Samah סמאח
In Hebrew letters the first name Samah is written סמאח — given name. Samah appears 3,188 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 3.5% more than chance alone would give (about 3,080; probability 0.03).
- Found in the Torah
- 3,188
- Chance alone
- 3,080
- P (≥ found)
- 0.03
- 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, סמאח appears 3,188 times in the Torah — 3.5% more than the 3,080 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,188 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
The shortest skip at which סמאח appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 32:14, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), סמאח is found 32,034 times; chance alone would give about 32,089.
- Genesis 781
- Exodus 680
- Leviticus 436
- Numbers 937
- Deuteronomy 354
The shortest skips
וְהִנֵּה קַמְתֶּם תַּחַת אֲבֹתֵיכֶם תַּרְבּוּת אֲנָשִׁים חַטָּאִים לִסְפּוֹת עוֹד עַל חֲרוֹן אַף־יְהוָה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’stead, a brood of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 242,742Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־כָּל־חֶלְבָּהּ יָסִיר כַּאֲשֶׁר הוּסַר חֵלֶב מֵעַל זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן הַמִּזְבֵּחָה לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָה וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן וְנִסְלַח לֽוֹ
And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 146,022Open in the laboratory →
לֹא־יֹאבֶה יְהוָה סְלֹחַֽ לוֹ כִּי אָז יֶעְשַׁן אַף־יְהוָה וְקִנְאָתוֹ בָּאִישׁ הַהוּא וְרָבְצָה בּוֹ כָּל־הָאָלָה הַכְּתוּבָה בַּסֵּפֶר הַזֶּה וּמָחָה יְהוָה אֶת־שְׁמוֹ מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
the LORD will not be willing to pardon him, but then the anger of the LORD and His jealousy shall be kindled against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven;
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 296,503Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־מֵרִים תְּרוּמַת כֶּסֶף וּנְחֹשֶׁת הֵבִיאוּ אֵת תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר נִמְצָא אִתּוֹ עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים לְכָל־מְלֶאכֶת הָעֲבֹדָה הֵבִֽיאוּ
Every one that did set apart an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD’S offering; and every man, with whom was found acacia-wood for any work of the service, brought it.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 132,072Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד לְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמַר אוּלַי יִמָּצְאוּן שָׁם אַרְבָּעִים וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אֶֽעֱשֶׂה בַּעֲבוּר הָאַרְבָּעִֽים
And he spoke unto Him yet again, and said: ‘Peradventure there shall be forty found there.’ And He said: ‘I will not do it for the forty’s sake.’
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 21,887Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 11,454 sequences of סמאח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 11,553).
- Genesis 781
- Exodus 680
- Leviticus 436
- Numbers 937
- Deuteronomy 388
- Joshua 217
- Judges 426
- Samuel 499
- Kings 1,066
- Isaiah 718
- Jeremiah 558
- Ezekiel 644
- The Twelve 551
- Psalms 1,014
- Proverbs 419
- Job 399
- Song of Songs 51
- Ruth 18
- Lamentations 46
- Ecclesiastes 170
- Esther 209
- Daniel 201
- Ezra–Nehemiah 392
- Chronicles 634
Outside the Torah
אֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב וְאֵלֶּה בַסּוּסִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נַזְכִּֽיר
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of the LORD our God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 867,283Open in the laboratory →
הַכָּרַת פְּנֵיהֶם עָנְתָה בָּם וְחַטָּאתָם כִּסְדֹם הִגִּידוּ לֹא כִחֵדוּ אוֹי לְנַפְשָׁם כִּֽי־גָמְלוּ לָהֶם רָעָֽה
The show of their countenance doth witness against them; And they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! For they have wrought evil unto themselves.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 578,489Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּמְצָא מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר בְּהוֹשֵׁעַ קֶשֶׁר אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח מַלְאָכִים אֶל־סוֹא מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם וְלֹא־הֶעֱלָה מִנְחָה לְמֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר כְּשָׁנָה בְשָׁנָה וַֽיַּעַצְרֵהוּ מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ בֵּית כֶּֽלֶא
And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year; therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 557,565Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סמאח — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as סמאח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 109.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Samah in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, סמאח appears 3,188 times in the Torah — 3.5% more than the 3,080 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,188 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
What is the shortest skip for Samah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 32:14 — the shortest of 3,188 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,080.
What is the gematria of Samah in Hebrew?
Samah is spelled סמאח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 109.
How many times is Samah found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 11,454 sequences of סמאח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 11,553).
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