Aretas חרתת
In Hebrew letters the first name Aretas is written חרתת — male given name. Aretas appears 14,761 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 2.1% more than chance alone would give (about 14,451; probability 0.0052).
- Found in the Torah
- 14,761
- Chance alone
- 14,451
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0052
- 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, חרתת appears 14,761 times in the Torah — 2.1% more than the 14,451 chance alone would give; the probability of 14,761 or more by chance alone is 0.0052.
The shortest skip at which חרתת appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 35:17, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), חרתת is found 151,723 times; chance alone would give about 150,581.
- Genesis 3,090
- Exodus 3,980
- Leviticus 2,739
- Numbers 2,812
- Deuteronomy 2,140
The shortest skips
אֵת קַלְעֵי הֶחָצֵר אֶת־עַמֻּדָיו וְאֶת־אֲדָנֶיהָ וְאֵת מָסַךְ שַׁעַר הֶחָצֵֽר
the hangings of the court, the pillars thereof, and their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 131,710Open in the laboratory →
מִקִּבְרוֹת הַֽתַּאֲוָה נָסְעוּ הָעָם חֲצֵרוֹת וַיִּהְיוּ בַּחֲצֵרֽוֹת
From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 208,752Open in the laboratory →
גֹּאֵל הַדָּם הוּא יָמִית אֶת־הָרֹצֵחַ בְּפִגְעוֹ־בוֹ הוּא יְמִיתֶֽנּוּ
The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 248,289Open in the laboratory →
אוֹ בְאֵיבָה הִכָּהוּ בְיָדוֹ וַיָּמֹת מֽוֹת־יוּמַת הַמַּכֶּה רֹצֵחַֽ הוּא גֹּאֵל הַדָּם יָמִית אֶת־הָרֹצֵחַ בְּפִגְעוֹ־בֽוֹ
or in enmity smote him with his hand, that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death: he is a murderer; the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meeteth him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 248,391Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יוֹסֵף אָמוּתָה הַפָּעַם אַחֲרֵי רְאוֹתִי אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ כִּי עוֹדְךָ חָֽי
And Israel said unto Joseph: ‘Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, that thou art yet alive.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 71,632Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חרתת appears 44,684 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.8% more than the 43,468 chance alone would give; the probability of 44,684 or more by chance alone is 3.2 × 10⁻⁹.
- Genesis 3,090
- Exodus 3,980
- Leviticus 2,739
- Numbers 2,812
- Deuteronomy 2,245
- Joshua 1,501
- Judges 1,193
- Samuel 2,263
- Kings 3,371
- Isaiah 2,049
- Jeremiah 2,485
- Ezekiel 4,013
- The Twelve 1,535
- Psalms 2,632
- Proverbs 1,598
- Job 1,336
- Song of Songs 216
- Ruth 165
- Lamentations 363
- Ecclesiastes 511
- Esther 350
- Daniel 657
- Ezra–Nehemiah 994
- Chronicles 2,586
Outside the Torah
וְיָֽרַד־יָמָּה אֶל־גְּבוּל הַיַּפְלֵטִי עַד גְּבוּל בֵּית־חוֹרֹן תַּחְתּוֹן וְעַד־גָּזֶר וְהָיוּ תצאתו יָֽמָּה
And it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 330,074Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּקַּח יָעֵל אֵֽשֶׁת־חֶבֶר אֶת־יְתַד הָאֹהֶל וַתָּשֶׂם אֶת־הַמַּקֶּבֶת בְּיָדָהּ וַתָּבוֹא אֵלָיו בַּלָּאט וַתִּתְקַע אֶת־הַיָּתֵד בְּרַקָּתוֹ וַתִּצְנַח בָּאָרֶץ וְהֽוּא־נִרְדָּם וַיָּעַף וַיָּמֹֽת
Then Jael Heber’s wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 351,383Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשְׁבַּע יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בָּעֵת הַהִיא לֵאמֹר אָרוּר הָאִישׁ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר יָקוּם וּבָנָה אֶת־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת אֶת־יְרִיחוֹ בִּבְכֹרוֹ יְיַסְּדֶנָּה וּבִצְעִירוֹ יַצִּיב דְּלָתֶֽיהָ
And Joshua charged the people with an oath at that time, saying: ‘Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city, even Jericho; with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 313,292Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חרתת — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as חרתת, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 1,008.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Aretas in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, חרתת appears 14,761 times in the Torah — 2.1% more than the 14,451 chance alone would give; the probability of 14,761 or more by chance alone is 0.0052.
What is the shortest skip for Aretas in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 35:17 — the shortest of 14,761 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 14,451.
What is the gematria of Aretas in Hebrew?
Aretas is spelled חרתת — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 1,008.
How many times is Aretas found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חרתת appears 44,684 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.8% more than the 43,468 chance alone would give; the probability of 44,684 or more by chance alone is 3.2 × 10⁻⁹.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 14,451 here) beside the count.