Biblical names

Golyat (Goliath · גלית)

Golyat (Goliath · גלית) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 8,738 sequences of Golyat (Goliath), the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 6:6); chance alone would give about 8,870.

Found in the Torah
8,738
Chance alone
8,870
P (≥ found)
0.92
Shortest skip
2

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

In the Torah

8,738 sequences of גלית at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 8,870 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which גלית appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 6:6, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), גלית is found 88,733 times; chance alone would give about 92,420.

  • Genesis 2,316
  • Exodus 1,666
  • Leviticus 1,535
  • Numbers 1,586
  • Deuteronomy 1,635

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 6:6שמות ו:וskip 2, forward

    לָכֵן אֱמֹר לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲנִי יְהוָה וְהוֹצֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם מִתַּחַת סִבְלֹת מִצְרַיִם וְהִצַּלְתִּי אֶתְכֶם מֵעֲבֹדָתָם וְגָאַלְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בִּזְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָה וּבִשְׁפָטִים גְּדֹלִֽים

    Wherefore say unto the children of Israel: I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments;

    גלית at skip 2, forward from Exodus 6:6עבדתםואתאכםבזרועגלית
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 85,082Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 20:6בראשית כ:וskip 2, backward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָֽאֱלֹהִים בַּחֲלֹם גַּם אָנֹכִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי בְתָם־לְבָבְךָ עָשִׂיתָ זֹּאת וָאֶחְשֹׂךְ גַּם־אָנֹכִי אֽוֹתְךָ מֵחֲטוֹ־לִי עַל־כֵּן לֹא־נְתַתִּיךָ לִנְגֹּעַ אֵלֶֽיהָ

    And God said unto him in the dream: ‘Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

    גלית at skip 2, backward from Genesis 20:6לכןלאנתךנעאליהועגלית
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 24,668Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 12:18בראשית יב:יחskip 3, forward

    וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה לְאַבְרָם וַיֹּאמֶר מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לִּי לָמָּה לֹא־הִגַּדְתָּ לִּי כִּי אִשְׁתְּךָ הִֽוא

    And Pharaoh called Abram, and said: ‘What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

    גלית at skip 3, forward from Genesis 12:18יתלילמהלאהדתיכאשךהואלמהאמרגלית
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 15,057Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 31:19במדבר לא:יטskip 3, backward

    וְאַתֶּם חֲנוּ מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים כֹּל הֹרֵג נֶפֶשׁ וְכֹל נֹגֵעַ בֶּֽחָלָל תִּֽתְחַטְּאוּ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי אַתֶּם וּשְׁבִיכֶֽם

    And encamp ye without the camp seven days; whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives.

    גלית at skip 3, backward from Numbers 31:19וץלמחנהשבעימםכהרנפשוכלנגעבגלית
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 240,310Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 23:1דברים כג:אskip 3, backward

    לֹא־יִקַּח אִישׁ אֶת־אֵשֶׁת אָבִיו וְלֹא יְגַלֶּה כְּנַף אָבִֽיו

    A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.

    גלית at skip 3, backward from Deuteronomy 23:1יקחאישאתאשאבוואילהכנףאביולגלית
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 285,602Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, גלית appears 44,284 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 44,928, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 2,316
  • Exodus 1,666
  • Leviticus 1,535
  • Numbers 1,586
  • Deuteronomy 1,746
  • Joshua 2,044
  • Judges 1,826
  • Samuel 4,073
  • Kings 2,725
  • Isaiah 2,819
  • Jeremiah 2,900
  • Ezekiel 3,322
  • The Twelve 2,530
  • Psalms 3,544
  • Proverbs 1,005
  • Job 1,527
  • Song of Songs 298
  • Ruth 319
  • Lamentations 394
  • Ecclesiastes 530
  • Esther 444
  • Daniel 1,089
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 1,098
  • Chronicles 2,948

Outside the Torah

  1. Psalms 51:9תהלים נא:טskip 2, forward

    תְּחַטְּאֵנִי בְאֵזוֹב וְאֶטְהָר תְּכַבְּסֵנִי וּמִשֶּׁלֶג אַלְבִּֽין

    Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

    גלית at skip 2, forward from Psalms 51:9ניומשלאבןשמיענישגלית
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 884,511Open in the laboratory →

  2. Psalms 71:21תהלים עא:כאskip 2, forward

    תֶּרֶב גְּֽדֻלָּתִי וְתִסֹּב תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי

    Thou wilt increase my greatness, And turn and comfort me.

    גלית at skip 2, forward from Psalms 71:21לניתרבדתוסבתנחמנגלית
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 895,055Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Samuel 5:2שמואל ב ה:בskip 2, backward

    גַּם־אֶתְמוֹל גַּם־שִׁלְשׁוֹם בִּהְיוֹת שָׁאוּל מֶלֶךְ עָלֵינוּ אַתָּה הייתה מוציא והמבי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לְךָ אַתָּה תִרְעֶה אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַתָּה תִּהְיֶה לְנָגִיד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that didst lead out and bring in Israel; and the LORD said to thee: Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.’

    גלית at skip 2, backward from 2 Samuel 5:2אלואתהההנידעלישרגלית
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 441,926Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

גלית — the Tanakh's own spelling: Goliath. Searched as גלית, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 443.

As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 17:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

The same letters also spell: Goliath, Galit.

Questions

Does Golyat (Goliath) appear in the Torah codes?

8,738 sequences of גלית at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 8,870 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Golyat (Goliath) in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 6:6 — the shortest of 8,738 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 8,870.

What is the gematria of Golyat (Goliath) in Hebrew?

Golyat is spelled גלית — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 443.

How many times is Golyat (Goliath) found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, גלית appears 44,284 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 44,928, so the count is in line with chance.

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