Geshan גישן
Geshan (גישן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 4,909 sequences of Geshan, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 7:21); chance alone would give about 5,047.
- Found in the Torah
- 4,909
- Chance alone
- 5,047
- P (≥ found)
- 0.97
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
4,909 sequences of גישן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,047 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which גישן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 7:21, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), גישן is found 52,512 times; chance alone would give about 52,584.
- Genesis 1,419
- Exodus 873
- Leviticus 845
- Numbers 1,064
- Deuteronomy 708
The shortest skips
וְנֶפֶשׁ כִּֽי־תִגַּע בְּכָל־טָמֵא בְּטֻמְאַת אָדָם אוֹ בִּבְהֵמָה טְמֵאָה אוֹ בְּכָל־שֶׁקֶץ טָמֵא וְאָכַל מִבְּשַׂר־זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אֲשֶׁר לַיהוָה וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ
And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, whether it be the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean detestable thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 149,958Open in the laboratory →
וְהַנֹּגֵעַ בִּבְשַׂר הַזָּב יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 164,584Open in the laboratory →
זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַנָּזִיר אֲשֶׁר יִדֹּר קָרְבָּנוֹ לַֽיהוָה עַל־נִזְרוֹ מִלְּבַד אֲשֶׁר־תַּשִּׂיג יָדוֹ כְּפִי נִדְרוֹ אֲשֶׁר יִדֹּר כֵּן יַעֲשֶׂה עַל תּוֹרַת נִזְרֽוֹ
This is the law of the Nazirite who voweth, and of his offering unto the LORD for his Naziriteship, beside that for which his means suffice; according to his vow which he voweth, so he must do after the law of his Naziriteship.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 198,124Open in the laboratory →
הָאֵמִים לְפָנִים יָשְׁבוּ בָהּ עַם גָּדוֹל וְרַב וָרָם כָּעֲנָקִֽים
The Emim dwelt therein aforetime, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim;
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 253,060Open in the laboratory →
כִּי יְבִֽיאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה בָא־שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ וְנָשַׁל גּֽוֹיִם־רַבִּים מִפָּנֶיךָ הַֽחִתִּי וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַֽחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי שִׁבְעָה גוֹיִם רַבִּים וַעֲצוּמִים מִמֶּֽךָּ
When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and shall cast out many nations before thee, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 262,592Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
25,624 sequences of גישן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 25,810 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,419
- Exodus 873
- Leviticus 845
- Numbers 1,064
- Deuteronomy 785
- Joshua 1,322
- Judges 1,130
- Samuel 2,264
- Kings 1,411
- Isaiah 1,706
- Jeremiah 1,404
- Ezekiel 1,543
- The Twelve 1,489
- Psalms 2,012
- Proverbs 559
- Job 1,001
- Song of Songs 198
- Ruth 174
- Lamentations 221
- Ecclesiastes 297
- Esther 269
- Daniel 707
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,031
- Chronicles 1,900
Outside the Torah
יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי יִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר וְיַחְפְּרוּ חֹשְׁבֵי רָעָתִֽי
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; Let them be turned back and be abashed that devise my hurt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 874,739Open in the laboratory →
יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי יִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר וְיִכָּלְמוּ חֲפֵצֵי רָעָתִֽי
Let them be ashamed and abashed That seek after my soul; Let them be turned backward and brought to confusion That delight in my hurt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 894,214Open in the laboratory →
מָֽה־אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי תְגַדְּלֶנּוּ וְכִי־תָשִׁית אֵלָיו לִבֶּֽךָ
What is man, that Thou shouldest magnify him, And that Thou shouldest set Thy heart upon him,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 969,563Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גישן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גישן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 363.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Geshan in the Bible code?
4,909 sequences of גישן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,047 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Geshan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Leviticus 7:21 — the shortest of 4,909 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,047.
What is the gematria of Geshan in Hebrew?
Geshan is spelled גישן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 363.
How many times is Geshan found in the whole Tanakh?
25,624 sequences of גישן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 25,810 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 5,047 here) beside the count.