Gahar גחר
Gahar (גחר) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Gahar is found 28,121 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 27:27) — about what chance alone gives (about 29,079).
- Found in the Torah
- 28,121
- Chance alone
- 29,079
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
28,121 sequences of גחר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 29,079 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 27:27, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 469,842 sequences of גחר, against about 450,711 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 29,079 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 8,195
- Exodus 5,161
- Leviticus 4,889
- Numbers 5,817
- Deuteronomy 4,059
The shortest skips
וַיִּגַּשׁ וַיִּשַּׁק־לוֹ וַיָּרַח אֶת־רֵיחַ בְּגָדָיו וַֽיְבָרֲכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר רְאֵה רֵיחַ בְּנִי כְּרֵיחַ שָׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרֲכוֹ יְהוָֽה
And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said: See, the smell of my son Is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 37,437Open in the laboratory →
דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה רְאוּבֵן תֵּימָנָה לְצִבְאֹתָם וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן אֱלִיצוּר בֶּן־שְׁדֵיאֽוּר
On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 189,191Open in the laboratory →
וְנָסַע דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה רְאוּבֵן לְצִבְאֹתָם וְעַל־צְבָאוֹ אֱלִיצוּר בֶּן־שְׁדֵיאֽוּר
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 205,894Open in the laboratory →
וּבָתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהֶם חֹמָה סָבִיב עַל־שְׂדֵה הָאָרֶץ יֵחָשֵׁב גְּאֻלָּה תִּהְיֶה־לּוֹ וּבַיֹּבֵל יֵצֵֽא
But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country; they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 181,145Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶת־אֲדֹנִי צִוָּה יְהוָה לָתֵת אֶת־הָאָרֶץ בְּנַחֲלָה בְּגוֹרָל לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽאדֹנִי צֻוָּה בַֽיהוָה לָתֵת אֶֽת־נַחֲלַת צְלָפְחָד אָחִינוּ לִבְנֹתָֽיו
and they said: ‘The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel; and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 249,213Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 132,178 sequences of גחר at skips 2–5,000, 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 131,562); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.05 by chance alone.
- Genesis 8,195
- Exodus 5,161
- Leviticus 4,889
- Numbers 5,817
- Deuteronomy 4,303
- Joshua 8,495
- Judges 4,609
- Samuel 9,179
- Kings 7,727
- Isaiah 10,334
- Jeremiah 6,676
- Ezekiel 9,241
- The Twelve 7,772
- Psalms 10,012
- Proverbs 4,462
- Job 5,115
- Song of Songs 947
- Ruth 717
- Lamentations 1,036
- Ecclesiastes 1,701
- Esther 1,173
- Daniel 2,894
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,622
- Chronicles 8,101
Outside the Torah
מִדַּם חֲלָלִים מֵחֵלֶב גִּבּוֹרִים קֶשֶׁת יְהוֹנָתָן לֹא נָשׂוֹג אָחוֹר וְחֶרֶב שָׁאוּל לֹא תָשׁוּב רֵיקָֽם
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan turned not back, And the sword of Saul returned not empty.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 436,107Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ יוֹאָב וַאֲבִישַׁי אַחֲרֵי אַבְנֵר וְהַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בָּאָה וְהֵמָּה בָּאוּ עַד־גִּבְעַת אַמָּה אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי־גִיחַ דֶּרֶךְ מִדְבַּר גִּבְעֽוֹן
But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner; and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 437,886Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־מוֹאָב שָֽׁמְעוּ כִּֽי־עָלוּ הַמְּלָכִים לְהִלָּחֶם בָּם וַיִּצָּעֲקוּ מִכֹּל חֹגֵר חֲגֹרָה וָמַעְלָה וַיַּעַמְדוּ עַֽל־הַגְּבֽוּל
Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood on the border.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 532,076Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גחר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גחר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 211.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:47. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gahar in the Bible code?
28,121 sequences of גחר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 29,079 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Gahar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 27:27 — the shortest of 28,121 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 29,079.
How is Gahar spelled in Hebrew?
Gahar is spelled גחר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 211.
Is Gahar in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 132,178 sequences of גחר at skips 2–5,000, 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 131,562); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.05 by chance alone.
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