Shimeam שמאם
Shimeam (שמאם) is a person named in the Tanakh. Shimeam appears 91,328 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 91,442 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 91,328
- Chance alone
- 91,442
- P (≥ found)
- 0.65
- 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 91,328 sequences of שמאם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 91,442).
The shortest skip at which שמאם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 43:34, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שמאם is found 947,266 times; chance alone would give about 952,814.
- Genesis 20,122
- Exodus 21,257
- Leviticus 12,726
- Numbers 23,410
- Deuteronomy 13,813
The shortest skips
וַיִּשָּׂא מַשְׂאֹת מֵאֵת פָּנָיו אֲלֵהֶם וַתֵּרֶב מַשְׂאַת בִּנְיָמִן מִמַּשְׂאֹת כֻּלָּם חָמֵשׁ יָדוֹת וַיִּשְׁתּוּ וַֽיִּשְׁכְּרוּ עִמּֽוֹ
And portions were taken unto them from before him; but Benjamin’s portion was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 66,958Open in the laboratory →
וַיְסַפֵּר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹתְנוֹ אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהוָה לְפַרְעֹה וּלְמִצְרַיִם עַל אוֹדֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת כָּל־הַתְּלָאָה אֲשֶׁר מְצָאָתַם בַּדֶּרֶךְ וַיַּצִּלֵם יְהוָֽה
And Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 104,519Open in the laboratory →
וֶֽהֱבִיאָהּ אֶל־בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים וְקָמַץ מִשָּׁם מְלֹא קֻמְצוֹ מִסָּלְתָּהּ וּמִשַּׁמְנָהּ עַל כָּל־לְבֹנָתָהּ וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־אַזְכָּרָתָהּ הַמִּזְבֵּחָה אִשֵּׁה רֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָֽה
And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests; and he shall take thereout his handful of the fine flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, together with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall make the memorial-part thereof smoke upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 142,637Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽהְיוּ כָּל־יְמֵי אָדָם אֲשֶׁר־חַי תְּשַׁע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיָּמֹֽת
And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 5,619Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר לְיוֹסֵף הִנֵּה אָבִיךָ חֹלֶה וַיִּקַּח אֶת־שְׁנֵי בָנָיו עִמּוֹ אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶת־אֶפְרָֽיִם
And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph: ‘Behold, thy father is sick.’ And he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 73,943Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שמאם appears 316,323 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 315,685, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 20,122
- Exodus 21,257
- Leviticus 12,726
- Numbers 23,410
- Deuteronomy 14,809
- Joshua 9,499
- Judges 11,483
- Samuel 26,826
- Kings 30,458
- Isaiah 13,986
- Jeremiah 22,445
- Ezekiel 19,524
- The Twelve 13,520
- Psalms 14,231
- Proverbs 5,108
- Job 6,704
- Song of Songs 1,097
- Ruth 1,109
- Lamentations 1,185
- Ecclesiastes 3,455
- Esther 4,275
- Daniel 4,330
- Ezra–Nehemiah 11,050
- Chronicles 23,714
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ עֲבָדֶיךָ אֲנָחְנוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ מִי אַתֶּם וּמֵאַיִן תָּבֹֽאוּ
And they said unto Joshua: ‘We are thy servants.’ And Joshua said unto them: ‘Who are ye? and from whence come ye?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 318,104Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתְּנוּ לָהֶם אֶת־עִיר מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ אֶת־שְׁכֶם וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם וְאֶת־גֶּזֶר וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ
And they gave them Shechem with the open land about it in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with the open land about it;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 337,218Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא הַמַּלְאָךְ וַיַּגֶּד־לוֹ לֵאמֹר הֵבִיאוּ רָאשֵׁי בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר שִׂימוּ אֹתָם שְׁנֵי צִבֻּרִים פֶּתַח הַשַּׁעַר עַד־הַבֹּֽקֶר
And there came a messenger, and told him, saying: ‘They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.’ And he said: ‘Lay ye them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 545,602Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שמאם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שמאם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 381.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 9:38. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shimeam in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 91,328 sequences of שמאם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 91,442).
What is the shortest skip for Shimeam in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 43:34 — the shortest of 91,328 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 91,442.
What is the gematria of Shimeam in Hebrew?
Shimeam is spelled שמאם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 381.
How many times is Shimeam found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שמאם appears 316,323 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 315,685, 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 91,442 here) beside the count.