Arcturus עיש
Arcturus (עיש) is a name in the Tanakh — Bear (constellation). In the Torah codes, Arcturus is found 580,179 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 4:9) — about what chance alone gives (about 585,835).
- Found in the Torah
- 580,179
- Chance alone
- 585,835
- 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
The Torah holds 580,179 sequences of עיש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 585,835).
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 8,708,110 sequences of עיש, against about 9,080,194 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 585,835 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 142,826
- Exodus 142,982
- Leviticus 73,513
- Numbers 129,633
- Deuteronomy 91,225
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 4,611Open in the laboratory →
וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הָֽעֹרֵב וַיֵּצֵא יָצוֹא וָשׁוֹב עַד־יְבֹשֶׁת הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָֽרֶץ
And he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,458Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל־נְעָרָיו שְׁבוּ־לָכֶם פֹּה עִֽם־הַחֲמוֹר וַאֲנִי וְהַנַּעַר נֵלְכָה עַד־כֹּה וְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶה וְנָשׁוּבָה אֲלֵיכֶֽם
And Abraham said unto his young men: ‘Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come back to you.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 27,250Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־אֲדֹנִי שְׁמָעֵנִי הַשָּׂדֶה נָתַתִּי לָךְ וְהַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ לְךָ נְתַתִּיהָ לְעֵינֵי בְנֵי־עַמִּי נְתַתִּיהָ לָּךְ קְבֹר מֵתֶֽךָ
’Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee; bury thy dead.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,840Open in the laboratory →
וְאַשְׁבִּיעֲךָ בַּֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וֵֽאלֹהֵי הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־תִקַּח אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי מִבְּנוֹת הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,483Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עיש appears 2,487,440 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,498,282, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 142,826
- Exodus 142,982
- Leviticus 73,513
- Numbers 129,633
- Deuteronomy 96,542
- Joshua 90,026
- Judges 91,082
- Samuel 197,274
- Kings 221,343
- Isaiah 142,420
- Jeremiah 149,543
- Ezekiel 127,793
- The Twelve 110,709
- Psalms 175,770
- Proverbs 61,861
- Job 83,469
- Song of Songs 11,020
- Ruth 11,542
- Lamentations 13,155
- Ecclesiastes 26,435
- Esther 20,436
- Daniel 43,957
- Ezra–Nehemiah 93,970
- Chronicles 230,139
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ כָּל־מַלְכֵי הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן יָמָּה וְכָל־מַלְכֵי הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַיָּם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִישׁ יְהוָה אֶת־מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן מִפְּנֵי בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־עברנו וַיִּמַּס לְבָבָם וְלֹא־הָיָה בָם עוֹד רוּחַ מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until they were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 310,382Open in the laboratory →
וּגְדֵרוֹת בֵּית־דָּגוֹן וְנַעֲמָה וּמַקֵּדָה עָרִים שֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן
and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 329,334Open in the laboratory →
וּמַעֲרָת וּבֵית־עֲנוֹת וְאֶלְתְּקֹן עָרִים שֵׁשׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן
and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 329,764Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עיש — the Tanakh's own spelling: Bear (constellation). Searched as עיש, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 380.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Arcturus in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 580,179 sequences of עיש at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 585,835).
What is the shortest skip for Arcturus in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:9 — the shortest of 580,179 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 585,835.
How is Arcturus spelled in Hebrew?
Arcturus is spelled עיש — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 380.
Is Arcturus in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עיש appears 2,487,440 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,498,282, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 585,835 here) beside the count.