Ishmerai ישמרי
Ishmerai (ישמרי) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 7,884 sequences of Ishmerai, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 29:20); chance alone would give about 7,907.
- Found in the Torah
- 7,884
- Chance alone
- 7,907
- P (≥ found)
- 0.60
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, ישמרי appears 7,884 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,907, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which ישמרי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 29:20, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), ישמרי is found 62,963 times; chance alone would give about 62,315.
- Genesis 2,157
- Exodus 1,841
- Leviticus 891
- Numbers 1,832
- Deuteronomy 1,163
The shortest skips
וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי פָּרִים עַשְׁתֵּי־עָשָׂר אֵילִם שְׁנָיִם כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי־שָׁנָה אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר תְּמִימִֽם
And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year without blemish;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 237,621Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מִמָּרָה וַיָּבֹאוּ אֵילִמָה וּבְאֵילִם שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה עֵינֹת מַיִם וְשִׁבְעִים תְּמָרִים וַיַּחֲנוּ־שָֽׁם
And they journeyed from Marah, and came unto Elim; and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm-trees; and they pitched there.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 244,593Open in the laboratory →
וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָֽם
And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,673Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן מֹשֶׁה אֶת־מֶכֶס תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה לְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And Moses gave the tribute, which was set apart for the LORD, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 241,332Open in the laboratory →
רְאֵה לִמַּדְתִּי אֶתְכֶם חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִים כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוַּנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי לַעֲשׂוֹת כֵּן בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם בָּאִים שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ
Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the midst of the land whither ye go in to possess it.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 256,582Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
35,560 sequences of ישמרי at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 35,969 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 2,157
- Exodus 1,841
- Leviticus 891
- Numbers 1,832
- Deuteronomy 1,366
- Joshua 1,258
- Judges 1,343
- Samuel 2,566
- Kings 3,521
- Isaiah 2,026
- Jeremiah 2,400
- Ezekiel 2,004
- The Twelve 1,736
- Psalms 2,478
- Proverbs 809
- Job 1,054
- Song of Songs 195
- Ruth 140
- Lamentations 189
- Ecclesiastes 346
- Esther 310
- Daniel 544
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,285
- Chronicles 3,269
Outside the Torah
כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אֵי זֶה סֵפֶר כְּרִיתוּת אִמְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר שִׁלַּחְתִּיהָ אוֹ מִי מִנּוֹשַׁי אֲשֶׁר־מָכַרְתִּי אֶתְכֶם לוֹ הֵן בַּעֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶם נִמְכַּרְתֶּם וּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶם שֻׁלְּחָה אִמְּכֶֽם
Thus saith the LORD: Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, Wherewith I have put her away? Or which of My creditors is it To whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, And for your transgressions was your mother put away.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 626,676Open in the laboratory →
וֶאֱלִישָׁע רֹאֶה וְהוּא מְצַעֵק אָבִי אָבִי רֶכֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל וּפָרָשָׁיו וְלֹא רָאָהוּ עוֹד וַֽיַּחֲזֵק בִּבְגָדָיו וַיִּקְרָעֵם לִשְׁנַיִם קְרָעִֽים
And Elisha saw it, and he cried: ‘My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof! ’ And he saw him no more; and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 530,006Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי צִיּוֹן הַיְקָרִים הַמְסֻלָּאִים בַּפָּז אֵיכָה נֶחְשְׁבוּ לְנִבְלֵי־חֶרֶשׂ מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי יוֹצֵֽר
The precious sons of Zion, Comparable to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, The work of the hands of the potter!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,010,378Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ישמרי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ישמרי, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 560.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ishmerai in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, ישמרי appears 7,884 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,907, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ishmerai in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 29:20 — the shortest of 7,884 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,907.
What is the gematria of Ishmerai in Hebrew?
Ishmerai is spelled ישמרי — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 560.
How many times is Ishmerai found in the whole Tanakh?
35,560 sequences of ישמרי at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 35,969 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 7,907 here) beside the count.