Sheva שוא
Sheva (שוא) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Sheva is found 1,343,474 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:13) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,363,447).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,343,474
- Chance alone
- 1,363,447
- 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
1,343,474 sequences of שוא at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,363,447 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which שוא appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:13, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), שוא is found 20,850,639 times; chance alone would give about 21,132,842.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,363,447 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 363,913
- Exodus 279,945
- Leviticus 206,168
- Numbers 274,140
- Deuteronomy 219,308
The shortest skips
וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם שְׁלִישִֽׁי
And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 603Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם חֲמִישִֽׁי
And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,121Open in the laboratory →
וְנָהָרּ יֹצֵא מֵעֵדֶן לְהַשְׁקוֹת אֶת־הַגָּן וּמִשָּׁם יִפָּרֵד וְהָיָה לְאַרְבָּעָה רָאשִֽׁים
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,163Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים לְאָדָם וּלְאִשְׁתּוֹ כָּתְנוֹת עוֹר וַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם
And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,024Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ נֹחַ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִים כֵּן עָשָֽׂה
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,925Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שוא appears 4,986,459 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,014,752, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 363,913
- Exodus 279,945
- Leviticus 206,168
- Numbers 274,140
- Deuteronomy 229,443
- Joshua 163,042
- Judges 195,370
- Samuel 525,746
- Kings 474,924
- Isaiah 251,035
- Jeremiah 324,900
- Ezekiel 279,342
- The Twelve 216,909
- Psalms 232,167
- Proverbs 81,139
- Job 110,081
- Song of Songs 17,829
- Ruth 16,740
- Lamentations 18,370
- Ecclesiastes 39,112
- Esther 52,423
- Daniel 76,027
- Ezra–Nehemiah 150,529
- Chronicles 407,165
Outside the Torah
נְשֵׁיכֶם טַפְּכֶם וּמִקְנֵיכֶם יֵשְׁבוּ בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָכֶם מֹשֶׁה בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן וְאַתֶּם תַּעַבְרוּ חֲמֻשִׁים לִפְנֵי אֲחֵיכֶם כֹּל גִּבּוֹרֵי הַחַיִל וַעֲזַרְתֶּם אוֹתָֽם
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but ye shall pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and shall help them;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,669Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי הַשַּׁעַר לִסְגּוֹר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ וְהָאֲנָשִׁים יָצָאוּ לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אָנָה הָלְכוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים רִדְפוּ מַהֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם כִּי תַשִּׂיגֽוּם
and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,319Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּזֹאת תֵּֽדְעוּן כִּי אֵל חַי בְּקִרְבְּכֶם וְהוֹרֵשׁ יוֹרִישׁ מִפְּנֵיכֶם אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְאֶת־הַחִתִּי וְאֶת־הַחִוִּי וְאֶת־הַפְּרִזִּי וְאֶת־הַגִּרְגָּשִׁי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַיְבוּסִֽי
And Joshua said: ‘Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,277Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שוא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שוא, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 307.
As a plain word it stands 38 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 23:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sheva in the Bible code?
1,343,474 sequences of שוא at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,363,447 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Sheva in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:13 — the shortest of 1,343,474 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,363,447.
What is the gematria of Sheva in Hebrew?
Sheva is spelled שוא — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 307.
How many times is Sheva found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שוא appears 4,986,459 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,014,752, 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 1,363,447 here) beside the count.