Seraiah שריה
Seraiah (שריה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Seraiah appears 83,774 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 86,137 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 83,774
- Chance alone
- 86,137
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 83,774 sequences of שריה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 86,137).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 13:4, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 853,315 sequences of שריה, against about 897,530 from chance alone.
- Genesis 19,462
- Exodus 20,026
- Leviticus 10,993
- Numbers 17,863
- Deuteronomy 15,430
The shortest skips
אֶל־מְקוֹם הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה שָׁם בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וַיִּקְרָא שָׁם אַבְרָם בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֽה
unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first; and Abram called there on the name of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 15,315Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ בְּאֵר אַחֶרֶת וַיָּרִיבוּ גַּם־עָלֶיהָ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמָהּ שִׂטְנָֽה
And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 35,516Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם וַיַּחְפֹּר בְּאֵר אַחֶרֶת וְלֹא רָבוּ עָלֶיהָ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמָהּ רְחֹבוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־עַתָּה הִרְחִיב יְהוָה לָנוּ וּפָרִינוּ בָאָֽרֶץ
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said: ‘For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 35,558Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הֲכִי קָרָא שְׁמוֹ יַעֲקֹב וַֽיַּעְקְבֵנִי זֶה פַעֲמַיִם אֶת־בְּכֹרָתִי לָקָח וְהִנֵּה עַתָּה לָקַח בִּרְכָתִי וַיֹּאמַר הֲלֹא־אָצַלְתָּ לִּי בְּרָכָֽה
And he said: ‘Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing.’ And he said: ‘Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 37,944Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָם מַחֲנֵה אֱלֹהִים זֶה וַיִּקְרָא שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא מַֽחֲנָֽיִם
And Jacob said when he saw them: ‘This is God’s camp.’ And he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 46,579Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
317,932 sequences of שריה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 322,546 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 19,462
- Exodus 20,026
- Leviticus 10,993
- Numbers 17,863
- Deuteronomy 16,744
- Joshua 13,417
- Judges 11,007
- Samuel 22,754
- Kings 32,966
- Isaiah 16,859
- Jeremiah 23,493
- Ezekiel 17,728
- The Twelve 15,654
- Psalms 16,465
- Proverbs 5,443
- Job 5,282
- Song of Songs 1,110
- Ruth 1,220
- Lamentations 1,297
- Ecclesiastes 2,969
- Esther 3,595
- Daniel 3,943
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10,019
- Chronicles 27,623
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹאָב לַכּוּשִׁי לֵךְ הַגֵּד לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתָה וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ כוּשִׁי לְיוֹאָב וַיָּרֹֽץ
Then said Joab to the Cushite: ‘Go tell the king what thou hast seen.’ And the Cushite bowed down unto Joab, and ran.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 465,026Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְשֹׁר עָלָיו בַּעְשָׁא בֶן־אֲחִיָּה לְבֵית יִשָּׂשכָר וַיַּכֵּהוּ בַעְשָׁא בְּגִבְּתוֹן אֲשֶׁר לַפְּלִשְׁתִּים וְנָדָב וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל צָרִים עַֽל־גִּבְּתֽוֹן
And Baasa the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasa smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 511,694Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּבָּקַע הָעִיר וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה הַלַּיְלָה דֶּרֶךְ שַׁעַר בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַיִם אֲשֶׁר עַל־גַּן הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּים עַל־הָעִיר סָבִיב וַיֵּלֶךְ דֶּרֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה
Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden—now the Chaldeans were against the city round about—and the king went by the way of the Arabah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 573,774Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שריה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שריה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 515.
As a plain word it stands 21 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 25:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Seraiah in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 83,774 sequences of שריה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 86,137).
What is the shortest skip for Seraiah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 13:4 — the shortest of 83,774 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 86,137.
How is Seraiah spelled in Hebrew?
Seraiah is spelled שריה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 515.
Is Seraiah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
317,932 sequences of שריה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 322,546 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 86,137 here) beside the count.