Gershon גרשון
Gershon (גרשון) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Gershon is found 2,285 times across every skip (2–76,212), the shortest at skip 5 (Leviticus 8:30) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,269).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 2,285
- Chance alone · every skip
- 2,269
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 0.37
- Shortest skip
- 5
- Longest skip found
- 75,385
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 5 letters (2–76,212), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 276 found · chance alone about 288 (probability of 276 or more by chance alone: 0.77).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–76,212), גרשון appears 2,285 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,269, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which גרשון appears in the Torah is 5 — at Leviticus 8:30, reading backward.
The longest skip at which גרשון was found in the Torah is 75,385 — at Deuteronomy 34:1, reading backward; a spelling of 5 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 76,212.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 685
- Exodus 360
- Leviticus 402
- Numbers 390
- Deuteronomy 448
Examples across the range
5 of the 2,285 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 ר ש ו נLeviticus 8:30
… בְּגָדָיו וְעַל־בָּנָיו וְעַל־בִּגְדֵי בָנָיו אִתּוֹ וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וְאֶת־בָּנָיו וְאֶת־בִּגְדֵי בָנָיו …
And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’garments with him, and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’garments with him.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 152,569 of the TorahOpen at skip 5 in the laboratory →
- ג ר ש ו נLeviticus 8:30
- ג ר שLeviticus 17:10
וְאִישׁ אִישׁ מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִן־הַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכָם אֲשֶׁר יֹאכַל כָּל־דָּם …
And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood, I will set My face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- ו נLeviticus 17:9
וְאֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לֹא יְבִיאֶנּוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֹתוֹ לַיהוָה וְנִכְרַת הָאִישׁ הַהוּא מֵעַמָּֽיו
and bringeth it not unto the door of the tent of meeting, to sacrifice it unto the LORD, even that man shall be cut off from his people.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 168,584 of the TorahOpen at skip 10 in the laboratory →
- ג ר שLeviticus 17:10
- גGenesis 45:26
וַיַּגִּדוּ לוֹ לֵאמֹר עוֹד יוֹסֵף חַי …
And they told him, saying: ‘Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.’ And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- רGenesis 45:23
וּלְאָבִיו שָׁלַח כְּזֹאת עֲשָׂרָה חֲמֹרִים נֹשְׂאִים מִטּוּב מִצְרָיִם וְעֶשֶׂר אֲתֹנֹת …
And to his father he sent in like manner ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread and victual for his father by the way.
- שGenesis 45:21
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם …
And the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
- וGenesis 45:18
… לָכֶם אֶת־טוּב אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וְאִכְלוּ אֶת־חֵלֶב הָאָֽרֶץ
and take your father and your households, and come unto me; and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
- נGenesis 45:16
וְהַקֹּל נִשְׁמַע בֵּית פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר בָּאוּ אֲחֵי יוֹסֵף וַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי עֲבָדָֽיו
And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying: ‘Joseph’s brethren are come’; and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
skip 121, width 121 — one row is 121 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 70,093 of the TorahOpen at skip 121 in the laboratory →
- גGenesis 45:26
- גExodus 2:15
… פַּרְעֹה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲרֹג אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וַיִּבְרַח מֹשֶׁה מִפְּנֵי …
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- רExodus 1:17
וַתִּירֶאןָ הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וְלֹא עָשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶן מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם וַתְּחַיֶּיןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִֽים
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.
- שGenesis 50:20
וְאַתֶּם חֲשַׁבְתֶּם עָלַי רָעָה אֱלֹהִים חֲשָׁבָהּ לְטֹבָה לְמַעַן עֲשֹׂה כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה לְהַחֲיֹת עַם־רָֽב
And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
- וGenesis 49:33
וַיְכַל יַעֲקֹב לְצַוֺּת אֶת־בָּנָיו וַיֶּאֱסֹף רַגְלָיו אֶל־הַמִּטָּה וַיִּגְוַע וַיֵּאָסֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו
And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and expired, and was gathered unto his people.
- נGenesis 49:8
יְהוּדָה אַתָּה יוֹדוּךָ אַחֶיךָ יָדְךָ בְּעֹרֶף אֹיְבֶיךָ יִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ לְךָ בְּנֵי אָבִֽיךָ
Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise; Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.
skip 1,059, width 1,059 — one row is 1,059 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 79,809 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,059 in the laboratory →
- גExodus 2:15
- גDeuteronomy 34:1
… יְהוָה אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ אֶת־הַגִּלְעָד עַד־דָּֽן
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land, even Gilead as far as Dan;
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- רNumbers 23:27
… אֶקָּחֲךָ אֶל־מָקוֹם אַחֵר אוּלַי יִישַׁר בְּעֵינֵי הָאֱלֹהִים וְקַבֹּתוֹ לִי מִשָּֽׁם …
And Balak said unto Balaam: ‘Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.’
- שLeviticus 9:11
וְאֶת־הַבָּשָׂר וְאֶת־הָעוֹר שָׂרַף בָּאֵשׁ מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
And the flesh and the skin were burnt with fire without the camp.
- וExodus 1:1
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבָּאִים מִצְרָיְמָה אֵת יַעֲקֹב אִישׁ וּבֵיתוֹ בָּֽאוּ
NOW THESE are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt with Jacob; every man came with his household:
- נGenesis 2:21
וַיַּפֵּל יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־הָאָדָם וַיִּישָׁן וַיִּקַּח אַחַת מִצַּלְעֹתָיו וַיִּסְגֹּר בָּשָׂר תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the place with flesh instead thereof.
skip 75,385, width 75,385 — one row is 75,385 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,265 of the TorahOpen at skip 75,385 in the laboratory →
- גDeuteronomy 34:1
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 40,966 sequences of גרשון across every skip (2–299,260) — about what chance alone gives (about 41,554).
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 1,411 found · chance alone about 1,377 (probability of 1,411 or more by chance alone: 0.18).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 2,610
- Exodus 1,635
- Leviticus 1,648
- Numbers 1,608
- Deuteronomy 1,612
- Joshua 2,214
- Judges 1,590
- Samuel 3,485
- Kings 2,456
- Isaiah 2,979
- Jeremiah 2,604
- Ezekiel 2,649
- The Twelve 2,613
- Psalms 2,827
- Proverbs 973
- Job 1,193
- Song of Songs 252
- Ruth 248
- Lamentations 294
- Ecclesiastes 416
- Esther 356
- Daniel 908
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,151
- Chronicles 2,645
Outside the Torah
- ג ר שEcclesiastes 4:17
שְׁמֹר רגליך כַּאֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵךְ אֶל־בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים …
Guard thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be ready to hearken: it is better than when fools give sacrifices; for they know not that they do evil.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- ו ןEcclesiastes 4:16
… בוֹ כִּֽי־גַם־זֶה הֶבֶל וְרַעְיוֹן רֽוּחַ
There was no end of all the people, even of all them whom he did lead; yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,015,925 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג ר שEcclesiastes 4:17
- גJoshua 4:1
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר־תַּמּוּ כָל־הַגּוֹי לַעֲבוֹר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹֽר
And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- רJoshua 4:3
… לֵאמֹר שְׂאֽוּ־לָכֶם מִזֶּה מִתּוֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן מִמַּצַּב רַגְלֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים הָכִין שְׁתֵּים …
and command ye them, saying: Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests’feet stood, twelve stones made ready, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night.’
- שJoshua 4:4
וַיִּקְרָא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־שְׁנֵים הֶֽעָשָׂר אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הֵכִין מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ …
Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man;
- וJoshua 4:5
… לָכֶם אִישׁ אֶבֶן אַחַת עַל־שִׁכְמוֹ לְמִסְפַּר שִׁבְטֵי בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and Joshua said unto them: ‘Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel;
- נJoshua 4:7
… לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר נִכְרְתוּ מֵימֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן מִפְּנֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה בְּעָבְרוֹ בַּיַּרְדֵּן …
then ye shall say unto them: Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.’
skip 101, width 101 — one row is 101 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 308,808 of the TanakhOpen at skip 101 in the laboratory →
- גJoshua 4:1
- ג2 Chronicles 32:5
… כָּל־הַחוֹמָה הַפְּרוּצָה וַיַּעַל עַל־הַמִּגְדָּלוֹת וְלַחוּצָה הַחוֹמָה אַחֶרֶת וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת …
And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- רPsalms 66:4
כָּל־הָאָרֶץ יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ וִֽיזַמְּרוּ־לָךְ יְזַמְּרוּ שִׁמְךָ סֶֽלָה
All the earth shall worship Thee, And shall sing praises unto Thee; They shall sing praises to Thy name.' Selah
- שIsaiah 20:3
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ עַבְדִּי יְשַׁעְיָהוּ עָרוֹם וְיָחֵף …
And the LORD said: ‘Like as My servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot to be for three years a sign and a wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia,
- וDeuteronomy 30:12
לֹא בַשָּׁמַיִם הִוא לֵאמֹר מִי יַעֲלֶה־לָּנוּ הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וְיִקָּחֶהָ לָּנוּ וְיַשְׁמִעֵנוּ אֹתָהּ וְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה
It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say: ‘Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?’
- נGenesis 1:26
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים נַֽעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ וְיִרְדּוּ בִדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם …
And God said: ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.’
skip 296,543, width 296,543 — one row is 296,543 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,187,448 of the TanakhOpen at skip 296,543 in the laboratory →
- ג2 Chronicles 32:5
The spelling
גרשון — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גרשון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 559.
As a plain word it stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 46:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Gershon appear in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–76,212), גרשון appears 2,285 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,269, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Gershon in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Leviticus 8:30 — the shortest of 2,285 sequences across every skip (2–76,212), where chance alone would give about 2,269.
What is the gematria of Gershon in Hebrew?
Gershon is spelled גרשון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 559.
How many times is Gershon found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 40,966 sequences of גרשון across every skip (2–299,260) — about what chance alone gives (about 41,554).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,269 across every skip (2–76,212) here) beside the count.