Asher אשר
Asher (אשר) is a person named in the Tanakh. Asher appears 793,552 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 809,370 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 793,552
- Chance alone
- 809,370
- 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
At skips 2–5,000, אשר appears 793,552 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 809,370, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:23, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 12,936,949 sequences of אשר, against about 12,544,878 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 809,370 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 207,863
- Exodus 168,856
- Leviticus 115,888
- Numbers 162,634
- Deuteronomy 138,311
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר לֶמֶךְ לְנָשָׁיו עָדָה וְצִלָּה שְׁמַעַן קוֹלִי נְשֵׁי לֶמֶךְ הַאְזֵנָּה אִמְרָתִי כִּי אִישׁ הָרַגְתִּי לְפִצְעִי וְיֶלֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי
And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech; For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,261Open in the laboratory →
מִן־הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא יָצָא אַשּׁוּר וַיִּבֶן אֶת־נִינְוֵה וְאֶת־רְחֹבֹת עִיר וְאֶת־כָּֽלַח
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,943Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־בָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ וְהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְכַחוֹל אֲשֶׁר עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם וְיִרַשׁ זַרְעֲךָ אֵת שַׁעַר אֹיְבָֽיו
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,021Open in the laboratory →
וְעֶפְרוֹן יֹשֵׁב בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי־חֵת וַיַּעַן עֶפְרוֹן הַחִתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָהָם בְּאָזְנֵי בְנֵי־חֵת לְכֹל בָּאֵי שַֽׁעַר־עִירוֹ לֵאמֹֽר
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,819Open in the laboratory →
לְאַבְרָהָם לְמִקְנָה לְעֵינֵי בְנֵי־חֵת בְּכֹל בָּאֵי שַֽׁעַר־עִירֽוֹ
unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,232Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,631,100 sequences of אשר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,633,572).
- Genesis 207,863
- Exodus 168,856
- Leviticus 115,888
- Numbers 162,634
- Deuteronomy 145,998
- Joshua 95,534
- Judges 93,114
- Samuel 224,740
- Kings 269,823
- Isaiah 127,139
- Jeremiah 175,161
- Ezekiel 148,817
- The Twelve 111,290
- Psalms 111,016
- Proverbs 45,043
- Job 57,427
- Song of Songs 7,554
- Ruth 11,125
- Lamentations 9,003
- Ecclesiastes 24,528
- Esther 26,116
- Daniel 45,038
- Ezra–Nehemiah 68,832
- Chronicles 178,561
Outside the Torah
וַיְצַו יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־שֹׁטְרֵי הָעָם לֵאמֹֽר
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,425Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־עָכָן בֶּן־זֶרַח וְאֶת־הַכֶּסֶף וְאֶת־הָאַדֶּרֶת וְֽאֶת־לְשׁוֹן הַזָּהָב וְֽאֶת־בָּנָיו וְֽאֶת־בְּנֹתָיו וְאֶת־שׁוֹרוֹ וְאֶת־חֲמֹרוֹ וְאֶת־צֹאנוֹ וְאֶֽת־אָהֳלוֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּוֹ וַיַּעֲלוּ אֹתָם עֵמֶק עָכֽוֹר
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up unto the valley of Achor.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,049Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־נִשְׁאַר אִישׁ בָּעַי וּבֵית אֵל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָצְאוּ אַחֲרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־הָעִיר פְּתוּחָה וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ אַחֲרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,315Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אשר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אשר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 501.
As a plain word it stands 4,837 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 1:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Asher appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אשר appears 793,552 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 809,370, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Asher in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:23 — the shortest of 793,552 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 809,370.
How is Asher spelled in Hebrew?
Asher is spelled אשר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 501.
Is Asher in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,631,100 sequences of אשר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,633,572).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 809,370 here) beside the count.