Shechem שכם
Shechem (שכם) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shechem is found 488,411 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 2:23) — about what chance alone gives (about 495,522).
- Found in the Torah
- 488,411
- Chance alone
- 495,522
- 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
At skips 2–5,000, שכם appears 488,411 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 495,522, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 2:23, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 7,231,038 sequences of שכם, against about 7,680,383 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 495,522 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 95,872
- Exodus 107,242
- Leviticus 72,568
- Numbers 97,625
- Deuteronomy 115,104
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר הָֽאָדָם זֹאת הַפַּעַם עֶצֶם מֵֽעֲצָמַי וּבָשָׂר מִבְּשָׂרִי לְזֹאת יִקָּרֵא אִשָּׁה כִּי מֵאִישׁ לֻֽקֳחָה־זֹּֽאת
And the man said: ‘This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,815Open in the laboratory →
שֹׁפֵךְ דַּם הָֽאָדָם בָּֽאָדָם דָּמוֹ יִשָּׁפֵךְ כִּי בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים עָשָׂה אֶת־הָאָדָֽם
Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,531Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן יִצְחָק אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה מִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ יִהְיֶה מֽוֹשָׁבֶךָ וּמִטַּל הַשָּׁמַיִם מֵעָֽל
And Isaac his father answered and said unto him: Behold, of the fat places of the earth shall be thy dwelling, And of the dew of heaven from above;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 38,187Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בְּצֵאת נַפְשָׁהּ כִּי מֵתָה וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ בֶּן־אוֹנִי וְאָבִיו קָֽרָא־לוֹ בִנְיָמִֽין
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing—for she died—that she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 51,716Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה וַיָּרֶם בַּמַּטֶּה וַיַּךְ אֶת־הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר בַּיְאֹר לְעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וּלְעֵינֵי עֲבָדָיו וַיֵּהָֽפְכוּ כָּל־הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר־בַּיְאֹר לְדָֽם
And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 87,414Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,882,148 sequences of שכם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,898,928).
- Genesis 95,872
- Exodus 107,242
- Leviticus 72,568
- Numbers 97,625
- Deuteronomy 119,734
- Joshua 53,463
- Judges 52,174
- Samuel 141,208
- Kings 176,319
- Isaiah 105,603
- Jeremiah 134,867
- Ezekiel 112,340
- The Twelve 85,056
- Psalms 128,630
- Proverbs 48,016
- Job 46,417
- Song of Songs 8,710
- Ruth 8,713
- Lamentations 8,654
- Ecclesiastes 25,254
- Esther 33,325
- Daniel 27,529
- Ezra–Nehemiah 54,312
- Chronicles 138,517
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־הָעָם הִתְקַדָּשׁוּ כִּי מָחָר יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה בְּקִרְבְּכֶם נִפְלָאֽוֹת
And Joshua said unto the people: ‘Sanctify yourselves; for to-morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,910Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי גְבוּלָם מִמַּחֲנַיִם כָּֽל־הַבָּשָׁן כָּֽל־מַמְלְכוּת עוֹג מֶֽלֶךְ־הַבָּשָׁן וְכָל־חַוֺּת יָאִיר אֲשֶׁר בַּבָּשָׁן שִׁשִּׁים עִֽיר
And their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the villages of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,420Open in the laboratory →
נֶגְבָּה לְאֶפְרַיִם וְצָפוֹנָה לִמְנַשֶּׁה וַיְהִי הַיָּם גְּבוּלוֹ וּבְאָשֵׁר יִפְגְּעוּן מִצָּפוֹן וּבְיִשָּׂשכָר מִמִּזְרָֽח
southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was his border; and they reached to Asher on the north, and to Issachar on the east.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 331,189Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שכם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שכם, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 360.
As a plain word it stands 50 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 9:23. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Shechem appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, שכם appears 488,411 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 495,522, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Shechem in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:23 — the shortest of 488,411 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 495,522.
How is Shechem spelled in Hebrew?
Shechem is spelled שכם — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 360.
Is Shechem in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,882,148 sequences of שכם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,898,928).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 495,522 here) beside the count.