So סוא
So (סוא) is a person named in the Tanakh. So appears 161,149 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.6% more than chance alone would give (about 160,256; probability 0.01).
- Found in the Torah
- 161,149
- Chance alone
- 160,256
- P (≥ found)
- 0.01
- 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, סוא appears 161,149 times in the Torah — 0.6% more than the 160,256 chance alone would give; the probability of 161,149 or more by chance alone is 0.01.
The shortest skip at which סוא appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 24:27, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), סוא is found 2,452,929 times; chance alone would give about 2,483,905.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 160,256 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 48,517
- Exodus 30,425
- Leviticus 21,209
- Numbers 38,239
- Deuteronomy 22,759
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־עָזַב חַסְדּוֹ וַאֲמִתּוֹ מֵעִם אֲדֹנִי אָנֹכִי בַּדֶּרֶךְ נָחַנִי יְהוָה בֵּית אֲחֵי אֲדֹנִֽי
And he said: ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master; as for me, the LORD hath led me in the way to the house of my master’s brethren.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 30,724Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה רָחֵל אֶת־יוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־לָבָן שַׁלְּחֵנִי וְאֵלְכָה אֶל־מְקוֹמִי וּלְאַרְצִֽי
And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban: ‘Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 42,561Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲזֹב כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ בְּיַד־יוֹסֵף וְלֹא־יָדַע אִתּוֹ מְאוּמָה כִּי אִם־הַלֶּחֶם אֲשֶׁר־הוּא אוֹכֵל וַיְהִי יוֹסֵף יְפֵה־תֹאַר וִיפֵה מַרְאֶֽה
And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and, having him, he knew not aught save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was of beautiful form, and fair to look upon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,849Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַתִּשָּׂא אֵֽשֶׁת־אֲדֹנָיו אֶת־עֵינֶיהָ אֶל־יוֹסֵף וַתֹּאמֶר שִׁכְבָה עִמִּֽי
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said: ‘Lie with me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,945Open in the laboratory →
וַיְסַפֵּר שַֽׂר־הַמַּשְׁקִים אֶת־חֲלֹמוֹ לְיוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בַּחֲלוֹמִי וְהִנֵּה־גֶפֶן לְפָנָֽי
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him: ‘In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 59,277Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 639,173 sequences of סוא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 657,886).
- Genesis 48,517
- Exodus 30,425
- Leviticus 21,209
- Numbers 38,239
- Deuteronomy 24,171
- Joshua 12,946
- Judges 26,178
- Samuel 38,499
- Kings 60,700
- Isaiah 44,584
- Jeremiah 39,641
- Ezekiel 35,042
- The Twelve 35,883
- Psalms 52,764
- Proverbs 17,690
- Job 17,822
- Song of Songs 2,554
- Ruth 578
- Lamentations 2,681
- Ecclesiastes 6,467
- Esther 10,800
- Daniel 12,328
- Ezra–Nehemiah 18,316
- Chronicles 41,139
Outside the Torah
וַיַּעֲלוּ אֵלֶיהָ סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָהּ פַּתִּי אוֹתוֹ וּרְאִי בַּמֶּה כֹּחוֹ גָדוֹל וּבַמֶּה נוּכַל לוֹ וַאֲסַרְנֻהוּ לְעַנֹּתוֹ וַאֲנַחְנוּ נִתַּן־לָךְ אִישׁ אֶלֶף וּמֵאָה כָּֽסֶף
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her: ‘Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 372,264Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר דְּלִילָה אֶל־שִׁמְשׁוֹן הִנֵּה הֵתַלְתָּ בִּי וַתְּדַבֵּר אֵלַי כְּזָבִים עַתָּה הַגִּֽידָה־נָּא לִי בַּמֶּה תֵּאָסֵֽר
And Delilah said unto Samson: ‘Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies; now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 372,572Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר דְּלִילָה אֶל־שִׁמְשׁוֹן עַד־הֵנָּה הֵתַלְתָּ בִּי וַתְּדַבֵּר אֵלַי כְּזָבִים הַגִּידָה לִּי בַּמֶּה תֵּאָסֵר וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אִם־תַּאַרְגִי אֶת־שֶׁבַע מַחְלְפוֹת רֹאשִׁי עִם־הַמַּסָּֽכֶת
And Delilah said unto Samson: ‘Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies; tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound.’ And he said unto her: ‘If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 372,781Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סוא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as סוא, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 67.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 17:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is So in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, סוא appears 161,149 times in the Torah — 0.6% more than the 160,256 chance alone would give; the probability of 161,149 or more by chance alone is 0.01.
What is the shortest skip for So in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 24:27 — the shortest of 161,149 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 160,256.
What is the gematria of So in Hebrew?
So is spelled סוא — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 67.
How many times is So found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 639,173 sequences of סוא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 657,886).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 160,256 here) beside the count.