Sukkot סכות
Sukkot — in Hebrew סכות — booths; the festival of Tabernacles. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 3,954 sequences of Sukkot, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 28:48); chance alone would give about 4,139.
- Found in the Torah
- 3,954
- Chance alone
- 4,139
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
3,954 sequences of סכות at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 4,139 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 28:48, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 39,952 sequences of סכות, against about 43,123 from chance alone.
- Genesis 852
- Exodus 816
- Leviticus 661
- Numbers 748
- Deuteronomy 877
The shortest skips
וְעָבַדְתָּ אֶת־אֹיְבֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר יְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ יְהוָה בָּךְ בְּרָעָב וּבְצָמָא וּבְעֵירֹם וּבְחֹסֶר כֹּל וְנָתַן עֹל בַּרְזֶל עַל־צַוָּארֶךָ עַד הִשְׁמִידוֹ אֹתָֽךְ
therefore shalt thou serve thine enemy whom the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things; and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 293,939Open in the laboratory →
וַתָּקָם וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתָּסַר צְעִיפָהּ מֵעָלֶיהָ וַתִּלְבַּשׁ בִּגְדֵי אַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ
And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 56,902Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־בָּא יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו וַיַּפְשִׁיטוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף אֶת־כֻּתָּנְתּוֹ אֶת־כְּתֹנֶת הַפַּסִּים אֲשֶׁר עָלָֽיו
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colours that was on him;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 55,283Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַחֲלָבִים מִן־הַשּׁוֹר וּמִן־הָאַיִל הָֽאַלְיָה וְהַֽמְכַסֶּה וְהַכְּלָיֹת וְיֹתֶרֶת הַכָּבֵֽד
and the fat of the ox, and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 153,876Open in the laboratory →
לֹא־תֹאבֶה לוֹ וְלֹא תִשְׁמַע אֵלָיו וְלֹא־תָחוֹס עֵֽינְךָ עָלָיו וְלֹֽא־תַחְמֹל וְלֹֽא־תְכַסֶּה עָלָֽיו
thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 273,237Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
16,978 sequences of סכות at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 17,197 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 852
- Exodus 816
- Leviticus 661
- Numbers 748
- Deuteronomy 935
- Joshua 303
- Judges 490
- Samuel 773
- Kings 1,390
- Isaiah 1,263
- Jeremiah 1,096
- Ezekiel 1,230
- The Twelve 864
- Psalms 1,923
- Proverbs 707
- Job 523
- Song of Songs 82
- Ruth 24
- Lamentations 78
- Ecclesiastes 227
- Esther 409
- Daniel 277
- Ezra–Nehemiah 392
- Chronicles 915
Outside the Torah
אַתְּ־כְּרוּב מִמְשַׁח הַסּוֹכֵךְ וּנְתַתִּיךָ בְּהַר קֹדֶשׁ אֱלֹהִים הָיִיתָ בְּתוֹךְ אַבְנֵי־אֵשׁ הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ
Thou wast the far-covering cherub; and I set thee, so that thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of stones of fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 767,504Open in the laboratory →
בְּטֶרֶם תִּגָּלֶה רָעָתֵךְ כְּמוֹ עֵת חֶרְפַּת בְּנוֹת־אֲרָם וְכָל־סְבִיבוֹתֶיהָ בְּנוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים הַשָּׁאטוֹת אוֹתָךְ מִסָּבִֽיב
before thy wickedness was uncovered, as at the time of the taunt of the daughters of Aram, and of all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, that have thee in disdain round about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 748,311Open in the laboratory →
בְּפַרְסוֹת סוּסָיו יִרְמֹס אֶת־כָּל־חֽוּצוֹתָיִךְ עַמֵּךְ בַּחֶרֶב יַהֲרֹג וּמַצְּבוֹת עֻזֵּךְ לָאָרֶץ תֵּרֵֽד
With the hoofs of his horses Shall he tread down all thy streets; He shall slay thy people with the sword, And the pillars of thy strength Shall go down to the ground.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 764,478Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סכות — the Tanakh's own spelling: booths; the festival of Tabernacles. Searched as סכות, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 486.
As a plain word it stands 17 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 33:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Succoth, Sikkuwth.
Other spellings
- סוכות — the Tanakh's own spelling found 368 in the Torah (chance 411)
Questions
Does Sukkot appear in the Torah codes?
3,954 sequences of סכות at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 4,139 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Sukkot in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 28:48 — the shortest of 3,954 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,139.
How is Sukkot spelled in Hebrew?
Sukkot is spelled סכות — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 486; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Sukkot in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
16,978 sequences of סכות at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 17,197 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 4,139 here) beside the count.