Shunem שונם
Shunem (שונם) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Shunem appears 57,931 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 58,091 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 57,931
- Chance alone
- 58,091
- P (≥ found)
- 0.75
- 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, שונם appears 57,931 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 58,091, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which שונם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 19:38, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שונם is found 605,465 times; chance alone would give about 605,297.
- Genesis 14,230
- Exodus 12,259
- Leviticus 7,867
- Numbers 15,688
- Deuteronomy 7,887
The shortest skips
וְהַצְּעִירָה גַם־הִוא יָלְדָה בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ בֶּן־עַמִּי הוּא אֲבִי בְנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן עַד־הַיּֽוֹם
And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi—the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,301Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־שֹׁפְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִרְגוּ אִישׁ אֲנָשָׁיו הַנִּצְמָדִים לְבַעַל פְּעֽוֹר
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel: ‘Slay ye every one his men that have joined themselves unto the Baal of Peor.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 230,402Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽהְיוּ כָּל־יְמֵי־יֶרֶד שְׁתַּיִם וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּתְשַׁע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיָּמֹֽת
And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years; and he died. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 6,269Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּהְיוּ כָּל־יְמֵי מְתוּשֶׁלַח תֵּשַׁע וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּתְשַׁע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיָּמֹֽת
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 6,578Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר שָׂרַי אֶל־אַבְרָם הִנֵּה־נָא עֲצָרַנִי יְהוָה מִלֶּדֶת בֹּא־נָא אֶל־שִׁפְחָתִי אוּלַי אִבָּנֶה מִמֶּנָּה וַיִּשְׁמַע אַבְרָם לְקוֹל שָׂרָֽי
And Sarai said unto Abram: ‘Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall be builded up through her.’ And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 18,377Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 235,200 sequences of שונם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 238,125).
- Genesis 14,230
- Exodus 12,259
- Leviticus 7,867
- Numbers 15,688
- Deuteronomy 8,581
- Joshua 8,699
- Judges 8,813
- Samuel 18,640
- Kings 16,760
- Isaiah 12,686
- Jeremiah 14,798
- Ezekiel 13,488
- The Twelve 10,229
- Psalms 15,058
- Proverbs 5,405
- Job 6,204
- Song of Songs 1,014
- Ruth 1,088
- Lamentations 1,066
- Ecclesiastes 2,106
- Esther 2,722
- Daniel 4,454
- Ezra–Nehemiah 11,520
- Chronicles 21,825
Outside the Torah
וְיֵשׁ־תִּקְוָה לְאַחֲרִיתֵךְ נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְשָׁבוּ בָנִים לִגְבוּלָֽם
And there is hope for thy future, saith the LORD; And thy children shall return to their own border.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 688,236Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁמוֹתָן אָהֳלָה הַגְּדוֹלָה וְאָהֳלִיבָה אֲחוֹתָהּ וַתִּֽהְיֶינָה לִי וַתֵּלַדְנָה בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת וּשְׁמוֹתָן שֹׁמְרוֹן אָהֳלָה וִירוּשָׁלִַם אָהֳלִיבָֽה
And the names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister; and they became Mine, and they bore sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 758,989Open in the laboratory →
מִיַּד שְׁאוֹל אֶפְדֵּם מִמָּוֶת אֶגְאָלֵם אֱהִי דְבָרֶיךָ מָוֶת אֱהִי קָֽטָבְךָ שְׁאוֹל נֹחַם יִסָּתֵר מֵעֵינָֽי
Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world? Shall I redeem them from death? Ho, thy plagues, O death! Ho, thy destruction, O netherworld! Repentance be hid from Mine eyes!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 810,714Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שונם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שונם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 396.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 4:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shunem in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, שונם appears 57,931 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 58,091, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Shunem in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 19:38 — the shortest of 57,931 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 58,091.
What is the gematria of Shunem in Hebrew?
Shunem is spelled שונם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 396.
How many times is Shunem found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 235,200 sequences of שונם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 238,125).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 58,091 here) beside the count.