Shua שוע
Shua (שוע) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shua is found 561,150 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 19:9) — about what chance alone gives (about 566,843).
- Found in the Torah
- 561,150
- Chance alone
- 566,843
- 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
561,150 sequences of שוע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 566,843 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 19:9, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 8,662,674 sequences of שוע, against about 8,785,827 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 566,843 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 133,833
- Exodus 137,840
- Leviticus 80,126
- Numbers 122,134
- Deuteronomy 87,217
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמְרוּ גֶּשׁ־הָלְאָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ הָאֶחָד בָּֽא־לָגוּר וַיִּשְׁפֹּט שָׁפוֹט עַתָּה נָרַע לְךָ מֵהֶם וַיִּפְצְרוּ בָאִישׁ בְּלוֹט מְאֹד וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ לִשְׁבֹּר הַדָּֽלֶת
And they said: ‘Stand back.’ And they said: ‘This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.’ And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,679Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי יִצְחָק בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה בְּקַחְתּוֹ אֶת־רִבְקָה בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל הָֽאֲרַמִּי מִפַּדַּן אֲרָם אֲחוֹת לָבָן הָאֲרַמִּי לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean, of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,757Open in the laboratory →
וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן יָצָא אָחִיו וְיָדוֹ אֹחֶזֶת בַּעֲקֵב עֵשָׂו וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ יַעֲקֹב וְיִצְחָק בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה בְּלֶדֶת אֹתָֽם
And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was threescore years old when she bore them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,027Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הֲכִי קָרָא שְׁמוֹ יַעֲקֹב וַֽיַּעְקְבֵנִי זֶה פַעֲמַיִם אֶת־בְּכֹרָתִי לָקָח וְהִנֵּה עַתָּה לָקַח בִּרְכָתִי וַיֹּאמַר הֲלֹא־אָצַלְתָּ לִּי בְּרָכָֽה
And he said: ‘Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing.’ And he said: ‘Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 37,944Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה בְאֵר בַּשָּׂדֶה וְהִנֵּה־שָׁם שְׁלֹשָׁה עֶדְרֵי־צֹאן רֹבְצִים עָלֶיהָ כִּי מִן־הַבְּאֵר הַהִוא יַשְׁקוּ הָעֲדָרִים וְהָאֶבֶן גְּדֹלָה עַל־פִּי הַבְּאֵֽר
And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it.—For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well’s mouth was great.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 39,897Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שוע appears 2,338,900 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,348,498, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 133,833
- Exodus 137,840
- Leviticus 80,126
- Numbers 122,134
- Deuteronomy 91,978
- Joshua 91,098
- Judges 84,638
- Samuel 198,772
- Kings 199,067
- Isaiah 138,325
- Jeremiah 140,197
- Ezekiel 118,683
- The Twelve 105,684
- Psalms 146,445
- Proverbs 57,913
- Job 67,141
- Song of Songs 10,022
- Ruth 9,517
- Lamentations 10,194
- Ecclesiastes 21,723
- Esther 24,001
- Daniel 34,230
- Ezra–Nehemiah 88,650
- Chronicles 226,689
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה הִנְנוּ בְיָדֶךָ כַּטּוֹב וְכַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֶיךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת לָנוּ עֲשֵֽׂה
And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 319,260Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּדֹּם הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ עָמָד עַד־יִקֹּם גּוֹי אֹֽיְבָיו הֲלֹא־הִיא כְתוּבָה עַל־סֵפֶר הַיָּשָׁר וַיַּעֲמֹד הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בַּחֲצִי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְלֹא־אָץ לָבוֹא כְּיוֹם תָּמִֽים
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 320,340Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל עָרֵי סִיחוֹן מֶלֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן עַד־גְּבוּל בְּנֵי עַמּֽוֹן
and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 325,448Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שוע — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שוע, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 376.
As a plain word it stands 12 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 38:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Shoa.
Questions
Does Shua appear in the Torah codes?
561,150 sequences of שוע at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 566,843 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Shua in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 19:9 — the shortest of 561,150 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 566,843.
How is Shua spelled in Hebrew?
Shua is spelled שוע — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 376.
Is Shua in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שוע appears 2,338,900 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,348,498, 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 566,843 here) beside the count.