Gaash געש
Gaash (געש) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Gaash appears 617,505 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–152,424), 1.8% more than chance alone would give (about 606,862; probability 1.5 × 10⁻⁴²).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 617,505
- Chance alone · every skip
- 606,862
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.5 × 10⁻⁴²
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,157
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 38,801 found · chance alone about 39,153 (probability of 38,801 or more by chance alone: 0.96).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–152,424), געש appears 617,505 times in the Torah — 1.8% more than the 606,862 chance alone would give; the probability of 617,505 or more by chance alone is 1.5 × 10⁻⁴².
The shortest skip at which געש appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 28:12, reading forward.
The longest skip at which געש was found in the Torah is 152,157 — at Deuteronomy 34:6, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 606,862 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 172,248
- Exodus 108,627
- Leviticus 114,125
- Numbers 114,271
- Deuteronomy 108,234
Examples across the range
5 of the 617,505 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ג ע שGenesis 28:12
וַֽיַּחֲלֹם וְהִנֵּה סֻלָּם מֻצָּב אַרְצָה וְרֹאשׁוֹ מַגִּיעַ הַשָּׁמָיְמָה וְהִנֵּה מַלְאֲכֵי אֱלֹהִים עֹלִים וְיֹרְדִים בּֽוֹ
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 39,194 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג ע שGenesis 28:12
Letter by letter
- ג ע שExodus 39:28
וְאֵת הַמִּצְנֶפֶת שֵׁשׁ וְאֶת־פַּאֲרֵי הַמִּגְבָּעֹת שֵׁשׁ וְאֶת־מִכְנְסֵי הַבָּד שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָֽר
and the mitre of fine linen, and the goodly head-tires of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 139,209 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג ע שExodus 39:28
- גLeviticus 16:8
וְנָתַן אַהֲרֹן עַל־שְׁנֵי הַשְּׂעִירִם גּוֹרָלוֹת גּוֹרָל אֶחָד לַיהוָה וְגוֹרָל אֶחָד לַעֲזָאזֵֽל
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats: one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for Azazel.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- עLeviticus 16:10
וְהַשָּׂעִיר אֲשֶׁר עָלָה עָלָיו הַגּוֹרָל לַעֲזָאזֵל יָֽעֳמַד־חַי לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְכַפֵּר …
But the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive before the LORD, to make atonement over him, to send him away for Azazel into the wilderness.
- שLeviticus 16:11
… בֵּיתוֹ וְשָׁחַט אֶת־פַּר הַֽחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 166,368 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- גLeviticus 16:8
- גExodus 23:16
… בִּכּוּרֵי מַעֲשֶׂיךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּזְרַע בַּשָּׂדֶה וְחַג הָֽאָסִף בְּצֵאת הַשָּׁנָה בְּאָסְפְּךָ אֶֽת …
and the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours, which thou sowest in the field; and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labours out of the field.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- עExodus 24:3
… וְאֵת כָּל־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים וַיַּעַן כָּל־הָעָם קוֹל אֶחָד וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים …
And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said: ‘All the words which the Lord hath spoken will we do.’
- שExodus 25:6
שֶׁמֶן לַמָּאֹר בְּשָׂמִים לְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּֽים
oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 111,629 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- גExodus 23:16
- גDeuteronomy 34:6
וַיִּקְבֹּר אֹתוֹ בַגַּיְ בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב מוּל בֵּית פְּעוֹר …
And he was buried in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor; and no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- עLeviticus 8:27
וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־הַכֹּל עַל כַּפֵּי אַהֲרֹן וְעַל כַּפֵּי בָנָיו וַיָּנֶף אֹתָם תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And he put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and waved them for a wave-offering before the LORD.
- שGenesis 1:5
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָֽד
And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
skip 152,157, width 152,157 — one row is 152,157 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,483 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,157 in the laboratory →
- גDeuteronomy 34:6
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 10,881,610 sequences of געש across every skip (2–598,520) — about what chance alone gives (about 10,980,236).
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 182,531 found · chance alone about 182,654 (probability of 182,531 or more by chance alone: 0.61).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 625,561
- Exodus 400,656
- Leviticus 420,988
- Numbers 424,810
- Deuteronomy 408,456
- Joshua 562,203
- Judges 403,005
- Samuel 934,833
- Kings 633,528
- Isaiah 775,962
- Jeremiah 675,263
- Ezekiel 734,264
- The Twelve 711,381
- Psalms 793,343
- Proverbs 256,072
- Job 346,328
- Song of Songs 71,070
- Ruth 65,515
- Lamentations 83,768
- Ecclesiastes 123,087
- Esther 115,803
- Daniel 260,007
- Ezra–Nehemiah 313,801
- Chronicles 741,906
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ג ע ש1 Samuel 11:4
וַיָּבֹאוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים גִּבְעַת שָׁאוּל וַיְדַבְּרוּ הַדְּבָרִים בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וַיִּשְׂאוּ כָל־הָעָם אֶת־קוֹלָם וַיִּבְכּֽוּ
Then came the messengers to Gibeath-shaul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 398,594 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג ע ש1 Samuel 11:4
- גJoshua 7:26
וַיָּקִימוּ עָלָיו גַּל־אֲבָנִים גָּדוֹל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה …
And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and the LORD turned from the fierceness of His anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called The valley of Achor, unto this day.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- עJoshua 8:1
… אַל־תִּירָא וְאַל־תֵּחָת קַח עִמְּךָ אֵת כָּל־עַם הַמִּלְחָמָה וְקוּם …
And the LORD said unto Joshua: ‘Fear not, neither be thou dismayed; take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land.
- שJoshua 8:2
… כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ לִֽירִיחוֹ וּלְמַלְכָּהּ רַק־שְׁלָלָהּ וּבְהֶמְתָּהּ תָּבֹזּוּ לָכֶם שִׂים־לְךָ …
And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king; only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves; set thee an ambush for the city behind it.’
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 315,202 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- גJoshua 7:26
- ג2 Chronicles 36:20
וַיֶּגֶל הַשְּׁאֵרִית מִן־הַחֶרֶב אֶל־בָּבֶל וַֽיִּהְיוּ־לוֹ וּלְבָנָיו לַעֲבָדִים עַד־מְלֹךְ מַלְכוּת פָּרָֽס
And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- עIsaiah 25:4
כִּֽי־הָיִיתָ מָעוֹז לַדָּל מָעוֹז לָאֶבְיוֹן בַּצַּר־לוֹ מַחְסֶה מִזֶּרֶם …
For Thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, A stronghold to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat; For the blast of the terrible ones was as a storm against the wall.
- שGenesis 1:8
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָֽרָקִיעַ שָׁמָיִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם שֵׁנִֽי
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
skip 598,201, width 598,201 — one row is 598,201 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,724 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,201 in the laboratory →
- ג2 Chronicles 36:20
The spelling
געש — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as געש, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 373.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 24:30. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Gaash appear in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–152,424), געש appears 617,505 times in the Torah — 1.8% more than the 606,862 chance alone would give; the probability of 617,505 or more by chance alone is 1.5 × 10⁻⁴².
What is the shortest skip for Gaash in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 28:12 — the shortest of 617,505 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 606,862.
What is the gematria of Gaash in Hebrew?
Gaash is spelled געש — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 373.
How many times is Gaash found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 10,881,610 sequences of געש across every skip (2–598,520) — about what chance alone gives (about 10,980,236).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 606,862 across every skip (2–152,424) here) beside the count.