Jesher ישר
Jesher (ישר) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Jesher is found 928,522 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 4:9) — about what chance alone gives (about 943,846).
- Found in the Torah
- 928,522
- Chance alone
- 943,846
- 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
At skips 2–5,000, ישר appears 928,522 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 943,846, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:9, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 15,084,398 sequences of ישר, against about 14,629,201 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 943,846 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 243,994
- Exodus 210,149
- Leviticus 116,048
- Numbers 198,739
- Deuteronomy 159,592
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־קַיִן אֵי הֶבֶל אָחִיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵר אָחִי אָנֹֽכִי
And the LORD said unto Cain: ‘Where is Abel thy brother?’ And he said: ‘I know not; am I my brother’s keeper?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,613Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־אַבְרָהָם וְאַתָּה אֶת־בְּרִיתִי תִשְׁמֹר אַתָּה וְזַרְעֲךָ אַֽחֲרֶיךָ לְדֹרֹתָֽם
And God said unto Abraham: ‘And as for thee, thou shalt keep My covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,513Open 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 24,360Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־בָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ וְהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְכַחוֹל אֲשֶׁר עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם וְיִרַשׁ זַרְעֲךָ אֵת שַׁעַר אֹיְבָֽיו
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,014Open in the laboratory →
וַיְבָרֲכוּ אֶת־רִבְקָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָהּ אֲחֹתֵנוּ אַתְּ הֲיִי לְאַלְפֵי רְבָבָה וְיִירַשׁ זַרְעֵךְ אֵת שַׁעַר שֹׂנְאָֽיו
And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her: ‘Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 32,486Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 3,763,340 sequences of ישר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,794,672).
- Genesis 243,994
- Exodus 210,149
- Leviticus 116,048
- Numbers 198,739
- Deuteronomy 170,242
- Joshua 139,605
- Judges 133,460
- Samuel 285,514
- Kings 365,328
- Isaiah 214,363
- Jeremiah 245,960
- Ezekiel 204,659
- The Twelve 172,960
- Psalms 243,774
- Proverbs 89,940
- Job 100,285
- Song of Songs 17,930
- Ruth 14,661
- Lamentations 19,359
- Ecclesiastes 35,615
- Esther 37,921
- Daniel 60,617
- Ezra–Nehemiah 121,303
- Chronicles 320,914
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי הַשַּׁעַר לִסְגּוֹר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ וְהָאֲנָשִׁים יָצָאוּ לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אָנָה הָלְכוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים רִדְפוּ מַהֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם כִּי תַשִּׂיגֽוּם
and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,307Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּכּוּ מֵהֶם אַנְשֵׁי הָעַי כִּשְׁלֹשִׁים וְשִׁשָּׁה אִישׁ וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּם לִפְנֵי הַשַּׁעַר עַד־הַשְּׁבָרִים וַיַּכּוּם בַּמּוֹרָד וַיִּמַּס לְבַב־הָעָם וַיְהִי לְמָֽיִם
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,697Open in the laboratory →
נֶגְבָּה לְאֶפְרַיִם וְצָפוֹנָה לִמְנַשֶּׁה וַיְהִי הַיָּם גְּבוּלוֹ וּבְאָשֵׁר יִפְגְּעוּן מִצָּפוֹן וּבְיִשָּׂשכָר מִמִּזְרָֽח
southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was his border; and they reached to Asher on the north, and to Issachar on the east.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 331,188Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ישר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ישר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 510.
As a plain word it stands 30 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 29:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Jesher appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, ישר appears 928,522 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 943,846, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Jesher in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:9 — the shortest of 928,522 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 943,846.
How is Jesher spelled in Hebrew?
Jesher is spelled ישר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 510.
Is Jesher in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 3,763,340 sequences of ישר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,794,672).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 943,846 here) beside the count.