Shimah שמאה
Shimah (שמאה) is a person named in the Tanakh — Shimeah. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 101,027 sequences of Shimah, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 14:16); chance alone would give about 102,248.
- Found in the Torah
- 101,027
- Chance alone
- 102,248
- 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 101,027 sequences of שמאה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 102,248).
The shortest skip at which שמאה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 14:16, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שמאה is found 1,056,364 times; chance alone would give about 1,065,412.
- Genesis 21,095
- Exodus 23,618
- Leviticus 15,890
- Numbers 23,663
- Deuteronomy 16,761
The shortest skips
וַיָּשֶׁב אֵת כָּל־הָרְכֻשׁ וְגַם אֶת־לוֹט אָחִיו וּרְכֻשׁוֹ הֵשִׁיב וְגַם אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים וְאֶת־הָעָֽם
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,924Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים וְאֶת־הַיְלָדִים וַיֹּאמֶר מִי־אֵלֶּה לָּךְ וַיֹּאמַר הַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר־חָנַן אֱלֹהִים אֶת־עַבְדֶּֽךָ
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said: ‘Who are these with thee?’ And he said: ‘The children whom God hath graciously given thy servant.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,433Open in the laboratory →
הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה שְֽׁלֵמִים הֵם אִתָּנוּ וְיֵשְׁבוּ בָאָרֶץ וְיִסְחֲרוּ אֹתָהּ וְהָאָרֶץ הִנֵּה רַֽחֲבַת־יָדַיִם לִפְנֵיהֶם אֶת־בְּנֹתָם נִקַּֽח־לָנוּ לְנָשִׁים וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵינוּ נִתֵּן לָהֶֽם
’These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 50,133Open in the laboratory →
אֹרֶךְ הַיְרִיעָה הָֽאַחַת שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּֽאַמָּה וְרֹחַב אַרְבַּע בָּאַמָּה הַיְרִיעָה הָאֶחָת מִדָּה אַחַת לְעַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה יְרִיעֹֽת
The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains shall have one measure.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 115,643Open in the laboratory →
שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים יֵעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן קֹדֶשׁ לַיהוָה כָּל־הָעֹשֶׂה מְלָאכָה בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת מוֹת יוּמָֽת
Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD; whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 125,458Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שמאה appears 328,352 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 325,363 chance alone would give; the probability of 328,352 or more by chance alone is 8.4 × 10⁻⁸.
- Genesis 21,095
- Exodus 23,618
- Leviticus 15,890
- Numbers 23,663
- Deuteronomy 17,971
- Joshua 11,330
- Judges 11,306
- Samuel 27,707
- Kings 33,291
- Isaiah 13,890
- Jeremiah 24,713
- Ezekiel 19,579
- The Twelve 14,727
- Psalms 11,837
- Proverbs 3,607
- Job 4,530
- Song of Songs 1,005
- Ruth 1,018
- Lamentations 1,195
- Ecclesiastes 3,245
- Esther 4,013
- Daniel 4,058
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10,341
- Chronicles 24,723
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּאָמַר לְמֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה אֲנָשִׁים בָּאוּ הֵנָּה הַלַּיְלָה מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַחְפֹּר אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying: ‘Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,141Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפְנוּ וַיֵּלֵכוּ וַיָּשִׂימוּ אֶת־הַטַּף וְאֶת־הַמִּקְנֶה וְאֶת־הַכְּבוּדָּה לִפְנֵיהֶֽם
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 376,339Open in the laboratory →
וְאָנֹכִי הַיּוֹם רַךְ וּמָשׁוּחַ מֶלֶךְ וְהָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה קָשִׁים מִמֶּנִּי יְשַׁלֵּם יְהוָה לְעֹשֵׂה הָרָעָה כְּרָעָתֽוֹ
And I am this day weak, and just anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me; the LORD reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 440,816Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שמאה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Shimeah. Searched as שמאה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 346.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 8:32. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shimah in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 101,027 sequences of שמאה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 102,248).
What is the shortest skip for Shimah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:16 — the shortest of 101,027 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 102,248.
What is the gematria of Shimah in Hebrew?
Shimah is spelled שמאה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 346.
How many times is Shimah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שמאה appears 328,352 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 325,363 chance alone would give; the probability of 328,352 or more by chance alone is 8.4 × 10⁻⁸.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 102,248 here) beside the count.