Shittim שטים
Shittim (שטים) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 7,055 sequences of Shittim, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 18:25); chance alone would give about 7,667.
- Found in the Torah
- 7,055
- Chance alone
- 7,667
- 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 7,055 sequences of שטים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 7,667).
The shortest skip at which שטים appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 18:25, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), שטים is found 87,294 times; chance alone would give about 79,891.
- Genesis 1,105
- Exodus 1,667
- Leviticus 1,549
- Numbers 1,742
- Deuteronomy 992
The shortest skips
חָלִלָה לְּךָ מֵעֲשֹׂת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה לְהָמִית צַדִּיק עִם־רָשָׁע וְהָיָה כַצַּדִּיק כָּרָשָׁע חָלִלָה לָּךְ הֲשֹׁפֵט כָּל־הָאָרֶץ לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּֽט
That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from Thee; shall not the judge of all the earth do justly?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,703Open in the laboratory →
וְהַחֹנִים עָלָיו מַטֵּה יִשָּׂשכָר וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר נְתַנְאֵל בֶּן־צוּעָֽר
and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the children of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 188,996Open in the laboratory →
וְהַחֹנִים עָלָיו מַטֵּה אָשֵׁר וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי אָשֵׁר פַּגְעִיאֵל בֶּן־עָכְרָֽן
and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher; the prince of the children of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 189,907Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ בְּאֵר אַחֶרֶת וַיָּרִיבוּ גַּם־עָלֶיהָ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמָהּ שִׂטְנָֽה
And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 35,516Open in the laboratory →
וּבָתִּים מְלֵאִים כָּל־טוּב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מִלֵּאתָ וּבֹרֹת חֲצוּבִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־חָצַבְתָּ כְּרָמִים וְזֵיתִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָטָעְתָּ וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ
and houses full of all good things, which thou didst not fill, and cisterns hewn out, which thou the didst not hew, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou didst not plant, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied—
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 261,794Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
28,103 sequences of שטים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 29,013 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,105
- Exodus 1,667
- Leviticus 1,549
- Numbers 1,742
- Deuteronomy 1,057
- Joshua 710
- Judges 731
- Samuel 1,462
- Kings 2,184
- Isaiah 1,648
- Jeremiah 1,567
- Ezekiel 1,673
- The Twelve 1,403
- Psalms 2,571
- Proverbs 1,110
- Job 1,083
- Song of Songs 138
- Ruth 153
- Lamentations 156
- Ecclesiastes 525
- Esther 321
- Daniel 479
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,061
- Chronicles 2,008
Outside the Torah
וַיִּקְרָא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־שְׁנֵים הֶֽעָשָׂר אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הֵכִין מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ־אֶחָד אִישׁ־אֶחָד מִשָּֽׁבֶט
Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,040Open in the laboratory →
וְאָֽנֹכִי לֹֽא־חָטָאתִי לָךְ וְאַתָּה עֹשֶׂה אִתִּי רָעָה לְהִלָּחֶם בִּי יִשְׁפֹּט יְהוָה הַשֹּׁפֵט הַיּוֹם בֵּין בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵין בְּנֵי עַמּֽוֹן
I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me; the LORD, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 365,972Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־מִי נוֹעָץ וַיְבִינֵהוּ וַֽיְלַמְּדֵהוּ בְּאֹרַח מִשְׁפָּט וַיְלַמְּדֵהוּ דַעַת וְדֶרֶךְ תְּבוּנוֹת יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ
With whom took He counsel, and who instructed Him, And taught Him in the path of right, And taught Him knowledge, And made Him to know the way of discernment?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 615,052Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שטים — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שטים, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 359.
As a plain word it stands 29 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 25:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shittim in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 7,055 sequences of שטים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 7,667).
What is the shortest skip for Shittim in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 18:25 — the shortest of 7,055 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,667.
What is the gematria of Shittim in Hebrew?
Shittim is spelled שטים — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 359.
How many times is Shittim found in the whole Tanakh?
28,103 sequences of שטים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 29,013 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 7,667 here) beside the count.