Gilgul גלגול
Gilgul — in Hebrew גלגול — reincarnation of souls. In the Torah codes, Gilgul is found 60 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 128 (Leviticus 5:15) — about what chance alone gives (about 70.7).
- Found in the Torah
- 60
- Chance alone
- 70.7
- P (≥ found)
- 0.91
- Shortest skip
- 128
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, גלגול appears 60 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 70.7, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which גלגול appears in the Torah is 128 — the first at Leviticus 5:15, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), גלגול is found 552 times; chance alone would give about 558.
- Genesis 16
- Exodus 7
- Leviticus 18
- Numbers 9
- Deuteronomy 10
The shortest skips
נֶפֶשׁ כִּֽי־תִמְעֹל מַעַל וְחָֽטְאָה בִּשְׁגָגָה מִקָּדְשֵׁי יְהוָה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ לַֽיהוָה אַיִל תָּמִים מִן־הַצֹּאן בְּעֶרְכְּךָ כֶּֽסֶף־שְׁקָלִים בְּשֶֽׁקֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְאָשָֽׁם
If any one commit a trespass, and sin through error, in the holy things of the LORD, then he shall bring his forfeit unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy valuation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt-offering.
skip 128, width 128 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 147,153Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה לִבְנֵי־גָד וְלִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וְלַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה בֶן־יוֹסֵף אֶת־מַמְלֶכֶת סִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִי וְאֶת־מַמְלֶכֶת עוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן הָאָרֶץ לְעָרֶיהָ בִּגְבֻלֹת עָרֵי הָאָרֶץ סָבִֽיב
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities thereof with their borders, even the cities of the land round about.
skip 156, width 156 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 243,810Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתֵּשֶׁב לָהּ מִנֶּגֶד הַרְחֵק כִּמְטַחֲוֵי קֶשֶׁת כִּי אָֽמְרָה אַל־אֶרְאֶה בְּמוֹת הַיָּלֶד וַתֵּשֶׁב מִנֶּגֶד וַתִּשָּׂא אֶת־קֹלָהּ וַתֵּֽבְךְּ
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: ‘Let me not look upon the death of the child.’ And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
skip 174, width 174 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 26,047Open in the laboratory →
אָמַר אוֹיֵב אֶרְדֹּף אַשִּׂיג אֲחַלֵּק שָׁלָל תִּמְלָאֵמוֹ נַפְשִׁי אָרִיק חַרְבִּי תּוֹרִישֵׁמוֹ יָדִֽי
The enemy said: ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’
skip 260, width 260 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 100,229Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה נָשָׂאתִי פָנֶיךָ גַּם לַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לְבִלְתִּי הָפְכִּי אֶת־הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ
And he said unto him: ‘See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.
skip 387, width 387 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 23,445Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 532 sequences of גלגול at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 496).
- Genesis 16
- Exodus 7
- Leviticus 18
- Numbers 9
- Deuteronomy 10
- Joshua 46
- Judges 27
- Samuel 72
- Kings 22
- Isaiah 46
- Jeremiah 30
- Ezekiel 36
- The Twelve 35
- Psalms 44
- Proverbs 9
- Job 26
- Song of Songs 4
- Ruth 3
- Lamentations 4
- Ecclesiastes 3
- Esther 3
- Daniel 15
- Ezra–Nehemiah 15
- Chronicles 32
Outside the Torah
וְהָרַסְתִּי אֶת־הַקִּיר אֲשֶׁר־טַחְתֶּם תָּפֵל וְהִגַּעְתִּיהוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ וְנִגְלָה יְסֹדוֹ וְנָֽפְלָה וּכְלִיתֶם בְּתוֹכָהּ וִֽידַעְתֶּם כִּֽי־אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with whited plaster, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be uncovered; and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 742,588Open in the laboratory →
הֲיִֽגְאֶה־גֹּמֶא בְּלֹא בִצָּה יִשְׂגֶּה־אָחוּ בְלִי־מָֽיִם
Can the rush shoot up without mire? Can the reed-grass grow without water?
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 970,021Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּעַר אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־רוּחַ פּוּל מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר וְאֶת־רוּחַ תִּלְּגַת פִּלְנֶסֶר מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וַיַּגְלֵם לָראוּבֵנִי וְלַגָּדִי וְלַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה וַיְבִיאֵם לַחְלַח וְחָבוֹר וְהָרָא וּנְהַר גּוֹזָן עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan, unto this day.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,105,450Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גלגול — a Hebrew word: reincarnation of souls. Searched as גלגול, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 72.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Gilgul appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, גלגול appears 60 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 70.7, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Gilgul in the Torah?
Skip 128, reading forward from Leviticus 5:15 — the shortest of 60 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 70.7.
What is the gematria of Gilgul in Hebrew?
Gilgul is spelled גלגול — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 72.
How many times is Gilgul found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 532 sequences of גלגול at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 496).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 70.7 here) beside the count.