Shamma שמא
Shamma (שמא) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 1,109,090 sequences of Shamma, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 14:16); chance alone would give about 1,120,391.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,109,090
- Chance alone
- 1,120,391
- 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 1,109,090 sequences of שמא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,120,391).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 14:16, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 17,477,780 sequences of שמא, against about 17,365,572 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,120,391 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 262,645
- Exodus 248,365
- Leviticus 159,996
- Numbers 262,552
- Deuteronomy 175,532
The shortest skips
וַיָּשֶׁב אֵת כָּל־הָרְכֻשׁ וְגַם אֶת־לוֹט אָחִיו וּרְכֻשׁוֹ הֵשִׁיב וְגַם אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים וְאֶת־הָעָֽם
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,924Open in the laboratory →
הִנֵּה־נָא לִי שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָדְעוּ אִישׁ אוֹצִֽיאָה־נָּא אֶתְהֶן אֲלֵיכֶם וַעֲשׂוּ לָהֶן כַּטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם רַק לָֽאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵל אַל־תַּעֲשׂוּ דָבָר כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּן בָּאוּ בְּצֵל קֹרָתִֽי
Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes; only unto these men do nothing; forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,615Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּקְרָא לְכָל־עֲבָדָיו וַיְדַבֵּר אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה בְּאָזְנֵיהֶם וַיִּֽירְאוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים מְאֹֽד
And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears; and the men were sore afraid.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,807Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל־עַבְדּוֹ זְקַן בֵּיתוֹ הַמֹּשֵׁל בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ שִֽׂים־נָא יָדְךָ תַּחַת יְרֵכִֽי
And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had: ‘Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,415Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפְגַּע בַּמָּקוֹם וַיָּלֶן שָׁם כִּי־בָא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וַיִּקַּח מֵאַבְנֵי הַמָּקוֹם וַיָּשֶׂם מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָיו וַיִּשְׁכַּב בַּמָּקוֹם הַהֽוּא
And he lighted upon the place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 39,146Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שמא appears 3,829,048 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,827,818, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 262,645
- Exodus 248,365
- Leviticus 159,996
- Numbers 262,552
- Deuteronomy 184,154
- Joshua 119,270
- Judges 140,047
- Samuel 346,333
- Kings 370,770
- Isaiah 172,826
- Jeremiah 260,450
- Ezekiel 227,207
- The Twelve 161,129
- Psalms 172,296
- Proverbs 63,813
- Job 82,238
- Song of Songs 14,305
- Ruth 13,551
- Lamentations 14,114
- Ecclesiastes 38,494
- Esther 50,004
- Daniel 56,524
- Ezra–Nehemiah 124,099
- Chronicles 283,866
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּאָמַר לְמֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה אֲנָשִׁים בָּאוּ הֵנָּה הַלַּיְלָה מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַחְפֹּר אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying: ‘Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,141Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־עָכָן בְּנִי שִֽׂים־נָא כָבוֹד לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְתֶן־לוֹ תוֹדָה וְהַגֶּד־נָא לִי מֶה עָשִׂיתָ אַל־תְּכַחֵד מִמֶּֽנִּי
And Joshua said unto Achan: ‘My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession unto Him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide nothing from me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,660Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ מַלְאָכִים וַיָּרֻצוּ הָאֹהֱלָה וְהִנֵּה טְמוּנָה בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְהַכֶּסֶף תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,893Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שמא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שמא, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 341.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 23:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shamma in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 1,109,090 sequences of שמא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,120,391).
What is the shortest skip for Shamma in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:16 — the shortest of 1,109,090 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,120,391.
How is Shamma spelled in Hebrew?
Shamma is spelled שמא — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 341.
Is Shamma in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שמא appears 3,829,048 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,827,818, 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 1,120,391 here) beside the count.