Tarshish תרשיש
Tarshish (תרשיש) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 2,823 sequences of Tarshish, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 11:11); chance alone would give about 2,796.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,823
- Chance alone
- 2,796
- P (≥ found)
- 0.30
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 2,823 sequences of תרשיש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,796).
The shortest skip at which תרשיש appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 11:11, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), תרשיש is found 21,653 times; chance alone would give about 22,032.
- Genesis 573
- Exodus 735
- Leviticus 422
- Numbers 624
- Deuteronomy 469
The shortest skips
וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁם אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־אַרְפַּכְשָׁד חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Shem lived after he begot Arpachshad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 13,220Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן תַּעֲשֶׂה עֶשֶׂר יְרִיעֹת שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתֹלַעַת שָׁנִי כְּרֻבִים מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָֽם
Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains: of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shalt thou make them.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 115,226Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־לֹא תַגִּיע יָדוֹ דֵּי שֶׂה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא שְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אֽוֹ־שְׁנֵי בְנֵֽי־יוֹנָה לַֽיהוָה אֶחָד לְחַטָּאת וְאֶחָד לְעֹלָֽה
And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring his forfeit for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD: one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 146,685Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה תֹּלְדֹת יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן־אַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה הָגָר הַמִּצְרִית שִׁפְחַת שָׂרָה לְאַבְרָהָֽם
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bore unto Abraham.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,389Open in the laboratory →
וְשׁוֹר אוֹ־שֶׂה אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־בְּנוֹ לֹא תִשְׁחֲטוּ בְּיוֹם אֶחָֽד
And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 175,958Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
9,843 sequences of תרשיש at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 9,701 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 573
- Exodus 735
- Leviticus 422
- Numbers 624
- Deuteronomy 523
- Joshua 320
- Judges 328
- Samuel 736
- Kings 1,012
- Isaiah 457
- Jeremiah 561
- Ezekiel 569
- The Twelve 388
- Psalms 502
- Proverbs 261
- Job 228
- Song of Songs 56
- Ruth 61
- Lamentations 47
- Ecclesiastes 106
- Esther 141
- Daniel 132
- Ezra–Nehemiah 293
- Chronicles 768
Outside the Torah
עַל־הַיּוֹם הַבָּא לִשְׁדוֹד אֶת־כָּל־פְּלִשְׁתִּים לְהַכְרִית לְצֹר וּלְצִידוֹן כֹּל שָׂרִיד עֹזֵר כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵד יְהוָה אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים שְׁאֵרִית אִי כַפְתּֽוֹר
Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Zidon every helper that remaineth; for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 714,418Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגַּשׁ הַנָּבִיא אֶל־מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ לֵךְ הִתְחַזַּק וְדַע וּרְאֵה אֵת אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה כִּי לִתְשׁוּבַת הַשָּׁנָה מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם עֹלֶה עָלֶֽיךָ
And the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said unto him: ‘Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest; for at the return of the year the king of Aram will come up against thee.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 521,217Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־שְׁתַּיִם רָעוֹת עָשָׂה עַמִּי אֹתִי עָזְבוּ מְקוֹר מַיִם חַיִּים לַחְצֹב לָהֶם בֹּארוֹת בֹּארֹת נִשְׁבָּרִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָכִלוּ הַמָּֽיִם
For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, That can hold no water.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 644,221Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תרשיש — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as תרשיש, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 1,210.
As a plain word it stands 25 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 28:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Tarshish appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,823 sequences of תרשיש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,796).
What is the shortest skip for Tarshish in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 11:11 — the shortest of 2,823 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,796.
What is the gematria of Tarshish in Hebrew?
Tarshish is spelled תרשיש — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 1,210.
How many times is Tarshish found in the whole Tanakh?
9,843 sequences of תרשיש at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 9,701 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 2,796 here) beside the count.