Gema ג׳מה
In Hebrew letters the first name Gema is written ג׳מה — female given name. Gema appears 154,677 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 157,088 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 154,677
- Chance alone
- 157,088
- 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
154,677 sequences of ג׳מה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 157,088 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which ג׳מה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 21:17, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), ג׳מה is found 2,447,126 times; chance alone would give about 2,434,797.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 157,088 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 35,383
- Exodus 30,281
- Leviticus 29,413
- Numbers 31,694
- Deuteronomy 27,906
The shortest skips
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת־קוֹל הַנַּעַר וַיִּקְרָא מַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶל־הָגָר מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַה־לָּךְ הָגָר אַל־תִּירְאִי כִּֽי־שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶל־קוֹל הַנַּעַר בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא־שָֽׁם
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her: ‘What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 26,139Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּגֵּד מֹשֶׁה לְאַֽהֲרֹן אֵת כָּל־דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ וְאֵת כָּל־הָאֹתֹת אֲשֶׁר צִוָּֽהוּ
And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD wherewith He had sent him, and all the signs wherewith He had charged him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 83,351Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי בָּא אֵלֶיךָ בְּעַב הֶֽעָנָן בַּעֲבוּר יִשְׁמַע הָעָם בְּדַבְּרִי עִמָּךְ וְגַם־בְּךָ יַאֲמִינוּ לְעוֹלָם וַיַּגֵּד מֹשֶׁה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הָעָם אֶל־יְהוָֽה
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and may also believe thee for ever.’ And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 106,138Open in the laboratory →
וְנִגַּשׁ מֹשֶׁה לְבַדּוֹ אֶל־יְהוָה וְהֵם לֹא יִגָּשׁוּ וְהָעָם לֹא יַעֲלוּ עִמּֽוֹ
and Moses alone shall come near unto the LORD; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 112,546Open in the laboratory →
וְנֶחְשַׁב לָכֶם תְּרוּמַתְכֶם כַּדָּגָן מִן־הַגֹּרֶן וְכַֽמְלֵאָה מִן־הַיָּֽקֶב
And the gift which ye set apart shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the wine-press.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 220,311Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 695,628 sequences of ג׳מה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 706,477).
- Genesis 35,383
- Exodus 30,281
- Leviticus 29,413
- Numbers 31,694
- Deuteronomy 29,541
- Joshua 40,348
- Judges 24,694
- Samuel 55,332
- Kings 43,608
- Isaiah 46,358
- Jeremiah 50,885
- Ezekiel 50,726
- The Twelve 50,921
- Psalms 40,313
- Proverbs 11,079
- Job 13,653
- Song of Songs 3,903
- Ruth 3,597
- Lamentations 4,835
- Ecclesiastes 8,845
- Esther 8,569
- Daniel 12,764
- Ezra–Nehemiah 21,264
- Chronicles 47,622
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי הַשַּׁעַר לִסְגּוֹר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ וְהָאֲנָשִׁים יָצָאוּ לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אָנָה הָלְכוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים רִדְפוּ מַהֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם כִּי תַשִּׂיגֽוּם
and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,370Open in the laboratory →
כַּאֲשֶׁר הֹגָה מִן־הַֽמְסִלָּה עָבַר כָּל־אִישׁ אַחֲרֵי יוֹאָב לִרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִֽי
When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 469,771Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה לֹֽא־תִרְאוּ רוּחַ וְלֹֽא־תִרְאוּ גֶשֶׁם וְהַנַּחַל הַהוּא יִמָּלֵא מָיִם וּשְׁתִיתֶם אַתֶּם וּמִקְנֵיכֶם וּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם
For thus saith the LORD: Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain, yet that valley shall be filled with water; and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 531,833Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ג׳מה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as גמה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 48.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gema in the Torah codes?
154,677 sequences of ג׳מה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 157,088 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Gema in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 21:17 — the shortest of 154,677 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 157,088.
What is the gematria of Gema in Hebrew?
Gema is spelled ג׳מה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 48.
How many times is Gema found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 695,628 sequences of ג׳מה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 706,477).
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