Zamzummim זמזמים
Zamzummim (זמזמים) is the name of a people in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 9 sequences of Zamzummim, the shortest at skip 317 (Deuteronomy 1:31); chance alone would give about 8.8.
- Found in the Torah
- 9
- Chance alone
- 8.8
- P (≥ found)
- 0.51
- Shortest skip
- 317
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, זמזמים appears 9 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 8.8, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 317 — the first at Deuteronomy 1:31, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 52 sequences of זמזמים, against about 55.8 from chance alone.
- Exodus 2
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 3
- Deuteronomy 3
The shortest skips
וּבַמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר רָאִיתָ אֲשֶׁר נְשָׂאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר יִשָּׂא־אִישׁ אֶת־בְּנוֹ בְּכָל־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הֲלַכְתֶּם עַד־בֹּאֲכֶם עַד־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה
and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bore thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came unto this place.
skip 317, width 317 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 251,754Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּה אֹתָהּ תַּחַת כַּרְכֹּב הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מִלְּמָטָּה וְהָיְתָה הָרֶשֶׁת עַד חֲצִי הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
skip 613, width 613 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 117,460Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַף אֹתוֹ זָהָב טָהוֹר אֶת־גַּגּוֹ וְאֶת־קִירֹתָיו סָבִיב וְאֶת־קַרְנֹתָיו וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ זֵר זָהָב סָבִֽיב
And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it; and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
skip 1,066, width 1,066 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 135,995Open in the laboratory →
בִּלְתִּי כָּלֵב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּה הַקְּנִזִּי וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן כִּי מִלְאוּ אַחֲרֵי יְהוָֽה
save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have wholly followed the LORD.
skip 1,093, width 1,093 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 242,621Open in the laboratory →
אַף־אֲנִי אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־זֹּאת לָכֶם וְהִפְקַדְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם בֶּֽהָלָה אֶת־הַשַּׁחֶפֶת וְאֶת־הַקַּדַּחַת מְכַלּוֹת עֵינַיִם וּמְדִיבֹת נָפֶשׁ וּזְרַעְתֶּם לָרִיק זַרְעֲכֶם וַאֲכָלֻהוּ אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם
I also will do this unto you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall make the eyes to fail, and the soul to languish; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
skip 1,549, width 1,549 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 183,085Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, זמזמים appears 45 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 44.5, so the count is in line with chance.
- Exodus 2
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 3
- Deuteronomy 3
- Samuel 3
- Kings 4
- Isaiah 1
- Jeremiah 4
- Ezekiel 1
- The Twelve 2
- Psalms 3
- Proverbs 1
- Job 2
- Lamentations 1
- Daniel 2
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6
- Chronicles 6
Outside the Torah
וְעָמַד עַל־כַּנּוֹ נִבְזֶה וְלֹא־נָתְנוּ עָלָיו הוֹד מַלְכוּת וּבָא בְשַׁלְוָה וְהֶחֱזִיק מַלְכוּת בַּחֲלַקְלַקּֽוֹת
And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, upon whom had not been conferred the majesty of the kingdom; but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by blandishments.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,057,228Open in the laboratory →
וּמִבְּנֵי בֵבַי זְכַרְיָה בֶּן־בֵּבָי וְעִמּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמֹנָה הַזְּכָרִֽים
And of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty and eight males.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,070,115Open in the laboratory →
וּמִבְּנֵי עֵילָם מַתַּנְיָה זְכַרְיָה וִיחִיאֵל וְעַבְדִּי וִירֵמוֹת וְאֵלִיָּֽה
And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
skip 269, width 269 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,074,584Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זמזמים — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as זמזמים, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 144.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 2:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Zamzummim appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, זמזמים appears 9 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 8.8, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Zamzummim in the Torah?
Skip 317, reading forward from Deuteronomy 1:31 — the shortest of 9 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 8.8.
How is Zamzummim spelled in Hebrew?
Zamzummim is spelled זמזמים — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 144.
Is Zamzummim in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, זמזמים appears 45 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 44.5, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 8.8 here) beside the count.