Simon סימון
In Hebrew letters the first name Simon is written סימון — male given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 735 sequences of Simon, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 18:10); chance alone would give about 701.
- Found in the Torah
- 735
- Chance alone
- 701
- P (≥ found)
- 0.10
- 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 735 sequences of סימון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 701).
The shortest skip at which סימון appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 18:10, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), סימון is found 5,455 times; chance alone would give about 5,523.
- Genesis 217
- Exodus 147
- Leviticus 78
- Numbers 223
- Deuteronomy 70
The shortest skips
לֹֽא־יִמָּצֵא בְךָ מַעֲבִיר בְּנֽוֹ־וּבִתּוֹ בָּאֵשׁ קֹסֵם קְסָמִים מְעוֹנֵן וּמְנַחֵשׁ וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 279,632Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוָה לֶךְ־רֵד וְעָלִיתָ אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן עִמָּךְ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהָעָם אַל־יֶֽהֶרְסוּ לַעֲלֹת אֶל־יְהוָה פֶּן־יִפְרָץ־בָּֽם
And the LORD said unto him: ‘Go, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee; but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest He break forth upon them.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 106,949Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפְצַר־בָּם מְאֹד וַיָּסֻרוּ אֵלָיו וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם מִשְׁתֶּה וּמַצּוֹת אָפָה וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ
And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 22,346Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים לְמַעַן עַנֹּתוֹ בְּסִבְלֹתָם וַיִּבֶן עָרֵי מִסְכְּנוֹת לְפַרְעֹה אֶת־פִּתֹם וְאֶת־רַעַמְסֵֽס
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses.
skip 24, width 24 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 78,475Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁאַל אֶת־סְרִיסֵי פַרְעֹה אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ בְמִשְׁמַר בֵּית אֲדֹנָיו לֵאמֹר מַדּוּעַ פְּנֵיכֶם רָעִים הַיּֽוֹם
And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his master’s house, saying: ‘Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?’
skip 26, width 26 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 59,140Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, סימון appears 3,738 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.1% more than the 3,590 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,738 or more by chance alone is 0.0074.
- Genesis 217
- Exodus 147
- Leviticus 78
- Numbers 223
- Deuteronomy 84
- Joshua 83
- Judges 138
- Samuel 164
- Kings 289
- Isaiah 267
- Jeremiah 222
- Ezekiel 181
- The Twelve 223
- Psalms 460
- Proverbs 125
- Job 133
- Song of Songs 23
- Ruth 7
- Lamentations 16
- Ecclesiastes 36
- Esther 62
- Daniel 83
- Ezra–Nehemiah 191
- Chronicles 286
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר אַחְאָב בְּמִי וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה בְּנַעֲרֵי שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר מִֽי־יֶאְסֹר הַמִּלְחָמָה וַיֹּאמֶר אָֽתָּה
And Ahab said: ‘By whom?’ And he said: ‘Thus saith the LORD: By the young men of the princes of the provinces.’ Then he said: ‘Who shall begin the battle?’ And he answered: ‘Thou.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 520,773Open in the laboratory →
עַד־עוֹלָם אָכִין זַרְעֶךָ וּבָנִיתִי לְדֹר־וָדוֹר כִּסְאֲךָ סֶֽלָה
For ever will I establish thy seed, And build up thy throne to all generations.' Selah
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 905,691Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בְּחֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן שְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא הַמֶּלֶךְ יַיִן לְפָנָיו וָאֶשָּׂא אֶת־הַיַּיִן וָאֶתְּנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ וְלֹא־הָיִיתִי רַע לְפָנָֽיו
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,075,890Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סימון — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as סימון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 166.
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: Simone.
Questions
Is Simon in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 735 sequences of סימון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 701).
What is the shortest skip for Simon in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 18:10 — the shortest of 735 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 701.
What is the gematria of Simon in Hebrew?
Simon is spelled סימון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 166.
How many times is Simon found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, סימון appears 3,738 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.1% more than the 3,590 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,738 or more by chance alone is 0.0074.
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