Nations גוים
Nations is written גוים in Hebrew. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 17,680 sequences of Nations, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 4:8); chance alone would give about 17,549.
- Found in the Torah
- 17,680
- Chance alone
- 17,549
- P (≥ found)
- 0.16
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 17,680 sequences of גוים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,549).
The shortest skip at which גוים appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:8, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), גוים is found 176,089 times; chance alone would give about 182,861.
- Genesis 5,437
- Exodus 3,313
- Leviticus 2,714
- Numbers 3,514
- Deuteronomy 2,702
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַֽיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתָם בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּקָם קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ
And Cain spoke unto Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,576Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו גְּשׁוּ־נָא אֵלַי וַיִּגָּשׁוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי יוֹסֵף אֲחִיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־מְכַרְתֶּם אֹתִי מִצְרָֽיְמָה
And Joseph said unto his brethren: ‘Come near to me, I pray you.’ And they came near. And he said: ‘I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 68,946Open in the laboratory →
וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּי אֶת־בָּמֹֽתֵיכֶם וְהִכְרַתִּי אֶת־חַמָּנֵיכֶם וְנָֽתַתִּי אֶת־פִּגְרֵיכֶם עַל־פִּגְרֵי גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם וְגָעֲלָה נַפְשִׁי אֶתְכֶֽם
And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your sun-pillars, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols; and My soul shall abhor you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 183,767Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹאוּ הָרֹעִים וַיְגָרְשׁוּם וַיָּקָם מֹשֶׁה וַיּוֹשִׁעָן וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת־צֹאנָֽם
And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 79,922Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה חֲצִי הַדָּם וַיָּשֶׂם בָּאַגָּנֹת וַחֲצִי הַדָּם זָרַק עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he dashed against the altar.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 112,809Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, גוים appears 104,966 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 103,213 chance alone would give; the probability of 104,966 or more by chance alone is 2.6 × 10⁻⁸.
- Genesis 5,437
- Exodus 3,313
- Leviticus 2,714
- Numbers 3,514
- Deuteronomy 2,986
- Joshua 4,981
- Judges 4,420
- Samuel 9,703
- Kings 6,061
- Isaiah 8,050
- Jeremiah 6,640
- Ezekiel 6,904
- The Twelve 7,628
- Psalms 8,761
- Proverbs 2,471
- Job 3,797
- Song of Songs 667
- Ruth 587
- Lamentations 712
- Ecclesiastes 957
- Esther 934
- Daniel 2,062
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,362
- Chronicles 8,305
Outside the Torah
אָז יְרַד שָׂרִיד לְאַדִּירִים עָם יְהוָה יְרַד־לִי בַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים
Then made He a remnant to have dominion over the nobles and the people; The LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 352,243Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּֽיהוָה לֵאמֹר אֶרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי הַגְּדוּד־הַזֶּה הַֽאַשִּׂגֶנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ רְדֹף כִּֽי־הַשֵּׂג תַּשִּׂיג וְהַצֵּל תַּצִּֽיל
And David inquired of the LORD, saying: ‘Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them?’ And He answered him: ‘Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them, and shalt without fail recover all.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 432,699Open in the laboratory →
הָרֵי בַגִּלְבֹּעַ אַל־טַל וְאַל־מָטָר עֲלֵיכֶם וּשְׂדֵי תְרוּמֹת כִּי שָׁם נִגְעַל מָגֵן גִּבּוֹרִים מָגֵן שָׁאוּל בְּלִי מָשִׁיחַ בַּשָּֽׁמֶן
Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, Neither fields of choice fruits; For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 436,051Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גוים — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גוים, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 59.
As a plain word it stands 135 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- גויים — the Tanakh's own spelling found 1,806 in the Torah (chance 1,801)
Questions
Does Nations appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 17,680 sequences of גוים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,549).
What is the shortest skip for Nations in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:8 — the shortest of 17,680 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 17,549.
What is the gematria of Nations in Hebrew?
Nations is spelled גוים — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 59; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Nations found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, גוים appears 104,966 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 103,213 chance alone would give; the probability of 104,966 or more by chance alone is 2.6 × 10⁻⁸.
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