Asharoth עשתרות
Asharoth (עשתרות) is a name in the Tanakh — Ashtaroth. Asharoth appears 109 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 114 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 109
- Chance alone
- 114
- P (≥ found)
- 0.69
- Shortest skip
- 61
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 109 sequences of עשתרות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 114).
The shortest skip at which עשתרות appears in the Torah is 61 — the first at Exodus 39:16, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), עשתרות is found 709 times; chance alone would give about 724.
- Genesis 19
- Exodus 42
- Leviticus 16
- Numbers 17
- Deuteronomy 15
The shortest skips
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ שְׁתֵּי מִשְׁבְּצֹת זָהָב וּשְׁתֵּי טַבְּעֹת זָהָב וַֽיִּתְּנוּ אֶת־שְׁתֵּי הַטַּבָּעֹת עַל־שְׁנֵי קְצוֹת הַחֹֽשֶׁן
And they made two settings of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
skip 61, width 61 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 138,595Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת אֹרֶךְ וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת רֹחַב רָבוּעַ יִהְיֶה הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְשָׁלֹשׁ אַמּוֹת קֹמָתֽוֹ
And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be four-square; and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
skip 79, width 79 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 117,190Open in the laboratory →
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־כַּלָּתוֹ מוֹת יוּמְתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם תֶּבֶל עָשׂוּ דְּמֵיהֶם בָּֽם
And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have wrought corruption; their blood shall be upon them.
skip 107, width 107 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 172,537Open in the laboratory →
שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תֵּעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ כָּל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ שַׁבָּת הִוא לַֽיהוָה בְּכֹל מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם
Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work; it is a sabbath unto the LORD in all your dwellings.
skip 118, width 118 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 176,288Open in the laboratory →
בַּמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׂדֵה הַמַּכְפֵּלָה אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי־מַמְרֵא בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן אֲשֶׁר קָנָה אַבְרָהָם אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶה מֵאֵת עֶפְרֹן הַחִתִּי לַאֲחֻזַּת־קָֽבֶר
in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place.
skip 123, width 123 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 76,432Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עשתרות appears 367 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 370, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 19
- Exodus 42
- Leviticus 16
- Numbers 17
- Deuteronomy 15
- Joshua 16
- Judges 12
- Samuel 21
- Kings 35
- Isaiah 27
- Jeremiah 23
- Ezekiel 33
- The Twelve 11
- Psalms 13
- Proverbs 8
- Job 4
- Ruth 4
- Lamentations 5
- Ecclesiastes 5
- Esther 2
- Daniel 6
- Ezra–Nehemiah 9
- Chronicles 24
Outside the Torah
וַיָּמָד אֶת־אָרְכּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה אֶל־פְּנֵי הַֽהֵיכָל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי זֶה קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים
And he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple; and he said unto me: ‘This is the most holy place.’
skip 29, width 29 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 789,078Open in the laboratory →
לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶנְקַת אָסִיר לְפַתֵּחַ בְּנֵי תְמוּתָֽה
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;
skip 34, width 34 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 912,287Open in the laboratory →
אַתָּה יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב כִּסְאֲךָ לְדֹר וָדֽוֹר
Thou, O LORD, art enthroned for ever, Thy throne is from generation to generation.
skip 41, width 41 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,011,813Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עשתרות — the Tanakh's own spelling: Ashtaroth. Searched as עשתרות, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 1,376.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 31:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Asharoth in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 109 sequences of עשתרות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 114).
What is the shortest skip for Asharoth in the Torah?
Skip 61, reading backward from Exodus 39:16 — the shortest of 109 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 114.
What is the gematria of Asharoth in Hebrew?
Asharoth is spelled עשתרות — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 1,376.
How many times is Asharoth found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עשתרות appears 367 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 370, 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 114 here) beside the count.