Shiva שבעה
Shiva is a first name, written שבעה in Hebrew (unisex given name). Shiva appears 27,732 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 27,693 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 27,732
- Chance alone
- 27,693
- P (≥ found)
- 0.41
- 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 27,732 sequences of שבעה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 27,693).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 19:30, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 292,066 sequences of שבעה, against about 288,554 from chance alone.
- Genesis 5,472
- Exodus 6,726
- Leviticus 4,524
- Numbers 6,465
- Deuteronomy 4,545
The shortest skips
וַיַּעַל לוֹט מִצּוֹעַר וַיֵּשֶׁב בָּהָר וּשְׁתֵּי בְנֹתָיו עִמּוֹ כִּי יָרֵא לָשֶׁבֶת בְּצוֹעַר וַיֵּשֶׁב בַּמְּעָרָה הוּא וּשְׁתֵּי בְנֹתָֽיו
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 23,894Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲמֹד מֹשֶׁה בְּשַׁעַר הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וַיֹּאמֶר מִי לַיהוָה אֵלָי וַיֵּאָסְפוּ אֵלָיו כָּל־בְּנֵי לֵוִֽי
then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said: ‘Whoso is on the LORD’S side, let him come unto me.’ And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 127,181Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר וַיִּקְרָא מַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶל־הָגָר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַה־לָּךְ הָגָר אַל־תִּירְאִי כִּֽי־שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶל־קוֹל הַנַּעַר בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָֽׁם
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her: ‘What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 26,190Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּרָא מַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה אֵלָיו בְּלַבַּת־אֵשׁ מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וְהַסְּנֶה אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּֽל
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 80,435Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה עֶרְכְּךָ הַזָּכָר מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְעַד בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וְהָיָה עֶרְכְּךָ חֲמִשִּׁים שֶׁקֶל כֶּסֶף בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ
then thy valuation shall be for the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 184,797Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 100,939 sequences of שבעה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 100,448).
- Genesis 5,472
- Exodus 6,726
- Leviticus 4,524
- Numbers 6,465
- Deuteronomy 4,855
- Joshua 4,063
- Judges 3,315
- Samuel 7,193
- Kings 9,982
- Isaiah 4,851
- Jeremiah 7,033
- Ezekiel 5,349
- The Twelve 4,617
- Psalms 4,668
- Proverbs 1,888
- Job 1,618
- Song of Songs 355
- Ruth 397
- Lamentations 399
- Ecclesiastes 1,027
- Esther 1,034
- Daniel 1,326
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,095
- Chronicles 9,687
Outside the Torah
וַתִּפֹּל אֵשׁ־יְהוָה וַתֹּאכַל אֶת־הָֽעֹלָה וְאֶת־הָעֵצִים וְאֶת־הָאֲבָנִים וְאֶת־הֶעָפָר וְאֶת־הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר־בַּתְּעָלָה לִחֵֽכָה
Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 517,981Open in the laboratory →
בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לְצִדְקִיָּהוּ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִי בְּתִשְׁעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ הָבְקְעָה הָעִֽיר
in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 703,275Open in the laboratory →
אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׂעָרָה יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְהִרְבָּה פְצָעַי חִנָּֽם
He that would break me with a tempest, And multiply my wounds without cause;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 970,765Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שבעה — the name in Hebrew letters: unisex given name. Searched as שבעה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 377.
As a plain word it stands 67 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 7:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Shiva appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 27,732 sequences of שבעה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 27,693).
What is the shortest skip for Shiva in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 19:30 — the shortest of 27,732 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 27,693.
How is Shiva spelled in Hebrew?
Shiva is spelled שבעה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 377.
Is Shiva in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 100,939 sequences of שבעה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 100,448).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 27,693 here) beside the count.