Siphmoth שפמות
Siphmoth (שפמות) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Siphmoth appears 1,206 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,154 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,206
- Chance alone
- 1,154
- P (≥ found)
- 0.06
- Shortest skip
- 4
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
1,206 sequences of שפמות at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,154 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which שפמות appears in the Torah is 4 — the first at Exodus 28:4, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), שפמות is found 9,427 times; chance alone would give about 9,092.
- Genesis 266
- Exodus 284
- Leviticus 205
- Numbers 322
- Deuteronomy 129
The shortest skips
וְאֵלֶּה הַבְּגָדִים אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשׂוּ חֹשֶׁן וְאֵפוֹד וּמְעִיל וּכְתֹנֶת תַּשְׁבֵּץ מִצְנֶפֶת וְאַבְנֵט וְעָשׂוּ בִגְדֵי־קֹדֶשׁ לְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וּלְבָנָיו לְכַהֲנוֹ־לִֽי
And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a tunic of chequer work, a mitre, and a girdle; and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto Me in the priest’s office.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 118,467Open in the laboratory →
שָׁלוֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בַּשָּׁנָה יֵרָאֶה כָל־זְכוּרְךָ אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחָר בְּחַג הַמַּצּוֹת וּבְחַג הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת וּבְחַג הַסֻּכּוֹת וְלֹא יֵרָאֶה אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה רֵיקָֽם
Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which He shall choose; on the feast of unleavened bread, and on the feast of weeks, and on the feast of tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the LORD empty;
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 277,478Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת נַפְתָּלִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם חֲמִשָּׁה וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת
These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 233,244Open in the laboratory →
מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁה בֶן־יוֹסֵף הָיוּ לְנָשִׁים וַתְּהִי נַחֲלָתָן עַל־מַטֵּה מִשְׁפַּחַת אֲבִיהֶֽן
They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 249,840Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָהּ וַיַּחֲזִקוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים בְּיָדוֹ וּבְיַד־אִשְׁתּוֹ וּבְיַד שְׁתֵּי בְנֹתָיו בְּחֶמְלַת יְהוָה עָלָיו וַיֹּצִאֻהוּ וַיַּנִּחֻהוּ מִחוּץ לָעִֽיר
But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him. And they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
skip 30, width 30 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 23,123Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שפמות appears 4,161 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 4,164, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 266
- Exodus 284
- Leviticus 205
- Numbers 322
- Deuteronomy 144
- Joshua 142
- Judges 134
- Samuel 269
- Kings 276
- Isaiah 188
- Jeremiah 226
- Ezekiel 315
- The Twelve 173
- Psalms 249
- Proverbs 151
- Job 152
- Song of Songs 27
- Ruth 21
- Lamentations 19
- Ecclesiastes 36
- Esther 46
- Daniel 61
- Ezra–Nehemiah 135
- Chronicles 320
Outside the Torah
וַיִּקַּח אֶת־בְּנוֹ הַבְּכוֹר אֲשֶׁר־יִמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו וַיַּעֲלֵהוּ עֹלָה עַל־הַחֹמָה וַיְהִי קֶצֶף־גָּדוֹל עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּסְעוּ מֵֽעָלָיו וַיָּשֻׁבוּ לָאָֽרֶץ
Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there came great wrath upon Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 532,499Open in the laboratory →
וּלְמִן־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי שֹֽׁפְטִים עַל־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַהֲנִיחֹתִי לְךָ מִכָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְהִגִּיד לְךָ יְהוָה כִּי־בַיִת יַעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ יְהוָֽה
even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will cause thee to rest from all thine enemies. Moreover the LORD telleth thee that the LORD will make thee a house.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 445,234Open in the laboratory →
וְאֻסַּף שְׁלַלְכֶם אֹסֶף הֶֽחָסִיל כְּמַשַּׁק גֵּבִים שׁוֹקֵק בּֽוֹ
And your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathereth; as locusts leap do they leap upon it.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 606,744Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שפמות — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שפמות, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 826.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Siphmoth in the Torah codes?
1,206 sequences of שפמות at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,154 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Siphmoth in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading forward from Exodus 28:4 — the shortest of 1,206 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,154.
What is the gematria of Siphmoth in Hebrew?
Siphmoth is spelled שפמות — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 826.
How many times is Siphmoth found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שפמות appears 4,161 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 4,164, so the count is in line with chance.
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