Gazzam גזם
Gazzam (גזם) is a person named in the Tanakh. Gazzam appears 209,835 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–152,424), 10% more than chance alone would give (about 190,757; probability below 10⁻³⁰⁰).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 209,835
- Chance alone · every skip
- 190,757
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- below 10⁻³⁰⁰
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,076
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: 11,536 found · chance alone about 12,307 (probability of 11,536 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–152,424), גזם appears 209,835 times in the Torah — 10% more than the 190,757 chance alone would give; the probability of 209,835 or more by chance alone is below 10⁻³⁰⁰.
The shortest skip at which גזם appears in the Torah is 2 — at Deuteronomy 11:29, reading forward.
The longest skip at which גזם was found in the Torah is 152,076 — at Deuteronomy 33:29, 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 190,757 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 55,220
- Exodus 37,656
- Leviticus 41,230
- Numbers 40,086
- Deuteronomy 35,643
Examples across the range
5 of the 209,835 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 ז םDeuteronomy 11:29
… וְנָתַתָּה אֶת־הַבְּרָכָה עַל־הַר גְּרִזִים וְאֶת־הַקְּלָלָה עַל־הַר עֵיבָֽל …
And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt set the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 270,347 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג ז םDeuteronomy 11:29
Letter by letter
- ג ז םDeuteronomy 27:12
… לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־הָעָם עַל־הַר גְּרִזִים בְּעָבְרְכֶם אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי …
’These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are passed over the Jordan: Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 290,955 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג ז םDeuteronomy 27:12
- גLeviticus 16:28
וְהַשֹּׂרֵף אֹתָם יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ אֶת־בְּשָׂרוֹ בַּמָּיִם וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן יָבוֹא אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- זLeviticus 16:29
… נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם וְכָל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ הָֽאֶזְרָח וְהַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם
And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you.
- םLeviticus 16:31
שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן הִיא לָכֶם וְעִנִּיתֶם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם חֻקַּת עוֹלָֽם
It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.
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 167,623 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- גLeviticus 16:28
- גGenesis 30:15
… הַמְעַט קַחְתֵּךְ אֶת־אִישִׁי וְלָקַחַת גַּם אֶת־דּוּדָאֵי בְּנִי וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל …
And she said unto her: ‘Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also?’ And Rachel said: ‘Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son’s mandrakes.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- זGenesis 30:35
… הַתְּיָשִׁים הָֽעֲקֻדִּים וְהַטְּלֻאִים וְאֵת כָּל־הָֽעִזִּים הַנְּקֻדּוֹת וְהַטְּלֻאֹת כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־לָבָן …
And he removed that day the he-goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the dark ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
- םGenesis 31:10
… הָעֹלִים עַל־הַצֹּאן עֲקֻדִּים נְקֻדִּים וּבְרֻדִּֽים
And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled.
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 42,110 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- גGenesis 30:15
- גDeuteronomy 33:29
… בַּֽיהוָה מָגֵן עֶזְרֶךָ וַאֲשֶׁר־חֶרֶב גַּאֲוָתֶךָ וְיִכָּֽחֲשׁוּ אֹיְבֶיךָ לָךְ וְאַתָּה עַל …
Happy art thou, O Israel, who is like unto thee? A people saved by the LORD, The shield of thy help, And that is the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall dwindle away before thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- זLeviticus 8:24
… מֹשֶׁה מִן־הַדָּם עַל־תְּנוּךְ אָזְנָם הַיְמָנִית וְעַל־בֹּהֶן יָדָם הַיְמָנִית …
And Aaron’s sons were brought, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot; and Moses dashed the blood against the altar round about.
- םGenesis 1:1
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָֽרֶץ
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
skip 152,076, width 152,076 — one row is 152,076 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,166 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,076 in the laboratory →
- גDeuteronomy 33:29
Across the Tanakh
3,733,818 sequences of גזם across every skip (2–598,520) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 3,789,974 that chance alone would produce.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 62,196 found · chance alone about 63,045 (probability of 62,196 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 208,755
- Exodus 135,881
- Leviticus 145,598
- Numbers 145,524
- Deuteronomy 138,125
- Joshua 189,478
- Judges 133,361
- Samuel 305,027
- Kings 210,483
- Isaiah 263,754
- Jeremiah 229,395
- Ezekiel 249,256
- The Twelve 242,095
- Psalms 275,885
- Proverbs 91,580
- Job 125,486
- Song of Songs 25,904
- Ruth 23,743
- Lamentations 29,937
- Ecclesiastes 44,634
- Esther 41,833
- Daniel 94,788
- Ezra–Nehemiah 113,770
- Chronicles 269,526
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ג ז םJoshua 8:33
… כָּֽאֶזְרָח חֶצְיוֹ אֶל־מוּל הַר־גְּרִזִים וְהַֽחֶצְיוֹ אֶל־מוּל הַר־עֵיבָל …
And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger as the home-born…
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 317,463 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג ז םJoshua 8:33
- ג2 Samuel 2:4
… דָּוִד לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־בֵּית יְהוּדָה וַיַּגִּדוּ לְדָוִד לֵאמֹר אַנְשֵׁי יָבֵישׁ גִּלְעָד …
And the men of Judah came, and they there anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying: ‘The men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- ז2 Samuel 2:5
… אַתֶּם לַֽיהוָה אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם הַחֶסֶד הַזֶּה עִם־אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶם עִם־שָׁאוּל וַֽתִּקְבְּרוּ …
And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them: ‘Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shown this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
- ם2 Samuel 2:7
וְעַתָּה תֶּחֱזַקְנָה יְדֵיכֶם וִֽהְיוּ לִבְנֵי־חַיִל כִּי־מֵת …
Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.’
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 436,584 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- ג2 Samuel 2:4
- ג2 Chronicles 36:22
… פָּרַס וַיַּֽעֲבֶר־קוֹל בְּכָל־מַלְכוּתוֹ וְגַם־בְּמִכְתָּב לֵאמֹֽר
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying:
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- זIsaiah 25:4
כִּֽי־הָיִיתָ מָעוֹז לַדָּל מָעוֹז לָאֶבְיוֹן בַּצַּר־לוֹ …
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.
- םGenesis 1:4
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
skip 598,406, width 598,406 — one row is 598,406 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,924 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,406 in the laboratory →
- ג2 Chronicles 36:22
The spelling
גזם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גזם, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 50.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:48. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gazzam in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–152,424), גזם appears 209,835 times in the Torah — 10% more than the 190,757 chance alone would give; the probability of 209,835 or more by chance alone is below 10⁻³⁰⁰.
What is the shortest skip for Gazzam in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 11:29 — the shortest of 209,835 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 190,757.
What is the gematria of Gazzam in Hebrew?
Gazzam is spelled גזם — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 50.
How many times is Gazzam found in the whole Tanakh?
3,733,818 sequences of גזם across every skip (2–598,520) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 3,789,974 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 190,757 across every skip (2–152,424) here) beside the count.