Gershom גרשם
Gershom (גרשם) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Gershom is found 5,077 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 22:6) — about what chance alone gives (about 5,148).
- Found in the Torah
- 5,077
- Chance alone
- 5,148
- P (≥ found)
- 0.84
- 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 5,077 sequences of גרשם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,148).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 22:6, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 54,218 sequences of גרשם, against about 53,646 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,224
- Exodus 1,049
- Leviticus 892
- Numbers 1,061
- Deuteronomy 851
The shortest skips
כִּֽי־יִתֵּן אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ כֶּסֶף אֽוֹ־כֵלִים לִשְׁמֹר וְגֻנַּב מִבֵּית הָאִישׁ אִם־יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב יְשַׁלֵּם שְׁנָֽיִם
If a man deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 109,986Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה מִי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁמַע בְּקֹלוֹ לְשַׁלַּח אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֶת־יְהוָה וְגַם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא אֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ
And Pharaoh said: ‘Who is the LORD, that I should hearken unto His voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, and moreover I will not let Israel go.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 83,653Open in the laboratory →
וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַנָּגַע וְהִסְגִּיר אֶת־הַנֶּגַע שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים
And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up that which hath the plague seven days.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 160,624Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲלֵהֶם תֹּאמַר אִישׁ אִישׁ מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִן־הַגֵּר אֲשֶׁר־יָגוּר בְּתוֹכָם אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲלֶה עֹלָה אוֹ־זָֽבַח
And thou shalt say unto them: Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that offereth a burnt-offering or sacrifice,
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 168,480Open in the laboratory →
וְאִישׁ אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִן־הַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכָם אֲשֶׁר יָצוּד צֵיד חַיָּה אוֹ־עוֹף אֲשֶׁר יֵאָכֵל וְשָׁפַךְ אֶת־דָּמוֹ וְכִסָּהוּ בֶּעָפָֽר
And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that taketh in hunting any beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 168,778Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 22,881 sequences of גרשם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 22,880).
- Genesis 1,224
- Exodus 1,049
- Leviticus 892
- Numbers 1,061
- Deuteronomy 940
- Joshua 1,327
- Judges 855
- Samuel 1,778
- Kings 1,614
- Isaiah 1,649
- Jeremiah 1,356
- Ezekiel 1,502
- The Twelve 1,468
- Psalms 1,331
- Proverbs 584
- Job 640
- Song of Songs 112
- Ruth 135
- Lamentations 169
- Ecclesiastes 282
- Esther 298
- Daniel 414
- Ezra–Nehemiah 673
- Chronicles 1,528
Outside the Torah
אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא אֶת־אַשְׁפָּתוֹ מֵהֶם לֹֽא־יֵבֹשׁוּ כִּֽי־יְדַבְּרוּ אֶת־אוֹיְבִים בַּשָּֽׁעַר
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 928,702Open in the laboratory →
חֲגוֹרֵי אֵזוֹר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶם סְרוּחֵי טְבוּלִים בְּרָאשֵׁיהֶם מַרְאֵה שָׁלִשִׁים כֻּלָּם דְּמוּת בְּנֵֽי־בָבֶל כַּשְׂדִּים אֶרֶץ מוֹלַדְתָּֽם
girded with girdles upon their loins, with pendant turbans upon their heads, all of them captains to look upon, the likeness of the sons of Babylon, even of Chaldea, the land of their nativity.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 759,511Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנְּךָ לָהֶם כְּשִׁיר עֲגָבִים יְפֵה קוֹל וּמֵטִב נַגֵּן וְשָֽׁמְעוּ אֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָ וְעֹשִׂים אֵינָם אוֹתָֽם
and, lo, thou art unto them as a love song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; so they hear thy words, but they do them not—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 776,001Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גרשם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גרשם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 543.
As a plain word it stands 7 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 2:22. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- גרשום — the name in Hebrew letters found 515 in the Torah (chance 511)
Questions
Does Gershom appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 5,077 sequences of גרשם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,148).
What is the shortest skip for Gershom in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 22:6 — the shortest of 5,077 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,148.
How is Gershom spelled in Hebrew?
Gershom is spelled גרשם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 543; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Gershom in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 22,881 sequences of גרשם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 22,880).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 5,148 here) beside the count.