Biblical names

Gederah גדרה

Gederah (גדרה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Gederah is found 2,540 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 11 (Numbers 3:47) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,596).

Found in the Torah
2,540
Chance alone
2,596
P (≥ found)
0.87
Shortest skip
11

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

2,540 sequences of גדרה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,596 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which גדרה appears in the Torah is 11 — the first at Numbers 3:47, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), גדרה is found 26,239 times; chance alone would give about 27,048.

  • Genesis 682
  • Exodus 474
  • Leviticus 474
  • Numbers 495
  • Deuteronomy 415

The shortest skips

  1. Numbers 3:47במדבר ג:מזskip 11, forward

    וְלָקַחְתָּ חֲמֵשֶׁת חֲמֵשֶׁת שְׁקָלִים לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ תִּקָּח עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה הַשָּֽׁקֶל

    thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them—the shekel is twenty gerahs.

    גדרה at skip 11, forward from Numbers 3:47להלויםמבכורבניישראלולקחתחמשתחמשתשקליםללגלתבשקלהקשתקחעשריםגההשקלונתתהכסףלאהרןולבניופדוייהעדפיםבהםויקחמשהאתכגדרה
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 192,479Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 27:31ויקרא כז:לאskip 14, backward

    וְאִם־גָּאֹל יִגְאַל אִישׁ מִמַּֽעַשְׂרוֹ חֲמִשִׁיתוֹ יֹסֵף עָלָֽיו

    And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof.

    גדרה at skip 14, backward from Leviticus 27:31יםהואליקוקכלחרםאשריחרםמןהאדםלאיפדהמותיומתוכלמעשרארץמזרעהארץמפיהעץליקוקהואקשליקוקואםגאליאלאישממעשרוחמשיתויסףעליווכלמעשרבקרוצאןכלאשריעברתחגדרה
    skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 186,220Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 15:8ויקרא טו:חskip 17, forward

    וְכִֽי־יָרֹק הַזָּב בַּטָּהוֹר וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב

    And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

    גדרה at skip 17, forward from Leviticus 15:8בוהנגעבבשרהזביכבסבגדיוורחץבמיםוטמאעדהערבוכיירקהזבבטהורוכבסבדיוורחץבמיםוטמאעהערבוכלהמרכבאשריכבעליוהזביטמאוכלנגעבכלאשריהיהתחתיויטמאעדהערבוהנושאאותםיכבסבגדיוורחץבמיםוטמאגדרה
    skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 164,625Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 18:11שמות יח:יאskip 20, forward

    עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־גָדוֹל יְהוָה מִכָּל־הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי בַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר זָדוּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם

    Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.’

    גדרה at skip 20, forward from Exodus 18:11וברוךיקוקאשרהצילאתכםמידמצריםומידפרעהאשרהצילאתהעםמתחתידמצריםעתהידעתיכידוליקוקמכלהאלהיםכיבבראשרזדועליהםויקחיתוחתןמשהעלהוזבחיםלאליםויבאאהרןוכלזקניישראללאכללחםעםחתןמשהלפניהאלהיםויהיממחרתוישבמשהלשפטאתהגדרה
    skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 104,665Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 8:20דברים ח:כskip 22, backward

    כַּגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה מַאֲבִיד מִפְּנֵיכֶם כֵּן תֹאבֵדוּן עֵקֶב לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּן בְּקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם

    As the nations that the LORD maketh to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of the LORD your God.

    גדרה at skip 22, backward from Deuteronomy 8:20יךכיהואהנתןלךכחלעשותחללמעןהקיםאתבריתואשרנשעלאבתיךכיוםהזהוהיהאםשחתשכחאתיקואלהיךוהלכתחריאלהיםאחיםועבדתםוהתחויתלהםהעתיבכםהיוםכאבדתאבדוןכויםאשריקוקאבידמפניכםכןתאבדוןעקבאתשמעוןבקוליקוקאלהיכםמעישראלאתהעברהיוםאתהיגדרק
    skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 265,280Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, גדרה appears 12,843 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 13,117, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 682
  • Exodus 474
  • Leviticus 474
  • Numbers 495
  • Deuteronomy 458
  • Joshua 738
  • Judges 386
  • Samuel 1,303
  • Kings 773
  • Isaiah 897
  • Jeremiah 889
  • Ezekiel 875
  • The Twelve 873
  • Psalms 864
  • Proverbs 258
  • Job 228
  • Song of Songs 71
  • Ruth 60
  • Lamentations 89
  • Ecclesiastes 140
  • Esther 193
  • Daniel 411
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 367
  • Chronicles 845

Outside the Torah

  1. Judges 3:16שופטים ג:טזskip 2, forward

    וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ אֵהוּד חֶרֶב וְלָהּ שְׁנֵי פֵיוֹת גֹּמֶד אָרְכָּהּ וַיַּחְגֹּר אוֹתָהּ מִתַּחַת לְמַדָּיו עַל יֶרֶךְ יְמִינֽוֹ

    And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

    גדרה at skip 2, forward from Judges 3:16ניפיותמאכויחגראוגדרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 349,163Open in the laboratory →

  2. Isaiah 21:6ישעיהו כא:וskip 2, forward

    כִּי כֹה אָמַר אֵלַי אֲדֹנָי לֵךְ הַעֲמֵד הַֽמְצַפֶּה אֲשֶׁר יִרְאֶה יַגִּֽיד

    For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman; let him declare what he seeth!

    גדרה at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 21:6ריראהייוארכבצמדפגדרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 594,849Open in the laboratory →

  3. Ezekiel 28:2יחזקאל כח:בskip 2, forward

    בֶּן־אָדָם אֱמֹר לִנְגִיד צֹר כֹּֽה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִה יַעַן גָּבַהּ לִבְּךָ וַתֹּאמֶר אֵל אָנִי מוֹשַׁב אֱלֹהִים יָשַׁבְתִּי בְּלֵב יַמִּים וְאַתָּה אָדָם וְֽלֹא־אֵל וַתִּתֵּן לִבְּךָ כְּלֵב אֱלֹהִֽים

    ’Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thy heart is lifted up, And thou hast said: I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, In the heart of the seas; Yet thou art man, and not God, Though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God—

    גדרה at skip 2, forward from Ezekiel 28:2םאמרלניצכאמראדניגדרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 766,905Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

גדרה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גדרה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 212.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Hosea 2:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Gederah appear in the Torah codes?

2,540 sequences of גדרה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,596 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Gederah in the Torah?

Skip 11, reading forward from Numbers 3:47 — the shortest of 2,540 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,596.

What is the gematria of Gederah in Hebrew?

Gederah is spelled גדרה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 212.

How many times is Gederah found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, גדרה appears 12,843 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 13,117, so the count is in line with chance.

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