Barley שערה
Barley is written שערה in Hebrew. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 30,543 sequences of Barley, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 41:26); chance alone would give about 30,708.
- Found in the Torah
- 30,543
- Chance alone
- 30,708
- P (≥ found)
- 0.83
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
30,543 sequences of שערה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 30,708 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 41:26, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 318,486 sequences of שערה, against about 319,978 from chance alone.
- Genesis 6,057
- Exodus 8,161
- Leviticus 4,563
- Numbers 6,598
- Deuteronomy 5,164
The shortest skips
שֶׁבַע פָּרֹת הַטֹּבֹת שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה וְשֶׁבַע הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים הַטֹּבֹת שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה חֲלוֹם אֶחָד הֽוּא
The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,321Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע פַּרְעֹה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲרֹג אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וַיִּבְרַח מֹשֶׁה מִפְּנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִדְיָן וַיֵּשֶׁב עַֽל־הַבְּאֵֽר
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 79,785Open in the laboratory →
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 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 110,341Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַחֲזִיר כִּֽי־מַפְרִיס פַּרְסָה הוּא וְשֹׁסַע שֶׁסַע פַּרְסָה וְהוּא גֵּרָה לֹֽא־יִגָּר טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶֽם
And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 155,719Open in the laboratory →
וְהַצָּרוּעַ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ הַנֶּגַע בְּגָדָיו יִהְיוּ פְרֻמִים וְרֹאשׁוֹ יִהְיֶה פָרוּעַ וְעַל־שָׂפָם יַעְטֶה וְטָמֵא טָמֵא יִקְרָֽא
And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry: ‘Unclean, unclean.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 160,358Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 104,549 sequences of שערה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 104,834).
- Genesis 6,057
- Exodus 8,161
- Leviticus 4,563
- Numbers 6,598
- Deuteronomy 5,579
- Joshua 5,109
- Judges 3,384
- Samuel 6,811
- Kings 10,134
- Isaiah 5,672
- Jeremiah 6,977
- Ezekiel 5,349
- The Twelve 4,720
- Psalms 5,009
- Proverbs 1,911
- Job 1,821
- Song of Songs 342
- Ruth 366
- Lamentations 372
- Ecclesiastes 1,079
- Esther 1,142
- Daniel 1,343
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,504
- Chronicles 8,546
Outside the Torah
וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר יַעַן אֲשֶׁר עָבְרוּ הַגּוֹי הַזֶּה אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי אֶת־אֲבוֹתָם וְלֹא שָׁמְעוּ לְקוֹלִֽי
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel; and He said: ‘Because this nation have transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto My voice;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 347,978Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲשֶׂה עָמְרִי הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיָּרַע מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר לְפָנָֽיו
And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 513,626Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אַנְשֵׁי עִירוֹ הַזְּקֵנִים וְהַחֹרִים אֲשֶׁר הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים בְּעִירוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁלְחָה אֲלֵיהֶם אִיזָבֶל כַּאֲשֶׁר כָּתוּב בַּסְּפָרִים אֲשֶׁר שָׁלְחָה אֲלֵיהֶֽם
And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 523,505Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שערה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שערה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 575.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 28:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- שעורה — the Tanakh's own spelling found 2,994 in the Torah (chance 3,050)
Questions
Does Barley appear in the Torah codes?
30,543 sequences of שערה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 30,708 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Barley in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 41:26 — the shortest of 30,543 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 30,708.
How is Barley spelled in Hebrew?
Barley is spelled שערה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 575; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Barley in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 104,549 sequences of שערה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 104,834).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 30,708 here) beside the count.