Sherman שרמן
In Hebrew letters the first name Sherman is written שרמן — male given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 34,127 sequences of Sherman, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 32:26); chance alone would give about 34,484.
- Found in the Torah
- 34,127
- Chance alone
- 34,484
- P (≥ found)
- 0.97
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
34,127 sequences of שרמן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 34,484 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which שרמן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 32:26, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שרמן is found 355,816 times; chance alone would give about 359,316.
- Genesis 7,687
- Exodus 7,697
- Leviticus 4,333
- Numbers 9,314
- Deuteronomy 5,096
The shortest skips
וַיַּעֲמֹד מֹשֶׁה בְּשַׁעַר הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וַיֹּאמֶר מִי לַיהוָה אֵלָי וַיֵּאָסְפוּ אֵלָיו כָּל־בְּנֵי לֵוִֽי
then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said: ‘Whoso is on the LORD’S side, let him come unto me.’ And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 127,184Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׂימוּ אִישׁ־חַרְבּוֹ עַל־יְרֵכוֹ עִבְרוּ וָשׁוּבוּ מִשַּׁעַר לָשַׁעַר בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה וְהִרְגוּ אִֽישׁ־אֶת־אָחִיו וְאִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וְאִישׁ אֶת־קְרֹבֽוֹ
And he said unto them: ‘Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 127,282Open in the laboratory →
שֶׁמֶן לַמָּאֹר בְּשָׂמִים לְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּֽים
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 113,619Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה פְּסָל־לְךָ שְׁנֵֽי־לֻחֹת אֲבָנִים כָּרִאשֹׁנִים וְכָתַבְתִּי עַל־הַלֻּחֹת אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ עַל־הַלֻּחֹת הָרִאשֹׁנִים אֲשֶׁר שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first; and I will write upon the tables the words that were on the first tables, which thou didst break.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 129,046Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפְסֹל שְׁנֵֽי־לֻחֹת אֲבָנִים כָּרִאשֹׁנִים וַיַּשְׁכֵּם מֹשֶׁה בַבֹּקֶר וַיַּעַל אֶל־הַר סִינַי כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֹתוֹ וַיִּקַּח בְּיָדוֹ שְׁנֵי לֻחֹת אֲבָנִֽים
And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand two tables of stone.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 129,220Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שרמן appears 124,315 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 125,055, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 7,687
- Exodus 7,697
- Leviticus 4,333
- Numbers 9,314
- Deuteronomy 5,578
- Joshua 5,023
- Judges 4,239
- Samuel 7,966
- Kings 9,649
- Isaiah 6,462
- Jeremiah 8,265
- Ezekiel 6,953
- The Twelve 5,083
- Psalms 7,529
- Proverbs 3,242
- Job 3,076
- Song of Songs 555
- Ruth 546
- Lamentations 521
- Ecclesiastes 1,240
- Esther 1,976
- Daniel 2,334
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,351
- Chronicles 9,696
Outside the Torah
מִנֹּגַהּ נֶגְדּוֹ בָּעֲרוּ גַּחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ
At the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 472,620Open in the laboratory →
עֵינֵי גַּבְהוּת אָדָם שָׁפֵל וְשַׁח רוּם אֲנָשִׁים וְנִשְׂגַּב יְהוָה לְבַדּוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַהֽוּא
The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, And the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 577,603Open in the laboratory →
קְחִי כִנּוֹר סֹבִּי עִיר זוֹנָה נִשְׁכָּחָה הֵיטִיבִי נַגֵּן הַרְבִּי־שִׁיר לְמַעַן תִּזָּכֵֽרִי
Take a harp, Go about the city, Thou harlot long forgotten; Make sweet melody, Sing many songs, That thou mayest be remembered.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 597,235Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שרמן — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as שרמן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 590.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Sherman appear in the Torah codes?
34,127 sequences of שרמן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 34,484 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Sherman in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 32:26 — the shortest of 34,127 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 34,484.
What is the gematria of Sherman in Hebrew?
Sherman is spelled שרמן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 590.
How many times is Sherman found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שרמן appears 124,315 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 125,055, so the count is in line with chance.
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