Gaham גחם
Gaham (גחם) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 38,205 sequences of Gaham, the shortest at skip 3 (Leviticus 20:20); chance alone would give about 40,253.
- Found in the Torah
- 38,205
- Chance alone
- 40,253
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 38,205 sequences of גחם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 40,253).
The shortest skip at which גחם appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Leviticus 20:20, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), גחם is found 650,856 times; chance alone would give about 623,909.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 40,253 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 10,172
- Exodus 7,358
- Leviticus 6,596
- Numbers 8,707
- Deuteronomy 5,372
The shortest skips
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־דֹּדָתוֹ עֶרְוַת דֹּדוֹ גִּלָּה חֶטְאָם יִשָּׂאוּ עֲרִירִים יָמֻֽתוּ
And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife—he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness—they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 173,002Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא הָאִישׁ הַבַּיְתָה וַיְפַתַּח הַגְּמַלִּים וַיִּתֵּן תֶּבֶן וּמִסְפּוֹא לַגְּמַלִּים וּמַיִם לִרְחֹץ רַגְלָיו וְרַגְלֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אִתּֽוֹ
And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 31,036Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבִיו שִׁלְחָה הַנַּעַר אִתִּי וְנָקוּמָה וְנֵלֵכָה וְנִֽחְיֶה וְלֹא נָמוּת גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ גַם־אַתָּה גַּם־טַפֵּֽנוּ
And Judah said unto Israel his father: ‘Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 65,462Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה מַה־נֹּאמַר לַֽאדֹנִי מַה־נְּדַבֵּר וּמַה־נִּצְטַדָּק הָאֱלֹהִים מָצָא אֶת־עֲוֺן עֲבָדֶיךָ הִנֶּנּוּ עֲבָדִים לַֽאדֹנִי גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם אֲשֶׁר־נִמְצָא הַגָּבִיעַ בְּיָדֽוֹ
And Judah said: ‘What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord’s bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 67,848Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲמַרְתֶּם אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה הָיוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ מִנְּעוּרֵינוּ וְעַד־עַתָּה גַּם־אֲנַחְנוּ גַּם־אֲבֹתֵינוּ בַּעֲבוּר תֵּשְׁבוּ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן כִּֽי־תוֹעֲבַת מִצְרַיִם כָּל־רֹעֵה צֹֽאן
that ye shall say: Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers; that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 71,852Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, גחם appears 190,985 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 191,222, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 10,172
- Exodus 7,358
- Leviticus 6,596
- Numbers 8,707
- Deuteronomy 5,705
- Joshua 10,560
- Judges 6,738
- Samuel 14,183
- Kings 10,988
- Isaiah 13,937
- Jeremiah 9,902
- Ezekiel 13,585
- The Twelve 11,403
- Psalms 15,142
- Proverbs 6,082
- Job 7,967
- Song of Songs 1,329
- Ruth 1,042
- Lamentations 1,689
- Ecclesiastes 2,817
- Esther 1,883
- Daniel 4,175
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,177
- Chronicles 12,848
Outside the Torah
וְכֹל אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל קָמוּ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ וַיַּעַרְכוּ בְּבַעַל תָּמָר וְאֹרֵב יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵגִיחַ מִמְּקֹמוֹ מִמַּֽעֲרֵה־גָֽבַע
And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baal-tamar; and the liers-in-wait of Israel broke forth out of their place, even out of Maareh-geba.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 381,124Open in the laboratory →
וּמִבְצַר מִשְׂגַּב חוֹמֹתֶיךָ הֵשַׁח הִשְׁפִּיל הִגִּיעַ לָאָרֶץ עַד־עָפָֽר
And the high fortress of thy walls will He bring down, lay low, And bring to the ground, even to the dust.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 598,973Open in the laboratory →
וּפָקַדְתִּי עַל־בֵּל בְּבָבֶל וְהֹצֵאתִי אֶת־בִּלְעוֹ מִפִּיו וְלֹֽא־יִנְהֲרוּ אֵלָיו עוֹד גּוֹיִם גַּם־חוֹמַת בָּבֶל נָפָֽלָה
And I will punish Bel in Babylon, And I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up, And the nations shall not flow any more unto him; Yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 723,940Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גחם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גחם, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 51.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 22:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gaham in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 38,205 sequences of גחם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 40,253).
What is the shortest skip for Gaham in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Leviticus 20:20 — the shortest of 38,205 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 40,253.
What is the gematria of Gaham in Hebrew?
Gaham is spelled גחם — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 51.
How many times is Gaham found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, גחם appears 190,985 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 191,222, 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 40,253 here) beside the count.