Samar סמר
In Hebrew letters the first name Samar is written סמר — Arabic given name. Samar appears 88,915 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% more than chance alone would give (about 88,206; probability 0.0086).
- Found in the Torah
- 88,915
- Chance alone
- 88,206
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0086
- 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, סמר appears 88,915 times in the Torah — 0.8% more than the 88,206 chance alone would give; the probability of 88,915 or more by chance alone is 0.0086.
The shortest skip at which סמר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 14:22, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), סמר is found 1,377,062 times; chance alone would give about 1,367,151.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 88,206 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 21,480
- Exodus 19,379
- Leviticus 10,118
- Numbers 25,230
- Deuteronomy 12,708
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֶל־מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם הֲרִימֹתִי יָדִי אֶל־יְהוָה אֵל עֶלְיוֹן קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ
And Abram said to the king of Sodom: ‘I have lifted up my hand unto the LORD, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 17,171Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִדְיָנִים סֹֽחֲרִים וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ וַיַּֽעֲלוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִן־הַבּוֹר וַיִּמְכְּרוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים בְּעֶשְׂרִים כָּסֶף וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִצְרָֽיְמָה
And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 55,623Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֹּם הַכֶּסֶף מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּמֵאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ כָל־מִצְרַיִם אֶל־יוֹסֵף לֵאמֹר הָֽבָה־לָּנוּ לֶחֶם וְלָמָּה נָמוּת נֶגְדֶּךָ כִּי אָפֵס כָּֽסֶף
And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said: ‘Give us bread; for why should we die in thy presence? for our money faileth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 72,720Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב יוֹסֵף מִצְרַיְמָה הוּא וְאֶחָיו וְכָל־הָעֹלִים אִתּוֹ לִקְבֹּר אֶת־אָבִיו אַחֲרֵי קָבְרוֹ אֶת־אָבִֽיו
And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 77,376Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרִיתֶם לָכֶם עָרִים עָרֵי מִקְלָט תִּהְיֶינָה לָכֶם וְנָס שָׁמָּה רֹצֵחַ מַכֵּה־נֶפֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָֽה
then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person through error may flee thither.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 247,923Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, סמר appears 359,812 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 357,212 chance alone would give; the probability of 359,812 or more by chance alone is 7.0 × 10⁻⁶.
- Genesis 21,480
- Exodus 19,379
- Leviticus 10,118
- Numbers 25,230
- Deuteronomy 13,705
- Joshua 8,089
- Judges 11,815
- Samuel 14,023
- Kings 32,081
- Isaiah 26,509
- Jeremiah 22,232
- Ezekiel 19,947
- The Twelve 20,039
- Psalms 34,013
- Proverbs 14,566
- Job 9,591
- Song of Songs 1,598
- Ruth 378
- Lamentations 1,487
- Ecclesiastes 4,976
- Esther 8,008
- Daniel 6,250
- Ezra–Nehemiah 11,607
- Chronicles 22,691
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּצֵא הַגּוֹרָל לִבְנֵי יוֹסֵף מִיַּרְדֵּן יְרִיחוֹ לְמֵי יְרִיחוֹ מִזְרָחָה הַמִּדְבָּר עֹלֶה מִירִיחוֹ בָּהָר בֵּֽית־אֵֽל
And the lot for the children of Joseph went out from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, going up from Jericho through the hill-country to the wilderness, even to Beth-el.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 329,965Open in the laboratory →
לָנוּס שָׁמָּה רוֹצֵחַ מַכֵּה־נֶפֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָה בִּבְלִי־דָעַת וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לְמִקְלָט מִגֹּאֵל הַדָּֽם
that the manslayer that killeth any person through error and unawares may flee thither; and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 335,560Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלַח־שָׁמָּה סוּסִים וְרֶכֶב וְחַיִל כָּבֵד וַיָּבֹאוּ לַיְלָה וַיַּקִּפוּ עַל־הָעִֽיר
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host; and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 537,708Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סמר — the name in Hebrew letters: Arabic given name. Searched as סמר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 300.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Jeremiah 51:27. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Samar in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, סמר appears 88,915 times in the Torah — 0.8% more than the 88,206 chance alone would give; the probability of 88,915 or more by chance alone is 0.0086.
What is the shortest skip for Samar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:22 — the shortest of 88,915 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 88,206.
What is the gematria of Samar in Hebrew?
Samar is spelled סמר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 300.
How many times is Samar found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, סמר appears 359,812 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 357,212 chance alone would give; the probability of 359,812 or more by chance alone is 7.0 × 10⁻⁶.
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