Shosha שושה
In Hebrew letters the first name Shosha is written שושה — given name. Shosha appears 72,902 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% more than chance alone would give (about 71,710; probability 4.6 × 10⁻⁶).
- Found in the Torah
- 72,902
- Chance alone
- 71,710
- P (≥ found)
- 4.6 × 10⁻⁶
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, שושה appears 72,902 times in the Torah — 1.7% more than the 71,710 chance alone would give; the probability of 72,902 or more by chance alone is 4.6 × 10⁻⁶.
The shortest skip at which שושה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 20:15, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שושה is found 762,468 times; chance alone would give about 747,212.
- Genesis 14,076
- Exodus 18,281
- Leviticus 12,239
- Numbers 16,454
- Deuteronomy 11,852
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ הִנֵּה אַרְצִי לְפָנֶיךָ בַּטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ שֵֽׁב
And Abimelech said: ‘Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 25,203Open in the laboratory →
שָׁמָּה קָֽבְרוּ אֶת־אַבְרָהָם וְאֵת שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּוֹ שָׁמָּה קָבְרוּ אֶת־יִצְחָק וְאֵת רִבְקָה אִשְׁתּוֹ וְשָׁמָּה קָבַרְתִּי אֶת־לֵאָֽה
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 76,549Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם שׁוֹר נַגָּח הוּא מִתְּמֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם וְהוּעַד בִּבְעָלָיו וְלֹא יִשְׁמְרֶנּוּ וְהֵמִית אִישׁ אוֹ אִשָּׁה הַשּׁוֹר יִסָּקֵל וְגַם־בְּעָלָיו יוּמָֽת
But if the ox was wont to gore in time past, and warning hath been given to its owner, and he hath not kept it in, but it hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 109,308Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ מֹשֶׁה נְחַשׁ נְחֹשֶׁת וַיְשִׂמֵהוּ עַל־הַנֵּס וְהָיָה אִם־נָשַׁךְ הַנָּחָשׁ אֶת־אִישׁ וְהִבִּיט אֶל־נְחַשׁ הַנְּחֹשֶׁת וָחָֽי
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the pole; and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked unto the serpent of brass, he lived.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 223,957Open in the laboratory →
וַהֲבֵאתָהּ אֶל־תּוֹךְ בֵּיתֶךָ וְגִלְּחָה אֶת־רֹאשָׁהּ וְעָשְׂתָה אֶת־צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ
then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 283,262Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שושה appears 261,670 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 259,257 chance alone would give; the probability of 261,670 or more by chance alone is 1.1 × 10⁻⁶.
- Genesis 14,076
- Exodus 18,281
- Leviticus 12,239
- Numbers 16,454
- Deuteronomy 12,823
- Joshua 10,233
- Judges 8,743
- Samuel 23,147
- Kings 25,870
- Isaiah 12,846
- Jeremiah 16,471
- Ezekiel 13,445
- The Twelve 11,567
- Psalms 11,137
- Proverbs 3,899
- Job 3,635
- Song of Songs 772
- Ruth 843
- Lamentations 977
- Ecclesiastes 2,398
- Esther 3,116
- Daniel 2,956
- Ezra–Nehemiah 9,212
- Chronicles 26,530
Outside the Torah
וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי יוֹשְׁבֵי יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם לֹֽא־יוכלו בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה לְהֽוֹרִישָׁם וַיֵּשֶׁב הַיְבוּסִי אֶת־בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה בִּירוּשָׁלִַם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Judah at Jerusalem, unto this day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 329,912Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־פַּךְ הַשֶּׁמֶן וַיִּצֹק עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וַיִּשָּׁקֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלוֹא כִּֽי־מְשָׁחֲךָ יְהוָה עַל־נַחֲלָתוֹ לְנָגִֽיד
Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: ‘Is it not that the LORD hath anointed thee to be prince over His inheritance?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 396,655Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים שָׂרֵֽי־גְדוּדִים הָיוּ בֶן־שָׁאוּל שֵׁם הָאֶחָד בַּֽעֲנָה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִי רֵכָב בְּנֵי רִמּוֹן הַבְּאֶֽרֹתִי מִבְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן כִּי גַּם־בְּאֵרוֹת תֵּחָשֵׁב עַל־בִּנְיָמִֽן
And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin; for Beeroth also is reckoned to Benjamin;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 440,930Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שושה — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as שושה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 611.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shosha in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, שושה appears 72,902 times in the Torah — 1.7% more than the 71,710 chance alone would give; the probability of 72,902 or more by chance alone is 4.6 × 10⁻⁶.
What is the shortest skip for Shosha in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 20:15 — the shortest of 72,902 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 71,710.
What is the gematria of Shosha in Hebrew?
Shosha is spelled שושה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 611.
How many times is Shosha found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שושה appears 261,670 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 259,257 chance alone would give; the probability of 261,670 or more by chance alone is 1.1 × 10⁻⁶.
Search it yourself
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