Biblical names

Tema תימא

Tema (תימא) is a person named in the Tanakh. Tema appears 129,378 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 132,375 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
129,378
Chance alone
132,375
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

At skips 2–5,000, תימא appears 129,378 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 132,375, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:16, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,354,897 sequences of תימא, against about 1,379,331 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 34,224
  • Exodus 29,623
  • Leviticus 18,635
  • Numbers 25,091
  • Deuteronomy 21,805

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 1:16בראשית א:טזskip 2, forward

    וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִֽים

    And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.

    תימא at skip 2, forward from Genesis 1:16ללממשלהוותהמאורהתיםא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 759Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 20:5בראשית כ:הskip 2, forward

    הֲלֹא הוּא אָֽמַר־לִי אֲחֹתִי הִוא וְהִֽיא־גַם־הִוא אָֽמְרָה אָחִי הוּא בְּתָם־לְבָבִי וּבְנִקְיֹן כַּפַּי עָשִׂיתִי זֹֽאת

    Said he not himself unto me: She is my sister? and she, even she herself said: He is my brother. In the simplicity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.’

    תימא at skip 2, forward from Genesis 20:5שיתיזאוארליוהאלהתימא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 24,587Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 27:25בראשית כז:כהskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר הַגִּשָׁה לִּי וְאֹֽכְלָה מִצֵּיד בְּנִי לְמַעַן תְּבָֽרֶכְךָ נַפְשִׁי וַיַּגֶּשׁ־לוֹ וַיֹּאכַל וַיָּבֵא לוֹ יַיִן וַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ

    And he said: ‘Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee.’ And he brought it near to him, and he did eat; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

    תימא at skip 2, forward from Genesis 27:25ייןוישוארליויצחקתימא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 37,385Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 32:8בראשית לב:חskip 2, forward

    וַיִּירָא יַעֲקֹב מְאֹד וַיֵּצֶר לוֹ וַיַּחַץ אֶת־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ וְאֶת־הַצֹּאן וְאֶת־הַבָּקָר וְהַגְּמַלִּים לִשְׁנֵי מַחֲנֽוֹת

    Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. And he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two camps.

    תימא at skip 2, forward from Genesis 32:8נימחנווארםיבואעשתימא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 46,878Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 42:7בראשית מב:זskip 2, forward

    וַיַּרְא יוֹסֵף אֶת־אֶחָיו וַיַּכִּרֵם וַיִּתְנַכֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם וַיְדַבֵּר אִתָּם קָשׁוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מֵאַיִן בָּאתֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל

    And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spoke roughly with them; and he said unto them: ‘Whence come ye?’ And they said: ‘From the land of Canaan to buy food.’

    תימא at skip 2, forward from Genesis 42:7אתםקשווארלהםמאיןתימא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 63,319Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, תימא appears 470,623 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 477,808, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 34,224
  • Exodus 29,623
  • Leviticus 18,635
  • Numbers 25,091
  • Deuteronomy 23,524
  • Joshua 12,837
  • Judges 17,032
  • Samuel 37,832
  • Kings 41,770
  • Isaiah 21,410
  • Jeremiah 36,351
  • Ezekiel 37,535
  • The Twelve 20,589
  • Psalms 25,501
  • Proverbs 8,406
  • Job 12,591
  • Song of Songs 2,225
  • Ruth 2,512
  • Lamentations 1,993
  • Ecclesiastes 3,893
  • Esther 4,963
  • Daniel 7,470
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 13,040
  • Chronicles 31,576

Outside the Torah

  1. Judges 7:23שופטים ז:כגskip 2, forward

    וַיִּצָּעֵק אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִנַּפְתָּלִי וּמִן־אָשֵׁר וּמִן־כָּל־מְנַשֶּׁה וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ אַחֲרֵי מִדְיָֽן

    And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.

    תימא at skip 2, forward from Judges 7:23ראלמנפלוןשרומןכלתימא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 357,476Open in the laboratory →

  2. Judges 18:23שופטים יח:כגskip 2, forward

    וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ אֶל־בְּנֵי־דָן וַיַּסֵּבּוּ פְּנֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְמִיכָה מַה־לְּךָ כִּי נִזְעָֽקְתָּ

    And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah: ‘What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?’

    תימא at skip 2, forward from Judges 18:23כינזעקוארתאלהיאשתימא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 376,478Open in the laboratory →

  3. Judges 19:5שופטים יט:הskip 2, forward

    וַֽיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הָרְבִיעִי וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיָּקָם לָלֶכֶת וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִי הַֽנַּעֲרָה אֶל־חֲתָנוֹ סְעָד לִבְּךָ פַּת־לֶחֶם וְאַחַר תֵּלֵֽכוּ

    And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart; and the damsel’s father said unto his son-in-law: ‘Stay thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye shall go your way.’

    תימא at skip 2, forward from Judges 19:5יקםללכוארביהנערהתימא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 377,312Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

תימא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as תימא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 451.

As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 21:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Tema in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, תימא appears 129,378 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 132,375, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Tema in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:16 — the shortest of 129,378 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 132,375.

How is Tema spelled in Hebrew?

Tema is spelled תימא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 451.

Is Tema in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, תימא appears 470,623 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 477,808, so the count is in line with chance.

Search it yourself

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