Shechinah שכינה
Shechinah — in Hebrew שכינה — the Divine Presence. Shechinah appears 2,518 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 2,613 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,518
- Chance alone
- 2,613
- P (≥ found)
- 0.97
- Shortest skip
- 6
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, שכינה appears 2,518 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,613, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 6 — the first at Genesis 34:7, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 19,144 sequences of שכינה, against about 20,596 from chance alone.
- Genesis 527
- Exodus 489
- Leviticus 374
- Numbers 549
- Deuteronomy 579
The shortest skips
וּבְנֵי יַעֲקֹב בָּאוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה כְּשָׁמְעָם וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּחַר לָהֶם מְאֹד כִּֽי־נְבָלָה עָשָׂה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁכַּב אֶת־בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹב וְכֵן לֹא יֵעָשֶֽׂה
And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought a vile deed in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,502Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה פְּקֹד כָּל־בְּכֹר זָכָר לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִבֶּן־חֹדֶשׁ וָמָעְלָה וְשָׂא אֵת מִסְפַּר שְׁמֹתָֽם
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 192,099Open in the laboratory →
וְרָאָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי אִם־פָּשֹׂה תִפְשֶׂה בָּעוֹר וְטִמֵּא הַכֹּהֵן אֹתוֹ נֶגַע צָרַעַת הִֽוא
And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day; if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
skip 25, width 25 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 159,426Open in the laboratory →
שְׁתֵּי יָדֹת לַקֶּרֶשׁ הָֽאֶחָד מְשֻׁלָּבֹת אַחַת אֶל־אֶחָת כֵּן עָשָׂה לְכֹל קַרְשֵׁי הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן
Each board had two tenons, joined one to another. Thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
skip 27, width 27 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 133,908Open in the laboratory →
מִן־הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא יָצָא אַשּׁוּר וַיִּבֶן אֶת־נִינְוֵה וְאֶת־רְחֹבֹת עִיר וְאֶת־כָּֽלַח
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,
skip 29, width 29 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 11,945Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
9,922 sequences of שכינה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 10,331 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 527
- Exodus 489
- Leviticus 374
- Numbers 549
- Deuteronomy 626
- Joshua 346
- Judges 325
- Samuel 720
- Kings 830
- Isaiah 552
- Jeremiah 761
- Ezekiel 649
- The Twelve 463
- Psalms 713
- Proverbs 198
- Job 205
- Song of Songs 39
- Ruth 47
- Lamentations 43
- Ecclesiastes 126
- Esther 150
- Daniel 201
- Ezra–Nehemiah 343
- Chronicles 646
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ עִבְרוּ לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם אֶל־תּוֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן וְהָרִימוּ לָכֶם אִישׁ אֶבֶן אַחַת עַל־שִׁכְמוֹ לְמִסְפַּר שִׁבְטֵי בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and Joshua said unto them: ‘Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 309,099Open in the laboratory →
אֱדַיִן גֻּבְרַיָּא אִלֵּךְ הַרְגִּשׁוּ וְהַשְׁכַּחוּ לְדָנִיֵּאל בָּעֵא וּמִתְחַנַּן קֳדָם אֱלָהֵֽהּ
Then these men came tumultuously, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,047,779Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה צַוֵּה וְיִכְרְתוּ־לִי אֲרָזִים מִן־הַלְּבָנוֹן וַֽעֲבָדַי יִהְיוּ עִם־עֲבָדֶיךָ וּשְׂכַר עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶתֵּן לְךָ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמֵר כִּי אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ כִּי אֵין בָּנוּ אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ לִכְרָת־עֵצִים כַּצִּדֹנִֽים
Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that hath skill to hew timber like unto the Zidonians.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 486,991Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שכינה — a Hebrew word: the Divine Presence. Searched as שכינה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 385.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shechinah in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, שכינה appears 2,518 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,613, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Shechinah in the Torah?
Skip 6, reading forward from Genesis 34:7 — the shortest of 2,518 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,613.
How is Shechinah spelled in Hebrew?
Shechinah is spelled שכינה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 385.
Is Shechinah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
9,922 sequences of שכינה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 10,331 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,613 here) beside the count.