Concepts

Gevurah גבורה

Gevurah — in Hebrew גבורה — might, strength; also a sefirah. In the Torah codes, Gevurah is found 557 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 27:28) — about what chance alone gives (about 599).

Found in the Torah
557
Chance alone
599
P (≥ found)
0.96
Shortest skip
2

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

In the Torah

At skips 2–5,000, גבורה appears 557 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 599, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which גבורה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 27:28, reading backward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), גבורה is found 4,681 times; chance alone would give about 4,723.

  • Genesis 158
  • Exodus 101
  • Leviticus 115
  • Numbers 86
  • Deuteronomy 97

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 27:28בראשית כז:כחskip 2, backward

    וְיִֽתֶּן־לְךָ הָאֱלֹהִים מִטַּל הַשָּׁמַיִם וּמִשְׁמַנֵּי הָאָרֶץ וְרֹב דָּגָן וְתִירֹֽשׁ

    So God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fat places of the earth, And plenty of corn and wine.

    גבורה at skip 2, backward from Genesis 27:28ומשמניאץרדןותירשיגבורה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 37,514Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 26:8דברים כו:חskip 4, backward

    וַיּוֹצִאֵנוּ יְהוָה מִמִּצְרַיִם בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה וּבְמֹרָא גָּדֹל וּבְאֹתוֹת וּבְמֹפְתִֽים

    And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders.

    גבורה at skip 4, backward from Deuteronomy 26:8קממצריםבידחזקובזענטיהומראדלובאתותובמפתיגבורה
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 289,505Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 25:18במדבר כה:יחskip 6, forward

    כִּי צֹרְרִים הֵם לָכֶם בְּנִכְלֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר־נִכְּלוּ לָכֶם עַל־דְּבַר־פְּעוֹר וְעַל־דְּבַר כָּזְבִּי בַת־נְשִׂיא מִדְיָן אֲחֹתָם הַמֻּכָּה בְיוֹם־הַמַּגֵּפָה עַל־דְּבַר־פְּעֽוֹר

    for they harass you, by their wiles wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.’

    גבורה at skip 6, forward from Numbers 25:18יאמדיןאחתםהמכהביוםהמפהעלדרפעוריהיאחיהמגפויאמריקוקאלמשהואלאלעזגבורה
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 231,061Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 14:48ויקרא יד:מחskip 11, backward

    וְאִם־בֹּא יָבֹא הַכֹּהֵן וְרָאָה וְהִנֵּה לֹא־פָשָׂה הַנֶּגַע בַּבַּיִת אַחֲרֵי הִטֹּחַ אֶת־הַבָּיִת וְטִהַר הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַבַּיִת כִּי נִרְפָּא הַנָּֽגַע

    And if the priest shall come in, and look, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered; then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.

    גבורה at skip 11, backward from Leviticus 14:48ביתיכבסאתבגדיוואםבאיבאהכהןוראהוהנהלאפשהנגעבביתאחיהטחאתהביתטהרהכהןאתהיתכינרפאהנעולקחלחטאאתהביתשתיצפריםועץארזושניתולעתגבורה
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 163,933Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 3:11דברים ג:יאskip 32, forward

    כִּי רַק־עוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן נִשְׁאַר מִיֶּתֶר הָרְפָאִים הִנֵּה עַרְשׂוֹ עֶרֶשׂ בַּרְזֶל הֲלֹה הִוא בְּרַבַּת בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן תֵּשַׁע אַמּוֹת אָרְכָּהּ וְאַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת רָחְבָּהּ בְּאַמַּת־אִֽישׁ

    For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the Rephaim; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.—

    גבורה at skip 32, forward from Deuteronomy 3:11ןעדהרחרמוןצידניםיקראוהאמרייקראולושנירכלעריעדוכלהבשןעדסלכהואדרעיבבשןכירקעומלךהבשןנשאהנהערשוערשרזלהלההואבשעאמותארכהארבעאמותרחתהארץהזאתישנובעתההואחלארנןוחצירהגלעדוערייולגדיויתרהגלעדוכלהבשתילחצישבטהמנשהכלחבלהאהואיקראארץרפאיםיאירבןגבורה
    skip 32, width 32 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 255,110Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, גבורה appears 2,852 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,855, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 158
  • Exodus 101
  • Leviticus 115
  • Numbers 86
  • Deuteronomy 104
  • Joshua 225
  • Judges 110
  • Samuel 222
  • Kings 194
  • Isaiah 199
  • Jeremiah 207
  • Ezekiel 179
  • The Twelve 230
  • Psalms 152
  • Proverbs 51
  • Job 48
  • Song of Songs 14
  • Ruth 13
  • Lamentations 18
  • Ecclesiastes 33
  • Esther 28
  • Daniel 49
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 86
  • Chronicles 230

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Kings 7:35מלכים א ז:להskip 3, forward

    וּבְרֹאשׁ הַמְּכוֹנָה חֲצִי הָאַמָּה קוֹמָה עָגֹל סָבִיב וְעַל רֹאשׁ הַמְּכֹנָה יְדֹתֶיהָ וּמִסְגְּרֹתֶיהָ מִמֶּֽנָּה

    And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high; and on the top of the base the stays thereof and the borders thereof were of one piece therewith.

    גבורה at skip 3, forward from 1 Kings 7:35יהאמהקומהעלסיבעלאשמכנהידתיהוגבורה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 491,987Open in the laboratory →

  2. Jeremiah 17:5ירמיהו יז:הskip 7, forward

    כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אָרוּר הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר יִבְטַח בָּֽאָדָם וְשָׂם בָּשָׂר זְרֹעוֹ וּמִן־יְהוָה יָסוּר לִבּֽוֹ

    Thus saith the LORD: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, And maketh flesh his arm, And whose heart departeth from the LORD.

    גבורה at skip 7, forward from Jeremiah 17:5עדעולםתוקדכהאמריקוקארורהבראשריטחבאדםשםבשרזעוומןיוקיסורלבווהיהכערערבערבהוגבורק
    skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 666,382Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Kings 18:41מלכים א יח:מאskip 11, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ לְאַחְאָב עֲלֵה אֱכֹל וּשְׁתֵה כִּי־קוֹל הֲמוֹן הַגָּֽשֶׁם

    And Elijah said unto Ahab: ‘Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.’

    גבורה at skip 11, forward from 1 Kings 18:41םשםויאמראליהולאחאבעלהאכלושתהכיקולהמוןהשםויעלהאחאלאכלולשתותאליהועלהאלאשהכרמלויגרארצהוישםפניוביןברכוויאמראלנערועלהנאהבגבורה
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 518,156Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

גבורה — the Tanakh's own spelling: might, strength; also a sefirah. Searched as גבורה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 216.

As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 32:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Gevurah in the Bible code?

At skips 2–5,000, גבורה appears 557 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 599, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Gevurah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 27:28 — the shortest of 557 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 599.

What is the gematria of Gevurah in Hebrew?

Gevurah is spelled גבורה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 216.

How many times is Gevurah found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, גבורה appears 2,852 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,855, so the count is in line with chance.

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