Shamir שמיר
Shamir (שמיר) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shamir is found 76,071 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 34:7) — about what chance alone gives (about 77,033).
- Found in the Torah
- 76,071
- Chance alone
- 77,033
- 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 76,071 sequences of שמיר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 77,033).
The shortest skip at which שמיר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 34:7, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שמיר is found 792,638 times; chance alone would give about 802,675.
- Genesis 18,725
- Exodus 18,375
- Leviticus 8,866
- Numbers 17,939
- Deuteronomy 12,166
The shortest skips
וּבְנֵי יַעֲקֹב בָּאוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה כְּשָׁמְעָם וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּחַר לָהֶם מְאֹד כִּֽי־נְבָלָה עָשָׂה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁכַּב אֶת־בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹב וְכֵן לֹא יֵעָשֶֽׂה
And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought a vile deed in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,478Open in the laboratory →
לֹא כֵן לְכֽוּ־נָא הַגְּבָרִים וְעִבְדוּ אֶת־יְהוָה כִּי אֹתָהּ אַתֶּם מְבַקְשִׁים וַיְגָרֶשׁ אֹתָם מֵאֵת פְּנֵי פַרְעֹֽה
Not so; go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that is what ye desire.’ And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 92,275Open in the laboratory →
שְׁלַח־לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים וְיָתֻרוּ אֶת־אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי נֹתֵן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ אֶחָד אִישׁ אֶחָד לְמַטֵּה אֲבֹתָיו תִּשְׁלָחוּ כֹּל נָשִׂיא בָהֶֽם
’Send thou men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel; of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a prince among them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 209,505Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשָׁמַרְתָּ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֲשֶׁר יִיטַב לְךָ וַאֲשֶׁר תִּרְבּוּן מְאֹד כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֶיךָ לָךְ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָֽשׁ
Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD, the God of thy fathers, hath promised unto thee—a land flowing with milk and honey.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 261,490Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ הוּא וְהָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־עִמּוֹ וַיָּלִינוּ וַיָּקוּמוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיֹּאמֶר שַׁלְּחֻנִי לַֽאדֹנִֽי
And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said: ‘Send me away unto my master.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 32,235Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
311,101 sequences of שמיר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 312,951 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 18,725
- Exodus 18,375
- Leviticus 8,866
- Numbers 17,939
- Deuteronomy 13,270
- Joshua 11,423
- Judges 10,876
- Samuel 22,047
- Kings 30,304
- Isaiah 17,595
- Jeremiah 21,112
- Ezekiel 17,567
- The Twelve 14,442
- Psalms 19,799
- Proverbs 7,371
- Job 7,981
- Song of Songs 1,383
- Ruth 1,385
- Lamentations 1,268
- Ecclesiastes 3,372
- Esther 3,926
- Daniel 4,202
- Ezra–Nehemiah 11,192
- Chronicles 26,681
Outside the Torah
רַק שִׁמְרוּ מְאֹד לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־הַמִּצְוָה וְאֶת־הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֶתְכֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָה לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם וְלָלֶכֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו וְלִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתָיו וּלְדָבְקָה־בוֹ וּלְעָבְדוֹ בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם
Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments, and to cleave unto Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 338,795Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הָעָם וַֽיֶּחֱצֵם לִשְׁלֹשָׁה רָאשִׁים וַיֶּאֱרֹב בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הָעָם יֹצֵא מִן־הָעִיר וַיָּקָם עֲלֵיהֶם וַיַּכֵּֽם
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people were coming forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 362,319Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי אֲרוֹן־יְהוָה בִּשְׂדֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים שִׁבְעָה חֳדָשִֽׁים
And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 390,848Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שמיר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שמיר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 550.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 15:48. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shamir in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 76,071 sequences of שמיר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 77,033).
What is the shortest skip for Shamir in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 34:7 — the shortest of 76,071 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 77,033.
What is the gematria of Shamir in Hebrew?
Shamir is spelled שמיר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 550.
How many times is Shamir found in the whole Tanakh?
311,101 sequences of שמיר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 312,951 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 77,033 here) beside the count.