Jerry ג׳רי
In Hebrew letters the first name Jerry is written ג׳רי — male given name. Jerry appears 129,601 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.5% more than chance alone would give (about 127,642; probability 2.3 × 10⁻⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 129,601
- Chance alone
- 127,642
- P (≥ found)
- 2.3 × 10⁻⁸
- 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, ג׳רי appears 129,601 times in the Torah — 1.5% more than the 127,642 chance alone would give; the probability of 129,601 or more by chance alone is 2.3 × 10⁻⁸.
The shortest skip at which ג׳רי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 10:9, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), ג׳רי is found 1,936,219 times; chance alone would give about 1,978,390.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 127,642 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 40,355
- Exodus 23,327
- Leviticus 19,435
- Numbers 23,128
- Deuteronomy 23,356
The shortest skips
הֽוּא־הָיָה גִבֹּֽר־צַיִד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה עַל־כֵּן יֵֽאָמַר כְּנִמְרֹד גִּבּוֹר צַיִד לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; wherefore it is said: ‘Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,850Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמַר הָגָר שִׁפְחַת שָׂרַי אֵֽי־מִזֶּה בָאת וְאָנָה תֵלֵכִי וַתֹּאמֶר מִפְּנֵי שָׂרַי גְּבִרְתִּי אָנֹכִי בֹּרַֽחַת
And he said: ‘Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou?’ And she said: ‘I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,728Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ גֶּשׁ־הָלְאָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ הָאֶחָד בָּֽא־לָגוּר וַיִּשְׁפֹּט שָׁפוֹט עַתָּה נָרַע לְךָ מֵהֶם וַיִּפְצְרוּ בָאִישׁ בְּלוֹט מְאֹד וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ לִשְׁבֹּר הַדָּֽלֶת
And they said: ‘Stand back.’ And they said: ‘This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.’ And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,671Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסַּע מִשָּׁם אַבְרָהָם אַרְצָה הַנֶּגֶב וַיֵּשֶׁב בֵּין־קָדֵשׁ וּבֵין שׁוּר וַיָּגָר בִּגְרָֽר
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,370Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל־שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּוֹ אֲחֹתִי הִוא וַיִּשְׁלַח אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ גְּרָר וַיִּקַּח אֶת־שָׂרָֽה
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: ‘She is my sister.’ And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,413Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, ג׳רי appears 661,591 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 657,244 chance alone would give; the probability of 661,591 or more by chance alone is 4.3 × 10⁻⁸.
- Genesis 40,355
- Exodus 23,327
- Leviticus 19,435
- Numbers 23,128
- Deuteronomy 24,720
- Joshua 37,273
- Judges 26,170
- Samuel 52,556
- Kings 41,448
- Isaiah 51,384
- Jeremiah 41,752
- Ezekiel 42,435
- The Twelve 45,630
- Psalms 51,129
- Proverbs 16,704
- Job 22,144
- Song of Songs 4,398
- Ruth 4,112
- Lamentations 4,716
- Ecclesiastes 6,743
- Esther 6,577
- Daniel 13,984
- Ezra–Nehemiah 17,556
- Chronicles 43,915
Outside the Torah
וְשַׁעֲרַיִם וַעֲדִיתַיִם וְהַגְּדֵרָה וּגְדֵרֹתָיִם עָרִים אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן
and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, with Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 329,223Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא הוֹרִישׁוּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּגָזֶר וַיֵּשֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי בְּקֶרֶב אֶפְרַיִם עַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וַיְהִי לְמַס־עֹבֵֽד
And they drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in the midst of Ephraim, unto this day, and became servants to do taskwork.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 330,425Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה לְשִׁמְעוֹן אָחִיו עֲלֵה אִתִּי בְגוֹרָלִי וְנִֽלָּחֲמָה בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהָלַכְתִּי גַם־אֲנִי אִתְּךָ בְּגוֹרָלֶךָ וַיֵּלֶךְ אִתּוֹ שִׁמְעֽוֹן
And Judah said unto Simeon his brother: ‘Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot.’ So Simeon went with him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 344,788Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ג׳רי — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as גרי, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 213.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Job 19:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Jeri.
Questions
Does Jerry appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, ג׳רי appears 129,601 times in the Torah — 1.5% more than the 127,642 chance alone would give; the probability of 129,601 or more by chance alone is 2.3 × 10⁻⁸.
What is the shortest skip for Jerry in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 10:9 — the shortest of 129,601 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 127,642.
What is the gematria of Jerry in Hebrew?
Jerry is spelled ג׳רי — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 213.
How many times is Jerry found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, ג׳רי appears 661,591 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 657,244 chance alone would give; the probability of 661,591 or more by chance alone is 4.3 × 10⁻⁸.
Search it yourself
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