Herschel הרשל
In Hebrew letters the first name Herschel is written הרשל — male given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 57,908 sequences of Herschel, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 7:17); chance alone would give about 58,878.
- Found in the Torah
- 57,908
- Chance alone
- 58,878
- 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
57,908 sequences of הרשל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 58,878 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which הרשל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 7:17, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), הרשל is found 617,424 times; chance alone would give about 613,504.
- Genesis 11,399
- Exodus 13,094
- Leviticus 9,120
- Numbers 13,040
- Deuteronomy 11,255
The shortest skips
כִּי תֹאמַר בִּלְבָבְךָ רַבִּים הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה מִמֶּנִּי אֵיכָה אוּכַל לְהוֹרִישָֽׁם
If thou shalt say in thy heart: ‘These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 263,647Open in the laboratory →
וּנְתָֽנְךָ יְהוָה לְרֹאשׁ וְלֹא לְזָנָב וְהָיִיתָ רַק לְמַעְלָה וְלֹא תִהְיֶה לְמָטָּה כִּֽי־תִשְׁמַע אֶל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם לִשְׁמֹר וְלַעֲשֽׂוֹת
And the LORD will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 292,145Open in the laboratory →
אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם בַּֽמַּחֲזֶה לֵאמֹר אַל־תִּירָא אַבְרָם אָנֹכִי מָגֵן לָךְ שְׂכָרְךָ הַרְבֵּה מְאֹֽד
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: ‘Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 17,382Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה רְאֵה נְתַתִּיךָ אֱלֹהִים לְפַרְעֹה וְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ יִהְיֶה נְבִיאֶֽךָ
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘See, I have set thee in God’s stead to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 86,359Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה רֵד הָעֵד בָּעָם פֶּן־יֶהֶרְסוּ אֶל־יְהוָה לִרְאוֹת וְנָפַל מִמֶּנּוּ רָֽב
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 106,759Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
207,041 sequences of הרשל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 206,580 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 11,399
- Exodus 13,094
- Leviticus 9,120
- Numbers 13,040
- Deuteronomy 11,946
- Joshua 8,879
- Judges 6,699
- Samuel 16,527
- Kings 21,248
- Isaiah 9,962
- Jeremiah 15,413
- Ezekiel 10,789
- The Twelve 8,778
- Psalms 9,165
- Proverbs 3,025
- Job 2,917
- Song of Songs 683
- Ruth 876
- Lamentations 826
- Ecclesiastes 2,270
- Esther 2,977
- Daniel 3,104
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,220
- Chronicles 18,084
Outside the Torah
וָאֶזְרֵם בְּמִזְרֶה בְּשַׁעֲרֵי הָאָרֶץ שִׁכַּלְתִּי אִבַּדְתִּי אֶת־עַמִּי מִדַּרְכֵיהֶם לוֹא־שָֽׁבוּ
And I fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I bereave them of children, I destroy My people, Since they return not from their ways.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 663,894Open in the laboratory →
וּמָצָאתָ אֶת־לְבָבוֹ נֶאֱמָן לְפָנֶיךָ וְכָרוֹת עִמּוֹ הַבְּרִית לָתֵת אֶת־אֶרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי הַחִתִּי הָאֱמֹרִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁי לָתֵת לְזַרְעוֹ וַתָּקֶם אֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָ כִּי צַדִּיק אָֽתָּה
and foundest his heart faithful before Thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, even to give it unto his seed, and hast performed Thy words; for Thou art righteous;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,088,014Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד כָּל־מַכֵּה יְבוּסִי בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה יִהְיֶה לְרֹאשׁ וּלְשָׂר וַיַּעַל בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה יוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה וַיְהִי לְרֹֽאשׁ
And David said: ‘Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.’ And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,114,865Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הרשל — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as הרשל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 535.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Herschel in the Bible code?
57,908 sequences of הרשל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 58,878 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Herschel in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 7:17 — the shortest of 57,908 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 58,878.
What is the gematria of Herschel in Hebrew?
Herschel is spelled הרשל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 535.
How many times is Herschel found in the whole Tanakh?
207,041 sequences of הרשל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 206,580 that chance alone would produce.
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