Amasa עמשא
Amasa (עמשא) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Amasa is found 444,562 times across every skip (2–101,616), the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 40:17) — 4.1% above the 427,228 chance alone would give (probability of 444,562 or more by chance alone: 3.1 × 10⁻¹⁵³).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 444,562
- Chance alone · every skip
- 427,228
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 3.1 × 10⁻¹⁵³
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 101,294
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 40,426 found · chance alone about 41,001 (probability of 40,426 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
In the Torah
The Torah holds 444,562 sequences of עמשא across every skip (2–101,616), 4.1% above what chance alone gives (about 427,228); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.1 × 10⁻¹⁵³ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 40:17, reading forward.
The longest skip at which עמשא was found in the Torah is 101,294 — at Deuteronomy 33:23, reading backward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 107,607
- Exodus 98,767
- Leviticus 60,792
- Numbers 95,272
- Deuteronomy 82,124
Examples across the range
5 of the 444,562 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ע מ ש אGenesis 40:17
וּבַסַּל הָֽעֶלְיוֹן מִכֹּל מַאֲכַל פַּרְעֹה מַעֲשֵׂה אֹפֶה וְהָעוֹף אֹכֵל אֹתָם מִן־הַסַּל מֵעַל רֹאשִֽׁי
and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 59,719 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ע מ ש אGenesis 40:17
Letter by letter
- ע ם ש אExodus 20:5
… עַל־בָּנִים עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִים לְשֹׂנְאָֽי
thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 107,207 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ע ם ש אExodus 20:5
- עNumbers 7:9
וְלִבְנֵי קְהָת לֹא נָתָן כִּֽי־עֲבֹדַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ עֲלֵהֶם בַּכָּתֵף יִשָּֽׂאוּ
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the holy things belonged unto them: they bore them upon their shoulders.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- םNumbers 7:11
… יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה נָשִׂיא אֶחָד לַיּוֹם נָשִׂיא אֶחָד לַיּוֹם יַקְרִיבוּ אֶת …
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘They shall present their offering each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.’
- שNumbers 7:13
וְקָרְבָּנוֹ קַֽעֲרַת־כֶּסֶף אַחַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וּמֵאָה מִשְׁקָלָהּ מִזְרָק אֶחָד כֶּסֶף …
and his offering was one silver dish, the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
- אNumbers 7:15
פַּר אֶחָד בֶּן־בָּקָר אַיִל אֶחָד כֶּֽבֶשׂ־אֶחָד בֶּן־שְׁנָתוֹ לְעֹלָֽה
one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering;
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 198,760 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- עNumbers 7:9
- עExodus 20:10
… הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבָּת לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לֹֽא־תַעֲשֶׂה כָל־מְלָאכָה אַתָּה וּבִנְךָֽ־וּבִתֶּךָ …
but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy God, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates;
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- םExodus 21:6
וְהִגִּישׁוֹ אֲדֹנָיו אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים וְהִגִּישׁוֹ אֶל־הַדֶּלֶת אוֹ אֶל …
then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.
- שExodus 21:30
אִם־כֹּפֶר יוּשַׁת עָלָיו וְנָתַן פִּדְיֹן נַפְשׁוֹ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יוּשַׁת עָלָֽיו
If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
- אExodus 22:13
וְכִֽי־יִשְׁאַל אִישׁ מֵעִם רֵעֵהוּ וְנִשְׁבַּר אוֹ־מֵת בְּעָלָיו אֵין־עִמּוֹ שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּֽם
And if a man borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 107,363 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- עExodus 20:10
- עDeuteronomy 33:23
וּלְנַפְתָּלִי אָמַר נַפְתָּלִי שְׂבַע רָצוֹן וּמָלֵא בִּרְכַּת יְהוָה יָם וְדָרוֹם יְרָֽשָׁה
And of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, And full with the blessing of the LORD: Possess thou the sea and the south.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- מNumbers 8:4
… כַּמַּרְאֶה אֲשֶׁר הֶרְאָה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה כֵּן עָשָׂה אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָֽה
And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work; according unto the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the candlestick.
- שExodus 16:3
… בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּשִׁבְתֵּנוּ עַל־סִיר הַבָּשָׂר בְּאָכְלֵנוּ לֶחֶם לָשֹׂבַע כִּֽי־הוֹצֵאתֶם …
and the children of Israel said unto them: ‘Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.’
- אGenesis 1:1
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָֽרֶץ
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
skip 101,294, width 101,294 — one row is 101,294 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 303,897 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,294 in the laboratory →
- עDeuteronomy 33:23
Across the Tanakh
5,691,055 sequences of עמשא across every skip (2–399,013) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,742,710 that chance alone would produce.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 141,717 found · chance alone about 142,993 (probability of 141,717 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 364,778
- Exodus 333,575
- Leviticus 201,823
- Numbers 302,490
- Deuteronomy 250,170
- Joshua 210,150
- Judges 188,100
- Samuel 414,068
- Kings 447,247
- Isaiah 330,704
- Jeremiah 377,691
- Ezekiel 325,555
- The Twelve 262,452
- Psalms 391,560
- Proverbs 141,487
- Job 179,955
- Song of Songs 23,041
- Ruth 25,554
- Lamentations 27,436
- Ecclesiastes 58,430
- Esther 50,271
- Daniel 113,749
- Ezra–Nehemiah 194,162
- Chronicles 476,607
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ע מ ש אJudges 20:13
… בְלִיַּעַל אֲשֶׁר בַּגִּבְעָה וּנְמִיתֵם וּנְבַעֲרָה רָעָה מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא אָבוּ בִּנְיָמִן לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל …
Now therefore deliver up the men, the base fellows that are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel.’ But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 379,806 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ע מ ש אJudges 20:13
- ע1 Samuel 14:4
וּבֵין הַֽמַּעְבְּרוֹת אֲשֶׁר בִּקֵּשׁ יֽוֹנָתָן לַֽעֲבֹר עַל …
And between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side; and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- מ1 Samuel 14:5
הַשֵּׁן הָאֶחָד מָצוּק מִצָּפוֹן מוּל מִכְמָשׂ וְהָאֶחָד מִנֶּגֶב מוּל גָּֽבַע
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmas, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
- ש1 Samuel 14:6
… לָנוּ כִּי אֵין לַֽיהוָה מַעְצוֹר לְהוֹשִׁיעַ בְּרַב אוֹ בִמְעָֽט
And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour: ‘Come and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the LORD will work for us; for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.’
- א1 Samuel 14:9
אִם־כֹּה יֹֽאמְרוּ אֵלֵינוּ דֹּמּוּ עַד־הַגִּיעֵנוּ אֲלֵיכֶם וְעָמַדְנוּ תַחְתֵּינוּ וְלֹא נַעֲלֶה אֲלֵיהֶֽם
If they say thus unto us: Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 402,669 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- ע1 Samuel 14:4
- ע2 Chronicles 36:23
… מִכָּל־עַמּוֹ יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו עִמּוֹ וְיָֽעַל
’Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD, the God of heaven, given me; and He hath charged me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all His people—the LORD his God be with him—let him go up.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- םEzekiel 46:20
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי זֶה הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יְבַשְּׁלוּ־שָׁם הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת …
And he said unto me: ‘This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt-offering and the sin-offering, where they shall bake the meal-offering; that they bring them not forth into the outer court, to sanctify the people.’
- ש1 Samuel 11:11
… וַיָּשֶׂם שָׁאוּל אֶת־הָעָם שְׁלֹשָׁה רָאשִׁים וַיָּבֹאוּ בְתוֹךְ־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה בְּאַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבֹּקֶר …
And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the day; and it came to pass, that they that remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
- אGenesis 1:4
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
skip 398,976, width 398,976 — one row is 398,976 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,197,041 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,976 in the laboratory →
- ע2 Chronicles 36:23
The spelling
עמשא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עמשא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 411.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 17:25. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Amasa in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 444,562 sequences of עמשא across every skip (2–101,616), 4.1% above what chance alone gives (about 427,228); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.1 × 10⁻¹⁵³ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Amasa in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 40:17 — the shortest of 444,562 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 427,228.
How is Amasa spelled in Hebrew?
Amasa is spelled עמשא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 411.
Is Amasa in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
5,691,055 sequences of עמשא across every skip (2–399,013) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,742,710 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 427,228 across every skip (2–101,616) here) beside the count.