Shaaraim שערים
Shaaraim (שערים) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 2,885 sequences of Shaaraim, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 29:13); chance alone would give about 2,819.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,885
- Chance alone
- 2,819
- P (≥ found)
- 0.11
- 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 2,885 sequences of שערים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,819).
The shortest skip at which שערים appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 29:13, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), שערים is found 21,708 times; chance alone would give about 22,216.
- Genesis 671
- Exodus 767
- Leviticus 319
- Numbers 695
- Deuteronomy 433
The shortest skips
וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם עֹלָה אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַֽיהוָה פָּרִים בְּנֵי־בָקָר שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר אֵילִם שְׁנָיִם כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵֽי־שָׁנָה אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר תְּמִימִם יִהְיֽוּ
and ye shall present a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: thirteen young bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 237,278Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה כִּתְבוּ לָכֶם אֶת־הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת וְלַמְּדָהּ אֶת־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׂימָהּ בְּפִיהֶם לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה־לִּי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת לְעֵד בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach thou it the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the children of Israel.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 299,762Open in the laboratory →
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם שַׁבָּתוֹן זִכְרוֹן תְּרוּעָה מִקְרָא־קֹֽדֶשׁ
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of horns, a holy convocation.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 177,441Open in the laboratory →
וְיָרַדְתִּי וְדִבַּרְתִּי עִמְּךָ שָׁם וְאָצַלְתִּי מִן־הָרוּחַ אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיךָ וְשַׂמְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶם וְנָשְׂאוּ אִתְּךָ בְּמַשָּׂא הָעָם וְלֹא־תִשָּׂא אַתָּה לְבַדֶּֽךָ
And I will come down and speak with thee there; and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 207,616Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ כָּל־הָעֵדָה כִּי גָוַע אַהֲרֹן וַיִּבְכּוּ אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם כֹּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 223,435Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שערים appears 11,681 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 11,691, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 671
- Exodus 767
- Leviticus 319
- Numbers 695
- Deuteronomy 489
- Joshua 450
- Judges 406
- Samuel 744
- Kings 1,067
- Isaiah 682
- Jeremiah 780
- Ezekiel 580
- The Twelve 539
- Psalms 782
- Proverbs 317
- Job 311
- Song of Songs 59
- Ruth 68
- Lamentations 59
- Ecclesiastes 124
- Esther 123
- Daniel 183
- Ezra–Nehemiah 411
- Chronicles 1,055
Outside the Torah
לַחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר לִֽירֵמוֹת בָּנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר
For the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,134,814Open in the laboratory →
בְּאָמְרִי לָרָשָׁע רָשָׁע מוֹת תָּמוּת וְלֹא דִבַּרְתָּ לְהַזְהִיר רָשָׁע מִדַּרְכּוֹ הוּא רָשָׁע בַּעֲוֺנוֹ יָמוּת וְדָמוֹ מִיָּדְךָ אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ
When I say unto the wicked: O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, and thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thy hand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 774,494Open in the laboratory →
טוֹב לִשְׁמֹעַ גַּעֲרַת חָכָם מֵאִישׁ שֹׁמֵעַ שִׁיר כְּסִילִֽים
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,017,707Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שערים — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שערים, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 620.
As a plain word it stands 29 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 26:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Seorim.
Questions
Does Shaaraim appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,885 sequences of שערים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,819).
What is the shortest skip for Shaaraim in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 29:13 — the shortest of 2,885 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,819.
What is the gematria of Shaaraim in Hebrew?
Shaaraim is spelled שערים — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 620.
How many times is Shaaraim found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שערים appears 11,681 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 11,691, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,819 here) beside the count.