Shimea שמעא
Shimea (שמעא) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 40,502 sequences of Shimea, the shortest at skip 3 (Exodus 20:4); chance alone would give about 41,001.
- Found in the Torah
- 40,502
- Chance alone
- 41,001
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, שמעא appears 40,502 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 41,001, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 20:4, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 440,512 sequences of שמעא, against about 427,228 from chance alone.
- Genesis 9,090
- Exodus 10,121
- Leviticus 5,638
- Numbers 9,751
- Deuteronomy 5,902
The shortest skips
לֹֽא תַֽעֲשֶׂה־לְךָ פֶסֶל וְכָל־תְּמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וַאֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָֽרֶץ
Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 107,105Open in the laboratory →
הָבוּ לָכֶם אֲנָשִׁים חֲכָמִים וּנְבֹנִים וִידֻעִים לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶם וַאֲשִׂימֵם בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם
Get you, from each one of your tribes, wise men, and understanding, and full of knowledge, and I will make them heads over you.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 250,648Open in the laboratory →
כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִבְנֵי עֵשָׂו הַיֹּשְׁבִים בְּשֵׂעִיר אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁמִיד אֶת־הַחֹרִי מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַיִּֽירָשֻׁם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
as He did for the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 253,636Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־תַעֲשֶׂה לְךָ פֶסֶל כָּל־תְּמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וַאֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָֽרֶץ
Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, even any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 259,824Open in the laboratory →
הֶרֶף מִמֶּנִּי וְאַשְׁמִידֵם וְאֶמְחֶה אֶת־שְׁמָם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה אֽוֹתְךָ לְגוֹי־עָצוּם וָרָב מִמֶּֽנּוּ
let Me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven; and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 266,343Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 141,896 sequences of שמעא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 142,993).
- Genesis 9,090
- Exodus 10,121
- Leviticus 5,638
- Numbers 9,751
- Deuteronomy 6,333
- Joshua 4,877
- Judges 5,273
- Samuel 11,981
- Kings 13,573
- Isaiah 6,839
- Jeremiah 9,283
- Ezekiel 7,897
- The Twelve 5,807
- Psalms 6,729
- Proverbs 2,688
- Job 3,514
- Song of Songs 563
- Ruth 535
- Lamentations 532
- Ecclesiastes 1,408
- Esther 1,707
- Daniel 1,991
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,168
- Chronicles 10,598
Outside the Torah
תְּבֹרַךְ מִנָּשִׁים יָעֵל אֵשֶׁת חֶבֶר הַקֵּינִי מִנָּשִׁים בָּאֹהֶל תְּבֹרָֽךְ
Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent shall she be blessed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 352,757Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁכַּב שְׁלֹמֹה עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּעִיר דָּוִד אָבִיו וַיִּמְלֹךְ רְחַבְעָם בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 503,610Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁכַּב שְׁלֹמֹה עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְּעִיר דָּוִיד אָבִיו וַיִּמְלֹךְ רְחַבְעָם בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו
And Solomon slept with his fathers; they buried him in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,155,444Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שמעא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שמעא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 411.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 3:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shimea in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, שמעא appears 40,502 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 41,001, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Shimea in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Exodus 20:4 — the shortest of 40,502 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 41,001.
How is Shimea spelled in Hebrew?
Shimea is spelled שמעא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 411.
Is Shimea in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 141,896 sequences of שמעא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 142,993).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 41,001 here) beside the count.