Gilgal גלגל
Gilgal (גלגל) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 722 sequences of Gilgal, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 27:13); chance alone would give about 712.
- Found in the Torah
- 722
- Chance alone
- 712
- P (≥ found)
- 0.36
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
722 sequences of גלגל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 712 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which גלגל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 27:13, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), גלגל is found 7,317 times; chance alone would give about 7,422.
- Genesis 184
- Exodus 109
- Leviticus 134
- Numbers 151
- Deuteronomy 144
The shortest skips
וְאִם־גָּאֹל יִגְאָלֶנָּה וְיָסַף חֲמִישִׁתוֹ עַל־עֶרְכֶּֽךָ
But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy valuation.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 185,339Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־גָּאֹל יִגְאַל אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶה הַמַּקְדִּישׁ אֹתוֹ וְיָסַף חֲמִשִׁית כֶּֽסֶף־עֶרְכְּךָ עָלָיו וְקָם לֽוֹ
And if he that sanctified the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy valuation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 185,642Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־גָּאֹל יִגְאַל אִישׁ מִמַּֽעַשְׂרוֹ חֲמִשִׁיתוֹ יֹסֵף עָלָֽיו
And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 186,216Open in the laboratory →
כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם הוּא אֱלֹהֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים וַאֲדֹנֵי הָאֲדֹנִים הָאֵל הַגָּדֹל הַגִּבֹּר וְהַנּוֹרָא אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִשָּׂא פָנִים וְלֹא יִקַּח שֹֽׁחַד
For the LORD your God, He is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awful, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 268,314Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַן אַהֲרֹן עַל־שְׁנֵי הַשְּׂעִירִם גּוֹרָלוֹת גּוֹרָל אֶחָד לַיהוָה וְגוֹרָל אֶחָד לַעֲזָאזֵֽל
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats: one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for Azazel.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 166,368Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, גלגל appears 4,900 times in the whole Tanakh — 6.8% more than the 4,589 chance alone would give; the probability of 4,900 or more by chance alone is 2.9 × 10⁻⁶.
- Genesis 184
- Exodus 109
- Leviticus 134
- Numbers 151
- Deuteronomy 151
- Joshua 423
- Judges 213
- Samuel 546
- Kings 213
- Isaiah 378
- Jeremiah 268
- Ezekiel 298
- The Twelve 380
- Psalms 336
- Proverbs 101
- Job 168
- Song of Songs 39
- Ruth 39
- Lamentations 56
- Ecclesiastes 70
- Esther 70
- Daniel 167
- Ezra–Nehemiah 114
- Chronicles 292
Outside the Torah
וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר־בְּנָהּ הַחַי אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּֽי־נִכְמְרוּ רַחֲמֶיהָ עַל־בְּנָהּ וַתֹּאמֶר בִּי אֲדֹנִי תְּנוּ־לָהּ אֶת־הַיָּלוּד הַחַי וְהָמֵת אַל־תְּמִיתֻהוּ וְזֹאת אֹמֶרֶת גַּם־לִי גַם־לָךְ לֹא יִהְיֶה גְּזֹֽרוּ
Then spoke the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned upon her son, and she said: ‘Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it.’ But the other said: ‘It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 484,920Open in the laboratory →
עַם הָאָרֶץ עָשְׁקוּ עֹשֶׁק וְגָזְלוּ גָּזֵל וְעָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן הוֹנוּ וְאֶת־הַגֵּר עָשְׁקוּ בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have wronged the poor and needy, and have oppressed the stranger unlawfully.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 758,698Open in the laboratory →
גול יגול אֲבִי צַדִּיק יולד חָכָם וישמח־בּֽוֹ
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; and he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 956,475Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גלגל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גלגל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 66.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 5:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gilgal in the Torah codes?
722 sequences of גלגל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 712 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Gilgal in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 27:13 — the shortest of 722 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 712.
What is the gematria of Gilgal in Hebrew?
Gilgal is spelled גלגל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 66.
How many times is Gilgal found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, גלגל appears 4,900 times in the whole Tanakh — 6.8% more than the 4,589 chance alone would give; the probability of 4,900 or more by chance alone is 2.9 × 10⁻⁶.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 712 here) beside the count.