Sheva שיא
Sheva (שיא) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Sheva is found 1,390,109 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:9) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,409,129).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,390,109
- Chance alone
- 1,409,129
- 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
The Torah holds 1,390,109 sequences of שיא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,409,129).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:9, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 20,995,880 sequences of שיא, against about 21,840,892 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,409,129 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 387,563
- Exodus 296,131
- Leviticus 185,470
- Numbers 290,812
- Deuteronomy 230,133
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶל־מָקוֹם אֶחָד וְתֵרָאֶה הַיַּבָּשָׁה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God said: ‘Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 369Open in the laboratory →
וּֽלְכָל־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ וּלְכָל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְכֹל רוֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֶת־כָּל־יֶרֶק עֵשֶׂב לְאָכְלָה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, [I have given] every green herb for food.’ And it was so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,597Open in the laboratory →
הַנְּפִלִים הָיוּ בָאָרֶץ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וְגַם אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן אֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ בְּנֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶל־בְּנוֹת הָֽאָדָם וְיָלְדוּ לָהֶם הֵמָּה הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם אַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּֽׁם
The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of nobles came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,000Open in the laboratory →
מִכֹּל הַבְּהֵמָה הַטְּהוֹרָה תִּֽקַּח־לְךָ שִׁבְעָה שִׁבְעָה אִישׁ וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא טְהֹרָה הִוא שְׁנַיִם אִישׁ וְאִשְׁתּֽוֹ
Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, each with his mate; and of the beasts that are not clean two [and two], each with his mate;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,037Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים זֹאת אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי נֹתֵן בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֲשֶׁר אִתְּכֶם לְדֹרֹת עוֹלָֽם
And God said: ‘This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,836Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שיא appears 5,287,326 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,334,585, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 387,563
- Exodus 296,131
- Leviticus 185,470
- Numbers 290,812
- Deuteronomy 241,138
- Joshua 162,977
- Judges 213,668
- Samuel 513,385
- Kings 534,421
- Isaiah 258,061
- Jeremiah 349,373
- Ezekiel 300,248
- The Twelve 226,638
- Psalms 276,895
- Proverbs 87,484
- Job 133,934
- Song of Songs 22,602
- Ruth 20,730
- Lamentations 21,917
- Ecclesiastes 45,708
- Esther 53,104
- Daniel 87,247
- Ezra–Nehemiah 163,866
- Chronicles 413,954
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ־בִּן־נוּן מִֽן־הַשִּׁטִּים שְׁנַֽיִם־אֲנָשִׁים מְרַגְּלִים חֶרֶשׁ לֵאמֹר לְכוּ רְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־יְרִיחוֹ וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ בֵּית־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה וּשְׁמָהּ רָחָב וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־שָֽׁמָּה
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two spies secretly, saying: ‘Go view the land, and Jericho.’ And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,040Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּקַּח הָֽאִשָּׁה אֶת־שְׁנֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים וַֽתִּצְפְּנוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר כֵּן בָּאוּ אֵלַי הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי מֵאַיִן הֵֽמָּה
And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said: ‘Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,255Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאֲנָשִׁים רָדְפוּ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם דֶּרֶךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן עַל הַֽמַּעְבְּרוֹת וְהַשַּׁעַר סָגָרוּ אַחֲרֵי כַּאֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ הָרֹדְפִים אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם
And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords; and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, the gate was shut.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,462Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שיא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שיא, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 311.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Sheva appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,390,109 sequences of שיא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,409,129).
What is the shortest skip for Sheva in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:9 — the shortest of 1,390,109 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,409,129.
How is Sheva spelled in Hebrew?
Sheva is spelled שיא — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 311.
Is Sheva in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שיא appears 5,287,326 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,334,585, 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 1,409,129 here) beside the count.