Sheariah שעריה
Sheariah (שעריה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Sheariah is found 3,146 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 15:17) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,152).
- Found in the Torah
- 3,146
- Chance alone
- 3,152
- P (≥ found)
- 0.54
- 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, שעריה appears 3,146 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,152, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 15:17, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 24,146 sequences of שעריה, against about 24,841 from chance alone.
- Genesis 674
- Exodus 822
- Leviticus 406
- Numbers 714
- Deuteronomy 530
The shortest skips
וַיְהִי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בָּאָה וַעֲלָטָה הָיָה וְהִנֵּה תַנּוּר עָשָׁן וְלַפִּיד אֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר עָבַר בֵּין הַגְּזָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and there was thick darkness, behold a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,108Open 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 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 261,490Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְאַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ מֶֽה־עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ וּמֶֽה־חָטָאתִי לָךְ כִּֽי־הֵבֵאתָ עָלַי וְעַל־מַמְלַכְתִּי חֲטָאָה גְדֹלָה מַעֲשִׂים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יֵֽעָשׂוּ עָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִֽי
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him: ‘What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 24,897Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲבֹר אַבְרָם בָּאָרֶץ עַד מְקוֹם שְׁכֶם עַד אֵלוֹן מוֹרֶה וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי אָז בָּאָֽרֶץ
And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the terebinth of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 14,450Open in the laboratory →
וָאֶקַּח אֶת־רָאשֵׁי שִׁבְטֵיכֶם אֲנָשִׁים חֲכָמִים וִֽידֻעִים וָאֶתֵּן אֹתָם רָאשִׁים עֲלֵיכֶם שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים וְשָׂרֵי מֵאוֹת וְשָׂרֵי חֲמִשִּׁים וְשָׂרֵי עֲשָׂרֹת וְשֹׁטְרִים לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם
So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and full of knowledge, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, tribe by tribe.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 250,756Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 12,067 sequences of שעריה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 12,049).
- Genesis 674
- Exodus 822
- Leviticus 406
- Numbers 714
- Deuteronomy 599
- Joshua 562
- Judges 417
- Samuel 815
- Kings 1,193
- Isaiah 681
- Jeremiah 834
- Ezekiel 636
- The Twelve 614
- Psalms 663
- Proverbs 205
- Job 261
- Song of Songs 47
- Ruth 42
- Lamentations 56
- Ecclesiastes 126
- Esther 135
- Daniel 164
- Ezra–Nehemiah 391
- Chronicles 1,010
Outside the Torah
וַאֲנִי הָיִיתִי חֶרְפָּה לָהֶם יִרְאוּנִי יְנִיעוּן רֹאשָֽׁם
I am become also a taunt unto them; When they see me, they shake their head.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 919,285Open in the laboratory →
עֵד שְׁקָרִים לֹא יִנָּקֶה וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים לֹא יִמָּלֵֽט
A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that breatheth forth lies shall not escape.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 952,538Open in the laboratory →
וּמִבְּנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵי חֳבַיָּה בְּנֵי הַקּוֹץ בְּנֵי בַרְזִלַּי אֲשֶׁר לָקַח מִבְּנוֹת בַּרְזִלַּי הַגִּלְעָדִי אִשָּׁה וַיִּקָּרֵא עַל־שְׁמָֽם
And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,061,801Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שעריה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שעריה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 585.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Lamentations 1:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sheariah in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, שעריה appears 3,146 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,152, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Sheariah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 15:17 — the shortest of 3,146 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,152.
How is Sheariah spelled in Hebrew?
Sheariah is spelled שעריה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 585.
Is Sheariah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 12,067 sequences of שעריה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 12,049).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,152 here) beside the count.