Shepham שפמה
Shepham (שפמה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Shepham appears 18,384 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.3% more than chance alone would give (about 18,156; probability 0.05).
- Found in the Torah
- 18,384
- Chance alone
- 18,156
- P (≥ found)
- 0.05
- 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, שפמה appears 18,384 times in the Torah — 1.3% more than the 18,156 chance alone would give; the probability of 18,384 or more by chance alone is 0.05.
The shortest skip at which שפמה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 26:53, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שפמה is found 203,564 times; chance alone would give about 189,183.
- Genesis 3,136
- Exodus 4,614
- Leviticus 2,798
- Numbers 5,451
- Deuteronomy 2,385
The shortest skips
לָאֵלֶּה תֵּחָלֵק הָאָרֶץ בְּנַחֲלָה בְּמִסְפַּר שֵׁמֽוֹת
’Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 233,347Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה הַדָּם לָכֶם לְאֹת עַל הַבָּתִּים אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם שָׁם וְרָאִיתִי אֶת־הַדָּם וּפָסַחְתִּי עֲלֵכֶם וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶה בָכֶם נֶגֶף לְמַשְׁחִית בְּהַכֹּתִי בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 94,680Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־הַצִּפֹּר הַֽחַיָּה יִקַּח אֹתָהּ וְאֶת־עֵץ הָאֶרֶז וְאֶת־שְׁנִי הַתּוֹלַעַת וְאֶת־הָאֵזֹב וְטָבַל אוֹתָם וְאֵת הַצִּפֹּר הַֽחַיָּה בְּדַם הַצִּפֹּר הַשְּׁחֻטָה עַל הַמַּיִם הַֽחַיִּֽים
As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 161,523Open in the laboratory →
בְּשִׁבְרִי לָכֶם מַטֵּה־לֶחֶם וְאָפוּ עֶשֶׂר נָשִׁים לַחְמְכֶם בְּתַנּוּר אֶחָד וְהֵשִׁיבוּ לַחְמְכֶם בַּמִּשְׁקָל וַאֲכַלְתֶּם וְלֹא תִשְׂבָּֽעוּ
When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight; and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 183,568Open in the laboratory →
וְהָֽעֲרָבָה וְהַיַּרְדֵּן וּגְבֻל מִכִּנֶּרֶת וְעַד יָם הָֽעֲרָבָה יָם הַמֶּלַח תַּחַת אַשְׁדֹּת הַפִּסְגָּה מִזְרָֽחָה
the Arabah also, the Jordan being the border thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 255,541Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שפמה appears 61,590 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 62,172, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 3,136
- Exodus 4,614
- Leviticus 2,798
- Numbers 5,451
- Deuteronomy 2,591
- Joshua 2,058
- Judges 2,023
- Samuel 3,998
- Kings 4,565
- Isaiah 3,342
- Jeremiah 3,834
- Ezekiel 4,216
- The Twelve 3,048
- Psalms 3,566
- Proverbs 1,497
- Job 1,411
- Song of Songs 249
- Ruth 219
- Lamentations 265
- Ecclesiastes 536
- Esther 725
- Daniel 821
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,764
- Chronicles 4,863
Outside the Torah
אֱמֶת מֵאֶרֶץ תִּצְמָח וְצֶדֶק מִשָּׁמַיִם נִשְׁקָֽף
Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 904,109Open in the laboratory →
וּפְלִשְׁתִּים לָֽקְחוּ אֵת אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים וַיְבִאֻהוּ מֵאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה
Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 389,938Open in the laboratory →
שֵׁשׁ מַעֲלוֹת לַכִּסֵּה וְרֹאשׁ־עָגֹל לַכִּסֵּה מֵאַֽחֲרָיו וְיָדֹת מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה אֶל־מְקוֹם הַשָּׁבֶת וּשְׁנַיִם אֲרָיוֹת עֹמְדִים אֵצֶל הַיָּדֽוֹת
There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were arms on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 500,323Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שפמה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שפמה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 425.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 34:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shepham in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, שפמה appears 18,384 times in the Torah — 1.3% more than the 18,156 chance alone would give; the probability of 18,384 or more by chance alone is 0.05.
What is the shortest skip for Shepham in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 26:53 — the shortest of 18,384 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 18,156.
What is the gematria of Shepham in Hebrew?
Shepham is spelled שפמה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 425.
How many times is Shepham found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שפמה appears 61,590 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 62,172, 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 18,156 here) beside the count.