Shammah שמה
Shammah (שמה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shammah is found 1,166,320 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 8:2) — 0.4% above the 1,161,588 chance alone would give (probability of 1,166,320 or more by chance alone: 5.7 × 10⁻⁶).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,166,320
- Chance alone
- 1,161,588
- P (≥ found)
- 5.7 × 10⁻⁶
- 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 1,166,320 sequences of שמה at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 1,161,588); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.7 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 8:2, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 18,154,847 sequences of שמה, against about 18,004,106 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,161,588 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 221,674
- Exodus 288,016
- Leviticus 178,174
- Numbers 284,644
- Deuteronomy 193,812
The shortest skips
וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ מַעְיְנֹת תְּהוֹם וַֽאֲרֻבֹּת הַשָּׁמָיִם וַיִּכָּלֵא הַגֶּשֶׁם מִן־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,239Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּשְׁתְּ מִן־הַיַּיִן וַיִּשְׁכָּר וַיִּתְגַּל בְּתוֹךְ אָהֳלֹֽה
And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,215Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּזֶד יַעֲקֹב נָזִיד וַיָּבֹא עֵשָׂו מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה וְהוּא עָיֵֽף
And Jacob sod pottage; and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,162Open in the laboratory →
וּבְהַעֲטִיף הַצֹּאן לֹא יָשִׂים וְהָיָה הָעֲטֻפִים לְלָבָן וְהַקְּשֻׁרִים לְיַעֲקֹֽב
but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in; so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 43,539Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־מִשַּׁשְׁתָּ אֶת־כָּל־כֵּלַי מַה־מָּצָאתָ מִכֹּל כְּלֵי־בֵיתֶךָ שִׂים כֹּה נֶגֶד אַחַי וְאַחֶיךָ וְיוֹכִיחוּ בֵּין שְׁנֵֽינוּ
Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,513Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 4,108,111 sequences of שמה at skips 2–5,000, 0.7% above what chance alone gives (about 4,078,926); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.6 × 10⁻⁴⁷ by chance alone.
- Genesis 221,674
- Exodus 288,016
- Leviticus 178,174
- Numbers 284,644
- Deuteronomy 204,002
- Joshua 153,050
- Judges 130,079
- Samuel 300,205
- Kings 387,347
- Isaiah 193,568
- Jeremiah 302,639
- Ezekiel 244,485
- The Twelve 192,352
- Psalms 190,099
- Proverbs 62,128
- Job 59,665
- Song of Songs 14,380
- Ruth 15,152
- Lamentations 15,880
- Ecclesiastes 45,964
- Esther 57,351
- Daniel 50,093
- Ezra–Nehemiah 149,752
- Chronicles 367,412
Outside the Torah
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּסְעוּ מֵֽהַשִּׁטִּים וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּן הוּא וְכָל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּלִנוּ שָׁם טֶרֶם יַעֲבֹֽרוּ
And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and they removed from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel; and they lodged there before they passed over.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,609Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּשְׂאוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־אֲרוֹן יְהוָֽה
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 312,174Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּבֹּקֶר וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁבָטָיו וַיִּלָּכֵד שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָֽה
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,482Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שמה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שמה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 345.
As a plain word it stands 171 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 11:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shammah in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,166,320 sequences of שמה at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 1,161,588); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.7 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Shammah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 8:2 — the shortest of 1,166,320 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,161,588.
How is Shammah spelled in Hebrew?
Shammah is spelled שמה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 345.
Is Shammah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 4,108,111 sequences of שמה at skips 2–5,000, 0.7% above what chance alone gives (about 4,078,926); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.6 × 10⁻⁴⁷ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,161,588 here) beside the count.