Gomer גמר
Gomer (גמר) is a person named in the Tanakh. Gomer appears 1,580,226 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–152,424), 0.5% more than chance alone would give (about 1,573,006; probability 4.4 × 10⁻⁹).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 1,580,226
- Chance alone · every skip
- 1,573,006
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 4.4 × 10⁻⁹
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,343
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 100,686 found · chance alone about 101,487 (probability of 100,686 or more by chance alone: 0.99).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–152,424), גמר appears 1,580,226 times in the Torah — 0.5% more than the 1,573,006 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,580,226 or more by chance alone is 4.4 × 10⁻⁹.
The shortest skip at which גמר appears in the Torah is 2 — at Leviticus 24:16, reading forward.
The longest skip at which גמר was found in the Torah is 152,343 — at Deuteronomy 34:12, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,573,006 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 416,508
- Exodus 277,217
- Leviticus 297,691
- Numbers 300,209
- Deuteronomy 288,601
Examples across the range
5 of the 1,580,226 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ג ם רLeviticus 24:16
וְנֹקֵב שֵׁם־יְהוָה מוֹת יוּמָת רָגוֹם יִרְגְּמוּ־בוֹ כָּל־הָעֵדָה כַּגֵּר כָּֽאֶזְרָח …
And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him; as well the stranger, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the Name, shall be put to death.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 179,274 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג ם רLeviticus 24:16
Letter by letter
- ג מ רDeuteronomy 3:17
וְהָֽעֲרָבָה וְהַיַּרְדֵּן וּגְבֻל מִכִּנֶּרֶת וְעַד יָם הָֽעֲרָבָה יָם הַמֶּלַח תַּחַת אַשְׁדֹּת הַפִּסְגָּה מִזְרָֽחָה
the Arabah also, the Jordan being the border thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 255,547 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג מ רDeuteronomy 3:17
- גGenesis 30:11
וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה בגד וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ גָּֽד
And Leah said: ‘Fortune is come! ’ And she called his name Gad.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- מGenesis 30:14
וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן בִּימֵי קְצִיר־חִטִּים וַיִּמְצָא דֽוּדָאִים בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּבֵא אֹתָם אֶל …
And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah: ‘Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.’
- רGenesis 30:15
… גַּם אֶת־דּוּדָאֵי בְּנִי וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל לָכֵן יִשְׁכַּב עִמָּךְ הַלַּיְלָה תַּחַת …
And she said unto her: ‘Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also?’ And Rachel said: ‘Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son’s mandrakes.’
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 41,927 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- גGenesis 30:11
- גNumbers 4:22
נָשֹׂא אֶת־רֹאשׁ בְּנֵי גֵרְשׁוֹן גַּם־הֵם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם
’Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’houses, by their families;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- םNumbers 4:40
וַיִּֽהְיוּ פְּקֻדֵיהֶם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם אַלְפַּיִם וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים
even those that were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers’houses, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
- רNumbers 5:13
וְשָׁכַב אִישׁ אֹתָהּ שִׁכְבַת־זֶרַע וְנֶעְלַם מֵעֵינֵי אִישָׁהּ וְנִסְתְּרָה וְהִיא …
and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, she being defiled secretly, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken in the act;
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 193,819 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- גNumbers 4:22
- גDeuteronomy 34:12
וּלְכֹל הַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה וּלְכֹל הַמּוֹרָא הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה לְעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- מLeviticus 8:29
… לְמָנָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before the LORD; it was Moses’portion of the ram of consecration; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- רGenesis 1:4
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
skip 152,343, width 152,343 — one row is 152,343 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,826 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,343 in the laboratory →
- גDeuteronomy 34:12
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–598,520), גמר appears 28,247,189 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 28,350,457, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 471,382 found · chance alone about 471,604 (probability of 471,382 or more by chance alone: 0.63).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 1,594,321
- Exodus 1,023,074
- Leviticus 1,084,521
- Numbers 1,095,867
- Deuteronomy 1,063,701
- Joshua 1,481,798
- Judges 1,060,496
- Samuel 2,457,555
- Kings 1,651,190
- Isaiah 2,033,300
- Jeremiah 1,771,345
- Ezekiel 1,904,690
- The Twelve 1,827,911
- Psalms 2,053,853
- Proverbs 661,655
- Job 900,112
- Song of Songs 184,857
- Ruth 169,951
- Lamentations 214,949
- Ecclesiastes 319,566
- Esther 300,551
- Daniel 673,629
- Ezra–Nehemiah 806,417
- Chronicles 1,911,880
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ג מ רJoshua 22:32
… מֵאֵת בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן וּמֵאֵת בְּנֵי־גָד מֵאֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד אֶל־אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן אֶל …
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them back word.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 340,926 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ג מ רJoshua 22:32
- גJudges 7:18
… וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר אִתִּי וּתְקַעְתֶּם בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת גַּם־אַתֶּם סְבִיבוֹת כָּל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וַאֲמַרְתֶּם …
When I blow the horn, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the horns also on every side of all the camp, and say: For the LORD and for Gideon! ’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- םJudges 7:19
… הַתִּֽיכוֹנָה אַךְ הָקֵם הֵקִימוּ אֶת־הַשֹּֽׁמְרִים וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת וְנָפוֹץ הַכַּדִּים אֲשֶׁר …
So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch; and they blew the horns, and broke in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands.
- רJudges 7:20
… בְיַד־שְׂמאוֹלָם בַּלַּפִּדִים וּבְיַד־יְמִינָם הַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת לִתְקוֹעַ וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ חֶרֶב לַֽיהוָה וּלְגִדְעֽוֹן …
And the three companies blew the horns, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the horns in their right hands wherewith to blow; and they cried: ‘The sword for the LORD and for Gideon! ’
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 357,094 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- גJudges 7:18
- ג2 Chronicles 36:22
… פָּרַס וַיַּֽעֲבֶר־קוֹל בְּכָל־מַלְכוּתוֹ וְגַם־בְּמִכְתָּב לֵאמֹֽר
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying:
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- םIsaiah 25:3
עַל־כֵּן יְכַבְּדוּךָ עַם־עָז קִרְיַת גּוֹיִם עָרִיצִים יִירָאֽוּךָ
Therefore shall the strong people glorify Thee, The city of the terrible nations shall fear Thee.
- רGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 598,428, width 598,428 — one row is 598,428 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,924 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,428 in the laboratory →
- ג2 Chronicles 36:22
The spelling
גמר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גמר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 243.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gomer in the Bible code?
Across every skip (2–152,424), גמר appears 1,580,226 times in the Torah — 0.5% more than the 1,573,006 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,580,226 or more by chance alone is 4.4 × 10⁻⁹.
What is the shortest skip for Gomer in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 24:16 — the shortest of 1,580,226 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 1,573,006.
What is the gematria of Gomer in Hebrew?
Gomer is spelled גמר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 243.
How many times is Gomer found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–598,520), גמר appears 28,247,189 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 28,350,457, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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