Goshen גשן
Goshen (גשן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 47,963 sequences of Goshen, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 46:11); chance alone would give about 49,163.
- Found in the Torah
- 47,963
- Chance alone
- 49,163
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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 47,963 sequences of גשן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 49,163).
The shortest skip at which גשן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 46:11, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), גשן is found 789,779 times; chance alone would give about 762,003.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 49,163 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 12,433
- Exodus 8,555
- Leviticus 8,630
- Numbers 10,980
- Deuteronomy 7,365
The shortest skips
וּבְנֵי לֵוִי גֵּרְשׁוֹן קְהָת וּמְרָרִֽי
And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 70,786Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי גָד צִפְיוֹן וְחַגִּי שׁוּנִי וְאֶצְבֹּן עֵרִי וַֽאֲרוֹדִי וְאַרְאֵלִֽי
And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 70,993Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִי לְתֹלְדֹתָם גֵּרְשׁוֹן וּקְהָת וּמְרָרִי וּשְׁנֵי חַיֵּי לֵוִי שֶׁבַע וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָֽה
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon and Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 85,650Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי גֵרְשׁוֹן לִבְנִי וְשִׁמְעִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם
The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 85,693Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד וְהִקְרִיב אֹתוֹ לְאָשָׁם וְאֶת־לֹג הַשָּׁמֶן וְהֵנִיף אֹתָם תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And the priest shall take one of the he-lambs, and offer him for a guilt-offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 161,926Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, גשן appears 224,138 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 224,564, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 12,433
- Exodus 8,555
- Leviticus 8,630
- Numbers 10,980
- Deuteronomy 7,897
- Joshua 13,257
- Judges 8,841
- Samuel 19,072
- Kings 11,989
- Isaiah 14,598
- Jeremiah 12,353
- Ezekiel 14,000
- The Twelve 12,179
- Psalms 15,809
- Proverbs 5,284
- Job 7,197
- Song of Songs 1,595
- Ruth 1,603
- Lamentations 1,725
- Ecclesiastes 2,744
- Esther 2,557
- Daniel 6,179
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,648
- Chronicles 16,013
Outside the Torah
וְלִבְנֵי גֵרְשׁוֹן מִמִּשְׁפְּחוֹת מַטֵּֽה־יִשָּׂשכָר וּמִמַּטֵּֽה־אָשֵׁר וּמִמַּטֵּה נַפְתָּלִי וּמֵחֲצִי מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה בַבָּשָׁן בַּגּוֹרָל עָרִים שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה
And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 336,458Open in the laboratory →
וְלִבְנֵי גֵרְשׁוֹן מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹת הַלְוִיִּם מֵחֲצִי מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה אֶת־עִיר מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ אֶת־גלון בַּבָּשָׁן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ וְאֶֽת־בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ עָרִים שְׁתָּֽיִם
And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Beeshterah with the open land about it; two cities.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 337,464Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יִפְתָּח לְזִקְנֵי גִלְעָד הֲלֹא אַתֶּם שְׂנֵאתֶם אוֹתִי וַתְּגָרְשׁוּנִי מִבֵּית אָבִי וּמַדּוּעַ בָּאתֶם אֵלַי עַתָּה כַּאֲשֶׁר צַר לָכֶֽם
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead: ‘Did not ye hate me, and drive me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 364,615Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גשן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גשן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 353.
As a plain word it stands 11 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 45:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Goshen in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 47,963 sequences of גשן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 49,163).
What is the shortest skip for Goshen in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 46:11 — the shortest of 47,963 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 49,163.
What is the gematria of Goshen in Hebrew?
Goshen is spelled גשן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 353.
How many times is Goshen found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, גשן appears 224,138 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 224,564, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 49,163 here) beside the count.