Ishmaiah ישמעיהו
Ishmaiah (ישמעיהו) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Ishmaiah is found 40 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 24 (Genesis 46:6) — about what chance alone gives (about 44.5).
- Found in the Torah
- 40
- Chance alone
- 44.5
- P (≥ found)
- 0.77
- Shortest skip
- 24
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
40 sequences of ישמעיהו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 44.5 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which ישמעיהו appears in the Torah is 24 — the first at Genesis 46:6, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–50,808), ישמעיהו is found 208 times; chance alone would give about 238.
- Genesis 9
- Exodus 9
- Leviticus 6
- Numbers 10
- Deuteronomy 6
The shortest skips
וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶם וְאֶת־רְכוּשָׁם אֲשֶׁר רָֽכְשׁוּ בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ מִצְרָיְמָה יַעֲקֹב וְכָל־זַרְעוֹ אִתּֽוֹ
And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him;
skip 24, width 24 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 70,556Open in the laboratory →
וּפֶתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד תֵּשְׁבוּ יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת יְהוָה וְלֹא תָמוּתוּ כִּי־כֵן צֻוֵּֽיתִי
And at the door of the tent of meeting shall ye abide day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not; for so I am commanded.
skip 110, width 110 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 152,872Open in the laboratory →
לִבְנֵי בִנְיָמִן תּוֹלְדֹתָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם בְּמִסְפַּר שֵׁמֹת מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כֹּל יֹצֵא צָבָֽא
Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
skip 153, width 153 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 187,889Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה כֵּן אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא שָֽׁמְעוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה מִקֹּצֶר רוּחַ וּמֵעֲבֹדָה קָשָֽׁה
And Moses spoke so unto the children of Israel; but they hearkened not unto Moses for impatience of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
skip 181, width 181 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 85,264Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם הַכֹּהֲנִים הַנִּגָּשִׁים אֶל־יְהוָה יִתְקַדָּשׁוּ פֶּן־יִפְרֹץ בָּהֶם יְהוָֽה
And let the priests also, that come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.’
skip 186, width 186 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 106,800Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
226 sequences of ישמעיהו at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 217 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 9
- Exodus 9
- Leviticus 6
- Numbers 10
- Deuteronomy 7
- Joshua 7
- Judges 12
- Samuel 15
- Kings 20
- Isaiah 16
- Jeremiah 16
- Ezekiel 15
- The Twelve 9
- Psalms 18
- Proverbs 5
- Job 6
- Song of Songs 1
- Lamentations 1
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Esther 1
- Daniel 2
- Ezra–Nehemiah 16
- Chronicles 24
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה יְהִי פַֽחַד־יְהוָה עֲלֵיכֶם שִׁמְרוּ וַעֲשׂוּ כִּֽי־אֵין עִם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַוְלָה וּמַשֹּׂא פָנִים וּמִקַּח־שֹֽׁחַד
Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.’
skip 31, width 31 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,166,964Open in the laboratory →
כִּי זָרִים קָמוּ עָלַי וְֽעָרִיצִים בִּקְשׁוּ נַפְשִׁי לֹא שָׂמוּ אֱלֹהִים לְנֶגְדָּם סֶֽלָה
For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul; They have not set God before them. Selah
skip 51, width 51 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 885,639Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם אֲבִיָּה מֵעַל לְהַר צְמָרַיִם אֲשֶׁר בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמָעוּנִי יָרָבְעָם וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said: ‘Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel;
skip 66, width 66 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,159,159Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ישמעיהו — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ישמעיהו, 7 letters, with a standard gematria value of 441.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 27:19. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Ishmaiah appear in the Torah codes?
40 sequences of ישמעיהו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 44.5 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Ishmaiah in the Torah?
Skip 24, reading backward from Genesis 46:6 — the shortest of 40 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 44.5.
What is the gematria of Ishmaiah in Hebrew?
Ishmaiah is spelled ישמעיהו — 7 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 441.
How many times is Ishmaiah found in the whole Tanakh?
226 sequences of ישמעיהו at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 217 that chance alone would produce.
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