Ashbel אשבל
Ashbel (אשבל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 50,623 sequences of Ashbel, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 45:26); chance alone would give about 51,213.
- Found in the Torah
- 50,623
- Chance alone
- 51,213
- 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 50,623 sequences of אשבל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 51,213).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 45:26, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 545,910 sequences of אשבל, against about 533,632 from chance alone.
- Genesis 12,415
- Exodus 9,405
- Leviticus 7,793
- Numbers 11,818
- Deuteronomy 9,192
The shortest skips
וַיַּגִּדוּ לוֹ לֵאמֹר עוֹד יוֹסֵף חַי וְכִֽי־הוּא מֹשֵׁל בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וַיָּפָג לִבּוֹ כִּי לֹא־הֶאֱמִין לָהֶֽם
And they told him, saying: ‘Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.’ And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 70,116Open in the laboratory →
לֹא נָשׁוּב אֶל־בָּתֵּינוּ עַד הִתְנַחֵל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ נַחֲלָתֽוֹ
We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 242,933Open in the laboratory →
וְהוֹצִיאוּ אֶת־הנער אֶל־פֶּתַח בֵּית־אָבִיהָ וּסְקָלוּהָ אַנְשֵׁי עִירָהּ בָּאֲבָנִים וָמֵתָה כִּֽי־עָשְׂתָה נְבָלָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לִזְנוֹת בֵּית אָבִיהָ וּבִֽעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ
then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die; because she hath wrought a wanton deed in Israel, to play the harlot in her father’s house; so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 285,059Open in the laboratory →
כִּי יְדַעְתִּיו לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֶּה אֶת־בָּנָיו וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ אַחֲרָיו וְשָֽׁמְרוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט לְמַעַן הָבִיא יְהוָה עַל־אַבְרָהָם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר עָלָֽיו
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,403Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה דַּבֵּר אֶל־אַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וְאַל־יָבֹא בְכָל־עֵת אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת אֶל־פְּנֵי הַכַּפֹּרֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאָרֹן וְלֹא יָמוּת כִּי בֶּֽעָנָן אֵרָאֶה עַל־הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת
and the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the ark-cover which is upon the ark; that he die not; for I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 166,012Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
186,086 sequences of אשבל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 185,751 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 12,415
- Exodus 9,405
- Leviticus 7,793
- Numbers 11,818
- Deuteronomy 9,666
- Joshua 5,627
- Judges 6,702
- Samuel 19,369
- Kings 19,810
- Isaiah 7,342
- Jeremiah 12,629
- Ezekiel 10,209
- The Twelve 7,086
- Psalms 7,826
- Proverbs 3,016
- Job 3,793
- Song of Songs 513
- Ruth 841
- Lamentations 706
- Ecclesiastes 1,902
- Esther 1,805
- Daniel 3,785
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,707
- Chronicles 16,321
Outside the Torah
וְאֵהוּד בָּא אֵלָיו וְהֽוּא־יֹשֵׁב בַּעֲלִיַּת הַמְּקֵרָה אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵהוּד דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִים לִי אֵלֶיךָ וַיָּקָם מֵעַל הַכִּסֵּֽא
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in his cool upper chamber. And Ehud said: ‘I have a message from God unto thee.’ And he arose out of his seat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 349,371Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־אַיִן תֵּצֵא אֵשׁ מֵאֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְתֹאכַל אֶת־בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם וְאֶת־בֵּית מִלּוֹא וְתֵצֵא אֵשׁ מִבַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם וּמִבֵּית מִלּוֹא וְתֹאכַל אֶת־אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 361,044Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה מֵת לָמָּה זֶּה אֲנִי צָם הַאוּכַל לַהֲשִׁיבוֹ עוֹד אֲנִי הֹלֵךְ אֵלָיו וְהוּא לֹֽא־יָשׁוּב אֵלָֽי
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 452,615Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אשבל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אשבל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 333.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 8:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ashbel in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 50,623 sequences of אשבל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 51,213).
What is the shortest skip for Ashbel in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 45:26 — the shortest of 50,623 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 51,213.
How is Ashbel spelled in Hebrew?
Ashbel is spelled אשבל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 333.
Is Ashbel in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
186,086 sequences of אשבל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 185,751 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 51,213 here) beside the count.