Shamgar שמגר
Shamgar (שמגר) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 5,077 sequences of Shamgar, the shortest at skip 4 (Deuteronomy 33:14); chance alone would give about 5,148.
- Found in the Torah
- 5,077
- Chance alone
- 5,148
- P (≥ found)
- 0.84
- Shortest skip
- 4
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
5,077 sequences of שמגר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,148 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Deuteronomy 33:14, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 53,276 sequences of שמגר, against about 53,646 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,275
- Exodus 983
- Leviticus 858
- Numbers 1,123
- Deuteronomy 838
The shortest skips
וּמִמֶּגֶד תְּבוּאֹת שָׁמֶשׁ וּמִמֶּגֶד גֶּרֶשׁ יְרָחִֽים
And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, And for the precious things of the yield of the moons,
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 303,497Open in the laboratory →
מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל־יֹצֵא צָבָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל תִּפְקְדוּ אֹתָם לְצִבְאֹתָם אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹֽן
from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: ye shall number them by their hosts, even thou and Aaron.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 186,527Open in the laboratory →
אוֹ־בֵן יִגָּח אוֹ־בַת יִגָּח כַּמִּשְׁפָּט הַזֶּה יֵעָשֶׂה לּֽוֹ
Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 109,397Open in the laboratory →
וְאָכַלְתָּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ שָׁם מַעְשַׂר דְּגָֽנְךָ תִּֽירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ וּבְכֹרֹת בְּקָרְךָ וְצֹאנֶךָ לְמַעַן תִּלְמַד לְיִרְאָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים
And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which He shall choose to cause His name to dwell there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd and of thy flock; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 274,739Open in the laboratory →
וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַנֶּגַע בְּעֽוֹר־הַבָּשָׂר וְשֵׂעָר בַּנֶּגַע הָפַךְ לָבָן וּמַרְאֵה הַנֶּגַע עָמֹק מֵעוֹר בְּשָׂרוֹ נֶגַע צָרַעַת הוּא וְרָאָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן וְטִמֵּא אֹתֽוֹ
And the priest shall look upon the plague in the skin of the flesh; and if the hair in the plague be turned white, and the appearance of the plague be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is the plague of leprosy; and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 158,178Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 22,892 sequences of שמגר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 22,880).
- Genesis 1,275
- Exodus 983
- Leviticus 858
- Numbers 1,123
- Deuteronomy 924
- Joshua 1,299
- Judges 882
- Samuel 1,723
- Kings 1,596
- Isaiah 1,585
- Jeremiah 1,374
- Ezekiel 1,517
- The Twelve 1,422
- Psalms 1,450
- Proverbs 591
- Job 629
- Song of Songs 154
- Ruth 111
- Lamentations 124
- Ecclesiastes 308
- Esther 345
- Daniel 338
- Ezra–Nehemiah 774
- Chronicles 1,507
Outside the Torah
עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִי אֲכַזֵּב אָנוּשׁ חִצִּי בְלִי־פָֽשַׁע
Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 988,466Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְפֹּר שְׁלֹמֹה כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַגֵּירִים אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֲרֵי הַסְּפָר אֲשֶׁר סְפָרָם דָּוִיד אָבִיו וַיִּמָּצְאוּ מֵאָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאֽוֹת
And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,144,427Open in the laboratory →
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא בָּא מִסְפַּר הַֽהֲרוּגִים בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה לִפְנֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the castle was brought before the king.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,033,169Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שמגר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שמגר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 543.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Judges 3:31. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shamgar in the Bible code?
5,077 sequences of שמגר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,148 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Shamgar in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading forward from Deuteronomy 33:14 — the shortest of 5,077 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,148.
How is Shamgar spelled in Hebrew?
Shamgar is spelled שמגר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 543.
Is Shamgar in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 22,892 sequences of שמגר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 22,880).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 5,148 here) beside the count.