Shirley שירלי
In Hebrew letters the first name Shirley is written שירלי — unisex given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 6,693 sequences of Shirley, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 7:21); chance alone would give about 6,798.
- Found in the Torah
- 6,693
- Chance alone
- 6,798
- P (≥ found)
- 0.90
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
6,693 sequences of שירלי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,798 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which שירלי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 7:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), שירלי is found 50,998 times; chance alone would give about 53,572.
- Genesis 1,875
- Exodus 1,553
- Leviticus 728
- Numbers 1,407
- Deuteronomy 1,130
The shortest skips
וְהַדָּגָה אֲשֶׁר־בַּיְאֹר מֵתָה וַיִּבְאַשׁ הַיְאֹר וְלֹא־יָכְלוּ מִצְרַיִם לִשְׁתּוֹת מַיִם מִן־הַיְאֹר וַיְהִי הַדָּם בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 87,522Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אִם־שָׁמֹר תִּשְׁמְרוּן אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם לַעֲשֹׂתָהּ לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם לָלֶכֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו וּלְדָבְקָה־בֽוֹ
For if ye shall diligently keep all this commandment which I command you, to do it, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to cleave unto Him,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 269,839Open in the laboratory →
מִתֵּת לְאַחַד מֵהֶם מִבְּשַׂר בָּנָיו אֲשֶׁר יֹאכֵל מִבְּלִי הִשְׁאִֽיר־לוֹ כֹּל בְּמָצוֹר וּבְמָצוֹק אֲשֶׁר יָצִיק לְךָ אֹיִבְךָ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶֽיךָ
so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat, because he hath nothing left him; in the siege and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall straiten thee in all thy gates.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 294,369Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא תוֹנוּ אִישׁ אֶת־עֲמִיתוֹ וְיָרֵאתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am the LORD your God.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 180,423Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל שִׂיחַ הַשָּׂדֶה טֶרֶם יִֽהְיֶה בָאָרֶץ וְכָל־עֵשֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה טֶרֶם יִצְמָח כִּי לֹא הִמְטִיר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְאָדָם אַיִן לַֽעֲבֹד אֶת־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה
No shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,869Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 32,008 sequences of שירלי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 32,105).
- Genesis 1,875
- Exodus 1,553
- Leviticus 728
- Numbers 1,407
- Deuteronomy 1,264
- Joshua 1,107
- Judges 1,226
- Samuel 2,730
- Kings 3,338
- Isaiah 1,787
- Jeremiah 2,124
- Ezekiel 1,534
- The Twelve 1,406
- Psalms 2,346
- Proverbs 757
- Job 916
- Song of Songs 155
- Ruth 155
- Lamentations 144
- Ecclesiastes 317
- Esther 397
- Daniel 504
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,074
- Chronicles 3,164
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּצְאוּ בְנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִן לִקְרַאת הָעָם הָנְתְּקוּ מִן־הָעִיר וַיָּחֵלּוּ לְהַכּוֹת מֵהָעָם חֲלָלִים כְּפַעַם בְּפַעַם בַּֽמְסִלּוֹת אֲשֶׁר אַחַת עֹלָה בֵֽית־אֵל וְאַחַת גִּבְעָתָה בַּשָּׂדֶה כִּשְׁלֹשִׁים אִישׁ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the field, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, about thirty men of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 381,001Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקֻמוּ אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה וַיָּרִעוּ וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים עַד־בּוֹאֲךָ גַיְא וְעַד שַׁעֲרֵי עֶקְרוֹן וַֽיִּפְּלוּ חַֽלְלֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים בְּדֶרֶךְ שַׁעֲרַיִם וְעַד־גַּת וְעַד־עֶקְרֽוֹן
And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 412,424Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ אַבְשָׁלוֹם כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹאוּ לַמִּשְׁפָּט אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיְגַנֵּב אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶת־לֵב אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 458,174Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שירלי — the name in Hebrew letters: unisex given name. Searched as שירלי, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 550.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Shirly.
Questions
Does Shirley appear in the Torah codes?
6,693 sequences of שירלי at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,798 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Shirley in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 7:21 — the shortest of 6,693 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,798.
What is the gematria of Shirley in Hebrew?
Shirley is spelled שירלי — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 550.
How many times is Shirley found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 32,008 sequences of שירלי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 32,105).
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