Shuham שוחם
Shuham (שוחם) is a person named in the Tanakh. Shuham appears 29,883 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.1% more than chance alone would give (about 29,564; probability 0.03).
- Found in the Torah
- 29,883
- Chance alone
- 29,564
- P (≥ found)
- 0.03
- 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, שוחם appears 29,883 times in the Torah — 1.1% more than the 29,564 chance alone would give; the probability of 29,883 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
The shortest skip at which שוחם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 41:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שוחם is found 313,667 times; chance alone would give about 308,047.
- Genesis 6,872
- Exodus 7,208
- Leviticus 4,438
- Numbers 7,768
- Deuteronomy 3,597
The shortest skips
וַיִּישָׁן וַֽיַּחֲלֹם שֵׁנִית וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלוֹת בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד בְּרִיאוֹת וְטֹבֽוֹת
And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,247Open in the laboratory →
וּבְשֵׂעִיר יָשְׁבוּ הַחֹרִים לְפָנִים וּבְנֵי עֵשָׂו יִֽירָשׁוּם וַיַּשְׁמִידוּם מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַּחְתָּם כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאֶרֶץ יְרֻשָּׁתוֹ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן יְהוָה לָהֶֽם
And in Seir dwelt the Horites aforetime, but the children of Esau succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 253,164Open in the laboratory →
עַם גָּדוֹל וְרַב וָרָם כָּעֲנָקִים וַיַּשְׁמִידֵם יְהוָה מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַיִּירָשֻׁם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּֽם
a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 253,613Open in the laboratory →
כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִבְנֵי עֵשָׂו הַיֹּשְׁבִים בְּשֵׂעִיר אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁמִיד אֶת־הַחֹרִי מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַיִּֽירָשֻׁם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
as He did for the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 253,673Open in the laboratory →
וְהָֽעַוִּים הַיֹּשְׁבִים בַּחֲצֵרִים עַד־עַזָּה כַּפְתֹּרִים הַיֹּצְאִים מִכַּפְתּוֹר הִשְׁמִידֻם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּֽם
and the Avvim, that dwelt in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, that came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 253,738Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 119,707 sequences of שוחם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 119,285).
- Genesis 6,872
- Exodus 7,208
- Leviticus 4,438
- Numbers 7,768
- Deuteronomy 3,891
- Joshua 4,015
- Judges 3,912
- Samuel 9,328
- Kings 10,050
- Isaiah 6,749
- Jeremiah 6,260
- Ezekiel 6,989
- The Twelve 5,009
- Psalms 7,793
- Proverbs 3,562
- Job 3,759
- Song of Songs 512
- Ruth 536
- Lamentations 610
- Ecclesiastes 1,315
- Esther 1,423
- Daniel 1,616
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,585
- Chronicles 11,507
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר־תַּמּוּ כָל־הַגּוֹי לְהִמּוֹל וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּם בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה עַד חֲיוֹתָֽם
And it came to pass, when all the nation were circumcised, every one of them, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 310,919Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּכְבַּד הַמִּלְחָמָה אֶל־שָׁאוּל וַיִּמְצָאֻהוּ הַמּוֹרִים אֲנָשִׁים בַּקָּשֶׁת וַיָּחֶל מְאֹד מֵהַמּוֹרִֽים
And the battle went sore against Saul, an the archers overtook him; and he was in great anguish by reason of the archers.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 434,300Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגְדַּל הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה מִכֹּל מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ לְעֹשֶׁר וּלְחָכְמָֽה
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 500,624Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שוחם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שוחם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 354.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shuham in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, שוחם appears 29,883 times in the Torah — 1.1% more than the 29,564 chance alone would give; the probability of 29,883 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
What is the shortest skip for Shuham in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 41:5 — the shortest of 29,883 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 29,564.
What is the gematria of Shuham in Hebrew?
Shuham is spelled שוחם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 354.
How many times is Shuham found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 119,707 sequences of שוחם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 119,285).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 29,564 here) beside the count.