Gorch גורך
Gorch is a first name, written גורך in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Gorch is found 4,953 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 19:14) — 3.0% above the 4,808 chance alone would give (probability of 4,953 or more by chance alone: 0.02).
- Found in the Torah
- 4,953
- Chance alone
- 4,808
- P (≥ found)
- 0.02
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 4,953 sequences of גורך at skips 2–5,000, 3.0% above what chance alone gives (about 4,808); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 19:14, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 48,883 sequences of גורך, against about 50,100 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,321
- Exodus 798
- Leviticus 867
- Numbers 764
- Deuteronomy 1,203
The shortest skips
לֹא תַסִּיג גְּבוּל רֵֽעֲךָ אֲשֶׁר גָּבְלוּ רִאשֹׁנִים בְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּנְחַל בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour’s landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 281,096Open in the laboratory →
וְיַעֲקֹב הָלַךְ לְדַרְכּוֹ וַיִּפְגְּעוּ־בוֹ מַלְאֲכֵי אֱלֹהִֽים
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 46,532Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא אַהֲרֹן וַיִּבֶן מִזְבֵּחַ לְפָנָיו וַיִּקְרָא אַֽהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמַר חַג לַיהוָה מָחָֽר
And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said: ‘To-morrow shall be a feast to the LORD.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 126,019Open in the laboratory →
וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן אַחֲרֵי הֻכַּבֵּס אֶת־הַנֶּגַע וְהִנֵּה לֹֽא־הָפַךְ הַנֶּגַע אֶת־עֵינוֹ וְהַנֶּגַע לֹֽא־פָשָׂה טָמֵא הוּא בָּאֵשׁ תִּשְׂרְפֶנּוּ פְּחֶתֶת הִוא בְּקָרַחְתּוֹ אוֹ בְגַבַּחְתּֽוֹ
And the priest shall look, after that the plague is washed; and, behold, if the plague have not changed its colour, and the plague be not spread, it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is a fret, whether the bareness be within or without.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 160,997Open in the laboratory →
יָאִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה לָקַח אֶת־כָּל־חֶבֶל אַרְגֹּב עַד־גְּבוּל הַגְּשׁוּרִי וְהַמַּֽעֲכָתִי וַיִּקְרָא אֹתָם עַל־שְׁמוֹ אֶת־הַבָּשָׁן חַוֺּת יָאִיר עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day.—
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 255,361Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 24,557 sequences of גורך at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 24,449).
- Genesis 1,321
- Exodus 798
- Leviticus 867
- Numbers 764
- Deuteronomy 1,273
- Joshua 1,283
- Judges 793
- Samuel 2,021
- Kings 1,524
- Isaiah 2,194
- Jeremiah 1,706
- Ezekiel 1,667
- The Twelve 1,740
- Psalms 1,872
- Proverbs 700
- Job 754
- Song of Songs 143
- Ruth 130
- Lamentations 187
- Ecclesiastes 312
- Esther 285
- Daniel 485
- Ezra–Nehemiah 488
- Chronicles 1,250
Outside the Torah
וְהַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב נָתַן יְהוֹיָקִים לְפַרְעֹה אַךְ הֶעֱרִיךְ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ לָתֵת אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף עַל־פִּי פַרְעֹה אִישׁ כְּעֶרְכּוֹ נָגַשׂ אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָב אֶת־עַם הָאָרֶץ לָתֵת לְפַרְעֹה נְכֹֽה
And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-necoh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 572,211Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי לְאֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִי וְעֻגָבִי לְקוֹל בֹּכִֽים
Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 985,481Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתָיו עזרה וְכָל־אֲגַפָּיו אֱזָרֶה לְכָל־רוּחַ וְחֶרֶב אָרִיק אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם
And I will disperse toward every wind all that are round about him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 741,085Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גורך — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as גורך, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 229.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gorch in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 4,953 sequences of גורך at skips 2–5,000, 3.0% above what chance alone gives (about 4,808); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Gorch in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 19:14 — the shortest of 4,953 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,808.
How is Gorch spelled in Hebrew?
Gorch is spelled גורך — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 229.
Is Gorch in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 24,557 sequences of גורך at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 24,449).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 4,808 here) beside the count.