Song שירה
Song is written שירה in Hebrew. Song appears 83,787 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 86,137 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 83,787
- Chance alone
- 86,137
- 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 83,787 sequences of שירה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 86,137).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 12:15, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 853,203 sequences of שירה, against about 897,530 from chance alone.
- Genesis 19,323
- Exodus 19,983
- Leviticus 11,362
- Numbers 18,149
- Deuteronomy 14,970
The shortest skips
וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה וַיְהַֽלְלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וַתֻּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֹֽה
And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,879Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־יוֹסֵף אֵל שַׁדַּי נִרְאָֽה־אֵלַי בְּלוּז בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתִֽי
And Jacob said unto Joseph: ‘God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 74,021Open in the laboratory →
וַנִּלְכֹּד אֶת־כָּל־עָרָיו בָּעֵת הַהִוא וַֽנַּחֲרֵם אֶת־כָּל־עִיר מְתִם וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטָּף לֹא הִשְׁאַרְנוּ שָׂרִֽיד
And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every city, the men, and the women, and the little ones; we left none remaining;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 254,367Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יוֹסֵף זֶה פִּתְרֹנוֹ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַשָּׂרִגִים שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים הֵֽם
And Joseph said unto him: ‘This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 59,438Open in the laboratory →
וְאַרְבָּעִים אַדְנֵי־כֶסֶף עָשָׂה תַּחַת עֶשְׂרִים הַקְּרָשִׁים שְׁנֵי אֲדָנִים תַּֽחַת־הַקֶּרֶשׁ הָאֶחָד לִשְׁתֵּי יְדֹתָיו וּשְׁנֵי אֲדָנִים תַּֽחַת־הַקֶּרֶשׁ הָאֶחָד לִשְׁתֵּי יְדֹתָֽיו
And he made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 134,022Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
318,909 sequences of שירה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 322,546 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 19,323
- Exodus 19,983
- Leviticus 11,362
- Numbers 18,149
- Deuteronomy 16,315
- Joshua 13,382
- Judges 11,131
- Samuel 22,670
- Kings 32,977
- Isaiah 17,160
- Jeremiah 23,452
- Ezekiel 17,498
- The Twelve 15,644
- Psalms 16,708
- Proverbs 5,114
- Job 5,482
- Song of Songs 1,208
- Ruth 1,246
- Lamentations 1,312
- Ecclesiastes 3,093
- Esther 3,351
- Daniel 4,101
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10,273
- Chronicles 27,975
Outside the Torah
הִנֵּה יָרְדָה אֵשׁ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַתֹּאכַל אֶת־שְׁנֵי שָׂרֵי הַחֲמִשִּׁים הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְאֶת־חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶם וְעַתָּה תִּיקַר נַפְשִׁי בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in thy sight’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 528,812Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב יוֹרָם הַמֶּלֶךְ לְהִתְרַפֵּא בְיִזְרְעֶאל מִן־הַמַּכִּים אֲשֶׁר יַכֻּהוּ אֲרַמִּים בָּֽרָמָה בְּהִלָּחֲמוֹ אֶת־חֲזָהאֵל מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וַאֲחַזְיָהוּ בֶן־יְהוֹרָם מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה יָרַד לִרְאוֹת אֶת־יוֹרָם בֶּן־אַחְאָב בְּיִזְרְעֶאל כִּֽי־חֹלֶה הֽוּא
And king Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Arameans had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 542,472Open in the laboratory →
וּפֵרַשׂ יָדָיו בְּקִרְבּוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר יְפָרֵשׂ הַשֹּׂחֶה לִשְׂחוֹת וְהִשְׁפִּיל גַּֽאֲוָתוֹ עִם אָרְבּוֹת יָדָֽיו
And when he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, As he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim, His pride shall be brought down together with the cunning of his hands.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 598,929Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שירה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שירה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 515.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Psalms 42:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Shira.
Questions
Is Song in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 83,787 sequences of שירה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 86,137).
What is the shortest skip for Song in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 12:15 — the shortest of 83,787 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 86,137.
How is Song spelled in Hebrew?
Song is spelled שירה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 515.
Is Song in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
318,909 sequences of שירה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 322,546 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 86,137 here) beside the count.