Shemitah שמטה
Shemitah — in Hebrew שמטה — release; the Sabbatical year. In the Torah codes, Shemitah is found 6,946 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 20:20) — about what chance alone gives (about 6,817).
- Found in the Torah
- 6,946
- Chance alone
- 6,817
- P (≥ found)
- 0.06
- 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 6,946 sequences of שמטה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,817).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 20:20, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 81,857 sequences of שמטה, against about 71,027 from chance alone.
- Genesis 825
- Exodus 1,792
- Leviticus 1,788
- Numbers 1,605
- Deuteronomy 936
The shortest skips
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־דֹּדָתוֹ עֶרְוַת דֹּדוֹ גִּלָּה חֶטְאָם יִשָּׂאוּ עֲרִירִים יָמֻֽתוּ
And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife—he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness—they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 173,010Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּ אֶל־חֹשֶׁן הַמִּשְׁפָּט אֶת־הָאוּרִים וְאֶת־הַתֻּמִּים וְהָיוּ עַל־לֵב אַהֲרֹן בְּבֹאוֹ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְנָשָׂא אַהֲרֹן אֶת־מִשְׁפַּט בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־לִבּוֹ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה תָּמִֽיד
And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD; and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 119,784Open in the laboratory →
כַּאֲשֶׁר יוּרַם מִשּׁוֹר זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים וְהִקְטִירָם הַכֹּהֵן עַל מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָֽה
as it is taken off from the ox of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make them smoke upon the altar of burnt-offering.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 144,822Open in the laboratory →
וְלֶחֶם מַצּוֹת וְחַלֹּת מַצֹּת בְּלוּלֹת בַּשֶּׁמֶן וּרְקִיקֵי מַצּוֹת מְשֻׁחִים בַּשָּׁמֶן סֹלֶת חִטִּים תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָֽם
and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and wafers unleavened spread with oil; of fine wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 120,667Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאֲנָקָה וְהַכֹּחַ וְהַלְּטָאָה וְהַחֹמֶט וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת
and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 156,686Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שמטה appears 21,457 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 21,456, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 825
- Exodus 1,792
- Leviticus 1,788
- Numbers 1,605
- Deuteronomy 985
- Joshua 632
- Judges 484
- Samuel 1,080
- Kings 1,650
- Isaiah 1,084
- Jeremiah 1,400
- Ezekiel 1,262
- The Twelve 1,036
- Psalms 1,336
- Proverbs 575
- Job 428
- Song of Songs 97
- Ruth 107
- Lamentations 121
- Ecclesiastes 377
- Esther 343
- Daniel 289
- Ezra–Nehemiah 721
- Chronicles 1,440
Outside the Torah
אֵת קוֹל הַשּׁוֹפָר שָׁמַע וְלֹא נִזְהָר דָּמוֹ בּוֹ יִֽהְיֶה וְהוּא נִזְהָר נַפְשׁוֹ מִלֵּֽט
he heard the sound of the horn, and took not warning, his blood shall be upon him; whereas if he had taken warning, he would have delivered his soul.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 774,343Open in the laboratory →
וַעֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים נִמְצְאוּ־בָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־יִשְׁמָעֵאל אַל־תְּמִתֵנוּ כִּֽי־יֶשׁ־לָנוּ מַטְמֹנִים בַּשָּׂדֶה חִטִּים וּשְׂעֹרִים וְשֶׁמֶן וּדְבָשׁ וַיֶּחְדַּל וְלֹא הֱמִיתָם בְּתוֹךְ אֲחֵיהֶֽם
But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael: ‘Slay us not; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey.’ So he forbore, and slew them not among their brethren.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 706,375Open in the laboratory →
זֹאת הַתְּרוּמָה אֲשֶׁר תָּרִימוּ שִׁשִּׁית הָֽאֵיפָה מֵחֹמֶר הַֽחִטִּים וְשִׁשִּׁיתֶם הָֽאֵיפָה מֵחֹמֶר הַשְּׂעֹרִֽים
This is the offering that ye shall set apart: the sixth part of an ephah out of a homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah out of a homer of barley;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 796,111Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שמטה — the Tanakh's own spelling: release; the Sabbatical year. Searched as שמטה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 354.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 15:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- שמיטה — the Tanakh's own spelling found 691 in the Torah (chance 700)
Questions
Is Shemitah in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 6,946 sequences of שמטה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,817).
What is the shortest skip for Shemitah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Leviticus 20:20 — the shortest of 6,946 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,817.
How is Shemitah spelled in Hebrew?
Shemitah is spelled שמטה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 354; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Shemitah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שמטה appears 21,457 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 21,456, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 6,817 here) beside the count.