Sidon צידון
Sidon (צידון) is a person named in the Tanakh — Zidon. Sidon appears 412 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 425 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 412
- Chance alone
- 425
- P (≥ found)
- 0.74
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
412 sequences of צידון at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 425 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 20:16, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 3,228 sequences of צידון, against about 3,346 from chance alone.
- Genesis 141
- Exodus 84
- Leviticus 48
- Numbers 79
- Deuteronomy 60
The shortest skips
וַנִּצְעַק אֶל־יְהוָה וַיִּשְׁמַע קֹלֵנוּ וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָךְ וַיֹּצִאֵנוּ מִמִּצְרָיִם וְהִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ בְקָדֵשׁ עִיר קְצֵה גְבוּלֶֽךָ
and when we cried unto the LORD, He heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt; and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 222,793Open in the laboratory →
אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְפָנֶיךָ הִוא בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ הוֹשֵׁב אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת־אַחֶיךָ יֵשְׁבוּ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן וְאִם־יָדַעְתָּ וְיֶשׁ־בָּם אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל וְשַׂמְתָּם שָׂרֵי מִקְנֶה עַל־אֲשֶׁר־לִֽי
the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell. And if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.’
skip 36, width 36 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 72,184Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּבְרֵךְ הַגְּמַלִּים מִחוּץ לָעִיר אֶל־בְּאֵר הַמָּיִם לְעֵת עֶרֶב לְעֵת צֵאת הַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת
And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
skip 40, width 40 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 29,942Open in the laboratory →
יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם הַהֹלֵךְ לִפְנֵיכֶם הוּא יִלָּחֵם לָכֶם כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אִתְּכֶם בְּמִצְרַיִם לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם
The LORD your God who goeth before you, He shall fight for you, according to all that He did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
skip 44, width 44 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 251,670Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ לַיהוָה עַל חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא נְקֵבָה מִן־הַצֹּאן כִּשְׂבָּה אֽוֹ־שְׂעִירַת עִזִּים לְחַטָּאת וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן מֵחַטָּאתֽוֹ
and he shall bring his forfeit unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin.
skip 50, width 50 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 146,610Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
2,354 sequences of צידון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 2,305 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 141
- Exodus 84
- Leviticus 48
- Numbers 79
- Deuteronomy 72
- Joshua 70
- Judges 61
- Samuel 199
- Kings 118
- Isaiah 207
- Jeremiah 160
- Ezekiel 156
- The Twelve 125
- Psalms 270
- Proverbs 77
- Job 93
- Song of Songs 17
- Ruth 5
- Lamentations 17
- Ecclesiastes 15
- Esther 17
- Daniel 78
- Ezra–Nehemiah 70
- Chronicles 175
Outside the Torah
וְנָחֲךָ יְהוָה תָּמִיד וְהִשְׂבִּיעַ בְּצַחְצָחוֹת נַפְשֶׁךָ וְעַצְמֹתֶיךָ יַחֲלִיץ וְהָיִיתָ כְּגַן רָוֶה וּכְמוֹצָא מַיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יְכַזְּבוּ מֵימָֽיו
And the LORD will guide thee continually, And satisfy thy soul in drought, And make strong thy bones; And thou shalt be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 634,026Open in the laboratory →
שָׂא נָא לְפֶשַׁע אֲמָתֶךָ כִּי עָשֹֽׂה־יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה לַֽאדֹנִי בַּיִת נֶאֱמָן כִּי־מִלְחֲמוֹת יְהוָה אֲדֹנִי נִלְחָם וְרָעָה לֹא־תִמָּצֵא בְךָ מִיָּמֶֽיךָ
Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid; for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD; and evil is not found in thee all thy days.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 426,134Open in the laboratory →
תְּלָמֶיהָ רַוֵּה נַחֵת גְּדוּדֶיהָ בִּרְבִיבִים תְּמֹגְגֶנָּה צִמְחָהּ תְּבָרֵֽךְ
Watering her ridges abundantly, settling down the furrows thereof, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 890,705Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צידון — the Tanakh's own spelling: Zidon. Searched as צידון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 160.
As a plain word it stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 11:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sidon in the Bible code?
412 sequences of צידון at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 425 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Sidon in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Numbers 20:16 — the shortest of 412 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 425.
How is Sidon spelled in Hebrew?
Sidon is spelled צידון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 160.
Is Sidon in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
2,354 sequences of צידון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 2,305 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 425 here) beside the count.