Shishak שישק
Shishak (שישק) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shishak is found 12,715 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 16:3) — 2.5% above the 12,403 chance alone would give (probability of 12,715 or more by chance alone: 0.0026).
- Found in the Torah
- 12,715
- Chance alone
- 12,403
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0026
- 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 12,715 sequences of שישק at skips 2–5,000, 2.5% above what chance alone gives (about 12,403); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0026 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 16:3, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 128,045 sequences of שישק, against about 129,235 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,901
- Exodus 3,149
- Leviticus 1,954
- Numbers 3,258
- Deuteronomy 1,453
The shortest skips
וַתִּקַּח שָׂרַי אֵֽשֶׁת־אַבְרָם אֶת־הָגָר הַמִּצְרִית שִׁפְחָתָהּ מִקֵּץ עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים לְשֶׁבֶת אַבְרָם בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וַתִּתֵּן אֹתָהּ לְאַבְרָם אִישָׁהּ לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה
And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 18,399Open in the laboratory →
וּמִן־הַתְּכֵלֶת וְהָֽאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי עָשׂוּ בִגְדֵי־שְׂרָד לְשָׁרֵת בַּקֹּדֶשׁ וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר לְאַהֲרֹן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made plaited garments, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 137,891Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וְכָל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לַלְוִיִּם כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה לַלְוִיִּם כֵּן־עָשׂוּ לָהֶם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the Levites; according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 203,410Open in the laboratory →
וְזֹאת תּוֹרַת זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אֲשֶׁר יַקְרִיב לַיהוָֽה
And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which one may offer unto the LORD.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 149,426Open in the laboratory →
וַיְגָרֶשׁ אֶת־הָֽאָדָם וַיַּשְׁכֵּן מִקֶּדֶם לְגַן־עֵדֶן אֶת־הַכְּרֻבִים וְאֵת לַהַט הַחֶרֶב הַמִּתְהַפֶּכֶת לִשְׁמֹר אֶת־דֶּרֶךְ עֵץ הַֽחַיִּֽים
So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubim, and the flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way to the tree of life.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 4,151Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
43,867 sequences of שישק at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 44,030 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 2,901
- Exodus 3,149
- Leviticus 1,954
- Numbers 3,258
- Deuteronomy 1,555
- Joshua 1,227
- Judges 1,461
- Samuel 3,142
- Kings 4,006
- Isaiah 2,614
- Jeremiah 2,518
- Ezekiel 2,084
- The Twelve 2,018
- Psalms 2,772
- Proverbs 1,357
- Job 1,330
- Song of Songs 226
- Ruth 208
- Lamentations 203
- Ecclesiastes 399
- Esther 418
- Daniel 610
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,351
- Chronicles 3,106
Outside the Torah
וְהִכְרַתִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָהֶם וְאֶת־הַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי לִשְׁמִי אֲשַׁלַּח מֵעַל פָּנָי וְהָיָה יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמָשָׁל וְלִשְׁנִינָה בְּכָל־הָעַמִּֽים
then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for My name, will I cast out of My sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a by word among all peoples;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 497,907Open in the laboratory →
וּבְהַר צִיּוֹן תִּהְיֶה פְלֵיטָה וְהָיָה קֹדֶשׁ וְיָֽרְשׁוּ בֵּית יַֽעֲקֹב אֵת מוֹרָֽשֵׁיהֶם
But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, And it shall be holy; And the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 824,030Open in the laboratory →
אַחֲרָיו הֶחֱזִיקוּ הַלְוִיִּם רְחוּם בֶּן־בָּנִי עַל־יָדוֹ הֶחֱזִיק חֲשַׁבְיָה שַׂר־חֲצִי־פֶלֶךְ קְעִילָה לְפִלְכּֽוֹ
After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,078,434Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שישק — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שישק, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 710.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 11:40. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shishak in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 12,715 sequences of שישק at skips 2–5,000, 2.5% above what chance alone gives (about 12,403); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0026 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Shishak in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 16:3 — the shortest of 12,715 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 12,403.
How is Shishak spelled in Hebrew?
Shishak is spelled שישק — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 710.
Is Shishak in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
43,867 sequences of שישק at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 44,030 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 12,403 here) beside the count.