Shapham שפם
Shapham (שפם) is a person named in the Tanakh. Shapham appears 203,880 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 2.5% more than chance alone would give (about 198,946; probability 1.6 × 10⁻²⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 203,880
- Chance alone
- 198,946
- P (≥ found)
- 1.6 × 10⁻²⁸
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, שפם appears 203,880 times in the Torah — 2.5% more than the 198,946 chance alone would give; the probability of 203,880 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻²⁸.
The shortest skip at which שפם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 46:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), שפם is found 3,261,134 times; chance alone would give about 3,083,576.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 198,946 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 40,182
- Exodus 47,472
- Leviticus 27,942
- Numbers 63,152
- Deuteronomy 25,132
The shortest skips
וּבְנֵי בִנְיָמִן בֶּלַע וָבֶכֶר וְאַשְׁבֵּל גֵּרָא וְנַעֲמָן אֵחִי וָרֹאשׁ מֻפִּים וְחֻפִּים וָאָֽרְדְּ
And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 71,240Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ פַעֲמֹנֵי זָהָב טָהוֹר וַיִּתְּנוּ אֶת־הַפַּֽעֲמֹנִים בְּתוֹךְ הָרִמֹּנִים עַל־שׁוּלֵי הַמְּעִיל סָבִיב בְּתוֹךְ הָרִמֹּנִֽים
And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the skirts of the robe round about, between the pomegranates:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 139,043Open in the laboratory →
וּכְלִי־חֶרֶשׂ אֲשֶׁר תְּבֻשַּׁל־בּוֹ יִשָּׁבֵר וְאִם־בִּכְלִי נְחֹשֶׁת בֻּשָּׁלָה וּמֹרַק וְשֻׁטַּף בַּמָּֽיִם
But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 148,892Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִגַּע־בּוֹ הַזָּב וְיָדָיו לֹא־שָׁטַף בַּמָּיִם וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 164,763Open in the laboratory →
וּכְלִי־חֶרֶשׂ אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע־בּוֹ הַזָּב יִשָּׁבֵר וְכָל־כְּלִי־עֵץ יִשָּׁטֵף בַּמָּֽיִם
And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 164,828Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שפם appears 735,536 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 731,440 chance alone would give; the probability of 735,536 or more by chance alone is 8.6 × 10⁻⁷.
- Genesis 40,182
- Exodus 47,472
- Leviticus 27,942
- Numbers 63,152
- Deuteronomy 26,495
- Joshua 21,164
- Judges 24,374
- Samuel 48,477
- Kings 51,516
- Isaiah 42,769
- Jeremiah 40,467
- Ezekiel 47,875
- The Twelve 33,757
- Psalms 52,494
- Proverbs 26,484
- Job 26,589
- Song of Songs 3,801
- Ruth 3,012
- Lamentations 3,317
- Ecclesiastes 6,641
- Esther 8,683
- Daniel 10,841
- Ezra–Nehemiah 22,124
- Chronicles 55,908
Outside the Torah
וְאֵת כָּל־הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה וְאֶת־אַרְצָם לָכַד יְהוֹשֻׁעַ פַּעַם אֶחָת כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נִלְחָם לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,303Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָהָר מִֽן־הַלְּבָנוֹן עַד־מִשְׂרְפֹת מַיִם כָּל־צִידֹנִים אָֽנֹכִי אוֹרִישֵׁם מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל רַק הַפִּלֶהָ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּֽנַחֲלָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִֽיךָ
all the inhabitants of the hill-country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, even all the Zidonians; them will I drive out from before the children of Israel; only allot thou it unto Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 325,183Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר שִׁכְּלָה נָשִׁים חַרְבֶּךָ כֵּן־תִּשְׁכַּל מִנָּשִׁים אִמֶּךָ וַיְשַׁסֵּף שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־אֲגָג לִפְנֵי יְהוָה בַּגִּלְגָּֽל
And Samuel said: As thy sword hath made women childless, So shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 407,628Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שפם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שפם, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 420.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Leviticus 13:45. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shapham in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, שפם appears 203,880 times in the Torah — 2.5% more than the 198,946 chance alone would give; the probability of 203,880 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻²⁸.
What is the shortest skip for Shapham in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 46:21 — the shortest of 203,880 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 198,946.
What is the gematria of Shapham in Hebrew?
Shapham is spelled שפם — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 420.
How many times is Shapham found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שפם appears 735,536 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 731,440 chance alone would give; the probability of 735,536 or more by chance alone is 8.6 × 10⁻⁷.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 198,946 here) beside the count.