Gervais גרווה
Gervais is a first name, written גרווה in Hebrew (male given name). Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 1,093 sequences of Gervais, the shortest at skip 3 (Numbers 6:9); chance alone would give about 1,119.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,093
- Chance alone
- 1,119
- P (≥ found)
- 0.79
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,093 sequences of גרווה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,119).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 6:9, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 8,452 sequences of גרווה, against about 8,822 from chance alone.
- Genesis 304
- Exodus 180
- Leviticus 221
- Numbers 191
- Deuteronomy 197
The shortest skips
וְכִֽי־יָמוּת מֵת עָלָיו בְּפֶתַע פִּתְאֹם וְטִמֵּא רֹאשׁ נִזְרוֹ וְגִלַּח רֹאשׁוֹ בְּיוֹם טָהֳרָתוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ
And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 197,378Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב רְאוּבֵן אֶל־הַבּוֹר וְהִנֵּה אֵין־יוֹסֵף בַּבּוֹר וַיִּקְרַע אֶת־בְּגָדָֽיו
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 55,669Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם לְאִשְׁתּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲחֹתִי הִוא כִּי יָרֵא לֵאמֹר אִשְׁתִּי פֶּן־יַֽהַרְגֻנִי אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם עַל־רִבְקָה כִּֽי־טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה הִֽיא
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said: ‘She is my sister’; for he feared to say: ‘My wife’; ‘lest the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is fair to look upon.’
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 34,768Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׂימוּ אִישׁ־חַרְבּוֹ עַל־יְרֵכוֹ עִבְרוּ וָשׁוּבוּ מִשַּׁעַר לָשַׁעַר בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה וְהִרְגוּ אִֽישׁ־אֶת־אָחִיו וְאִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וְאִישׁ אֶת־קְרֹבֽוֹ
And he said unto them: ‘Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.’
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 127,293Open in the laboratory →
הֵן גֵּרַשְׁתָּ אֹתִי הַיּוֹם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָה וּמִפָּנֶיךָ אֶסָּתֵר וְהָיִיתִי נָע וָנָד בָּאָרֶץ וְהָיָה כָל־מֹצְאִי יַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי
Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.’
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,834Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
5,572 sequences of גרווה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,674 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 304
- Exodus 180
- Leviticus 221
- Numbers 191
- Deuteronomy 231
- Joshua 424
- Judges 212
- Samuel 496
- Kings 357
- Isaiah 486
- Jeremiah 342
- Ezekiel 333
- The Twelve 448
- Psalms 321
- Proverbs 69
- Job 110
- Song of Songs 14
- Ruth 26
- Lamentations 31
- Ecclesiastes 62
- Esther 63
- Daniel 89
- Ezra–Nehemiah 152
- Chronicles 410
Outside the Torah
יִרְאֵי יְהוָה בִּטְחוּ בַיהוָה עֶזְרָם וּמָגִנָּם הֽוּא
Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 921,067Open in the laboratory →
כִּי כְהַר־פְּרָצִים יָקוּם יְהוָה כְּעֵמֶק בְּגִבְעוֹן יִרְגָּז לַעֲשׂוֹת מַעֲשֵׂהוּ זָר מַעֲשֵׂהוּ וְלַֽעֲבֹד עֲבֹדָתוֹ נָכְרִיָּה עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ
For the LORD will rise up as in mount Perazim, He will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; That He may do His work, strange is His work, And bring to pass His act, strange is His act.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 601,637Open in the laboratory →
וַיְחַפְּאוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל דְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־כֵן עַל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וַיִּבְנוּ לָהֶם בָּמוֹת בְּכָל־עָרֵיהֶם מִמִּגְדַּל נוֹצְרִים עַד־עִיר מִבְצָֽר
and the children of Israel did impute things that were not right unto the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 557,947Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גרווה — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as גרווה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 220.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gervais in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 1,093 sequences of גרווה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,119).
What is the shortest skip for Gervais in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Numbers 6:9 — the shortest of 1,093 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,119.
How is Gervais spelled in Hebrew?
Gervais is spelled גרווה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 220.
Is Gervais in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
5,572 sequences of גרווה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 5,674 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,119 here) beside the count.