David Ben-Gurion דוד בן-גוריון
David Ben-Gurion (דוד בן-גוריון): first Prime Minister of Israel (1886–1973). In the Torah codes, דוד (from David Ben-Gurion) is found 79,933 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 4:16) — about what chance alone gives (about 79,883).
- Found in the Torah (דוד)
- 79,933
- Chance alone
- 79,883
- P (≥ found)
- 0.43
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for דוד, and בן, גוריון have their own figures under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 79,933 sequences of דוד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 79,883).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:16, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 1,223,016 sequences of דוד, against about 1,238,148 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 79,883 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 23,431
- Exodus 16,204
- Leviticus 10,122
- Numbers 19,385
- Deuteronomy 10,791
The shortest skips
וַיֵּצֵא קַיִן מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־נוֹד קִדְמַת־עֵֽדֶן
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,933Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בִּשְׁמֹתָם לְתוֹלְדֹתָם בְּכֹר יִשְׁמָעֵאל נְבָיֹת וְקֵדָר וְאַדְבְּאֵל וּמִבְשָֽׂם
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,443Open in the laboratory →
עוֹדֶנּוּ מְדַבֵּר עִמָּם וְרָחֵל בָּאָה עִם־הַצֹּאן אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִיהָ כִּי רֹעָה הִֽוא
While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep; for she tended them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 40,222Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן בְּיַד־עֲבָדָיו עֵדֶר עֵדֶר לְבַדּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־עֲבָדָיו עִבְרוּ לְפָנַי וְרֶוַח תָּשִׂימוּ בֵּין עֵדֶר וּבֵין עֵֽדֶר
And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself; and said unto his servants: ‘Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 47,325Open in the laboratory →
כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה בְּזֹאת תֵּדַע כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי מַכֶּה בַּמַּטֶּה אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדִי עַל־הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר בַּיְאֹר וְנֶהֶפְכוּ לְדָֽם
thus saith the LORD: In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD—behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 87,239Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 496,841 sequences of דוד at skips 2–5,000, 5.3% above what chance alone gives (about 471,824); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 9.3 × 10⁻²⁸⁶ by chance alone.
- Genesis 23,431
- Exodus 16,204
- Leviticus 10,122
- Numbers 19,385
- Deuteronomy 12,316
- Joshua 11,716
- Judges 11,777
- Samuel 78,833
- Kings 31,400
- Isaiah 26,908
- Jeremiah 30,821
- Ezekiel 31,047
- The Twelve 19,939
- Psalms 42,734
- Proverbs 11,546
- Job 13,304
- Song of Songs 2,520
- Ruth 1,504
- Lamentations 2,165
- Ecclesiastes 3,680
- Esther 9,107
- Daniel 24,828
- Ezra–Nehemiah 17,667
- Chronicles 43,887
Outside the Torah
וְקִינָה וְדִֽימוֹנָה וְעַדְעָדָֽה
and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,938Open in the laboratory →
וְקֶדֶשׁ וְאֶדְרֶעִי וְעֵין חָצֽוֹר
and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 334,871Open in the laboratory →
חָדְלוּ פְרָזוֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חָדֵלּוּ עַד שַׁקַּמְתִּי דְּבוֹרָה שַׁקַּמְתִּי אֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that thou didst arise, Deborah, That thou didst arise a mother in Israel. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 351,946Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דוד בן-גוריון — the name in Hebrew letters: first Prime Minister of Israel (1886–1973). Searched as דוד, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 14.
As a plain word it stands 600 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 10:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- גוריון — the name in Hebrew letters found 62 in the Torah (chance 57.8)
Questions
Does David Ben-Gurion appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 79,933 sequences of דוד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 79,883).
What is the shortest skip for David Ben-Gurion in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:16 — the shortest of 79,933 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 79,883.
How is David Ben-Gurion spelled in Hebrew?
David Ben-Gurion is spelled דוד בן-גוריון — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 14; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is David Ben-Gurion in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 496,841 sequences of דוד at skips 2–5,000, 5.3% above what chance alone gives (about 471,824); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 9.3 × 10⁻²⁸⁶ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 79,883 here) beside the count.