Samaria שמרון
Samaria (שמרון) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 3,297 sequences of Samaria, the shortest at skip 3 (Deuteronomy 4:32); chance alone would give about 3,425.
- Found in the Torah
- 3,297
- Chance alone
- 3,425
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, שמרון appears 3,297 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,425, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which שמרון appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Deuteronomy 4:32, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), שמרון is found 26,415 times; chance alone would give about 26,991.
- Genesis 795
- Exodus 698
- Leviticus 436
- Numbers 878
- Deuteronomy 490
The shortest skips
כִּי שְׁאַל־נָא לְיָמִים רִֽאשֹׁנִים אֲשֶׁר־הָיוּ לְפָנֶיךָ לְמִן־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אָדָם עַל־הָאָרֶץ וּלְמִקְצֵה הַשָּׁמַיִם וְעַד־קְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם הֲנִֽהְיָה כַּדָּבָר הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה אוֹ הֲנִשְׁמַע כָּמֹֽהוּ
For ask now of the days past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from the one end of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 258,372Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־כָּל־חֶלְבּוֹ יַקְטִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה כְּחֵלֶב זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן מֵחַטָּאתוֹ וְנִסְלַח לֽוֹ
And all the fat thereof shall he make smoke upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 145,696Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־שָׁמוֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע לְקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְהַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו תַּעֲשֶׂה וְהַֽאֲזַנְתָּ לְמִצְוֺתָיו וְשָׁמַרְתָּ כָּל־חֻקָּיו כָּֽל־הַמַּֽחֲלָה אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי בְמִצְרַיִם לֹא־אָשִׂים עָלֶיךָ כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה רֹפְאֶֽךָ
and He said: ‘If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His eyes, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians; for I am the LORD that healeth thee.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 100,978Open in the laboratory →
הִקָּבְצוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב וְשִׁמְעוּ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבִיכֶֽם
Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,323Open in the laboratory →
לֹא יַחֲלִיפֶנּוּ וְלֹֽא־יָמִיר אֹתוֹ טוֹב בְּרָע אוֹ־רַע בְּטוֹב וְאִם־הָמֵר יָמִיר בְּהֵמָה בִּבְהֵמָה וְהָֽיָה־הוּא וּתְמוּרָתוֹ יִֽהְיֶה־קֹּֽדֶשׁ
He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 185,237Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
13,158 sequences of שמרון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 13,511 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 795
- Exodus 698
- Leviticus 436
- Numbers 878
- Deuteronomy 542
- Joshua 536
- Judges 475
- Samuel 919
- Kings 1,037
- Isaiah 773
- Jeremiah 861
- Ezekiel 742
- The Twelve 628
- Psalms 797
- Proverbs 316
- Job 342
- Song of Songs 50
- Ruth 46
- Lamentations 50
- Ecclesiastes 142
- Esther 173
- Daniel 197
- Ezra–Nehemiah 620
- Chronicles 1,105
Outside the Torah
בְּשָׁלוֹם תָּמוּת וּֽכְמִשְׂרְפוֹת אֲבוֹתֶיךָ הַמְּלָכִים הָרִֽאשֹׁנִים אֲשֶׁר־הָיוּ לְפָנֶיךָ כֵּן יִשְׂרְפוּ־לָךְ וְהוֹי אָדוֹן יִסְפְּדוּ־לָךְ כִּֽי־דָבָר אֲנִֽי־דִבַּרְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה
thou shalt die in peace; and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings that were before thee, so shall they make a burning for thee; and they shall lament thee: ‘Ah lord! ’ for I have spoken the word, saith the LORD.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 694,580Open in the laboratory →
כָּנַסְתִּי לִי גַּם־כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב וּסְגֻלַּת מְלָכִים וְהַמְּדִינוֹת עָשִׂיתִי לִי שָׁרִים וְשָׁרוֹת וְתַעֲנוּגֹת בְּנֵי הָאָדָם שִׁדָּה וְשִׁדּֽוֹת
I gathered me also silver and gold, and treasure such as kings and the provinces have as their own; I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, women very many.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,013,106Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיִּנָּגֶף יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּנֻסוּ אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָיו וַתְּהִי הַמַּכָּה גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד וַיִּפֹּל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל שְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף רַגְלִֽי
And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 389,167Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שמרון — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שמרון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 596.
As a plain word it stands 62 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 11:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Shimron.
Questions
Is Samaria in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, שמרון appears 3,297 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,425, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Samaria in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Deuteronomy 4:32 — the shortest of 3,297 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,425.
What is the gematria of Samaria in Hebrew?
Samaria is spelled שמרון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 596.
How many times is Samaria found in the whole Tanakh?
13,158 sequences of שמרון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 13,511 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 3,425 here) beside the count.