Sitnah שטנה
Sitnah (שטנה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Sitnah is found 4,137 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 32:33) — 7.8% above the 3,838 chance alone would give (probability of 4,137 or more by chance alone: 9.5 × 10⁻⁷).
- Found in the Torah
- 4,137
- Chance alone
- 3,838
- P (≥ found)
- 9.5 × 10⁻⁷
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 4,137 sequences of שטנה at skips 2–5,000, 7.8% above what chance alone gives (about 3,838); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 9.5 × 10⁻⁷ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 32:33, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 46,506 sequences of שטנה, against about 39,989 from chance alone.
- Genesis 504
- Exodus 873
- Leviticus 1,239
- Numbers 1,016
- Deuteronomy 505
The shortest skips
וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה לִבְנֵי־גָד וְלִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וְלַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה בֶן־יוֹסֵף אֶת־מַמְלֶכֶת סִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִי וְאֶת־מַמְלֶכֶת עוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן הָאָרֶץ לְעָרֶיהָ בִּגְבֻלֹת עָרֵי הָאָרֶץ סָבִֽיב
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities thereof with their borders, even the cities of the land round about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 243,750Open in the laboratory →
דַּבֵּר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל־בָּנָיו לֵאמֹר זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַֽחַטָּאת בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר תִּשָּׁחֵט הָעֹלָה תִּשָּׁחֵט הַֽחַטָּאת לִפְנֵי יְהוָה קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים הִֽוא
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying: This is the law of the sin-offering: in the place where the burnt-offering is killed shall the sin-offering be killed before the LORD; it is most holy.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 148,728Open in the laboratory →
וְשַׂמְתָּ אוֹתָם שְׁתַּיִם מַֽעֲרָכוֹת שֵׁשׁ הַֽמַּעֲרָכֶת עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן הַטָּהֹר לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And thou shalt set them in two rows, six in a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 178,798Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הָשֵׁב אֶת־מַטֵּה אַהֲרֹן לִפְנֵי הָעֵדוּת לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת לְאוֹת לִבְנֵי־מֶרִי וּתְכַל תְּלוּנֹּתָם מֵעָלַי וְלֹא יָמֻֽתוּ
and the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept there, for a token against the rebellious children; that there may be made an end of their murmurings against Me, that they die not.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 218,476Open in the laboratory →
וְטַפְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר אֲמַרְתֶּם לָבַז יִהְיֶה וְהֵבֵיאתִי אֹתָם וְיָֽדְעוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר מְאַסְתֶּם בָּֽהּ
But your little ones, that ye said would be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have rejected.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 212,563Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 11,952 sequences of שטנה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 11,949).
- Genesis 504
- Exodus 873
- Leviticus 1,239
- Numbers 1,016
- Deuteronomy 528
- Joshua 385
- Judges 303
- Samuel 592
- Kings 716
- Isaiah 618
- Jeremiah 648
- Ezekiel 649
- The Twelve 479
- Psalms 816
- Proverbs 299
- Job 280
- Song of Songs 46
- Ruth 54
- Lamentations 59
- Ecclesiastes 187
- Esther 132
- Daniel 259
- Ezra–Nehemiah 520
- Chronicles 750
Outside the Torah
וַיִּתֵּן מֹשֶׁה לַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה וַיְהִי לַחֲצִי מַטֵּה בְנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁה לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם
And Moses gave inheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh; and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,368Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וְאֶל־בְּנֵי־גָד וְאֶל־חֲצִי שֵֽׁבֶט־מְנַשֶּׁה אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד אֶת־פִּינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵֽן
And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 339,393Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וְאֶל־בְּנֵי־גָד וְאֶל־חֲצִי שֵֽׁבֶט־מְנַשֶּׁה אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד וַיְדַבְּרוּ אִתָּם לֵאמֹֽר
And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 339,530Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שטנה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שטנה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 364.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 26:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Sitnah appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 4,137 sequences of שטנה at skips 2–5,000, 7.8% above what chance alone gives (about 3,838); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 9.5 × 10⁻⁷ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Sitnah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 32:33 — the shortest of 4,137 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,838.
How is Sitnah spelled in Hebrew?
Sitnah is spelled שטנה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 364.
Is Sitnah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 11,952 sequences of שטנה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 11,949).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,838 here) beside the count.