Shimathשמעת
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Shimath (שמעת) — attested in Gen 18:10 (50 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Gen 18:10 on Sefaria →וַיֹּ֗אמֶר שׁ֣וֹב אָשׁ֤וּב אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ כָּעֵ֣ת חַיָּ֔ה וְהִנֵּה־בֵ֖ן לְשָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ וְשָׂרָ֥ה שֹׁמַ֛עַת פֶּ֥תַח הָאֹ֖הֶל וְה֥וּא אַחֲרָֽיו׃
Then one said, “I will return to you next year,enext year Heb. ka-ʻet ḥayyah; cf. 17.21; 2 Kings 4.16–17. and your wife Sarah shall have a son!” Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 810 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Shimath appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1994 | Pisces | 3 |