First names

German גרמן

In Hebrew letters the first name German is written גרמן — male given name. German appears 4,616 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 4,663 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
4,616
Chance alone
4,663
P (≥ found)
0.76
Shortest skip
2

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

In the Torah

The Torah holds 4,616 sequences of גרמן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,663).

The shortest skip at which גרמן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 1:17, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), גרמן is found 48,103 times; chance alone would give about 48,592.

  • Genesis 1,278
  • Exodus 825
  • Leviticus 761
  • Numbers 1,056
  • Deuteronomy 696

The shortest skips

  1. Deuteronomy 1:17דברים א:יזskip 2, forward

    לֹֽא־תַכִּירוּ פָנִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדֹל תִּשְׁמָעוּן לֹא תָגוּרוּ מִפְּנֵי־אִישׁ כִּי הַמִּשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהִים הוּא וְהַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר יִקְשֶׁה מִכֶּם תַּקְרִבוּן אֵלַי וּשְׁמַעְתִּֽיו

    Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of any man; for the judgment is God’s; and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.’

    גרמן at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 1:17עוןלאתוופיאישכיהגרמנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 250,878Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 10:3בראשית י:גskip 6, backward

    וּבְנֵי גֹּמֶר אַשְׁכֲּנַז וְרִיפַת וְתֹגַרְמָֽה

    And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

    גרמן at skip 6, backward from Genesis 10:3נייפתגמרומגוגומדיויוותבלושךותיסובנימראשכנזוריפתותגרמהובנגרמן
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 11,651Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 24:3במדבר כד:גskip 6, backward

    וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר נְאֻם בִּלְעָם בְּנוֹ בְעֹר וּנְאֻם הַגֶּבֶר שְׁתֻם הָעָֽיִן

    And he took up his parable, and said: The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, And the saying of the man whose eye is opened;

    גרמן at skip 6, backward from Numbers 24:3וחאלהיםוישאמשלוויאמראםבלעבנובעונאםהברשתםהעיןנאםשמעאמריאלגרםנ
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 229,184Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 24:15במדבר כד:טוskip 6, backward

    וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר נְאֻם בִּלְעָם בְּנוֹ בְעֹר וּנְאֻם הַגֶּבֶר שְׁתֻם הָעָֽיִן

    And he took up his parable, and said: The saying of Balaam the son of Beor, And the saying of the man whose eye is opened;

    גרמן at skip 6, backward from Numbers 24:15יתהימיםוישאמשלוויאמראםבלעבנובעונאםהברשתםהעיןנאםשמעאמריאלגרםנ
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 229,779Open in the laboratory →

  5. Numbers 11:27במדבר יא:כזskip 10, forward

    וַיָּרָץ הַנַּעַר וַיַּגֵּד לְמֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמַר אֶלְדָּד וּמֵידָד מִֽתְנַבְּאִים בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה

    And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said: ‘Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.’

    גרמן at skip 10, forward from Numbers 11:27ולאיצאוהאהלהויתנבאובמחנהוירץהנערוידלמשהויאמאלדדומידדתנבאיםבמחהויעןיהושעבןנוןמשרתמשהמבחריוויאמראדגרמנ
    skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 208,281Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

21,681 sequences of גרמן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 21,660 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 1,278
  • Exodus 825
  • Leviticus 761
  • Numbers 1,056
  • Deuteronomy 767
  • Joshua 1,401
  • Judges 780
  • Samuel 1,553
  • Kings 1,046
  • Isaiah 1,454
  • Jeremiah 1,433
  • Ezekiel 1,483
  • The Twelve 1,350
  • Psalms 1,646
  • Proverbs 554
  • Job 662
  • Song of Songs 137
  • Ruth 143
  • Lamentations 182
  • Ecclesiastes 253
  • Esther 275
  • Daniel 567
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 745
  • Chronicles 1,330

Outside the Torah

  1. 2 Samuel 23:22שמואל ב כג:כבskip 2, forward

    אֵלֶּה עָשָׂה בְּנָיָהוּ בֶּן־יְהוֹיָדָע וְלוֹ־שֵׁם בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה הַגִּבֹּרִֽים

    These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

    גרמן at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 23:22בשלשההבימהשלשיםנגרםן
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 475,003Open in the laboratory →

  2. Jeremiah 41:16ירמיהו מא:טזskip 2, forward

    וַיִּקַּח יוֹחָנָן בֶּן־קָרֵחַ וְכָל־שָׂרֵי הַחֲיָלִים אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ אֵת כָּל־שְׁאֵרִית הָעָם אֲשֶׁר הֵשִׁיב מֵאֵת יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָה מִן־הַמִּצְפָּה אַחַר הִכָּה אֶת־גְּדַלְיָה בֶּן־אֲחִיקָם גְּבָרִים אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה וְנָשִׁים וְטַף וְסָרִסִים אֲשֶׁר הֵשִׁיב מִגִּבְעֽוֹן

    Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the men, even the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the officers, whom he had brought back from Gibeon;

    גרמן at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 41:16ןאחיקםביאשיהמלחמגרםנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 707,035Open in the laboratory →

  3. Psalms 22:24תהלים כב:כדskip 2, forward

    יִרְאֵי יְהוָה הַֽלְלוּהוּ כָּל־זֶרַע יַעֲקֹב כַּבְּדוּהוּ וְגוּרוּ מִמֶּנּוּ כָּל־זֶרַע יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    'Ye that fear the LORD, praise Him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and stand in awe of Him, all ye the seed of Israel.

    גרמן at skip 2, forward from Psalms 22:24בדוהוווומוכלזרעיגרמנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 868,483Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

גרמן — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as גרמן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 293.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is German in the Bible code?

The Torah holds 4,616 sequences of גרמן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,663).

What is the shortest skip for German in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 1:17 — the shortest of 4,616 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,663.

What is the gematria of German in Hebrew?

German is spelled גרמן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 293.

How many times is German found in the whole Tanakh?

21,681 sequences of גרמן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 21,660 that chance alone would produce.

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