Biblical names

Shmuel (Samuel · שמואל)

Shmuel (Samuel · שמואל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Shmuel (Samuel) appears 7,626 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 7,807 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
7,626
Chance alone
7,807
P (≥ found)
0.98
Shortest skip
3

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

7,626 sequences of שמואל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,807 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which שמואל appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 32:29, reading backward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), שמואל is found 59,845 times; chance alone would give about 61,532.

  • Genesis 1,845
  • Exodus 1,684
  • Leviticus 1,033
  • Numbers 1,860
  • Deuteronomy 1,204

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 32:29שמות לב:כטskip 3, backward

    וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה מִלְאוּ יֶדְכֶם הַיּוֹם לַֽיהוָה כִּי אִישׁ בִּבְנוֹ וּבְאָחִיו וְלָתֵת עֲלֵיכֶם הַיּוֹם בְּרָכָֽה

    And Moses said: ‘Consecrate yourselves to-day to the LORD, for every man hath been against his son and against his brother; that He may also bestow upon you a blessing this day.’

    שמואל at skip 3, backward from Exodus 32:29ההואכשלשתאפיישיארמהמלאוידכםהשמואל
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 127,377Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 14:12דברים יד:יבskip 3, backward

    וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־תֹאכְלוּ מֵהֶם הַנֶּשֶׁר וְהַפֶּרֶס וְהָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה

    But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the great vulture, and the bearded vulture, and the ospray;

    שמואל at skip 3, backward from Deuteronomy 14:12אכלווזהאשראתכלמההנרוהפרסוהעזשםואל
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 274,389Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 16:15ויקרא טז:טוskip 4, forward

    וְשָׁחַט אֶת־שְׂעִיר הַֽחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר לָעָם וְהֵבִיא אֶת־דָּמוֹ אֶל־מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת וְעָשָׂה אֶת־דָּמוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְדַם הַפָּר וְהִזָּה אֹתוֹ עַל־הַכַּפֹּרֶת וְלִפְנֵי הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת

    Then shall he kill the goat of the sin-offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the ark-cover, and before the ark-cover.

    שמואל at skip 4, forward from Leviticus 16:15עשהאתדמוכאשרעהלדהפרהזהתועהכפרתולפניהכפרשםואל
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 166,823Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 24:19במדבר כד:יטskip 4, forward

    וְיֵרְדְּ מִֽיַּעֲקֹב וְהֶֽאֱבִיד שָׂרִיד מֵעִֽיר

    And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.

    שמואל at skip 4, forward from Numbers 24:19רדמיעקבוהאבידרידעיריראתעמקוישאמשלוויאמרשמואל
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 229,965Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 22:13שמות כב:יגskip 6, forward

    וְכִֽי־יִשְׁאַל אִישׁ מֵעִם רֵעֵהוּ וְנִשְׁבַּר אוֹ־מֵת בְּעָלָיו אֵין־עִמּוֹ שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּֽם

    And if a man borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

    שמואל at skip 6, forward from Exodus 22:13אהועדהטרפהלאישלםוכייאלאישעםרעהונשברומתבעיואיןעמושלםישלםאםבעלישמואל
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 110,336Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, שמואל appears 30,094 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 30,444, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 1,845
  • Exodus 1,684
  • Leviticus 1,033
  • Numbers 1,860
  • Deuteronomy 1,322
  • Joshua 983
  • Judges 1,183
  • Samuel 3,441
  • Kings 3,018
  • Isaiah 1,361
  • Jeremiah 2,056
  • Ezekiel 1,605
  • The Twelve 1,169
  • Psalms 1,358
  • Proverbs 472
  • Job 580
  • Song of Songs 97
  • Ruth 126
  • Lamentations 114
  • Ecclesiastes 298
  • Esther 426
  • Daniel 445
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 998
  • Chronicles 2,620

Outside the Torah

  1. Ezekiel 40:21יחזקאל מ:כאskip 2, forward

    ותאו שְׁלוֹשָׁה מִפּוֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁה מִפּוֹ ואילו ואלמו הָיָה כְּמִדַּת הַשַּׁעַר הָרִאשׁוֹן חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה אָרְכּוֹ וְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים בָּאַמָּֽה

    And the cells thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

    שמואל at skip 2, forward from Ezekiel 40:21מפוושלהפויוואלמוהשמואל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 787,171Open in the laboratory →

  2. Proverbs 25:3משלי כה:גskip 3, forward

    שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵֽקֶר

    The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

    שמואל at skip 3, forward from Proverbs 25:3לכיםחקרדברמילרםורץעמקולבמלכישםואל
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 957,933Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Samuel 25:41שמואל א כה:מאskip 3, backward

    וַתָּקָם וַתִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַפַּיִם אָרְצָה וַתֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה אֲמָֽתְךָ לְשִׁפְחָה לִרְחֹץ רַגְלֵי עַבְדֵי אֲדֹנִֽי

    And she arose, and bowed down with her face to the earth, and said: ‘Behold, thy handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.’

    שמואל at skip 3, backward from 1 Samuel 25:41ואליךלקחתךולשהתקותתחואפיםארצשםואל
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 426,991Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

שמואל — the Tanakh's own spelling: Samuel. Searched as שמואל, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 377.

As a plain word it stands 123 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 34:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

The same letters also spell: Samuel, Schmuel.

Questions

Is Shmuel (Samuel) in the Torah codes?

7,626 sequences of שמואל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,807 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Shmuel (Samuel) in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading backward from Exodus 32:29 — the shortest of 7,626 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,807.

What is the gematria of Shmuel (Samuel) in Hebrew?

Shmuel is spelled שמואל — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 377.

How many times is Shmuel (Samuel) found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, שמואל appears 30,094 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 30,444, so the count is in line with chance.

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