Shushan שושן
Shushan (שושן) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Shushan appears 36,268 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 36,107 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 36,268
- Chance alone
- 36,107
- P (≥ found)
- 0.20
- 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, שושן appears 36,268 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 36,107, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which שושן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 2:16, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שושן is found 381,326 times; chance alone would give about 376,230.
- Genesis 8,190
- Exodus 8,038
- Leviticus 5,329
- Numbers 9,785
- Deuteronomy 4,926
The shortest skips
וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־אַזְכָּרָתָהּ מִגִּרְשָׂהּ וּמִשַּׁמְנָהּ עַל כָּל־לְבֹנָתָהּ אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָֽה
And the priest shall make the memorial-part of it smoke, even of the groats thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 143,331Open 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 253,189Open in the laboratory →
עַד אֲשֶׁר־יָנִיחַ יְהוָה לַֽאֲחֵיכֶם כָּכֶם וְיָרְשׁוּ גַם־הֵם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם נֹתֵן לָהֶם בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן וְשַׁבְתֶּם אִישׁ לִֽירֻשָּׁתוֹ אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָכֶֽם
until the LORD give rest unto your brethren, as unto you, and they also possess the land which the LORD your God giveth them beyond the Jordan; then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 255,770Open in the laboratory →
וּמֹשֶׁה בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִים שָׁנָה וְאַֽהֲרֹן בֶּן־שָׁלֹשׁ וּשְׁמֹנִים שָׁנָה בְּדַבְּרָם אֶל־פַּרְעֹֽה
And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spoke unto Pharaoh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 86,664Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲנוּ כָל־הָעָם יַחְדָּו וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר יְהוָה נַעֲשֶׂה וַיָּשֶׁב מֹשֶׁה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הָעָם אֶל־יְהוָֽה
And all the people answered together, and said: ‘All that the LORD hath spoken we will do.’ And Moses reported the words of the people unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 106,046Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 139,558 sequences of שושן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 140,084).
- Genesis 8,190
- Exodus 8,038
- Leviticus 5,329
- Numbers 9,785
- Deuteronomy 5,386
- Joshua 5,299
- Judges 5,396
- Samuel 12,210
- Kings 11,095
- Isaiah 7,136
- Jeremiah 7,571
- Ezekiel 6,990
- The Twelve 5,400
- Psalms 7,887
- Proverbs 3,210
- Job 3,403
- Song of Songs 612
- Ruth 573
- Lamentations 644
- Ecclesiastes 1,375
- Esther 1,767
- Daniel 2,552
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,638
- Chronicles 13,072
Outside the Torah
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי יְהוֹשָׁפָט וּגְבוּרָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה וַאֲשֶׁר נִלְחָם הֲלֹֽא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יְהוּדָֽה
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 527,292Open in the laboratory →
וְזֶרַע עֲבָדָיו יִנְחָלוּהָ וְאֹהֲבֵי שְׁמוֹ יִשְׁכְּנוּ־בָֽהּ
The seed also of His servants shall inherit it; And they that love His name shall dwell therein.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 894,142Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ קָרוֹב לִירֵאָיו יִשְׁעוֹ לִשְׁכֹּן כָּבוֹד בְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ
Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him; That glory may dwell in our land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 904,047Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שושן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שושן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 656.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 7:19. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Shushan appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, שושן appears 36,268 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 36,107, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Shushan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 2:16 — the shortest of 36,268 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 36,107.
What is the gematria of Shushan in Hebrew?
Shushan is spelled שושן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 656.
How many times is Shushan found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 139,558 sequences of שושן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 140,084).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 36,107 here) beside the count.