Aristotle אריסטו
Aristotle (אריסטו): 4th-century BCE Classical Greek philosopher and polymath. Aristotle appears 3 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 5.7 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 3
- Chance alone
- 5.7
- P (≥ found)
- 0.92
- Shortest skip
- 452
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 3 sequences of אריסטו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5.7).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 452 — the first at Genesis 37:4, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 36 sequences of אריסטו, against about 36.2 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2
- Exodus 1
The shortest skips
וַיִּרְאוּ אֶחָיו כִּֽי־אֹתוֹ אָהַב אֲבִיהֶם מִכָּל־אֶחָיו וַֽיִּשְׂנְאוּ אֹתוֹ וְלֹא יָכְלוּ דַּבְּרוֹ לְשָׁלֹֽם
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
skip 452, width 452 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 54,237Open in the laboratory →
וּמֹשֶׁה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת־צֹאן יִתְרוֹ חֹתְנוֹ כֹּהֵן מִדְיָן וַיִּנְהַג אֶת־הַצֹּאן אַחַר הַמִּדְבָּר וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הַר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵֽבָה
Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the farthest end of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.
skip 1,072, width 1,072 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 80,362Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּתֹּם הַשָּׁנָה הַהִוא וַיָּבֹאוּ אֵלָיו בַּשָּׁנָה הַשֵּׁנִית וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ לֹֽא־נְכַחֵד מֵֽאֲדֹנִי כִּי אִם־תַּם הַכֶּסֶף וּמִקְנֵה הַבְּהֵמָה אֶל־אֲדֹנִי לֹא נִשְׁאַר לִפְנֵי אֲדֹנִי בִּלְתִּי אִם־גְּוִיָּתֵנוּ וְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ
And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him: ‘We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord’s; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands.
skip 2,944, width 2,944 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 73,018Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 23 sequences of אריסטו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 22.6).
- Genesis 2
- Exodus 1
- Judges 1
- Samuel 2
- Kings 3
- Jeremiah 2
- The Twelve 1
- Psalms 3
- Job 3
- Song of Songs 1
- Lamentations 1
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1
- Chronicles 2
Outside the Torah
אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַרְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ דָּוִיד אָבִי אֵת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּרְתָּ לוֹ וַתְּדַבֵּר בְּפִיךָ וּבְיָדְךָ מִלֵּאתָ כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
who hast kept with Thy servant David my father that which Thou didst promise him; yea, Thou spokest with Thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with Thy hand, as it is this day.
skip 157, width 157 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,148,791Open in the laboratory →
קוּמִי רֹנִּי בליל לְרֹאשׁ אַשְׁמֻרוֹת שִׁפְכִי כַמַּיִם לִבֵּךְ נֹכַח פְּנֵי אֲדֹנָי שְׂאִי אֵלָיו כַּפַּיִךְ עַל־נֶפֶשׁ עֽוֹלָלַיִךְ הָעֲטוּפִים בְּרָעָב בְּרֹאשׁ כָּל־חוּצֽוֹת
Arise, cry out in the night, At the beginning of the watches; Pour out thy heart like water Before the face of the Lord; Lift up thy hands toward Him For the life of thy young children, That faint for hunger At the head of every street.’
skip 159, width 159 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,008,547Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה יַעַן אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַחְתָּ מַלְאָכִים לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן הַֽמִבְּלִי אֵין־אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לִדְרֹשׁ בִּדְבָרוֹ לָכֵן הַמִּטָּה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִיתָ שָּׁם לֹֽא־תֵרֵד מִמֶּנָּה כִּֽי־מוֹת תָּמֽוּת
And he said unto him: ‘Thus saith the LORD: Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whether thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.’
skip 580, width 580 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 528,918Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אריסטו — the name in Hebrew letters: 4th-century BCE Classical Greek philosopher and polymath. Searched as אריסטו, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 286.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Aristotle in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 3 sequences of אריסטו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5.7).
What is the shortest skip for Aristotle in the Torah?
Skip 452, reading forward from Genesis 37:4 — the shortest of 3 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5.7.
How is Aristotle spelled in Hebrew?
Aristotle is spelled אריסטו — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 286.
Is Aristotle in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 23 sequences of אריסטו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 22.6).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 5.7 here) beside the count.