Gur גור
Gur (גור) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Gur appears 125,882 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% more than chance alone would give (about 123,504; probability 7.6 × 10⁻¹²).
- Found in the Torah
- 125,882
- Chance alone
- 123,504
- P (≥ found)
- 7.6 × 10⁻¹²
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, גור appears 125,882 times in the Torah — 1.9% more than the 123,504 chance alone would give; the probability of 125,882 or more by chance alone is 7.6 × 10⁻¹².
The shortest skip at which גור appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 14:43, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), גור is found 1,892,362 times; chance alone would give about 1,914,253.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 123,504 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 37,162
- Exodus 21,568
- Leviticus 22,223
- Numbers 22,858
- Deuteronomy 22,071
The shortest skips
וְאִם־יָשׁוּב הַנֶּגַע וּפָרַח בַּבַּיִת אַחַר חִלֵּץ אֶת־הָאֲבָנִים וְאַחֲרֵי הִקְצוֹת אֶת־הַבַּיִת וְאַחֲרֵי הִטּֽוֹחַ
And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that the stones have been taken out, and after the house hath been scraped, and after it is plastered;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 163,634Open in the laboratory →
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 →
אָרוּר מַסִּיג גְּבוּל רֵעֵהוּ וְאָמַר כָּל־הָעָם אָמֵֽן
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say: Amen.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 291,186Open in the laboratory →
וּלְאָשֵׁר אָמַר בָּרוּךְ מִבָּנִים אָשֵׁר יְהִי רְצוּי אֶחָיו וְטֹבֵל בַּשֶּׁמֶן רַגְלֽוֹ
And of Asher he said: Blessed be Asher above sons; Let him be the favoured of his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 303,965Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגְבְּרוּ הַמַּיִם וַיִּרְבּוּ מְאֹד עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַתֵּלֶךְ הַתֵּבָה עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 8,805Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, גור appears 623,132 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 617,839 chance alone would give; the probability of 623,132 or more by chance alone is 8.9 × 10⁻¹².
- Genesis 37,162
- Exodus 21,568
- Leviticus 22,223
- Numbers 22,858
- Deuteronomy 23,389
- Joshua 38,225
- Judges 24,261
- Samuel 52,889
- Kings 36,561
- Isaiah 50,815
- Jeremiah 38,730
- Ezekiel 39,689
- The Twelve 43,345
- Psalms 43,477
- Proverbs 14,780
- Job 18,785
- Song of Songs 3,684
- Ruth 3,177
- Lamentations 4,197
- Ecclesiastes 5,662
- Esther 6,203
- Daniel 12,178
- Ezra–Nehemiah 16,481
- Chronicles 42,793
Outside the Torah
וַאֲחַזְיָה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה רָאָה וַיָּנָס דֶּרֶךְ בֵּית הַגָּן וַיִּרְדֹּף אַחֲרָיו יֵהוּא וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־אֹתוֹ הַכֻּהוּ אֶל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָה בְּמַֽעֲלֵה־גוּר אֲשֶׁר אֶֽת־יִבְלְעָם וַיָּנָס מְגִדּוֹ וַיָּמָת שָֽׁם
But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. And Jehu followed after him, and said: ‘Smite him also in the chariot’; [and they smote him] at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 544,419Open in the laboratory →
בְּיָמָיו עָלָה פַרְעֹה נְכֹה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם עַל־מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר עַל־נְהַר־פְּרָת וַיֵּלֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיְמִיתֵהוּ בִּמְגִדּוֹ כִּרְאֹתוֹ אֹתֽוֹ
In his days Pharaoh-necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 571,791Open in the laboratory →
וְאֻסְּפוּ אֲסֵפָה אַסִּיר עַל־בּוֹר וְסֻגְּרוּ עַל־מַסְגֵּר וּמֵרֹב יָמִים יִפָּקֵֽדוּ
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the dungeon, And shall be shut up in the prison, And after many days shall they be punished.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 598,299Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גור, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 209.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 26:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gur in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, גור appears 125,882 times in the Torah — 1.9% more than the 123,504 chance alone would give; the probability of 125,882 or more by chance alone is 7.6 × 10⁻¹².
What is the shortest skip for Gur in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 14:43 — the shortest of 125,882 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 123,504.
What is the gematria of Gur in Hebrew?
Gur is spelled גור — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 209.
How many times is Gur found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, גור appears 623,132 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 617,839 chance alone would give; the probability of 623,132 or more by chance alone is 8.9 × 10⁻¹².
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 123,504 here) beside the count.