Ahdod אשדוד
Ahdod (אשדוד) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Ashdod. In the Torah codes, Ahdod is found 5,652 times across every skip (2–76,212), the shortest at skip 4 (Numbers 10:21) — about what chance alone gives (about 5,622).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 5,652
- Chance alone · every skip
- 5,622
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 0.35
- Shortest skip
- 4
- Longest skip found
- 75,841
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 5 letters (2–76,212), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 741 found · chance alone about 713 (probability of 741 or more by chance alone: 0.15).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–76,212), אשדוד appears 5,652 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 5,622, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which אשדוד appears in the Torah is 4 — at Numbers 10:21, reading forward.
The longest skip at which אשדוד was found in the Torah is 75,841 — at Genesis 1:27, reading forward; a spelling of 5 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 76,212.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 1,379
- Exodus 1,130
- Leviticus 959
- Numbers 1,178
- Deuteronomy 1,006
Examples across the range
5 of the 5,652 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- א ש דNumbers 10:21
וְנָסְעוּ הַקְּהָתִים נֹשְׂאֵי הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְהֵקִימוּ אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן עַד־בֹּאָֽם
And the Kohathites the bearers of the sanctuary set forward, that the tabernacle might be set up against their coming.
- ו דNumbers 10:22
וְנָסַע דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה בְנֵֽי־אֶפְרַיִם לְצִבְאֹתָם וְעַל־צְבָאוֹ אֱלִישָׁמָע בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 206,016 of the TorahOpen at skip 4 in the laboratory →
- א ש דNumbers 10:21
- א ש דLeviticus 23:37
אֵלֶּה מוֹעֲדֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־תִּקְרְאוּ אֹתָם מִקְרָאֵי קֹדֶשׁ לְהַקְרִיב אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָה …
These are the appointed seasons of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt-offering, and a meal-offering, a sacrifice, and drink-offerings, each on its own day;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- ו דLeviticus 23:36
… לַֽיהוָה עֲצֶרֶת הִוא כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא תַעֲשֽׂוּ
Seven days ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD; on the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall bring an offering made by fire unto the LORD; it is a day of solemn assembly; ye shall do no manner of servile work.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 178,069 of the TorahOpen at skip 7 in the laboratory →
- א ש דLeviticus 23:37
- אDeuteronomy 27:16
אָרוּר מַקְלֶה אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ וְאָמַר כָּל־הָעָם אָמֵֽן
Cursed be he that dishonoureth his father or his mother. And all the people shall say: Amen.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- שDeuteronomy 27:14
וְעָנוּ הַלְוִיִּם וְאָֽמְרוּ אֶל־כָּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל קוֹל רָֽם
And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice:
- דDeuteronomy 27:12
… עַל־הַר גְּרִזִים בְּעָבְרְכֶם אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי וִֽיהוּדָה וְיִשָּׂשכָר וְיוֹסֵף …
’These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are passed over the Jordan: Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin;
- וDeuteronomy 27:10
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְעָשִׂיתָ אֶת־מִצְוֺתָו וְאֶת־חֻקָּיו אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּֽוֹם
Thou shalt therefore hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and do His commandments and His statutes, which I command thee this day.’
- דDeuteronomy 27:8
וְכָתַבְתָּ עַל־הָאֲבָנִים אֶֽת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת בַּאֵר הֵיטֵֽב
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.’
skip 102, width 102 — one row is 102 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 291,175 of the TorahOpen at skip 102 in the laboratory →
- אDeuteronomy 27:16
- אExodus 15:22
… וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְלֹא־מָצְאוּ מָֽיִם
And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- שExodus 16:12
שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת־תְּלוּנֹּת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דַּבֵּר …
’I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak unto them, saying: At dusk ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.’
- דExodus 16:31
וַיִּקְרְאוּ בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־שְׁמוֹ מָן וְהוּא כְּזֶרַע גַּד לָבָן וְטַעְמוֹ כְּצַפִּיחִת בִּדְבָֽשׁ
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
- וExodus 17:12
… תַחְתָּיו וַיֵּשֶׁב עָלֶיהָ וְאַהֲרֹן וְחוּר תָּֽמְכוּ בְיָדָיו מִזֶּה אֶחָד וּמִזֶּה אֶחָד …
But Moses’hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
- דExodus 18:15
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹתְנוֹ כִּֽי־יָבֹא אֵלַי הָעָם לִדְרֹשׁ אֱלֹהִֽים
And Moses said unto his father-in-law: ‘Because the people come unto me to inquire of God;
skip 1,028, width 1,028 — one row is 1,028 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 100,826 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,028 in the laboratory →
- אExodus 15:22
- אGenesis 1:27
וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָֽאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אֹתָֽם
And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- שGenesis 50:11
וַיַּרְא יוֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי אֶת־הָאֵבֶל בְּגֹרֶן …
And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said: ‘This is a grievous amourning to the Egyptians.’ Wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.
- דLeviticus 9:3
וְאֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תְּדַבֵּר לֵאמֹר קְחוּ שְׂעִיר־עִזִּים לְחַטָּאת …
And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying: Take ye a he-goat for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt-offering;
- וNumbers 23:27
… בִּלְעָם לְכָה־נָּא אֶקָּחֲךָ אֶל־מָקוֹם אַחֵר אוּלַי יִישַׁר בְּעֵינֵי הָאֱלֹהִים …
And Balak said unto Balaam: ‘Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.’
- דDeuteronomy 34:10
וְלֹֽא־קָם נָבִיא עוֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר יְדָעוֹ יְהוָה פָּנִים אֶל־פָּנִֽים
And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face;
skip 75,841, width 75,841 — one row is 75,841 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 1,345 of the TorahOpen at skip 75,841 in the laboratory →
- אGenesis 1:27
Across the Tanakh
110,373 sequences of אשדוד across every skip (2–299,260) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 110,228 that chance alone would produce.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 3,798 found · chance alone about 3,652 (probability of 3,798 or more by chance alone: 0.0083).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 8,818
- Exodus 6,019
- Leviticus 4,758
- Numbers 6,079
- Deuteronomy 5,631
- Joshua 3,387
- Judges 4,151
- Samuel 10,641
- Kings 9,959
- Isaiah 5,147
- Jeremiah 7,679
- Ezekiel 6,547
- The Twelve 4,814
- Psalms 5,267
- Proverbs 1,732
- Job 2,779
- Song of Songs 317
- Ruth 523
- Lamentations 421
- Ecclesiastes 888
- Esther 930
- Daniel 2,388
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,114
- Chronicles 8,384
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- א ש ד ו דJoshua 15:15
וַיַּעַל מִשָּׁם אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵי דְּבִר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִר לְפָנִים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר
And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir—now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,598 of the TanakhOpen at skip 3 in the laboratory →
- א ש ד ו דJoshua 15:15
- אNehemiah 13:19
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר צָֽלֲלוּ שַׁעֲרֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם לִפְנֵי הַשַּׁבָּת …
And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath; and some of my servants set I over the gates…
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- שNehemiah 13:17
… הַדָּבָר הָרָע הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם עֹשִׂים וּֽמְחַלְּלִים אֶת־יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּֽת
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them: ‘What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
- דNehemiah 13:15
… מַשָּׂא וּמְבִיאִים יְרוּשָׁלִַם בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וָאָעִיד בְּיוֹם מִכְרָם צָֽיִד
In those days saw I in Judah some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in heaps of corn, and lading asses therewith; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day…
- וNehemiah 13:14
זָכְרָה־לִּי אֱלֹהַי עַל־זֹאת וְאַל־תֶּמַח חֲסָדַי אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי בְּבֵית אֱלֹהַי וּבְמִשְׁמָרָֽיו
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the wards thereof.
- דNehemiah 13:13
… אוֹצָרוֹת שֶׁלֶמְיָה הַכֹּהֵן וְצָדוֹק הַסּוֹפֵר וּפְדָיָה מִן־הַלְוִיִּם וְעַל־יָדָם חָנָן …
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
skip 109, width 109 — one row is 109 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,096,723 of the TanakhOpen at skip 109 in the laboratory →
- אNehemiah 13:19
- א2 Chronicles 36:10
וְלִתְשׁוּבַת הַשָּׁנָה שָׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר וַיְבִאֵהוּ בָבֶלָה עִם־כְּלֵי חֶמְדַּת בֵּית …
And at the return of the year king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- שPsalms 75:3
כִּי אֶקַּח מוֹעֵד אֲנִי מֵישָׁרִים אֶשְׁפֹּֽט
'When I take the appointed time, I Myself will judge with equity.
- דIsaiah 25:8
… הַמָּוֶת לָנֶצַח וּמָחָה אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה דִּמְעָה מֵעַל כָּל־פָּנִים וְחֶרְפַּת עַמּוֹ …
He will swallow up death for ever; And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; And the reproach of His people will He take away from off all the earth; For the LORD hath spoken it.
- וDeuteronomy 31:24
וַיְהִי כְּכַלּוֹת מֹשֶׁה לִכְתֹּב אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָֽה־הַזֹּאת עַל־סֵפֶר עַד תֻּמָּֽם
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
- דGenesis 1:28
… וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁהָ וּרְדוּ בִּדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבְכָל …
And God blessed them; and God said unto them: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth.’
skip 298,660, width 298,660 — one row is 298,660 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,073 of the TanakhOpen at skip 298,660 in the laboratory →
- א2 Chronicles 36:10
The spelling
אשדוד — the Tanakh's own spelling: Ashdod. Searched as אשדוד, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 315.
As a plain word it stands 7 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 15:46. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ahdod in the Bible code?
Across every skip (2–76,212), אשדוד appears 5,652 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 5,622, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ahdod in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading forward from Numbers 10:21 — the shortest of 5,652 sequences across every skip (2–76,212), where chance alone would give about 5,622.
What is the gematria of Ahdod in Hebrew?
Ahdod is spelled אשדוד — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 315.
How many times is Ahdod found in the whole Tanakh?
110,373 sequences of אשדוד across every skip (2–299,260) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 110,228 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 5,622 across every skip (2–76,212) here) beside the count.