shortest of 311,020 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 307,998.
How is Sheshach spelled in Hebrew?
Sheshach is spelled ששך — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 620.
Is Sheshach in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,119,386 sequences of ששך at skips 2–5,000, 0.2% above what chance alone gives (about 1,117,102); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 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 307,998 here) beside the count.