Shamariah שמריה
Shamariah (שמריה) is a person named in the Tanakh — Shemariah. In the Torah codes, Shamariah is found 6,951 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 26:6) — about what chance alone gives (about 7,030).
- Found in the Torah
- 6,951
- Chance alone
- 7,030
- P (≥ found)
- 0.83
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
6,951 sequences of שמריה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,030 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which שמריה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 26:6, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), שמריה is found 53,614 times; chance alone would give about 55,401.
- Genesis 1,447
- Exodus 1,788
- Leviticus 899
- Numbers 1,653
- Deuteronomy 1,164
The shortest skips
וְעָשִׂיתָ חֲמִשִּׁים קַרְסֵי זָהָב וְחִבַּרְתָּ אֶת־הַיְרִיעֹת אִשָּׁה אֶל־אֲחֹתָהּ בַּקְּרָסִים וְהָיָה הַמִּשְׁכָּן אֶחָֽד
And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps, that the tabernacle may be one whole.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 115,533Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ חֲמִשִּׁים קַרְסֵי זָהָב וַיְחַבֵּר אֶת־הַיְרִעֹת אַחַת אֶל־אַחַת בַּקְּרָסִים וַֽיְהִי הַמִּשְׁכָּן אֶחָֽד
And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps; so the tabernacle was one.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 133,507Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֶת־בִּלְהָה פִּילֶגֶשׁ אָבִיו וַיִּשְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר
And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 51,923Open in the laboratory →
לֹא־יִקְשֶׁה בְעֵינֶךָ בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ אֹתוֹ חָפְשִׁי מֵֽעִמָּךְ כִּי מִשְׁנֶה שְׂכַר שָׂכִיר עֲבָֽדְךָ שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים וּבֵֽרַכְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶֽׂה
It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from thee; for to the double of the hire of a hireling hath he served thee six years; and the LORD thy God will bless thee in all that thou doest.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 276,251Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְאַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ מֶֽה־עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ וּמֶֽה־חָטָאתִי לָךְ כִּֽי־הֵבֵאתָ עָלַי וְעַל־מַמְלַכְתִּי חֲטָאָה גְדֹלָה מַעֲשִׂים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יֵֽעָשׂוּ עָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִֽי
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him: ‘What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 24,840Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שמריה appears 26,375 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 26,601, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 1,447
- Exodus 1,788
- Leviticus 899
- Numbers 1,653
- Deuteronomy 1,328
- Joshua 1,066
- Judges 945
- Samuel 1,728
- Kings 2,718
- Isaiah 1,359
- Jeremiah 1,904
- Ezekiel 1,569
- The Twelve 1,309
- Psalms 1,338
- Proverbs 463
- Job 414
- Song of Songs 97
- Ruth 105
- Lamentations 99
- Ecclesiastes 291
- Esther 314
- Daniel 313
- Ezra–Nehemiah 932
- Chronicles 2,296
Outside the Torah
בְּמִרְעֶה־טּוֹב אֶרְעֶה אֹתָם וּבְהָרֵי מְרֽוֹם־יִשְׂרָאֵל יִהְיֶה נְוֵהֶם שָׁם תִּרְבַּצְנָה בְּנָוֶה טּוֹב וּמִרְעֶה שָׁמֵן תִּרְעֶינָה אֶל־הָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be; there shall they lie down in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 776,919Open in the laboratory →
וַיהוָה מִצִּיּוֹן יִשְׁאָג וּמִירוּשָׁלִַם יִתֵּן קוֹלוֹ וְרָעֲשׁוּ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ וַֽיהוָה מַֽחֲסֶה לְעַמּוֹ וּמָעוֹז לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And the LORD shall roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem, And the heavens and the earth shall shake; But the LORD will be a refuge unto His people, And a stronghold to the children of Israel.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 814,838Open in the laboratory →
קוּמָה יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹהַי כִּֽי־הִכִּיתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַי לֶחִי שִׁנֵּי רְשָׁעִים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God; for Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek, Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 859,498Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שמריה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Shemariah. Searched as שמריה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 555.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Psalms 75:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Shamariah appear in the Torah codes?
6,951 sequences of שמריה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,030 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Shamariah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 26:6 — the shortest of 6,951 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,030.
What is the gematria of Shamariah in Hebrew?
Shamariah is spelled שמריה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 555.
How many times is Shamariah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שמריה appears 26,375 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 26,601, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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