Hashgacha השגחה
Hashgacha — in Hebrew השגחה — Divine providence. Hashgacha appears 204 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 208 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 204
- Chance alone
- 208
- P (≥ found)
- 0.63
- Shortest skip
- 75
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
204 sequences of השגחה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 208 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which השגחה appears in the Torah is 75 — the first at Genesis 3:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), השגחה is found 1,716 times; chance alone would give about 1,642.
- Genesis 40
- Exodus 56
- Leviticus 41
- Numbers 35
- Deuteronomy 32
The shortest skips
וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים לְאָדָם וּלְאִשְׁתּוֹ כָּתְנוֹת עוֹר וַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם
And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.
skip 75, width 75 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 3,999Open in the laboratory →
וְאָכַלְתָּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ שָׁם מַעְשַׂר דְּגָֽנְךָ תִּֽירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ וּבְכֹרֹת בְּקָרְךָ וְצֹאנֶךָ לְמַעַן תִּלְמַד לְיִרְאָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים
And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which He shall choose to cause His name to dwell there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd and of thy flock; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
skip 96, width 96 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 274,795Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי רְאֵה הַֽחִלֹּתִי תֵּת לְפָנֶיךָ אֶת־סִיחֹן וְאֶת־אַרְצוֹ הָחֵל רָשׁ לָרֶשֶׁת אֶת־אַרְצֽוֹ
And the LORD said unto me: ‘Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee; begin to possess his land.’
skip 101, width 101 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 254,223Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי גְּבוּל הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי מִצִּידֹן בֹּאֲכָה גְרָרָה עַד־עַזָּה בֹּאֲכָה סְדֹמָה וַעֲמֹרָה וְאַדְמָה וּצְבֹיִם עַד־לָֽשַׁע
And the border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.
skip 108, width 108 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 12,231Open in the laboratory →
מִכָּל־הָאֹכֶל אֲשֶׁר יֵאָכֵל אֲשֶׁר יָבוֹא עָלָיו מַיִם יִטְמָא וְכָל־מַשְׁקֶה אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׁתֶה בְּכָל־כְּלִי יִטְמָֽא
All food therein which may be eaten, that on which water cometh, shall be unclean; and all drink in every such vessel that may be drunk shall be unclean.
skip 183, width 183 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 156,869Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 778 sequences of השגחה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 813).
- Genesis 40
- Exodus 56
- Leviticus 41
- Numbers 35
- Deuteronomy 36
- Joshua 43
- Judges 23
- Samuel 44
- Kings 62
- Isaiah 46
- Jeremiah 50
- Ezekiel 62
- The Twelve 55
- Psalms 37
- Proverbs 9
- Job 14
- Song of Songs 2
- Ruth 3
- Lamentations 1
- Ecclesiastes 9
- Esther 12
- Daniel 11
- Ezra–Nehemiah 31
- Chronicles 56
Outside the Torah
וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא שֹׁרֶשׁ יִשַׁי אֲשֶׁר עֹמֵד לְנֵס עַמִּים אֵלָיו גּוֹיִם יִדְרֹשׁוּ וְהָיְתָה מְנֻחָתוֹ כָּבֽוֹד
And it shall come to pass in that day, That the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, Unto him shall the nations seek; And his resting-place shall be glorious.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 587,286Open in the laboratory →
וַתְּהִי־עוֹד מִלְחָמָה בְּגַת וַיְהִי אִישׁ מִדָּה וְאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו שֵׁשׁ־וָשֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבַּע וְגַם־הוּא נוֹלַד לְהָרָפָֽא
And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]; and he also was born unto the giant.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,127,995Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אִם־בְּזֹאת יִתְהַלֵּל הַמִּתְהַלֵּל הַשְׂכֵּל וְיָדֹעַ אוֹתִי כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה עֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה בָּאָרֶץ כִּֽי־בְאֵלֶּה חָפַצְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth, and knoweth Me, That I am the LORD who exercise mercy, justice, and righteousness, in the earth; for in these things I delight, Saith the LORD.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 656,722Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
השגחה — a Hebrew word: Divine providence. Searched as השגחה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 321.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Hashgacha in the Torah codes?
204 sequences of השגחה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 208 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Hashgacha in the Torah?
Skip 75, reading forward from Genesis 3:21 — the shortest of 204 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 208.
What is the gematria of Hashgacha in Hebrew?
Hashgacha is spelled השגחה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 321.
How many times is Hashgacha found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 778 sequences of השגחה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 813).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 208 here) beside the count.